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Post by damflask on Jun 5, 2020 15:31:50 GMT
These come up at around £100 on eBay sometimes, and with a bit of love and a better cone, they sound pretty good. Please excuse my terrible playing. I dropped a paving slab on my had the day before! ( link below) link
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Post by Michael Messer on Jun 5, 2020 16:49:24 GMT
Damflask, In the last sentence of your post above this one, which letter have to left out, an E or an N? Just checking.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by damflask on Jun 5, 2020 16:58:23 GMT
Damflask, In the last sentence of your post above this one, which letter have to left out, an E or an N? Just checking. Shine On Michael Hahahaha! HAND  |
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Post by pete1951 on Jun 5, 2020 18:58:56 GMT
Most cheap resos, given a good cone and a sympathetic setup, will sound just about ok. Savannah seem to know very little about resos, what would you think a Chicago Blues Resonator should look like? A Duolian? A style O?. No, it’s a Dobro copy .
Pete
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Post by damflask on Jun 5, 2020 21:18:59 GMT
I think that’s a bit unfair on the makers of the Savannah resonators. They are quite nicely put together.
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Post by pete1951 on Jun 5, 2020 22:01:58 GMT
Far Eastern guitar quality has improved greatly over the last few years. Pressure and input from people like Michael Messer has lead to big improvements in sound and playability. I did say that resos such as the Savanna can sound ok. But my comment about the name still stands. Plenty of Blues players have Dobro style guitars, but I don’t think many would call them a Chicago Blues Reso. Someone in marketing has not done their homework.
Pete
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Post by damflask on Jun 5, 2020 22:12:35 GMT
Hi Pete,
I think that we may be talking at cross purposes here?
The Savannah brand in its modern form seem to be just a couple of guitars and none of them have fancy names, just model numbers.
I have a couple of the wood-bodied resonators as seen in the OP and as I say, with a better cone and a little bit of love the can sound very nice (did you watch the video ?)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2020 0:55:59 GMT
Hi Pete I have a couple of the wood-bodied resonators as seen in the OP and as I say, with a better cone and a little bit of love the can sound very nice (did you watch the video ?) Sorry but many of these cheap copy instruments are abominations of the instruments they seek to copy. I hope the wood does not gass-off some toxic chemical. |
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Post by pete1951 on Jun 6, 2020 6:37:39 GMT
Hi Pete, I think that we may be talking at cross purposes here? The Savannah brand in its modern form seem to be just a couple of guitars and none of them have fancy names, just model numbers. I have a couple of the wood-bodied resonators as seen in the OP and as I say, with a better cone and a little bit of love the can sound very nice (did you watch the video ?) Yes I did see the video, yes the guitar sounds fine , yes with a good cone and some love they can be be made to sound better and yes we are at cross purposes. I googled Savannah and could not see your model, only found the oddly named Chicago Blues, which made me cross, I was hoping to find your model to have a name such as The Nashville Country Reso, but no luck. Pete A rose by any other name would smell as sweet |
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Post by damflask on Jun 9, 2020 14:19:38 GMT
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Post by damflask on Jun 16, 2020 22:27:07 GMT
Far Eastern guitar quality has improved greatly over the last few years. Pressure and input from people like Michael Messer has lead to big improvements in sound and playability. I did say that resos such as the Savanna can sound ok. But my comment about the name still stands. Plenty of Blues players have Dobro style guitars, but I don’t think many would call them a Chicago Blues Reso. Someone in marketing has not done their homework. Pete I've done a little bit of reading. And it turns out that the National Trojan was not built by National. |
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Post by pete1951 on Jun 17, 2020 7:10:33 GMT
Not sure why 1930s Harmony made Trojans have anything to do with this thread?
Pete
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Post by Michael Messer on Jun 17, 2020 7:17:05 GMT
Apart from the 1920s National Triolians, wood bodied Nationals - Estralita, Trojan, El Trovador, Rosita, etc... were built under license by Kay and Harmony. This is a long and convoluted story, I think you probably need a copy of Mark Makin's book, Palm Trees, Senoritas and Rocket Ships!
Shine On
Michael
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