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Jerry Eilander


From:
Hadspen, Tasmania, Australia
Post  Posted 5 Jan 2010 6:28 pm    
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Hi all.
got myself a bar today but it has a ,hand buffed satin finish,
delivert by mail,when I first ,[held it]. [felt it.]
shock horror,what a rough finish,I always polish my bars
big time,
but suprise suprise, it realy sounds better, fuller in sound, but it does make string noises.
so what do I gain? and why is this so.?
anyone,
Cheers from "Down under".
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Robert Fleming


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Camden, NY
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2010 2:24 am     Satin finish bars
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I bought one of those satin finished bars by mistake and I don't like it much because of the string noise.To much of a pain to return it so I'll keep it and maybe someday will find a use for it.
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John Billings


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 6 Jan 2010 12:02 pm    
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Bacon grease will fix that.
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Shaun Swanson


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Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 7 Jan 2010 10:56 am    
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"so what do I gain? and why is this so.? "

My guess is your bar is acting like a violin bow. It's texture is grabbing the strings a little when you vibrato your bar.

Some of the energy comes out as unwanted string noise, but some of it adds to the richness and sustain of your sound.
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