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Post by jodygc50 on Aug 26, 2019 22:30:01 GMT
Hi Bern - I don't nee a Continental cone, but I'd be interested in how you'd rate the improvement by putting in the NRP hotrod. I'm thinking of doing the same with my Republic Highway 61 Woody. Thanks Jody
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Post by jodygc50 on Aug 7, 2019 18:50:59 GMT
Hi Michael and all - The cone wiggle seems to have done the trick. The string quack is gone and it's playing fine. I'm glad I asked (and appreciate the good advice) before I started removing the cover plate and messing with the innards. Thanks much! Jody
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Post by jodygc50 on Aug 7, 2019 14:34:55 GMT
Thanks for the comments Michael, PD, Davey and Tokyo. I'll try the the cone adjustment first, then, if that doesn't do it, check on how the biscuit is fixed to the cone. Michael, I think this is only a semi-serious rattle...nothing is loose or rattling around, just a pronounced twangy, buzzy string vibration. I know you said a break angle problem is less likely but it sure looks like a shallow break to me...Is the a minimum degree break? If the first two fix attempts don't work I'll try sending a picture of the break angle. Thanks all!
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Post by jodygc50 on Aug 7, 2019 11:23:44 GMT
I needed a super lightweight resonator - and bought a Republic Highway 61 Woody (new) about a month ago. Its been great - the weight is perfect and I like the feel, playability, cutaway and, until recently, the sound. About 3 weeks after I got it, it developed a rattle problem I could use some advice on. I don't know what brought it on...the guitar wasn't dropped or bumped.
When plucked, the bottom 4 or 5 strings have a serious rattle / buzz. It's virtually unplayable with that going on. It's not fret buzz (the set-up is fine and it happens open or fretted), the tailpiece isn't rattling and otherwise there are no loose parts to vibrate. The rattle / buzz resolves if I use a pencil (eraser end) and push down gently on the center of the biscuit. So I'm thinking that somehow the cone isn't settled - something is keeping it from making good contact all the way around the sound well. On the one hand, I'm willing to take the cover off and investigate - but thought I'd get some advice first...on the other hand, I'm a bit leery of screwing up the intonation when I put it back together.
I'd appreciate any thoughts on other on possible causes and the best way to fix it.
Thanks,
Jody
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Post by jodygc50 on Apr 29, 2019 20:19:27 GMT
Good stuff Creolian, thanks for these. Brian Hayes sure knows his way around that lap steel. I occasionally will fret behind the slide, but haven't tried ( or thought of) bending like that. Yeah, Thomas Oliver is a great player. You might like a long interview he does on the Lessons with Troy Dobro podcast. Check that out...
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Post by jodygc50 on Apr 28, 2019 18:48:32 GMT
Hi Graeme, I can hear that their skill levels have a lot to do with how good they sound. And can see how angling the tone bar allows for notes not easily played with a slide. I'm a fair slide player, but am always reaching for more than I can (currently) play...as in, not keeping with your Duke Ellington quote. 😀 Thanks for the encouraging words.
Jody
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Post by jodygc50 on Apr 28, 2019 18:27:18 GMT
Hey Ben, Long time, no talk...what's the tune you're playing in the 2nd video? It sounds so familiar but I can't get it. I hope you're well and finding all the picking time you want. Jody from NH, US
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Post by jodygc50 on Apr 28, 2019 18:01:04 GMT
I guess the links came thru OK...
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Post by jodygc50 on Apr 28, 2019 17:59:59 GMT
Hi Forum Folks,
I've been listening to Thomas Oliver's Cocaine Blues that he plays lap style and Martin Harley's Trouble that he plays on his Weissenborn
and trying to get those down playing regular slide on my MMB28.
They get an articulation that I can't come close to...should I expect not to get it? Does lap style and that type of steel slide allow for that kind of expression? Any help is appreciated. Sorry...I couldn't figure out how to post the links.
I've tabbed out those 2 tunes and am happy to share..
thanks!
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Post by jodygc50 on Feb 9, 2018 18:40:09 GMT
Thanks all...that Thomann is a bit too rich right now and the classical suggestion is a good one Michael.. I' may have to haunt a few guitar shops to find a fit. But that's always a pleasant (if somewhat dangerous) way to spend some time. Chordially,
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Post by jodygc50 on Feb 8, 2018 22:28:47 GMT
I'm looking for a hard case for my MM Blues 28 - but it's a small body guitar and I'm not having much luck yet finding one.
Has anyone found one that fits? Any suggestions?
Thanks
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Post by jodygc50 on Dec 29, 2017 19:02:11 GMT
Here's a great version of " Cocaine blues" I posted this a while ago when he was playing it on the Weissenborn. Marc - You're right about that! He's got great touch and timing. This might be my all-time favorite version of CB. I've looked up some of TO's other stuff on-line - some really nice Weissenborn playing but I wish he played more blues. Thanks for posting this...
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Post by jodygc50 on Dec 29, 2017 18:51:38 GMT
tommo - have you tried playing any of Martin's lap slide tunes on a resonator?
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Post by jodygc50 on Dec 29, 2017 18:49:35 GMT
Jodygc50, I tend to tune my guitar exactly in tune and then adjust one or two to give equal temperament. I then play very flattened thirds and sevenths when I am playing blues. I have always played blues in that way, long before I knew anything about flattened thirds and sevenths. That's what I was saying about 'feel' or whatever it is, we all have our own approach to it. Shine On Michael. Tuning exactly and then making the flat adjustment on 3rds and 7ths when you're playing the note makes sense Michael. Thanks.
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Post by jodygc50 on Dec 28, 2017 19:14:55 GMT
Thanks for your thoughtful reply Michael. It's interesting that Troy's tuning sounds out of tune to your ears and, for mine, it sounds much more "in tune." I've noticed too that (to my ear ) playing the F# note with a slide at the 4h fret of the high D string sounds better - but maybe it's just, blusier.. I was hoping for a short, easy answer to the original question. So much for expectations...
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