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Post by keithambridge on Jul 28, 2014 9:39:55 GMT
Doesn't the end of your thumb go to sleep if you use tight picks!
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Post by keithambridge on Jul 7, 2014 15:44:36 GMT
I use Newtone Michael Messer strings on my resonator, 15 - 56 gauge, they were designed to suit old National guitars. Great strings but as Mark says, "hard to get hold of"! Whilst we're on strings here's a Michael Messer tip! "Keep a real Chamois leather in your case and wipe the strings down after playing". Summertime here is very hot and sticky and I'm certain this makes my strings last longer!
Keith II
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Post by keithambridge on Jun 18, 2014 21:19:49 GMT
I admire your skills and enthusiasm Alex. The only thing I would say on this is that oak might be a bit neck heavy! However, you will learn from experience and that's what I've always done! My brother's first guitar (electric, he was about 15) was made from an old oak table from our grand parents, now he's knocking out classicals at around £7000 a piece! I believe there's a great lutherie school in Glasgow (not so far from you) that you might consider in the future, but first learn something lucrative like plumbing!!!!!!!
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Post by keithambridge on Jun 18, 2014 11:44:29 GMT
I have decided to write the guitar off (for an all laminate guitar, it probably isn't worth the time/effort and money spent on tools) but salvage parts including the entire neck and neck block because I was actually starting to make a guitar replicating an old stella, I already have the oak back and sides roughly cut and I had carved a solid oak neck although I could use the one from this guitar, I could either use parts from this to create the stella-ish guitar or I could make a copy of this guitar (same shape/look) but with solid oak back and sides, I need to get a bending iron though (any chance of finding one of those used do you think?) I was bidding on an old bending iron on ebay a while back but it went for about £90! I use a 3mm walled 50mm diameter alluminium pipe held in a vice and heated with either a blow torch or an electric paint stripper (depending if I've got power or not)!
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Post by keithambridge on Jun 7, 2014 17:58:08 GMT
Here we have Knut Hem performing at the Kardamili Jazz festival, (where I live) lovely guy, great musician. I am seriously into lap slide now!
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Post by keithambridge on May 20, 2014 20:08:13 GMT
If you spent 1 hour with a guitar teacher they could explain so much of what I think you want to know, and probably save you an awfull lot of time!
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Post by keithambridge on Mar 12, 2014 21:34:47 GMT
And, how do you get the srings through the bridge?
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Post by keithambridge on Mar 12, 2014 21:33:00 GMT
Very nice Dave, I'm surprised you found a dry patch of grass to lay it on!
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Post by keithambridge on Mar 1, 2014 16:27:41 GMT
Nice Gary! A bit more air movement in that soundbox than a normal Dobro. I can definately hear with mine that mostly treble comes out of the resonator cover and bass from the f/soundholes, is that the case with yours? Is it solid or laminate?
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Post by keithambridge on Feb 28, 2014 14:59:40 GMT
Really enjoyed looking at that Keith thanks Whats the exact name of the blue its bit too blue for Teal I would say it's what (for the last 20 years) I've called "Taverna Blue"!
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Post by keithambridge on Feb 27, 2014 19:08:20 GMT
Due to popular demand (well 2 members) I have been talked into reposting the pictures of my Blue Resonator build. I hadn't realised that the posts I did do were on the old forum, therefore some members here will have seen it before, but others not. The colour is in honour of the Greek flag, a place that I have lived and loved for 20 years now. And since this style of guitar took off in depression times in the U.S I called it the Greek Austerity model. Kind of based on the National Triolian, biscuit bridge single cone. National made these with wood bodies and metal ones, since I'm a carpenter I went for wood, (although I am thinking of a metal one as we go to press)! The idea was to build this using router patterns so I could reproduce it in the future. The body is all cut from good quality plywood. The neck has a neck stick attached like old style banjo's And the only things that hold the neck on are tension on the neck stick And 4 screws through the fingerboard dots! Neck geometry took some messing with, this was very wrong, the action was low but the strings nearly touched the hand rest. I started work before the metalwork arrived (serves me right)! The strings should pass about halfway between the hand rest and the biscuit. At this stage I was getting some very good advice from Michael Messer on his forum. One thing I did was change the cheap Chinese cone (on the right) for a "Continental" cone (left) these are used in Messer's guitars and "Busker"guitars (Busker supplied the cone). With the new neck geometry this is perfect, worth noting is that you don't need alot of break angle on a reso, it just overloads the cone. One thing that Michael Messer pointed out seeing this picture was the gap between the tailpiece and the cover plate, (wrong), they must be in contact with enough pressure not to buzz. Slap some paint on and enjoy I am absolutely hooked on slide guitar now, infact I hardly play my acoustic (shame on me). I hope you enjoy this brief photo log
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Post by keithambridge on Feb 14, 2014 16:35:00 GMT
Methylated spirit from a hardware shop would be my choice.
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Post by keithambridge on Jan 31, 2014 21:02:01 GMT
This is mine. I've always loved the simplicity of the Telecaster. Other than the original "sparkly black" with a neck humbucker, this has been matt/satin black with red scratchplate (my tribute to Wilko Johnson). Now this! Blackstar 5w tube amp, great fun!
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Post by keithambridge on Jan 30, 2014 17:56:10 GMT
Nice stuff peeps! It's a pleasure to be associated with you all
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Post by keithambridge on Jan 25, 2014 13:07:36 GMT
The Fred Kelly speedpick is my choice. I was given one about 5 years ago and I still haven't lost it! That's a very good price from Eagle Music, I might have to get some spares!
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