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Topic: Weissenborn with Resonator |
Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 28 Dec 2008 7:26 pm |
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I'm thinking of building an 8-string Weissenborn-shaped guitar with a resonator. I believe I've seen photos of such an instrument on the Forum, but I can't find one. The nearest I could find was a resonator guitar with a lute-shaped round back.
Any suggestions ? |
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Darrell Urbien
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Echo Park, California
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Fred
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Amesbury, MA
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Posted 28 Dec 2008 7:38 pm
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Hi Alan,
Searching on "Weissonator" here on the the forum will turn up a couple of hits. You're favorite web search engine will turn up some hits as well.
Good luck.
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 28 Dec 2008 7:51 pm
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Mike Dotson, Maricopa Guitars.
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Darrell Urbien
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Echo Park, California
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Stephen Abruzzo
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Philly, PA
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 1 Feb 2009 5:42 am Weissenborn Reso...
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Good idea...lots of air inside the box...things to
consider include choice of support,baffle system or
sound well...and material/thickness specs,the
original Dobros often being rather sturdy jobs,while
a Weissenborn owes more to traditional guitar
construction...I think it´s interesting...McUtsi |
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Mark Mansueto
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Michigan, USA
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2009 11:32 am
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| There's a soundclip listed on the manzanita site. click on the pic of the dark guitar on the bottom of the page. |
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Mark Mansueto
From:
Michigan, USA
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Vince Luke
From:
Iowa, USA
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Eric Barker
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 12:31 pm
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| The real deciding factor in any of these is the type of cone(s) and the spider vs biscuit bridge. I'd sure love to have a Weissenator type wood tricone. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 4 Feb 2009 6:37 pm
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| Eric Barker wrote: |
| The real deciding factor in any of these is the type of cone(s) and the spider vs biscuit bridge... |
I have a metal-bodied National Tricone, and also a metal-bodied guitar with a single resonator. I'm not sure they sound that much different. The tricone is louder, though. |
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Manfred Nabinger
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Germany
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Posted 5 Feb 2009 12:33 pm
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Peter Wahl from Neustadt, Germany, builds Weissenborn-shaped resonator guitars using old "Teachers of Hollywwod" bodies. This combination sounds surprisingly good and has the common 22" lap steel scale. He also puts resonators into old Framus, Höfners and Harmony Stellas. He uses National resonators (9.5" and 8.25").
For more information contact him at:
pablo.wahl@gmx.de |
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Manfred Nabinger
From:
Germany
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Posted 5 Feb 2009 12:41 pm
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Here is a picture of Peter Wahl's "Teachers of Hollywood" resonator guitar:
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 5 Feb 2009 4:57 pm
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(duplicate posting) 
Last edited by Alan Brookes on 16 Apr 2014 8:55 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Ermanno Pasqualato
From:
Italy
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Posted 3 Nov 2010 2:53 am
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Hi everybody, i am an italian luthier and in my production I have also a Weissonator that i call Weissdobro but it is the same guitar. The sound comparated to a dobro squareneck is like the sound of a weissenborn comparated an acoustic guitar. This means deeper and warmer, less powerful with a great harmony for fingerstyle.
Here are the pics
my website is www.lapsteelguitar.net
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James Williamson
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California & Hawaii
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Mark Mansueto
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Michigan, USA
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 Nov 2010 9:25 am
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You can hear Paul Franklin playing a Fluger on this live Toby/Jewel clip at 1:55
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo27s_TjPeQ
This clip convinced me to purchase a similar Fluger a few years ago. Still have it. It's unique sound is just right for recordings that don't need the sharp sound of a standard reso. It's halfway between a reso and and an acoustic slide guitar to my ears. |
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Greg Booth
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Anchorage, AK, USA
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Posted 6 Nov 2010 9:53 am
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Joey, that Fluger sounds great in Paul's hands. Although I'm not much of a Toby fan I watched the video to hear the players and noticed who was playing bass: Dave Pomeroy of Three Ring Circle, Rob Ickes' other band we had planned to see at ResoSummit. Rob and Jim Hurst did not disappoint! To the contrary!
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Kathy Kallick Band
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 Nov 2010 10:02 am
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Good catch Greg. That's an all star band for sure.
I think it's Randy Scruggs on banjo.
His solo guitar arrangement of "Both Sides Now" on the first "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" album had to be the inspiration for Jim Hurst's beautiful rendition of the same tune we heard last weekend. |
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Ermanno Pasqualato
From:
Italy
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 4:47 am
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Thanks Mark, I put a quarterman cone with soundposts and the sound is full and rich. The sound run everywhere and the hollowbody allow it.
I am really satisfied! 
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