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Post by Michael Messer on Aug 9, 2010 14:08:10 GMT
The UK dealer for NRP spares is Dave King Acoustics. Order from NRP direct or DKA.
Shine On Michael.
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Post by Steverb on Aug 9, 2010 17:50:51 GMT
Thanks Michael. I'l get in touch wth Dave King.
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Post by robn on Aug 10, 2010 14:37:25 GMT
We've had a chance to play around with all manner of set-ups, break angles and biscuit/bridge combinations. And I'm darn sure I can work tone and sustain into our reso guitars by making changes to bridges, biscuits and general set-ups. Tark is right that there is variation in the rosewood biscuits and Michael is correct that we are still searching for a more consistant biscuit. BUT you players don't have to worry about that because we do all the tone work before the guitars go on sale! What I can say is that the rosewood biscuit with a maple bridge insert is a really very sweet sounding combination when you get it right. And Ron and I have a stack of rejected biscuits and bridges (and a few cones) that we have swapped out of guitars because they didn't deliver the tone we want for the Michael Messer or Busker range of guitars. And we are getting more experienced at selecting the right biscuits and bridges all the time. There has been many a time that I've got to the end of a set-up and then started over again because I didn't like the tone I was getting. That's why a) there is a wait for our guitars and b) we seem to be getting consistantly good feedback from you musicians about the tone these guitars deliver If you are happy with the tone you are getting now - then don't change anything on your guitar - just play it Robin
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Post by Steverb on Aug 11, 2010 23:19:32 GMT
Thanks Robin. You did say before you shipped my Delta that it had a particully good tone and that you had enjoyed playing it. I suspect you are correct; I should stop being greedy, leave well alone and just get on and play it (which I am doing - a lot).
Steve
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Post by DaveRed on Aug 12, 2010 10:06:11 GMT
Like Robin says if the tone sounds good to you, play it. My Lightning sounds fantastic to me and others have commented on how good it sounds. This is my first foray into resonators so I haven’t much of a yardstick to measure it by but I’ve played guitars (electric and acoustic) long enough to know a good guitar from a bad one. The search for the perfect tone can become obsessive. It’s a bit like fanatical audiophiles who are so obsessed with getting the perfect stereo system that they end up listening to the equipment rather than the music that the equipment is playing. There are so many guitar forums out there with endless discussions between people tweaking and customising their instruments and somewhere in there they seem lose sight of the original sound they were looking for. Some time ago I got one of the cheaper X Series Martin acoustics and on one of the Martin forums there was a long thread about bridge pins, which are the best etc. There was a general consensus that the stock pins fitted to most Martins (ABS plastic) were not up to the job, that somehow plastic was bad because it’s not a “natural” material and that a better tone could be found using other materials. People in the thread tried everything from ebony, boxwood and bell brass to fossilised walrus droppings. All with very mixed results. I tried ebony pins on mine and they made the guitar sound tonally dead. I changed back to the stock ABS pins and that magical sound was back that only Martins seem to have. Somewhere in all this lies a lesson.
Dave
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