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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 18, 2014 12:57:57 GMT
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 18, 2014 12:59:20 GMT
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Post by Keith Ambridge on Sept 18, 2014 13:45:56 GMT
they look like space ships, I suppose they didn't realy take off
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 18, 2014 14:00:18 GMT
They didn't take off because the sound of two cones just wasn't right. The idea to make duo-cone instruments was an idea to do something that nobody else had thought of for many years. This was all very early on in the rebirth of interest in National guitars and I think predates all other makers from the 'new period'.
Shine On Michael
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 14:20:59 GMT
Good on ya Pete! The Duo-Lian is looking very good! Very creative out of the box (and in the box) thinking! Perhaps install a ported baffle, or a flexible one that can be removed....? Now if you can get a spider cone in one well and a biscuit in the other.. that may be something...or a small 6" cone up top and a regular 9-1/2 on the bottom could be possibilities for your next venture. Just a thought or two out loud....
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 18, 2014 14:53:40 GMT
I knew there was a 2cone out there, I hope it sounds ok, looks like Mike Lewis though he was on to something, I think I`ll try to put a baffle in, more much later PT
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 18, 2014 16:19:50 GMT
It was actually Pierre Avocat who made most of the duo-cone guitars, I think the only one Mike built was this one... The reason for stopping, as I have said, is because the sound was not good enough from two cones. Shine On Michael
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 18, 2014 16:49:04 GMT
That's the one that I remember from his business card, looks like he has 2 8" cones in there. Mine will be 2 9 1/2" cones. Any idea how the cones were linked???
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2014 20:46:40 GMT
Pete - expect a dopyera v shireson type lawsuit very soon.... TT
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 19, 2014 16:44:21 GMT
No lawsuit as yet.....but I have done something baffling .... PT The `S` shaped `half-wells` cut the guitar in two. They will be removed if the guitar sounds rubbish . I`ve glued them in with a bead of `foam` glue, which fills gaps very well.
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Post by paulnb57 on Sept 20, 2014 21:26:29 GMT
Cool!
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Post by Keith Ambridge on Sept 20, 2014 22:37:09 GMT
this is looking totaly experiMENTAL Pete! Why not use a clear Perspex front and show off the cones and the mechanics?
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 21, 2014 9:23:55 GMT
The clear cover is a great idea, wish I`d done a neat job of the baffles etc.!(though most of that will be covered with cones) (I`m sure your capital letters of the word MENTAL, were just a slip-of-the-keys,) Maybe if I spray everything black, It would look smart with the ali. cones?? PT I think I could make a guitar shaped former , heat the middle of the Perspex , and let the centre `slump` to give the correct curve. This would end up much lighter than the metal front I had planned. Thanks for the idea. I my also do a `standard` coverplate in clear Perspex, That might be fun on my next less experi-METAL guitar (Yes I meant to leave the N out, the Experimetal seem a good name for a future project, with less wood in it??
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Post by pete1951 on Oct 2, 2014 13:55:29 GMT
Gleaming in the October sunshine the still warm cast bridge sits in place At the moment it is twice as heavy as I want it (I think about the same weight as a Dobro spider ? I am guessing that should be OK) So next to the machine shop . There are also a few `bubbles` that should grid out.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2014 15:44:40 GMT
reminds me of evesham...
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