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Topic: Flocking |
Gary Dunn
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near Camel City, NC
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Posted 11 Mar 2008 3:53 pm |
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Some steels have natural or clear resonance in there sound or tone. Other steels have a hint of a raspy edge in there resonance. One noticeable attribute that may contribute to the tonal resonances difference is flocking (i.e., cloth cover maple undercarriage).
So the questions are:
Do undercarriages need to be flocked?
Does flocking really affect the tonal resonance? |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 11 Mar 2008 4:03 pm
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| I'm sorry Gary, but I can tell you right now which direction this flocking thing is going. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Mar 2008 4:27 pm Re: Flocking
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| Gary Dunn wrote: |
...the questions are:
Do undercarriages need to be flocked? |
NO. Obviously not, (and some aren't). It's mostly an appearance thing.
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Does flocking really affect the tonal resonance? |
Not enough for the average player to worry about.
btw...
My experience tells me that raspy sound usually comes from the bridge or the pickup. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2008 8:02 am
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When I re-do a guitar that came with flocking, I like to re-flock it.
Usually there are some extra holes in the cabinet that I fill and the re-flocking hides them.
I think that originally, the flocking was used in an attempt to diminish some of the "clanking" that went on under the hood.
Kind of like putting insulation under the hood of your car  |
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Jani Peter Sandvik
From:
Kolppi Finland
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Posted 12 Mar 2008 9:15 am
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Ok guys i read your postings and ive seen flocked finishes and im very curious that how does that flocking process take place.
What i know it is that you put glue on a surface and then these velvet powder or some sort of spray.
Tell me i wanna know. Cause im gona make a restoring on my Sandwich, and im gona flock it after i know what it is and how to use it.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2008 9:52 am
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Jani,
I get my flocking materials from www.constantines.com
They have a flocking kit that goes quite a ways for $21.95.
That includes the glue, the flocking material aand a tube used to blow the material on. Just do a search for "flocking". |
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