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Post by pete1951 on Dec 13, 2022 18:15:08 GMT
Just found this guy . He is I think a very experienced guitar maker but knows little about resonators.
Part 2 , starting the neck and making the sound well is in YouTube land with a promise of part 3 soon. Pete
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Post by pete1951 on Dec 13, 2022 18:18:47 GMT
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Post by pete1951 on Dec 18, 2022 10:05:21 GMT
It grows, it will be interesting to see how he fits the neck
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Post by pete1951 on Jan 6, 2023 11:23:48 GMT
He’s getting along pretty well. He has however made the neck and neckstick in one piece which could make things difficult later on. I will post his final video,but if you want to see the complete build I’m sure you can look it up on YouTube Pete
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Post by resonatadog on Jan 17, 2023 10:44:49 GMT
Good post I just came on here to share it also but obviously you already have, keep up the good work
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Post by pete1951 on Jan 17, 2023 12:03:46 GMT
I have made a couple of metal body resos ,( with a lot of help from an experienced metal worker) . It’s very interesting to see how he gets over problems . At the time I had some knowledge of resonator construction but still had a lot of learning to do. Pete
There are a few other metal body makers out there but he seems one of the most workmanlike.
In his latest post he makes the back. This had similarities to my method ( I was able to get my back pressed in a ‘rubber press’ which saved a lot of time) Then he puts a raised shoulder around it. I think it now looks like a Korean made back ( which don’t look like a proper National, but he seems happy with it
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Post by pete1951 on Feb 8, 2023 14:03:00 GMT
He has got it one piece.
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Post by snakehips on Feb 8, 2023 17:34:54 GMT
Wow ! That wooden biscuit is about 3 times the thickness of standard National biscuits ! And a bone saddle ! Didn't sound too bad though.
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Post by Michael Messer on Feb 8, 2023 18:59:16 GMT
He has done a better job than I could ever do, so hats off to him. However, could someone please tell him to get a National cone and make a new biscuit and bridge saddle. That cone with no spirals and his biscuit/bridge are killing all his hard work.
I have done bone saddles and they are okay, but actually have no warmth and are brittle sounding.
If anyone knows this guy, point him to this thread.
Shine On Michael
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Post by pete1951 on Feb 8, 2023 20:03:04 GMT
Have already left a comment about cones, and a few other things. He probably has a load of comments from others to read through. For a home made reso he has done a pretty good job. Hopefully a ‘proper ‘ maker will get in contact and improve his next attempt. Pete
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Post by jamess on Mar 11, 2023 0:21:08 GMT
This is awesome, I'm on Google this morning trying to do some more research and learn history and more about building these things and this thread pops up. I was excited to click on it thinking "oh sweet someone else is going to show how they did it and I'll learn something". Imagine my disappointment when I saw it was just me and realizing I wouldn't learn anything new 🤣.
Pete your assessment here is spot on, I am an experienced builder but don't know much about resonators other than what little I learned from owning a style O for a few years. I'm assuming you are the Pete Towers that has provided several helpful comments (there are two Pete's commenting and both have been helpful). Much appreciated. It's interesting that a lot of folks don't like to publicly comment on the videos and choose to email me instead, which has been good. The resonator community is really awesome, lot's of great people.
I've been a fan of Michael Messer for a long time, a lot of people wouldn't own a high quality resonator if it wasn't for the work Michael did to produce these affordably, that's just awesome.
Snakehips thanks for the input on the biscuit and saddle, much appreciated. I've got two hot rod cones sitting on the bench and I'm looking forward to understanding the difference they make over the Repogle cone I was using. And I wasn't kidding, I've been a huge fan of your music for at least 13 years.
James
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Post by Michael Messer on Mar 11, 2023 9:45:40 GMT
Hello james,
Welcome to my forum and to our friendly community.
Flattery will get you everywhere around here!
Shine On Michael
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Post by pete1951 on Mar 11, 2023 9:45:55 GMT
Great to have you on board, hopefully advise here will get your guitars even better.
It will always be hard to get a really professional job on a metal body without some big industrial presses but you are coming pretty close.
Pete
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Post by jamess on Mar 11, 2023 17:52:47 GMT
Thanks for the welcome.
Pete, Any chance you have a picture of the rubber press setup you used?
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Post by pete1951 on Mar 11, 2023 19:38:57 GMT
The rubber press belongs to an aircraft repair shop. Some years ago I worked with someone from the repair shop and he had permission to use it. I made a wooden plug that was put under a block of silicone rubber with a brass plate on top. Several tons later the back was pressed into shape, with a flange around it to solder to. The cover plates were made the same way. They turned out pretty well, though the birch ply ‘plug’ was crushed a little by the press, this meant the edges were more rounded than we wanted. It did produce a back that looked fairly close to a proper National back rather than the appox shape of Chinese made or the ‘stepped’ shape of Korean ones Pete
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