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Post by bod on Oct 14, 2009 19:28:14 GMT
Hey Robin - good to see you dug a way out through all those emails! ;D
(I can relate - just last week I had to sort my email on returning to work after several months out. When the inbox finally loaded there were 13, 517 emails, it took me several hours just to get rid of the obvious junk...)
Cheers
Dave
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Post by bod on Oct 12, 2009 18:34:01 GMT
Hi Niall,
So glad to hear it worked out for you, hope you continue to enjoy it. Look forward to hearing your clip,
Dave
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Post by bod on Oct 11, 2009 16:13:58 GMT
Interesting... a few posts by others ago, when I'd caught up to the fact that there were doubts about the availability of quartermans, but was completely unaware of any mysteriousness, I sent an email to Janet Davis Music asking about availability of quarterman cones now and into the future... If I hear back, I'll let you know what I hear. That said, of course, it wouldn't be much of a mystery if it could be solved to everyone's satisfaction so simply While I'm here - thanks all for the more general input, as always,it is much appreciated.
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Post by bod on Oct 10, 2009 11:23:27 GMT
Hi - I'm looking to do the upgrade and set-up thing to my budget spider-bridge square neck (RD40), but seem unable to locate a UK supplier for a suitable cone*. Maybe I'm just not using the right search terms, but I begin to suspect I'm going to have to order one from the US - can anyone advise on this?
(^ re. 'suitable cone' I know there are various contenders - I'm leaning toward a quarterman in part because they are held in high esteem and in part because they do a 10.5 inch cone - qc10 - which, I believe, would drop straight in [not terribly keen to explore routing out the body or taking scissors to the new cone!], but also believe that NRP do a 10.5" spider cone, and Continental, too, but have no idea whether these are well-regarded cone-makers for spider bridge models - input on this also very welcome)
Cheers
Dave
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Post by bod on Oct 8, 2009 5:04:25 GMT
Wow!
This makes me very glad I mentioned it now - rather than after breaking my spider, for example.
Thanks Michael - you're a godsend!
dave
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Post by bod on Oct 7, 2009 17:52:02 GMT
The free info section 'TRUING THE SPIDER' on the Stew Mac site has some potentially helpful pictures, that you might find worth a look: www.stewmac.com/freeinfo/a-spidersetup.html To be clear, I've not tried this yet, so cannot personally vouch for the quality of the advice - still trying to find somewhere in the UK that can sell me a suitable upgrade cone... Cheers Dave
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Post by bod on Oct 6, 2009 17:10:23 GMT
Hi A bit of a treasure trove this thread - bumped into it a day or two ago and have been having wonderful time tracking down and listening to various tracks by artists here named, on Youtube and Spotify, etc. Just thought I'd give it a "bump" so others might enjoy its benefits
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Post by bod on Oct 2, 2009 16:39:27 GMT
Some footage of Honeyboy &co has been posted on Youtube, here is one - there are several more (just click on 'more from estherbleu')
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Post by bod on Oct 2, 2009 13:49:04 GMT
Interesting iinnit? You can see the machine in question - from 1936 - being used by Don Young to spin a cone in this clip on Youtube: [edit - Michael, having watched this again since posting it, I realise that it is a little heavy in advertising and perhaps even uncomfortably close to an advert in some respects. I trust it is (almost) needless to say, that was not my intention in posting it. Hope it does not offend]
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Post by bod on Sept 30, 2009 13:30:10 GMT
Loved the music, loved the gig - a real privilege to see, hear and (briefly) meet this man. In addition to the marvelous music, from the moment he came on stage I was quite forcibly struck by something else that I wasn't expecting - there is something quite staggering about being in Honeyboy's presence, kinda hard to take on board his having been 'there, then' and his being 'here, now'.
I should also say that I thought Les Copeland and Michael Frank made solid contributions, too.
Nice venue an' all, and thanks to the good folk at the Irish Centre making various early arrivals very welcome in their social bar. I'll also add my thanks to Gerry for the heads up - really wouldn't have wanted to have missed it, but likely would have done without the tip off.
Cheers
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Post by bod on Sept 30, 2009 12:49:55 GMT
Michael - thanks for the forecast. Much appreciated, now all I've got to do is sit tight ...
Gouranga - you do indeed know how I've been feeling, you put it very well - don't know about you but with an improved sense of the likely timescale I feel much better able to wait. As you say, something to look forward to...
Cheers
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Post by bod on Sept 30, 2009 12:35:20 GMT
Hope you'll pardon a sllght digression - so Michael, the OMI Dobro's like Sly Stone had on his person in that interview footage, are they a different kettle of fish (pre-Gibosn, right?) - are there reasonable generalisations to be made about them and their quality? (Not that I'm planning to get one - I just think they look very cool and am kind of interested to know more)
Cheers
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Post by bod on Sept 30, 2009 12:30:12 GMT
Hi Niall I have a Regal RD40CHS squareneck- as far as I am aware the only difference between that the RD40S is the colour (a matter of whether the sunburst is cherry or not). As I have no experience of other makes / models I can't really advise on choices, but what I certainly can say is that I've had mine 7 months or so now, played it most days, remain very happy with it and have had no real problems / major bad experiences. (There was a minor panic - as forum members might recall - when I realised, after buying, that it had been understrung, but on re-stringing this revealed no underlying problem - best guess it had been strung by someone who knew even less about it than me ... I also had short burst of 3rd string breakages, but a spot of attention to the nut and the tuner peg - as advised by Robin, thanks Robin - seem to have sorted this out. It also went through a brief phase of sounding a bit off - kinda harsh and a little "shouty" but this went away again on its own and I get the impression that this sort of thing just happens sometimes with resonators). To my inexperienced ears my one sounds pretty good, with a nice range of tones that work for me for blues, bluegrass or hawaiian styles - despite which I plan to upgrade the cone, and maybe replace the saddles, when I work up the nerve... The only bit of advice I would give, is that if you are looking at a new RD40, look around - prices do seem to vary significantly. We're I to be deprived of mine, I'd happily get another at the lower end of the price spectrum, but at the higher end I think I'd want to have a play on a Beard Goldtone for comparison (the latter, of course, are still more expensive but not by that much if you're already at the upper end of RD40 price range and, I believe, in effect already have the usual upgrades and a proper set up) Cheers Dave
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Post by bod on Sept 29, 2009 14:21:10 GMT
Hi Michael,
I know you're playing this close to your chest, but still I wonder... Any news on when there may be any news? (I've just landed 9 months work and the very idea of being able to buy meself a new reso is burning a whole in my pocket already.... and what with these known unknowns in the equation I'm getting a bit like a kid in the run up to Xmas) ;D
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Post by bod on Sept 26, 2009 19:40:35 GMT
Hi Michael,
Thanks for the ID-ing the instrument - I'm more than happy to trust your ears as to what is inside it. 1) I was having trouble hearing past the voice over, 2) even if I hadn't been, I'd not necessarily have known what I was hearing. To be honest, I just jumped to a hasty conclusion based on the look of the coverplate..
(The mistaken nature of my assumption had emerged in the meantime, as in the course of browsing around at similar looking instruments I came across a couple that looked just the same but were identified as biscuit bridge models... Doh!, as they say on the telly)
Still, at least I've learned something today: resos are like books - not to be judged by their covers!
That 70s aesthetic was something,wasn't it - shiny metal guitars and chrome scooters as living room ornaments ;D
Cheers
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