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Rick Hanzlik
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Utah, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2009 3:12 pm |
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| This has got to be one of the strangest question ever posted on this forum but I'll ask it anyway. I has a couple of different steel bars, both are the stainless bullet nose jobs. One is polished chrome the other is burnished or dull. Both are 7/8" in diameter and about 3" long. I find I cannot get a grip on these bars. Any suggestions? I used to use(30 years (ago) a black Rajah and I don't recall that it was that difficult to hold onto. Am I doing something wrong? Maybe a smaller diameter would be better? |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 18 Nov 2009 3:49 pm
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| You do not want to get a strong grip on the bar. The idea is to lay your fingers just hard enough to guide the Bar where you want it to go with a minimal amount of down pressure. You can make your fingers a little more tacky with a finger salve for turning pages from a Office Supply Store. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 18 Nov 2009 4:00 pm
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What Billy said. There's much less tension than you think, and it's mostly a feel thing that you develop through time. The more you try to grip it, the more trouble you'll have controlling it.
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Rick Hanzlik
From:
Utah, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2009 6:17 pm Get A Grip
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| Thank's I'll try the tacky salve.the other thing I thought about was to use the contour bar I have for my Dobro. |
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 19 Nov 2009 2:24 am
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Look into the Shubb-Pierce #2,OR #1...it´s worth a
try...but also,try to gain control over the trad
bullet bar...apply extra pressure on the nose end as
You prepare for a change of position or for lifting the bar.McUtsi |
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Ray Shakeshaft
From:
Kidderminster, Worcs, UK.
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Posted 19 Nov 2009 5:57 am
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| When I asked a similar question some time ago it was suggested that washing hands and bar before you start to play would work. It does. |
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Eric Ebner
From:
Texas Republic
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Posted 19 Nov 2009 11:13 am
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You could try a Tribo-Tone bar. Well known for being super easy to hold. Similar grip quality to the Rajah you describe. They grip pretty well wet or dry. Full disclosure: [I build them] To your question... smaller diameter bars are generally considered harder to hold.
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Jim Brobeck
From:
Chico, California, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2009 4:28 pm
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I use a Tribo Tone and I love it. I was used to a contoured bar and had a hard time holding the bullet shape until I devised a stickon solution. I cut a couple 1-2" long pieces of two-sided Scotch Mounting tape. I tapered the pieces to my liking and put them on the bullet bar. Then I took a small piece of leather from an old glove and applied it to the top sticky surface of the mounted tape.
It lasts for 40 hours of play and I think I may be weaned off the handle after a while.
Jim Brobeck
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2009 8:09 pm
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Would'nt a tacky or sticky substance get on the strings ? I use the Shubb two or the carter bar with the grooves on the sides,on Dobro or pedal steel.easy to hold and control. [for me anyway]. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 19 Nov 2009 9:28 pm
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I also put in a vote for the tribo-tone bar. Its not slippery while being smoother than a metal bar.
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