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Post by bonzo on Jun 13, 2020 8:52:14 GMT
Hi Michael, you should put more water in it! Lol!
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Post by bonzo on Jun 12, 2020 12:23:39 GMT
Fred!! In the loft? They should at least have their own couch in the TV room! Mine have! Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Jun 10, 2020 16:41:02 GMT
Very nicely done! Put on some MM Newtone strings to make it just right!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Jun 8, 2020 14:50:40 GMT
Hi Fred. I've got an Amistar 12 string tricone reso that I would describe as a bit 'lively'! I thought that was the nature of the beast, MM did suggest some different tunings which altered the tone as you would expect. Neil at Newtone sorted me out with a set of suitably gauged strings and I'm now playing in B. I've got a Sixtus classic pickup on it and when that thing gets going, run for cover! Have you tried different strings and or tuning Fred? As for your idea of lining the inside, why restrict yourself to wood? Lots of material comes to mind that would affect tone that might be easier to work with at an experimental stage. We've all read about a reso body being more like a speaker cabinet than a traditional guitar that uses its tonewoods for its sound. Maybe some of the damping materials used there might be of interest. Fred, let's hope none of these discussions are considered sacriligious!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Jun 8, 2020 10:32:44 GMT
Michael your modesty does you credit. But having met Mark he left me in no doubt as to how valued your contribution was. About these hundred pages...... I'm not sure exactly what crowd funding is but I'm pretty sure that owners of the book would be willing to chip in on the cost of an appendix, if that's the right word! I certainly would. What do we think?
Best wishes to you all, John
Or a second volume. 😉👍👍
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Post by bonzo on Jun 8, 2020 8:27:24 GMT
Hi everyone. Michael mentions in an earlier post that the illustrations in Mark Makins wonderful book are exactly that, illustrations! Which must really make us stop and think about the effort and dedication Mark, assisted by MM, put into this project. Those of us lucky to own a copy can enjoy the fruits of their labours. Anyone who's not aware of the book should put it on their birthday present wish list (or treat yourself if your birthday is too far away)!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Jun 6, 2020 16:50:50 GMT
Yes Michael but not all of us have German silver dentures! 😎😉
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Post by bonzo on Jun 6, 2020 14:10:45 GMT
Hi Ken, I'm just trying out an MM sixtus soundhole pickup on my KG14. Like a reso it has its own sound that you wouldn't want to muck around with. (Having said that I put it through my Ward blues baby whoa)! I think I read a post from Michael saying that the soundhole pickup is wired differently than the reso one. Nice clean sound, I'd recommend, but then I like all the sixtus stuff I have! Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Jun 6, 2020 10:51:26 GMT
That's alright then! Actually I've thought about that (engraving). Are you sending it off somewhere or getting it done locally? I think I read somewhere the reason why National RESOPHONIC made the handrest detachable, but I can't remember why. You would still have to take the cone out to work on the bridge. If you worked on the bridge while it was still attached to the cone Snakey would come round your house! Lol!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Jun 6, 2020 0:01:42 GMT
Hi Bruce, the MM pickups are worth hanging on for. I've got a few, I use the classics on both wood and steel body reso's, even got one on a twelve string. Sound is nice and clean, and is still resonator sounding. I've got a slimline on my MM blues and that also sounds great. Highly recommended. I've got highlander and lace pickups on other reso's and the MM pickups are every bit as good IMHO!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on Jun 1, 2020 11:07:59 GMT
Hi Snakey, glad to hear you're getting better and ready to come out of shutdown! I use la tromba on MM's recommendation and have had nothing but good results. Use it as a cleaner to remove any dreck (not bad eh) and then gently polish it up. I have used it on a Duco finished Duolian and it came up a treat. I applied a couple of coats and have a low lustre protective finish. MM is probably right about diet and stickiness, but I don't even want to think about life without a pie and a pint! Lol!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on May 31, 2020 16:59:37 GMT
Hi jro. If you can get it over to me I'm happy to look into it's history for a few months. Lol! What a beautiful guitar.
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by bonzo on May 31, 2020 12:02:33 GMT
You know I want one!
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Post by bonzo on May 30, 2020 18:51:48 GMT
You gotta be pleased with that! 😎👍
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Post by bonzo on May 30, 2020 15:21:09 GMT
Let's say no music that interested most of us Davey! I can if I put my mind to it think of some decent stuff. 25 years before the British blues guys discovered RJ the country was just getting started on the 2nd world war! Pretty much all of the blues guys and girls from that period were unknown in their own country, or anywhere else come to that. When we look back for inspiration, music or otherwise, we tend to skip a generation and end up in our grand parents era. My son is expert on the music of the 90's whereas my grandson who's 11 will have a good chat with me about different licks in shake your moneymaker! (No I haven't told him what it's about!) Good music is always good music, it's who likes it that changes.
Best wishes to you all, John
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