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Post by zak71 on Sept 16, 2014 0:42:23 GMT
The very definition of clueless:
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Post by gaucho on Sept 16, 2014 2:47:25 GMT
Nice Bridge!
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Post by Ian McWee on Sept 16, 2014 11:43:00 GMT
Please tell me that's Photoshop'd :/
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 16, 2014 11:52:12 GMT
It is certainly a way of stopping cone rattles and getting a nice break angle and high action for lap steel playing. Apart from the fact that this way of stringing up a National is not going to do much for its tone, I don't see the problem Shine On Michael
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Post by Keith Ambridge on Sept 16, 2014 11:57:42 GMT
maybe there's a slot in the palm rest and the saddle floats un-hindered through it
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2014 12:00:17 GMT
Ah-now I get it. And I only recently got some new glasses as well.
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 16, 2014 12:05:33 GMT
It is certainly a way of stopping cone rattles Shine On Michael I think Michael is wrong for once, because there in no pressure on the cone it may well cause some rattles It does on mine, and I think it best to remove the cone when using the guitar like this. You can send your old redundant cone to me. (I make no charge for this) PT
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 16, 2014 12:25:40 GMT
Pete, I am assuming that the cone has been removed.
It is a fine piece of workmanship which pales the ancient art of understringing or nailing down a cone, into insignificance!
Shine On Michael
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Post by wolvoboy on Sept 16, 2014 12:52:50 GMT
why not put the strings on the saddle also make it a 12 string one set for bottle neck slide the other for lap steel,even better or not!! wolvoboy
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Post by zak71 on Sept 16, 2014 13:13:22 GMT
The sad thing is that this is NOT the first time I see this. There was a polychrome Triolian strung this way on ebay not that long ago...
So who wants to call NRP and ask them how much string tension a coverplate can withstand? "I've got it tuned in Spanish tuning key of Bb, strung with a .16-.66 set and it shows no sign of collapsing, can I go a gauge or two heavier? It doesn't seem very loud."
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Post by paulnb57 on Sept 19, 2014 13:21:37 GMT
Am I the only person here who appreciates the chair it is displayed on?!
Paul
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Post by slide496 on Sept 19, 2014 14:17:56 GMT
"I've got it tuned in Spanish tuning key of Bb, strung with a .16-.66 set and it shows no sign of collapsing, can I go a gauge or two heavier? It doesn't seem very loud." Needs some heavy gauge baling wire and then you play it with a plastic knife - double up on thet high e string and it will play like first star to the right and straight on till morning. Hope that helps
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Post by zak71 on Sept 19, 2014 14:49:07 GMT
Am I the only person here who appreciates the chair it is displayed on?! No, I also have an appreciation for antique chairs. This one is around the same age or just a little older than the Nationals:
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Post by rbe on Sept 19, 2014 17:29:49 GMT
I think the chair and the guitar are beautiful. The photograph on the wall and frame work well too. Especially with the beautifully grained oak wall. On the guitar, it actually looks like someone put a nut riser over a high nut. That could explain why the biscuit wasn't working out. But, the lighting on that nickel-plated guitar is pretty good. That's not an easy task, especially when shooting it in a set. There is some very intentional spotlighting and light fall-off, so it is possible that this guitar is a prop in a staged photo and the handlers have no clue how it should be setup. Sound would not be their ultimate goal, and correctness might be outside their range of understanding. I am just impressed with how clean that guitar looks.
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Post by Blues Pertti on Sept 20, 2014 5:43:16 GMT
I need new glasses too B.R. Pertti
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