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Post by gouranga on Oct 4, 2013 9:59:15 GMT
Hi Michael and folks. Hope everyone is well and happy.
I recently seen a Resodan (Danelectro with cone fitted) for sale on Ebay. It got me thinkin and a wondering. I have a couple of Dano's, and I like the little things, Nice, easy play, like the sound, simple, no frills. But would they really make a nice resolectric?
Has anyone had any experience with them? Has our Andy Solloway ever converted one? Has anyone got one and can put up a sound clip for us?
Any input would be very much appreciated.
Thank you all.
Take care and best wishes always.
Regards.
Gouranga
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Post by Keith Ambridge on Oct 4, 2013 15:30:03 GMT
Hi Gouranga,
Don't know about the sound, but I just "Google Imaged" and they certainly look the part!
Keith.
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Post by Bob Stockton on Oct 4, 2013 20:26:57 GMT
Do I remember someone saying that you have to be careful with string tension so as not to pull the stop bar out of the hardboard sorry, luthier quality grade 'a', book matched, flamed masonite....
There's one comes to Blues week and it doesn't sound bad at all acoustic ( a little quieter than the surrounding massed resos ) but I don't know what it sounds like plugged in.
One of Andy's plugged in however sounds awesome - P90 into a JTM45 clone - always brings a smile to my face.
Bob
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Post by pete1951 on Oct 5, 2013 11:28:02 GMT
I have done a Dan/reso convertion. The main thing that I felt important was to put some stiffness into the body. When you cut out the top string pull could bend the body ,so the `well` needs to add to the stiffness of the top .
PT
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Post by gouranga on Oct 10, 2013 6:08:12 GMT
Thanks for that Pete. Do you still have the Dano that you converted? Or, do you have any sound recording of it? Very interested.
Thanks
Take care
Gouranga
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Post by pete1951 on Oct 10, 2013 15:31:19 GMT
Sorry sold it years ago, might be able to contact the guy who bought it
PT,
Watch this space!
(but don`t hold your breath)
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Post by andys on Oct 20, 2013 20:43:22 GMT
I bought a Dano to see if it would turn into a solid bodied resonator. Know what, I decided not to bother. Mine is a late 1990s Korean Re-Issue and I decided to play it for a while before converting it. It felt a bit on the flimsy side, so I played (and enjoyed) it for a while more. Opening it up, I figured it needed a lot of work to make it strong enough to make into a solid bodied reso. They weren't designed to be tough, they are made of hardboard and pine. They are designed to be light, cheap and give a great base for those lipstick pickups. I have kept it as it is and enjoyed its unique sound and feel.  |
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Post by gouranga on Oct 21, 2013 6:56:34 GMT
Thanks for that Andy.
Yes, I like the sound of them also, and they are nice and easy to play.
Take care and best wishes.
Gouranga
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Post by leeophonic on Oct 23, 2013 7:26:42 GMT
Michael had one of those, the bridge came off (heavy strings or short screws???) and the pickup ended up in his Dave king telecaster matched with the Oahu/Valco at the bridge, good combo.
Lee
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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 24, 2013 7:38:59 GMT
Lee, you have a good memory!
I was putting a bottom E string on with a string winder and was winding away thinking 'this is a long string', when I look around at the bridge assembly it was being pulled out of the body by me winding the string! No, the strings were not too heavy and the screws were not too short, the guitar was a very looking and pretty cool sounding piece of very cheaply assembled junk. I enjoyed it and do not regret buying it. I got mine in Edmonton, Canada, when I was recording there in 1999 and needed an electric guitar. I paid around 80 pounds for it, so I wasn't ripped off.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by leeophonic on Oct 24, 2013 12:17:02 GMT
And it is the guitar that just keeps giving....via the lipstick pickup!!!
Lee
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Post by pete1951 on Oct 27, 2013 8:50:08 GMT
I got mine through a music shop I work for, they cost the shop (if you bought a box of 6 ) about£45 each....... they were very cheap, but they had (still have if the bridge hasn`t fallen off) something.
PT
The bridge was the weak point, if it didn`t fall off, it could bend under the strings, a small block under the metal plate can cure it, and maybe a couple of bits of fret wire cut into the wooden saddle to give a clean point for the strings to vibrate on (though the wood saddle gave it some of its `sound`, mine was improved by this mod. Then I did the conversion and sold it....
The standard wiring is also of interest, as it put the 2 pick-ups in series (rather than the more common Parallel)
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Post by Mairena Red on Oct 29, 2013 18:40:06 GMT
I have a late 90s Korean U2 which I bought from another member of the forum some years ago. I also read about Michael's little accident, so string it with Newtone Michael Messer Electric Slide Classics 13-52 gauge. It sounds very sweet and is holding up very well so I wouldn't dream of spoiling it by converting it. I attach a picture of someone else who was rather partial to the same model ;-) Attachment Deleted |
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Post by andys on Nov 3, 2013 21:54:53 GMT
The bridge was the weak point, if it didn`t fall off, it could bend under the strings, a small block under the metal plate can cure it I have a threaded bolt under the middle of my Dano bridge to support it and stop it from dipping in the middle. Otherwise you end up with an inverse radius on the strings!!! |
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