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Post by snakehips on Feb 21, 2020 9:37:44 GMT
Hi there !
Up until quite recently, (when I sold my Beltona) I had a Beltona (brass) Tricone, the 2nd I've ever had), a 2008 German Silver NRP Style 1.5 Tricone, and a 1931 National Style 1 roundneck.
ALL these guitars are quite different beasts from each other BUT the Beltona is a lot closer to a vintage National in many sense.
I had too many tricones for my needs - and I think I just prefer single-cone Nationals way too much. I can't even think about selling the roundneck vintage Tricone, and the NRP tricone has my Snakehips nickname engraved on the handrest, so I'd think it's unsellable (ha ha ha !!!) - thus the Beltona was the one to go. Wrong choice ?? In one sense, yes. But it went to someone who really wanted one and I know will do plenty good stuff on it and get more use out of it than I did.
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Post by davey on Feb 21, 2020 10:56:10 GMT
As I understand it, Steve Evans, a Luthier, and Bill Johnson, an engineer, started Beltona and made metal bodied instruments from 1990 in Leeds. They started experimenting with other materials a few years after that to simplify production and ended up with Glass fibre & Carbon fibre.
Steve's making me a Mandolin at the moment so I'll check the facts when I see him.
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Post by Michael Messer on Feb 21, 2020 11:30:06 GMT
That is absolutely correct, except as far as I know, Bill was not involved with the fibreglass instruments.
Shine On Michael
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Post by snakehips on Feb 21, 2020 11:37:28 GMT
As far as I know, the coverplates for the fibreglass instruments are made of aluminium - so I wonder who makes them for Steve, or does he make them himself ? Never asked him !
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Post by Andymccann on Feb 21, 2020 12:36:26 GMT
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Post by snakehips on Feb 21, 2020 13:07:54 GMT
I'd go for the Beltona !
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Post by washboardchris on Feb 21, 2020 16:59:51 GMT
I would like to find a beltona brass Ukulele'any ideas ?
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Post by Andymccann on Feb 23, 2020 20:53:26 GMT
Any of us bought it? Congratulations to whoever did
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Post by bonzo on Feb 23, 2020 20:58:19 GMT
Had a sniff at what I wanted to pay, but it wasn't me your honour!
Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by Andymccann on Feb 23, 2020 21:00:55 GMT
Sure about that John? There was only one bid?!
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Post by snakehips on Feb 23, 2020 22:13:53 GMT
Not guilty !!
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Feb 24, 2020 9:08:10 GMT
Not me - My GAS wallet is locked up for the time being.
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