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Hello Bob The bridge I described came from the factory with that setup. I have not been able to find another one like it. If it wears out I guess I'll have make one.

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I play a Jerry Douglas that has ebony on the wound strings and maple on the unwound strings. The maple seems to cut the harshness from the unwound stings and the ebony gives a big kick to the wound st ...

By all means get a scheerhorn steel or a Tipton steel. The wide radius makes vibrato a cinch. The stainless steel version of the Scheerhorn steel is really cool. One of the drawbacks of the Scheerhorn ...

Sometimes guitars have rattles in them if they have not been played recently. I would play the guitar for about a half hour or so before trying to get rid of the buzz. Exposure to cold temperatures ma ...

You might also check out the nut material and the setup on the bridge inserts. Bone or ivory on the nut and ebony topped bridge inserts make alot of difference. Good picking to you.

You should check out the scale length against the fret spacing. The measurement from the nut to the 12th fret should equal the measurement from the 12th fret to the bridge. If they are not equal the h ...

Hi Bill. When you bought the capo it came with plastic shims that attach to the bottom of the piece that the stings sit on. You use these shims to make that piece the same dimension as your string hei ...

Hello Ted. I would say that you should charge these people for the option of cramming a job on a guitar. The quality would most likely suffer but then you get what you pay for. I would only hope you w ...

I went to the Loud and Clear display in Sacramento and I saw a guitar under glass that interested me.It was made by John Morton. It was a Weisinborn style body made out of metal and had a tri-cone set ...

The guitar in question is a cheap Korean knock-off. If you are serious buy a better guitar.If you are just checking out the posibilty of playing a resonator guitar it will do. The tone is somewhat lac ...

What you play for back up depends on what kind of song ie fast or slow and what is going on in the rest of the band. In a bluegrass context if the mandolin is taking as break it's nice to play chops l ...

Gordan you might want to listen to Rueben's Train on Rob Ickes album,Hard Times. It's in D played out of standard G tuning.Check out the D scale on the low end of the neck. All of the open stings fit ...

those slants on adjacent strings will work. some vibrato helps. if by digging in you mean pushing down on the steel harder, it will just complicate matters. by the way most of the takes on dobro sessi ...

i saw a scheerhorn bar made from stainless steel in an eldery catalouge. would appreciate any info on tone,bar wear and string wear. at $75 a pop i need a second opinion

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Topic: Dobro bridge material
gerry szostak Replies: 27 Views: 18036	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2001 1:24 pm Subject: Dobro bridge material
gerry szostak Replies: 27 Views: 18036	Hello Bob The bridge I described came from the factory with that setup. I have not been able to find another one like it. If it wears out I guess I'll have make one. ------------------
Topic: Dobro bridge material
gerry szostak Replies: 27 Views: 18036	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2001 12:07 am Subject: Dobro bridge material
gerry szostak Replies: 27 Views: 18036	I play a Jerry Douglas that has ebony on the wound strings and maple on the unwound strings. The maple seems to cut the harshness from the unwound stings and the ebony gives a big kick to the wound st ...
Topic: bar for dobro
gerry szostak Replies: 17 Views: 3544	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2001 12:06 am Subject: bar for dobro
gerry szostak Replies: 17 Views: 3544	By all means get a scheerhorn steel or a Tipton steel. The wide radius makes vibrato a cinch. The stainless steel version of the Scheerhorn steel is really cool. One of the drawbacks of the Scheerhorn ...
Topic: Got any resophonic rattle diagnostic tips?
gerry szostak Replies: 5 Views: 1534	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Feb 2001 12:28 am Subject: Got any resophonic rattle diagnostic tips?
gerry szostak Replies: 5 Views: 1534	Sometimes guitars have rattles in them if they have not been played recently. I would play the guitar for about a half hour or so before trying to get rid of the buzz. Exposure to cold temperatures ma ...
Topic: Dobro/ What kind of cone???
gerry szostak Replies: 5 Views: 1424	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Sep 2000 10:36 pm Subject: Dobro/ What kind of cone???
gerry szostak Replies: 5 Views: 1424	You might also check out the nut material and the setup on the bridge inserts. Bone or ivory on the nut and ebony topped bridge inserts make alot of difference. Good picking to you.
Topic: Intonation
gerry szostak Replies: 10 Views: 3619	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 May 2000 10:39 pm Subject: Intonation
gerry szostak Replies: 10 Views: 3619	You should check out the scale length against the fret spacing. The measurement from the nut to the 12th fret should equal the measurement from the 12th fret to the bridge. If they are not equal the h ...
Topic: Shubb reso capo problems
gerry szostak Replies: 3 Views: 1295	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 May 2000 6:04 pm Subject: Shubb reso capo problems
gerry szostak Replies: 3 Views: 1295	Hi Bill. When you bought the capo it came with plastic shims that attach to the bottom of the piece that the stings sit on. You use these shims to make that piece the same dimension as your string hei ...
Topic: Time and People
gerry szostak Replies: 18 Views: 4887	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 May 2000 11:54 pm Subject: Time and People
gerry szostak Replies: 18 Views: 4887	Hello Ted. I would say that you should charge these people for the option of cramming a job on a guitar. The quality would most likely suffer but then you get what you pay for. I would only hope you w ...
Topic: Moroton guitars
gerry szostak Replies: 1 Views: 1238	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 May 2000 1:12 am Subject: Moroton guitars
gerry szostak Replies: 1 Views: 1238	I went to the Loud and Clear display in Sacramento and I saw a guitar under glass that interested me.It was made by John Morton. It was a Weisinborn style body made out of metal and had a tri-cone set ...
Topic: Johnson Dobro
gerry szostak Replies: 10 Views: 16597	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 May 2000 1:05 am Subject: Johnson Dobro
gerry szostak Replies: 10 Views: 16597	The guitar in question is a cheap Korean knock-off. If you are serious buy a better guitar.If you are just checking out the posibilty of playing a resonator guitar it will do. The tone is somewhat lac ...
Topic: back-up parts on reso
gerry szostak Replies: 4 Views: 1512	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 May 2000 7:07 pm Subject: back-up parts on reso
gerry szostak Replies: 4 Views: 1512	What you play for back up depends on what kind of song ie fast or slow and what is going on in the rest of the band. In a bluegrass context if the mandolin is taking as break it's nice to play chops l ...
Topic: D" Licks
gerry szostak Replies: 3 Views: 1548	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Feb 2000 10:44 am Subject: D" Licks
gerry szostak Replies: 3 Views: 1548	Gordan you might want to listen to Rueben's Train on Rob Ickes album,Hard Times. It's in D played out of standard G tuning.Check out the D scale on the low end of the neck. All of the open stings fit ...
Topic: String Spacing Dobro/pedal steel?
gerry szostak Replies: 1 Views: 1508	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jan 2000 7:42 pm Subject: String Spacing Dobro/pedal steel?
gerry szostak Replies: 1 Views: 1508	those slants on adjacent strings will work. some vibrato helps. if by digging in you mean pushing down on the steel harder, it will just complicate matters. by the way most of the takes on dobro sessi ...
Topic: scheerhorn bar
gerry szostak Replies: 4 Views: 2385	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Nov 1999 8:12 pm Subject: scheerhorn bar
gerry szostak Replies: 4 Views: 2385	i saw a scheerhorn bar made from stainless steel in an eldery catalouge. would appreciate any info on tone,bar wear and string wear. at $75 a pop i need a second opinion ------------------