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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2007 17:08:59 GMT
What do you say about the "pooltable cloth" that sometimes is under the resonator in old National guitars.I have seen it in several guitars. But is it orignial? Should it be there? It must be negative for the sound!?
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Post by Bill Stig on Sept 5, 2007 17:53:46 GMT
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 5, 2007 19:18:02 GMT
Hi Rikardo,
Welcome to our friendly forum. Your question is one that has been discussed before and thanks to Bill you now have links to the relevant threads on that subject.
If it is always the same colours, which it is, it must have been done at the factory. Read the two threads on the subject and you should have a better understanding of the felt gaskets.
Your description 'pooltable cloth' actually answers the question. You have seen the same green felt in more than one antique National. That can only be a factory fitted cloth. Unless there was an extraordinary wave of syncronicity among National instrument owners in the 1920s & 30s, which I doubt!
Your comment about it being negative for the sound is based on today's expections of a National guitar. I really do not believe it should be removed from antique National guitars. The factory fitted it for a purpose and in my experience they sound better with it left in tact. On Tricones they used to fit card gasgets. Anyone who believes this was done by owners and repairers at later dates to stop buzzes, sinking cones & rattles is wrong and does not know their subject.
Please remember when dealing with antique National & Dobro guitars - IF IT AIN'T BROKEN....DON'T TRY & FIX IT.
Keep in touch Rikardo
Shine On,
Michael.
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Post by Michael Messer on Sept 5, 2007 20:21:11 GMT
I just dropped by the IGS forum as I was out for my evening 'surf' and noticed that Rikardo has asked the same question over there. I was pleased to see that both Bob Brozman & I have given you the same answer. Our many years of studying these machines and their history has brought us to the same conclusions. If my memory is correct, when Bob & I first knew each other and talked about felt gaskets, that he believed they should be removed. If I am wrong about this Bob, I stand corrected!
Shine On,
Michael.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2007 20:39:55 GMT
Thanks for the satisfying answer.It didn't felt right to take it away. But somewere i read or heard that it wasn't original.
But now i will let it stay.
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