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Post by pete1951 on Sept 7, 2021 14:18:03 GMT
5 mins in there is some talk about string spacing for slide. Pete
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Post by vastopol on Sept 9, 2021 9:43:28 GMT
Well, I tend to be circumspect when my ears tells me something that my eyes can't agree....There's not any one National in sight ! Woups allright I see a National Resophonic resolectric, and two Dobro...one of them with "The original duolian by dobro" written on the head. So not any Triolian here...
After those considerations, I had to agree with the idea of getting the sharp E-string close enough to the side of the neck, it's really a usefull feature; but set-up can't be the same for all of us of course. I'm always wondering why most of the guitars are made with this string so far inside, maybe to not slipping out when fingered? If Tampa Red had to play his golden guitar with a modern set up, he should never get that unique sound.
Another interesting detail is the way that some old round-necks National Tricones and sometimes other models have some very rounded bindings, even on some Ukuleles too...it gives something very sweet under your hands, not any angles, nothing is sharp...so that means the fret is also a bit pushed inside, under the binding. There's less chance to hit the fret with your slide when you play on that single string...to me it's very significant. Simple idea but very effective. (On a uke that inplies a cleaner sound without hitting the neck before the string when struming, it proves how much subtle care and consciousness was put in old Nationals...and how not much people doesn't care about that today).
Most doesn't need this set up to get a nice sound, but if you try once it could be very attractive.
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Post by bonzo on Sept 9, 2021 10:25:47 GMT
I was always taught to reduce fractions. Eight sixty fourths becomes four thirty seconds which becomes two sixteenths which becomes one eighth. I realise this is not accurate enough for our purpose so I do use mm's. My maths teacher would hit us around the head with a cricket bat and dip our hands in boiling oil if we didn't reduce fractions! Happy days! 😉😊👍🎸 Best wishes to you all, John
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Post by pete1951 on Sept 9, 2021 11:13:21 GMT
Well, I tend to be circumspect when my ears tells me something that my eyes can't agree....There's not any one National in sight ! Woups allright I see a National Resophonic resolectric, and two Dobro...one of them with "The original duolian by dobro" written on the head. So not any Triolian here... It is remarkable how many people in the guitar business miss-name resonator guitars. This guy knows what he’s doing but still doesn’t call them by their correct names. Pete See also on YouTube ‘ now that’s how to play Dobro’ , can you guess what sort of Reso is being played?
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Post by vastopol on Sept 10, 2021 9:02:51 GMT
The video I've found show too many resonator guitars to not being confused.
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 10, 2021 9:12:10 GMT
More so than in the UK, in the USA Dobro is the generic term for all things resphonic. Most vacuum cleaners on the planet are called Hoovers. "Good afternoon, do you sell Dyson hoovers?" ...such is life!
Shine On Michael
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