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Post by creolian on May 14, 2017 13:58:26 GMT
. Pecan or Shagbark Hickory as it is known in more northerly climes should be hardy as long as you don't have temps below freezing for over 20-30 hours. Trees here in north central Louisiana will generally see a few nights a year at around 15 degreesF. Just not for long enough to freeze them to their core. They are disease prone and require a bit of care and chemistry for nut cultivators. They also tend to drop large heavy branches in storms. I use pecan for barbecue and smoking meat and generally get a years supply after a tropical storm. The trees get big and are messy... I'd suggest planting it at least a 100ft from any structure.
Pecan is twice as heavy as mahogany and hard as nails so I don't think it lends itself to musical instruments. I have seen some beautiful pecan furniture tho.
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Post by creolian on May 14, 2017 12:21:23 GMT
Dedicated to certain populist politicians...
A nice taste of early electric steel at 1:50.
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Post by creolian on May 12, 2017 22:19:37 GMT
Hello all
Never seen this technique on a lap guitar, blew me away...
Hope everyone has a great weekend !
J
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Post by creolian on May 11, 2017 15:15:47 GMT
If you can fly it before you buy it, or return it if its a dud, why not? My current dream is to find a decent biscuit body and have a more finger style (gibson 00) neck put on it... This is a link to THE national repair guy. nationalguitarrepair.com/prices.shtmlGood Luck, Jeff2
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Post by creolian on May 11, 2017 10:36:06 GMT
Looking to get my first reso I like the Nationals looking for something vintage. i do not mind one that is well used with mojo but what do I need to look out for? original cone? Neck resets ? Are these the same as on say a vintage Martin? What is the cost? there is a 1930 national on guitar center site on line for $1699 but it looks very well played. I'm sure it needs a neck reset etc. please educate my on what I need to spend to get into one of these in playable shape. jeff without actually seeing it you may need anything from a new set of strings to a complete rebuild. Figure somewhere between 10 dollars and 2000 dollars... a neck reset starts at around 275. My former goto repair guy wanted 600 to do mine...Having met some of the individuals who work at GC stores I wouldn't trust them to have a clue in regards to anything beyond the superficial. The salt air environs of southern Florida might have transformed this from a guitar to a rust bucket or it may be a gem in the rough. GC does advertise shipping to a store near you so that might be an option if you can actually play it before buying. Jeff2
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Post by creolian on May 9, 2017 19:59:31 GMT
Hello All, Butch Mudbone and Cash McCall Found this looking for the juke joint festival in Clarksdale ( which I missed, DOH! ) Butch is a slider I've known since we were both skinny and had black hair... Worth a YouTube search or two IMO. Jeff
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Post by creolian on May 7, 2017 17:15:21 GMT
A good close up inspection of those screw heads should tell if they've been repeatedly used. Maybe some detective work inside the box would indicate any tweaking by a builder. Are those flatwound strings ? J Edit: I wanted to mention that you may want to check those screws and the holes for oxidation and decay. Sometimes mixing dissimilar metals will encourage galvanic corrosion. If they came out of someone's box o bolts... On MC race engines I used to fill them with colored silicone, kept the dirt out and looked cool.
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Post by creolian on May 7, 2017 16:15:02 GMT
Hello Pete, There is a similar if not identical Continental Tri for sale in the Chicago area Craigslist listings. His has a serial # and it is described as an early 90s model. Can't tell if that one has hex head fasteners. Priced at 1300 usd
Just speculation... but why hex fasteners? I find these are common in mechanical use ( motorcycles, bicycles etc) and lend themselves to repeated use without stripping. My guess is yours is a possible early or proto model with hex screws used for easy access...
If I was closer to Chicago I'd be looking at it for possible adoption. What do you think of yours?
Cheers ! Jeff
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Post by creolian on May 6, 2017 9:21:42 GMT
Hi,
Just a thought... If you're planning to go to a heavier string gauge it may pull some relief in the neck giving you a higher action at the octave.
HtH J
edit: I'd play it as it is... mostly because I'm a terminal procrastinator.
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Post by creolian on May 2, 2017 12:56:24 GMT
The rains done come and my boots is full I like to use a flat pick and middle finger(s) combo myself. One of my first mentors taught me to play the all downstroke style rhythm found in early jazz and over the years I've just added the other fingers... Recently I have started using a thumb pick and two fingers. I find it's not easy for me to change picking styles so kudos to you. Enjoyed this thoroughly...
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Post by creolian on Apr 30, 2017 18:31:05 GMT
BTW, I'm going to N'Orleans on Friday so please turn the rain off for me! Forecast now is clear next weekend... I'm a Roamin' Catholic so I'll say a novena for good weather. Its rare, but the fest management delayed opening today till a vague sometime this afternoon. When this has happened in the past, there have been some incredible jam sessions in the clubs... A visit to the Maple Leaf during the fest should be part of the plan regardless. Have Fun and maybe I'll see you in line waiting for a softshell crab poboy, ymmm! Jeff
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Post by creolian on Apr 30, 2017 18:23:00 GMT
Thank you guys ! I'm thinking that maybe I'm trying too hard to do something out of my range. I'm going to figure out some sort of comp even if it's a clinker. Michael, I've got no problem with the rain... It's the mud and what it's made of considering the Fairgrounds is a 150 year old horse racing venue well that, and lightning. Big strike knocked out my power for about ten minutes seconds after I posted this. I worked as a stage manager at the fess for 30+ years so I'll let the more hardy youth have fun in the soup. I heard Billy Gibbons joined Derek Trucks band with Warren Haynes Friday... DOh!
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Post by creolian on Apr 30, 2017 17:19:13 GMT
After a few weeks of trying to get my thumb over the neck to fret the top string I have a sore hand and it does not look like I'll ever be able to do it very well. I can do it okay on my other guitars but the 1.82 nut on this reso is a bit much for my small hands.
If anything, I'm rocking my hand to get that one note and it just sounds like a badly timed stop.
Does anyone have any advice in how I might overcome this ? alternate fingering like the full barre chord I'm more used to ? a capo? stick to other keys ? Stretching exercises ? Thumb transplant ?
It's a monsoon day here in NOLA, jazz fest plans on hold till next week and my hand hurts too bad to enjoy playing. I am fffrustrated... any wisdom much appreciated.
TiA and regards, Jeff
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Post by creolian on Apr 30, 2017 12:53:39 GMT
I'm sure that when PD says he likes simple things he wasn't referring to the fact we seem to get along! I've looked at some of the apps suggested and I can definitely see them as a way to go. I can hook up a Hi Fi setup as good as anyone I know, having been shown over the years how to and having an idea of what I'm trying to achieve. But until today, after owning a mobile phone since the day after they were invented, I had never used headphones! I also only realized that you control the volume of the playback volume of the amp using the controls on the phone when playing recorded material. So as our leader Michael suggested earlier I can get everything l want using my phone and some interconnects I had knocking around the house! I've also been made aware by you guys of all the possibilities of home recording, something I shall look further into as my playing improves! This has got to be the best site around, from my first enquiry less than 24 hours ago I have a viable solution to my problem and an interest in finding out about a whole area of home recording I hardly knew existed. Thanks again everyone, you have my permission to go and pour yourselves a glass of something nice! Best wishes to you all, John Sounds like a Plan !
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Post by creolian on Apr 29, 2017 19:08:47 GMT
If you want to go very high end I can recommend any of the drive based recorders from Sound Devices. www.sounddevices.com/products/recorders/788tI used one ( 744t four track ) with a Mid Side setup combining cardioid and figure 8 Schoeps mics for a number of years. Their two track recorder is also pretty sweet. More recently I've used primarily a MacBook as a recorder with a digital Yamaha board on the head end. After using every kind of tape based recording machine and I hate to admit it... the laptop has become the "modern equivalent." ( I'd still prefer a mono Nagra ) The only thing I question with a lot of the small recorders popular the days is the AD converters and the preamp circuitry. Built in mics are against my religion... Try before you buy. One thing I notice that is going to affect quality in any recording is either improper use of good microphones or just crap mics to begin with. You really can't go wrong with dynamic mics like shure sm57s and 58s. My absolute favorite microphone that doesn't cost too crazy much is an AKG 414. I,ll add that many videocameras have decent audio ability and some IO options and no one uses them very much anymore. Lightly used handy cams are available here for peanuts in the pawn shops. Maybe you've got one on the shelf ? HtH J
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