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Post by jono1uk on Apr 11, 2019 19:05:07 GMT
Hi I am looking to put one of the "flock" in open C with 14 - 64 Baritone strings . My favourite is looking to be my Egmond .. would it handle it??  |
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 11, 2019 19:49:06 GMT
Do you mean CGCGCE or CGCEGC?
Shine On
Michael
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Post by jono1uk on Apr 11, 2019 19:59:05 GMT
Hi Michael ..same as Joey Landreth which i think is C-G-C-E-G-C
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Post by ken1953clark on Apr 11, 2019 20:23:43 GMT
So Vestapol in C then
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 20:38:54 GMT
I have had a few egmonds. There is no truss rod, and the necks are either like tree trunks, or like yours a little thinner.
On the thicker ones, defo. But that one I'm not sure.
The bodies are really thin wood too, so no guarantee it would withstand it.
TT
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Post by jono1uk on Apr 11, 2019 20:41:43 GMT
neck is Massive ..a mate has my guitar at the mo but he says it does have a truss rod
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 21:03:01 GMT
ok, yes that one is like one of my old ones - truss rod but thinner neck.  this is the type with massive neck but no truss rod.  TT |
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Post by stevie2sticks on Apr 11, 2019 21:24:01 GMT
Hi Jono
I have an acoustic baritone (Paul Brett's Gemini) with Baritone strings (14-68) in Vestapol B. and sometimes in Standard but tuned down to B. it works very well in B. I think it would play well down to A
The strings are Newtone Masterclass 14- 68s currently getting a good hammering. (It's had 16-70s on but Vestapol B)
The guitar came tuned to B and is happy in B and at the right tension for picking or slide.
I don't think the strings/guitar would be happy up a notch in C at all.
I keep my Lightening Resonator in Vestapol C and its awesome.
Regards
Steve
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Apr 12, 2019 6:52:45 GMT
Jono, I would be careful with the Egmond - the neck may be like a baseball bat but the neck / body joint should be the one to watch.
A lot of these old European guitars were held together with animal glue which becomes brittle and weak with age.
I had an old Hofner fitted with 12s literally fold up on me mid song (Purple Haze) in the late 1960s and still have a tiny scar to prove it.
The pressure on the bridge and hence the body should also be considered.
Although you may consider buying a "low tension" set remember that the unwound strings will still be steel and will probably have the same tension as normal.
Maybe you should consider a guitar with a bolt-on neck, like an old Eko or something similar?
Just my tuppence ha'penny's worth...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 6:59:41 GMT
They join like this!  TT |
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Apr 12, 2019 7:03:27 GMT
Thanks, TT - that's worth sixpence!  ...in that case, ignore my post above. |
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Post by ken1953clark on Apr 12, 2019 7:10:58 GMT
Agreed, all my guitars are tuned down a tone, Standard Vestapol and Spanish. Suits me.
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Post by delphidog on Apr 12, 2019 7:49:17 GMT
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Post by washboardchris on Apr 12, 2019 17:17:42 GMT
I like cgcgce or with the 3rd of the scale tuned down a semitone giving you a minor
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