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Hi Jon!

Oh my ~ that is indeed one of ours!! Cool

We occasionally have visiting glass-blowers using the facilities here in our Glass Center & they pop into our workshop to check out the ser ...

Hey Jon!

Great to hear back from you ~ no my friend, we've never added epoxy or any other 'non-glass' product inside our bars.

Is the bar you have a 'swirl' pattern similar to the OP's photo ...

Hi All,

That is indeed one of our Diamond Bottlenecks Red 'swirl' solid crystal tone-bars.

Jon ~ if the blue bar doesn't have an indent on the base end it's not one of ours - the only way thi ...

Jay Seibert has been struggling with health issues for quite a while and last I heard he would make a batch whenever he felt well enough to do so.

We'll have our regular solid crystal glass bullet ...

I do know that Basil at Eeze-slides has made an Indian Chatturangui 6" long, thin bar for Manish Pingle - it certainly would be around 1/4" thick (if not thinner!)

It may've been a one-of ...

Our U.K glass-blowers produce hand-blown leaded crystal glass tone-bars for us (although we're much better-known for our finger-slides!) & the weight falls between the lighter ceramic and heavier ...

The amazing Tom Doughty has used his very heavy finger-slide for acoustic duties for over ten years now ~ check out his music here: Winking

www.tomdoughty.com

Slide On!

We create hand-blown solid leaded crystal bullet bars for P.S.G and lap-slide over here in the U.K. ~ all of our bars are individually made so any bar length required can be supplied.

We have made ...

Thanks Rick ~ the next batch of SP1 and SP2 bars are underway at our glass-blowers studios - as soon as they arrive here in our workshop I'll drop folks waiting on these a confirmation note Smile

Tha ...

Hi Gregg,

Thanks for your interest ~ the next shipment of SP bars from our glass-blowers will be arriving here in our workshop on the 1st February, as soon as they land I'll forward a confirmatio ...

Just arrived from our glass-blowers ~ Cobalt Blue crystal glass SP1 & SP2 bars.

We'll be adding the new page onto our website where these can be purchased online shortly - thanks to all for yo ...

Hi Art,

No problem at all and many thanks indeed ~ is it the first bar (Ben Harper) you wish to take in glass or the Asher bar above.

Please let me know Art & I'll forward your requirements ...

Our glass-blowers are really nailing these glass bars ~ just arrived in our workshop from the guys is a copy of an Asher bar heading out to Italy in dark Cobalt Smile

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/us ...

Hi Terry,

Unfortunately as there are so many different tone-bars commercially available worldwide we can't keep a full set of bars for reference ~ but if you have a favorite bar you'd like to have ...

Hi folks,

We're proud to offer a range of all-glass 'rail-style' tone bars to compliment our heavy crystal glass bullet bars. These are modeled on the 'Ben Harper' bar, but if you require another ...

Thanks for the bar recommendation David ~ much appreciated! Smile

On a side-note, our new all solid crystal glass 'stevens-style'. tone-bars will become available from our website around mid-Novemb ...

Hi Ron! Marc's the guy who knows these things ~ without doubt THE #1 vintage National repairer over there in the U.S. ~ we have Mike Lewis over here - you have Marc Schoenberger Smile

Best regards,
...

Pretty much all of original National single-cone guitars had felt gaskets between the cones and soundwells ~ the same fabric found on pool tables.

Tricones apparently did have paper gaskets between ...

Metal-filled glass tone bars are extremely delicate ~ we made a bunch around ten years ago for several U.K and U.S lap-siders to trial for us. None really withstood the rigors of 'road-wear', and the ...

Hi Bob,

If ever you need specific info regarding pre-war National Resophonic instruments the guy to contact is Mark Makin over here in England (www.markmakin.co.uk), author of the definitive book ...

Hi All!

We're proud to announce our solid crystal glass bars will be available very soon from Dawn at Jackson Steel Guitars, Nashville TN. (our only stockist in the U.S carrying our crystal glass ...

We make hand-blown crystal glass bullet tone-bars ~ weight-wise they come in between steel & ceramic (around 3 ounces) and lengths can be finished to suit any preference.

www.diamondbottlenecks ...

Looks very much like a home-made bar ~ not seen any bar like this offered commercially Wink

That's beautiful Fred Wink

Hi Chase! It's great to hear your crystal bar still serves you well Smile

It's quite true regarding the customs situation ~ and it is currently worsening due to heightened security regarding the forwa ...

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Topic: Glass bar manufacturer?
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 2112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 May 2023 4:46 am Subject: Glass bar manufacturer?
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 2112	Hi Jon! Oh my ~ that is indeed one of ours!! We occasionally have visiting glass-blowers using the facilities here in our Glass Center & they pop into our workshop to check out the ser ...
Topic: Glass bar manufacturer?
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 2112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 May 2023 4:03 am Subject: Glass bar manufacturer?
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 2112	Hey Jon! Great to hear back from you ~ no my friend, we've never added epoxy or any other 'non-glass' product inside our bars. Is the bar you have a 'swirl' pattern similar to the OP's photo ...
Topic: Glass bar manufacturer?
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 2112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 May 2023 3:10 am Subject: Glass bar manufacturer?
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 2112	Hi All, That is indeed one of our Diamond Bottlenecks Red 'swirl' solid crystal tone-bars. Jon ~ if the blue bar doesn't have an indent on the base end it's not one of ours - the only way thi ...
Topic: ceramic slide bars
Ian McWee Replies: 3 Views: 1627	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jun 2021 4:45 am Subject: ceramic slide bars
Ian McWee Replies: 3 Views: 1627	Jay Seibert has been struggling with health issues for quite a while and last I heard he would make a batch whenever he felt well enough to do so. We'll have our regular solid crystal glass bullet ...
Topic: What is the smallest diameter tone bar you know of?
Ian McWee Replies: 17 Views: 5319	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Mar 2021 2:33 am Subject: What is the smallest diameter tone bar you know of?
Ian McWee Replies: 17 Views: 5319	I do know that Basil at Eeze-slides has made an Indian Chatturangui 6" long, thin bar for Manish Pingle - it certainly would be around 1/4" thick (if not thinner!) It may've been a one-of ...
Topic: Ceramic / Composite / Glass tone bars? Preferences?
Ian McWee Replies: 12 Views: 4699	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Nov 2019 3:58 am Subject: Ceramic / Composite / Glass tone bars? Preferences?
Ian McWee Replies: 12 Views: 4699	Our U.K glass-blowers produce hand-blown leaded crystal glass tone-bars for us (although we're much better-known for our finger-slides!) & the weight falls between the lighter ceramic and heavier ...
Topic: What do you do when you can no longer hold the bar?
Ian McWee Replies: 32 Views: 11967	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jul 2018 4:37 am Subject: What do you do when you can no longer hold the bar?
Ian McWee Replies: 32 Views: 11967	The amazing Tom Doughty has used his very heavy finger-slide for acoustic duties for over ten years now ~ check out his music here: www.tomdoughty.com Slide On!
Topic: Bars
Ian McWee Replies: 64 Views: 25493	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Feb 2018 5:53 am Subject: Bars
Ian McWee Replies: 64 Views: 25493	We create hand-blown solid leaded crystal bullet bars for P.S.G and lap-slide over here in the U.K. ~ all of our bars are individually made so any bar length required can be supplied. We have made ...
Topic: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 30 Jan 2018 2:29 pm Subject: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Thanks Rick ~ the next batch of SP1 and SP2 bars are underway at our glass-blowers studios - as soon as they arrive here in our workshop I'll drop folks waiting on these a confirmation note Tha ...
Topic: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 25 Jan 2018 4:30 am Subject: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Hi Gregg, Thanks for your interest ~ the next shipment of SP bars from our glass-blowers will be arriving here in our workshop on the 1st February, as soon as they land I'll forward a confirmatio ...
Topic: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 16 Jan 2018 7:53 am Subject: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Just arrived from our glass-blowers ~ Cobalt Blue crystal glass SP1 & SP2 bars. We'll be adding the new page onto our website where these can be purchased online shortly - thanks to all for yo ...
Topic: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 13 Dec 2017 2:07 pm Subject: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Hi Art, No problem at all and many thanks indeed ~ is it the first bar (Ben Harper) you wish to take in glass or the Asher bar above. Please let me know Art & I'll forward your requirements ...
Topic: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 12 Dec 2017 2:37 pm Subject: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Our glass-blowers are really nailing these glass bars ~ just arrived in our workshop from the guys is a copy of an Asher bar heading out to Italy in dark Cobalt https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/us ...
Topic: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 10 Dec 2017 1:22 pm Subject: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Hi Terry, Unfortunately as there are so many different tone-bars commercially available worldwide we can't keep a full set of bars for reference ~ but if you have a favorite bar you'd like to have ...
Topic: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 15 Nov 2017 4:34 am Subject: All glass 'rail-style' tone-bars.
Ian McWee Replies: 13 Views: 7927	Hi folks, We're proud to offer a range of all-glass 'rail-style' tone bars to compliment our heavy crystal glass bullet bars. These are modeled on the 'Ben Harper' bar, but if you require another ...
Topic: Quieter bar than the Broz-O-Phonic??
Ian McWee Replies: 28 Views: 10936	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Sep 2017 2:34 am Subject: Quieter bar than the Broz-O-Phonic??
Ian McWee Replies: 28 Views: 10936	Thanks for the bar recommendation David ~ much appreciated! On a side-note, our new all solid crystal glass 'stevens-style'. tone-bars will become available from our website around mid-Novemb ...
Topic: Tricone -- gaskets?
Ian McWee Replies: 31 Views: 13484	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Feb 2017 5:31 am Subject: Tricone -- gaskets?
Ian McWee Replies: 31 Views: 13484	Hi Ron! Marc's the guy who knows these things ~ without doubt THE #1 vintage National repairer over there in the U.S. ~ we have Mike Lewis over here - you have Marc Schoenberger Best regards, ...
Topic: Tricone -- gaskets?
Ian McWee Replies: 31 Views: 13484	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Feb 2017 2:50 am Subject: Tricone -- gaskets?
Ian McWee Replies: 31 Views: 13484	Pretty much all of original National single-cone guitars had felt gaskets between the cones and soundwells ~ the same fabric found on pool tables. Tricones apparently did have paper gaskets between ...
Topic: Tone Bars
Ian McWee Replies: 7 Views: 4922	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2016 1:37 am Subject: Tone Bars
Ian McWee Replies: 7 Views: 4922	Metal-filled glass tone bars are extremely delicate ~ we made a bunch around ten years ago for several U.K and U.S lap-siders to trial for us. None really withstood the rigors of 'road-wear', and the ...
Topic: National Round Neck
Ian McWee Replies: 5 Views: 2389	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jul 2016 1:50 am Subject: National Round Neck
Ian McWee Replies: 5 Views: 2389	Hi Bob, If ever you need specific info regarding pre-war National Resophonic instruments the guy to contact is Mark Makin over here in England (www.markmakin.co.uk), author of the definitive book ...
Topic: Lighter Tone Bar
Ian McWee Replies: 14 Views: 6349	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jun 2016 11:06 am Subject: Lighter Tone Bar
Ian McWee Replies: 14 Views: 6349	Hi All! We're proud to announce our solid crystal glass bars will be available very soon from Dawn at Jackson Steel Guitars, Nashville TN. (our only stockist in the U.S carrying our crystal glass ...
Topic: Lighter Tone Bar
Ian McWee Replies: 14 Views: 6349	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 May 2016 6:36 am Subject: Lighter Tone Bar
Ian McWee Replies: 14 Views: 6349	We make hand-blown crystal glass bullet tone-bars ~ weight-wise they come in between steel & ceramic (around 3 ounces) and lengths can be finished to suit any preference. www.diamondbottlenecks ...
Topic: Unusual tone bar
Ian McWee Replies: 23 Views: 9107	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Mar 2016 1:07 am Subject: Unusual tone bar
Ian McWee Replies: 23 Views: 9107	Looks very much like a home-made bar ~ not seen any bar like this offered commercially
Topic: Another new video: Lap King with Diamond Bottlenecks bar
Ian McWee Replies: 1 Views: 984	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2016 1:20 pm Subject: Another new video: Lap King with Diamond Bottlenecks bar
Ian McWee Replies: 1 Views: 984	That's beautiful Fred
Topic: Non-metal bars
Ian McWee Replies: 9 Views: 3263	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Dec 2015 7:55 am Subject: Non-metal bars
Ian McWee Replies: 9 Views: 3263	Hi Chase! It's great to hear your crystal bar still serves you well It's quite true regarding the customs situation ~ and it is currently worsening due to heightened security regarding the forwa ...