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On a tip from a trusted friend, I bought a Republic Tri-cone on ebay recently, and I've been very impressed with the tone and build quality of my new instrument. Tonally, it's very close to the newer ...

There's cool invention out there called a tone gard, made by a guy in CA named Tony Pires, that keeps the back of mandolins and guitars from contacting the belly of its player. I can't speak to its v ...

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like I'll be playing around with different tunings and string guages to see what works.

Slightly off-topic, but where's a great place to buy a Sunrise pickup?

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I'm about to get a 20's Weissenborn and was wondering if these guitars can take a high tension tuning like GCECEG. This tuning works great on a Rick steel, but I'm nervous to try it on an older.lightl ...

I got some itunes credit for Xmas, and want to download some Ben Harper songs where he features the Weissenborn. Any song titles and/or albums would be much appreciated.
Thanks- Eric

I have a superior weissenborn with a spruce top and palo escrito sides and back that I want to sweeten up and mellow out as much as possible. I'd also like to maximize the sustain. Should I replace ...

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Topic: republic tri-cone resonator guitar
Eric Kilburn Replies: 8 Views: 5521	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Aug 2008 8:39 pm Subject: republic tri-cone resonator guitar
Eric Kilburn Replies: 8 Views: 5521	On a tip from a trusted friend, I bought a Republic Tri-cone on ebay recently, and I've been very impressed with the tone and build quality of my new instrument. Tonally, it's very close to the newer ...
Topic: tone gard for weissenborn guitar ?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 4 Views: 1479	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jan 2007 4:32 pm Subject: tone gard for weissenborn guitar ?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 4 Views: 1479	There's cool invention out there called a tone gard, made by a guy in CA named Tony Pires, that keeps the back of mandolins and guitars from contacting the belly of its player. I can't speak to its v ...
Topic: High-Tension tunings on a Weissenborn- OK?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 11 Views: 2198	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jan 2007 3:35 pm Subject: High-Tension tunings on a Weissenborn- OK?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 11 Views: 2198	Thanks for all the replies. Looks like I'll be playing around with different tunings and string guages to see what works. Slightly off-topic, but where's a great place to buy a Sunrise pickup? ...
Topic: High-Tension tunings on a Weissenborn- OK?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 11 Views: 2198	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Dec 2006 11:31 am Subject: High-Tension tunings on a Weissenborn- OK?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 11 Views: 2198	I'm about to get a 20's Weissenborn and was wondering if these guitars can take a high tension tuning like GCECEG. This tuning works great on a Rick steel, but I'm nervous to try it on an older.lightl ...
Topic: Ben Harper Weissenborn tunes ?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 2 Views: 2214	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Dec 2006 11:27 am Subject: Ben Harper Weissenborn tunes ?
Eric Kilburn Replies: 2 Views: 2214	I got some itunes credit for Xmas, and want to download some Ben Harper songs where he features the Weissenborn. Any song titles and/or albums would be much appreciated. Thanks- Eric
Topic: mellowing out a weissenborn
Eric Kilburn Replies: 4 Views: 1312	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Dec 2006 9:48 am Subject: mellowing out a weissenborn
Eric Kilburn Replies: 4 Views: 1312	I have a superior weissenborn with a spruce top and palo escrito sides and back that I want to sweeten up and mellow out as much as possible. I'd also like to maximize the sustain. Should I replace ...