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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2020 19:33:32 GMT
I recently got a small electronic scale for weighing letters and packages. Tried using it to measure weight of 9.5 inch resonator cones. It seems that original National as well as NRP cones weigh .9 oz. Continental cones weigh 1.1 oz including some OEM cones made by Continental for a Small guitar shop in California. A brand X cone I have weighs 1.4 oz. Seems like a reliable means to identify cones...
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 28, 2020 11:31:28 GMT
Fred, I tend to recognise cones by the way they are made. Going by weight is okay, but not totally reliable. Each spinner has their own signature and when you've seen lots of them it becomes obvious who made what.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by bluesdude on Sept 28, 2020 16:18:46 GMT
Fred, I tend to recognise cones by the way they are made. Going by weight is okay, but not totally reliable. Each spinner has their own signature and when you've seen lots of them it becomes obvious who made what. Shine On Michael Yes like Michael says, and its easy to spot an original cone just by looking through the cover-plate,,,,,,,,,,,,, Kenny,,,,,,,, |
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 28, 2020 16:52:13 GMT
I would guess that the cheaper the cone the thicker (and heavier) it will be. I have weighed Dobro cones in the past, and even with domestic kitchen scales cheap ones are much heavier. Is the thinner (and lighter) aluminium is harder to spin? I would expect so. Once a manufacturer has decided on a gauge of metal for his cones it will probably take a lot to change.
Pete
Might be interesting to compare NRP standard and Hot Rod cones , do they have the same pressing and only differ in thickness?
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Post by bluesdude on Sept 28, 2020 19:10:05 GMT
I would guess that the cheaper the cone the thicker (and heavier) it will be. I have weighed Dobro cones in the past, and even with domestic kitchen scales cheap ones are much heavier. Is the thinner (and lighter) aluminium is harder to spin? I would expect so. Once a manufacturer has decided on a gauge of metal for his cones it will probably take a lot to change. Pete Might be interesting to compare NRP standard and Hot Rod cones , do they have the same pressing and only differ in thickness? NRP's first cones were shorter and lighter of course then they made them taller and heavier at some point (not sure what year now) than vintage ones,now they are closer to vintage in height but slightly heavier, the biggest difference is the alloy as they can't replicate the vintage alloy on account of the way the aluminum is smelted now days,,, Kenny |
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