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Post by bonzo on Nov 6, 2017 14:45:10 GMT
Hi Harriet et al, not going to far off topic I hope, but I think I read on the forum recently that Newtones weren't supplying through strings direct any longer. From what I understood from the post they're going to supply directly to the public (us!) Think I'm right. I've always dealt directly with Newtone, never had any problems. Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Nov 6, 2017 14:52:33 GMT
Check out 'sourcing Newtone strings'further down in talking blues. Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Nov 6, 2017 15:11:30 GMT
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Post by slide496 on Nov 6, 2017 23:13:37 GMT
Hi Harriet et al, not going to far off topic I hope, but I think I read on the forum recently that Newtones weren't supplying through strings direct any longer. From what I understood from the post they're going to supply directly to the public (us!) Think I'm right. I've always dealt directly with Newtone, never had any problems. Best wishes to you all, John Thanks, John I stand corrected...its been awhile since I ordered, stocked up
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Post by bonzo on Nov 6, 2017 23:27:51 GMT
Hi again Harriet, good strings aren't they! Have you used their vintage range? Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bluesky636 on Nov 7, 2017 1:33:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2017 7:44:43 GMT
Shoot me down, but that will just play a 'chord' rather than being true open tuning. As soon as you play anything other than the 'open' tuning chord, its back to whatever the guitar is actually tuned to. TT
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Post by bluesdude on Nov 7, 2017 9:54:20 GMT
I do't usually post much but I feel I got to add to this as I've used open A Spanish since the early eighties! I got the idea after seeing John Hammond in Newyork back in the 80's and at the time his gauges were as follows= 14,17,26 plain!,36,46,56,heavy gauge for open A and E! but his break angle on his National was almost none! very shallow and he had a lot of collapsed cones throughout the years because of this! your regular light gauge is better for open a only you can change out the 12 for a 13,with modern resonators this should not collapse any cones, a regular medium gauge is too much tension in my opinion
Cheers, Kenny,
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Post by slide496 on Nov 7, 2017 11:12:28 GMT
Hi Bonzo, No I haven't tried those, I use the 15-56 MM's on my parlor sized resonators but even on that size I only tune up a half step and capo for open E and A. I'm going to be testing their steel strings for electric shortly...
With Bluesdude's comments I wanted to add that I read that Hammond had 7 cone collapses with his set up at least at the time of the interview which I read several years ago...it's misleading IMHO when they report his string gauges without adding that info so I am glad you posted ...
My best, Harriet
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 7, 2017 11:25:47 GMT
John's percussive style of playing has always been a double-edge-sword, on one hand he gets amazing percussive rhythm and on the other he damages his guitar (no puns intended)!
I love John's playing and have done since I first saw him perform at the Margate Winter Gardens in 1965. Back then he wasn't playing National guitars and much of his set was acoustic rock & roll. He had a hit single in the UK at the time with 'I Live The Life I Love'.
Shine On Michael
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Post by bluesky636 on Nov 7, 2017 23:07:45 GMT
Shoot me down, but that will just play a 'chord' rather than being true open tuning. As soon as you play anything other than the 'open' tuning chord, its back to whatever the guitar is actually tuned to. TT Guess I'll find out when it gets here.
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Post by bluesky636 on Nov 8, 2017 0:50:20 GMT
Someone asked for a photo of my break angle: My set up specs are 6/64" and 8/64" at the 12th fret. Neck relief is 0.010" at the 7th fret with capo at first fret and fretted at the 12th fret.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2017 12:48:24 GMT
Its an unusual looking tailpiece. It's creating a break angle almost as if it was understrung with a 'normal' tailpiece. TT
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Post by slide496 on Nov 8, 2017 12:58:06 GMT
Its an unusual looking tailpiece. It's creating a break angle almost as if it was understrung with a 'normal' tailpiece. TT That's how Gretche decided to do all their resonators -
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Post by creolian on Nov 8, 2017 18:45:32 GMT
Something you may want to keep in mind as you get further up down the road is " Nashville " tuning or in other words mixed gauges. I have a friend here who's always experimenting and he regularly uses a lighter gauge D and sometimes D and A string. It gives an airy articulate sound that was popular with Nashville session players and probably still is. He plays staight ahead Jazz... If you are going to stay in A tuning there is no reason not to use an A string from a light gauge set in the third string (G) position. I think DaAddario has info and the formula for calculating total string tension on their site. Nashville tuning wiki: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_tuning_(high_strung)Chord making gadgets have been around for a while and have their uses but are somewhat limiting. That one certainly looks better made and more professional than a Chord Buddy.... YMMV. I hope you will let us know how it works out for you. Your break angle is fine but that tailpiece looks like it has a rougher than desirable edge on the underside of the lip. If you break strings with any undo frequency, that might be a place to look. maybe it's just the photo... Have Fun, all best, Jeff
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