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Post by kiwi on Aug 23, 2015 11:27:20 GMT
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Post by kiwi on Aug 18, 2015 10:08:39 GMT
I bought some stuff called Fret Doctor back in 2006 for about US$15, basically woodwind bore oil. Does an amazing job of restoring old fretboards, and I still have 1/3 left, doesn't take much to get the job done.
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Post by kiwi on Aug 17, 2015 6:22:10 GMT
I have had 3 Republics, a brass tricone, wood body single cone and now a wood body tricone. As Gaucho said the set up can be hit or miss but in my opinion the build quality is good to very good. The brass tri needed a bit of set up being replace the ebony tip saddle with a maple one, strip the paint off the T bridge and then it was a ripper. The wood single didn't need much just set string height for my preference. The latest, a wood body tri, I have again stripped the paint off the T bridge (this opens up the sound nicely) and am waiting some strings to get the set up right for me but otherwise very happy. I think the biggest thing having owned Regals, Epiphones and Johnsons back in early 2000s is the build quality is better and the Continental cones are light years ahead of what came in the Asian guitars previously. All of those needed a cone upgrade and interior woodwork yet none of the Republics do. I also have a Style O from a local importer and I haven't even opened this one up in 12 months as it plays and sounds wonderful (comes from the same factory as the Republics). In my opinion they are good value for the dollar and well constructed. I would have bought a MM Blues 28 but with the NZ$ to pound it was too costly. The NZ$ to US$ makes buying from the USA better value. My current three
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Post by kiwi on Aug 15, 2015 2:11:44 GMT
I'm glad to hear from someone who has experience with switching out the cones. I've had my Regal since 2002 also, I think it's about time to switch cones! I noticed that Elderly.com is selling the same cone. Has anyone had experience buying from them? You will likely have to adjust the saddle height as the Nationals are from memory slightly taller.
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Post by kiwi on Aug 14, 2015 2:44:35 GMT
As Brad says that is the correct cone. I swapped the National for the cone in the RC2 I had. Big improvement back in those days (2002) as Regal used stamped cones then that were thick and dull sounding.
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Post by kiwi on Aug 13, 2015 8:35:48 GMT
Most cases for classical guitars will fit. I had a Regal RC2 and a classical guitar hardcase from a local shop fit it perfectly. Local shops, Guitar Centre or the like may be your best bet.
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Post by kiwi on Aug 13, 2015 8:15:37 GMT
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Post by kiwi on Aug 5, 2015 3:23:48 GMT
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Post by kiwi on Aug 1, 2015 6:48:34 GMT
All of my acoustic flat top wood bodies are 000/OM and archtop guitars are 14 fret to the body. The 5 smaller parlour size are 12 fret. For resonators I have always preferred 12 fret to the body. This changed last year when I bought a Style O 14 fret knock off (with chicken foot cover that I was never a fan of) which is one of my favourite guitars now. I guess I originally preferred 12 fret Resonators but 14 fret acoustics with a smaller body size. The Style O changed that a bit. But I still have a soft spot for the parlours. Last week I got a 12 fret wood body tricone and so far am enjoying it a lot. The tricone from Republic And the Style O
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Post by kiwi on Jun 8, 2015 4:09:42 GMT
Hi Looper I had one of these Epi biscuit cones many years ago. I had success in getting a better tone and volume by leveling the sound well ( mine was pretty rough ply with gaps in the surface layer) by sanding and then applying superglue over the whole surface to fill and harden the cheap ply. A replacement National cone and it was a pretty sweet sounding guitar.
Cheers
Laurie
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Post by kiwi on Mar 31, 2015 1:18:15 GMT
Harriet I use a Badger like this www.badgerairbrush.com/BADGER_250.asp. Bought it from a model shop for NZ$50. Works great for touch ups on my guitars, refinished a neck on a Harmony acoustic yesterday. Has given me 6 years trouble free use. I use a can of air for propellant since I only use it occasionally.
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Post by kiwi on Mar 9, 2015 23:47:03 GMT
Hi Dave, Laurie here, I had an Amistar tricone some years back from about the same era. This looks legit for a style O from that time. Confirmation of a paper label would nail it.
On the Thomann website new singles seem to be about 2000 so 400 seems pretty reasonable.
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Post by kiwi on Feb 16, 2015 9:05:32 GMT
I do it on Jitterbug Swing, learned from Catfish Keiths instruction video, hasn't hurt my tricone or single cone, generally slap the coverplate and then the strings up around the 12th fret, but also between the fretboard and bridge and then up the fretboard sometimes.
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Post by kiwi on Dec 31, 2014 9:33:01 GMT
Happy New Year to all, 1 1/2 hours to go here, thanks Michael for hosting your forum, lots of great info here.
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Post by kiwi on Dec 1, 2014 6:59:19 GMT
Pete: 2 s's, 2 s's, 2 p's, i's always singular. Blues seems to be big business. Can't get a room within 37 miles of Clarksdale for the Juke Joint Festival, might have to go in May instead, still might be less touristy. Next 2 Blues Cruises are fully booked to. Ken if you can book this place, it is just outside Clarksdale on the old Hopson plantation. Old sharecroppers shacks fitted out for tourist stays. I stayed in the old silo. Wonderful place run by a couple of real characters. www.shackupinn.com/A couple of photos from my stay My room, the toilets had all had paintings by local artists (the shorter guy in the previous photo did this one, Stan Street, he has a gallery in Clarksdale) Highly recommend it, old cotton gins, all sorts of stuff. Laurie
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