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Topic: Ray Montee plays Liebestraum |
Paul Bostic
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Posted 11 Jan 2011 10:34 am |
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Check out Ray's rendition of Liebestraum on Ray's CD page at the jerrybyrd-fanclub.com. It is a beautiful piece and his use of special strings certainly adds to the seamless sound.
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60's & 70's country rock is my favorite, Martin & Taylor acoustic, Fender & Washburn electric, Rickenbacher BD 8 lap steel, violin. |
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J. Wilson
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Posted 12 Jan 2011 9:41 am
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Nice playing by Ray as usual. Very expressive!
What's the deal with the strings? What kind are they?
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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Paul Bostic
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Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2011 4:35 pm Special Strings
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Ray told me that he orders the strings for his Panda from bOb. He uses non wound strings so you don't get that scratching sound when barring the base strings. The bar seems to effortless glide over the strings. I can find out the diameters he uses if you would like.
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60's & 70's country rock is my favorite, Martin & Taylor acoustic, Fender & Washburn electric, Rickenbacher BD 8 lap steel, violin. |
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Frank James Pracher
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Posted 12 Jan 2011 7:52 pm
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Just amazing. Great tone and phrasing. Makes me want to go practice. 
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J. Wilson
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Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 12 Jan 2011 8:49 pm Re: Special Strings
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| Paul Bostic wrote: |
| I can find out the diameters he uses if you would like. |
That would be great yes, thanks!
Yeah, it makes me want to practice more too!
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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1941 Ric B6 / 1948 National Dynamic / 1951 Bronson Supro / Custom teak wood Allen Melbert / Tut Taylor Dobro / Gold Tone Dojo / Martin D15S / Eastman P10 |
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Kevin Brown
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England
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 2:26 am
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| Great stuff, thanks for posting, Ray is a living link to the golden age and still going strong, always respected his touch and tone. |
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J. Wilson
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Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 7:09 am
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| Kevin Brown wrote: |
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Well put!
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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1941 Ric B6 / 1948 National Dynamic / 1951 Bronson Supro / Custom teak wood Allen Melbert / Tut Taylor Dobro / Gold Tone Dojo / Martin D15S / Eastman P10 |
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Paul Bostic
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Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 9:35 am Special Strings
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J, I asked Ray about the string diameters. He referred me to the Jerry Byrd Fan Club. On the Jerry's guitar page it says to use a plain 2nd string for strings #1,#2 & #3 and a plain 3rd string for string #4. He said he got his from a Gibson dealer in San Antonio. However when I was getting a lesson from Ray a couple of weeks ago I recall that he had all plain strings on his Panda. I believe at some point he said bOb could supply them as well. I could be wrong! At my age the old "recall" can become a little fuzzy!
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60's & 70's country rock is my favorite, Martin & Taylor acoustic, Fender & Washburn electric, Rickenbacher BD 8 lap steel, violin. |
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J. Wilson
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 10:01 am
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Yeah I read that too, on the JB fan page, but I don't recall seeing the string gauges -- tho I suppose these are fairly standard.
Thanks Paul!
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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1941 Ric B6 / 1948 National Dynamic / 1951 Bronson Supro / Custom teak wood Allen Melbert / Tut Taylor Dobro / Gold Tone Dojo / Martin D15S / Eastman P10 |
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Paul Bostic
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Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 12:42 pm String Clarification
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J, The clarification on the strings is: #1,2 & 3 use a #2 plain Spanish guitar string. #4 use a plain #3 Spanish guitar string. #5 & 6 use flat wound strings. That should get us pretty close.
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60's & 70's country rock is my favorite, Martin & Taylor acoustic, Fender & Washburn electric, Rickenbacher BD 8 lap steel, violin. |
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Paul Bostic
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Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 1:33 pm More String Info
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J, The string diameters are #2 = .014, #3 = .017 or .018, #5 = .020 - .024, #6 = .030 -.036. I believe that bOb might supply the individual strings or knows who does. I checked at Elderly Instruments and they sell a John Pearse 8 string set that I use on my Ric B8. They are nice strings! You would have to get a 3 pack for $23.85 to get the strings you need. Elderly also has D'Addario electric guitar, Jazz Fusion Chrome flat wound in the appropriate diameter for strings #5 & 6, they cost $9.30. So it would be a mix and match affair.
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60's & 70's country rock is my favorite, Martin & Taylor acoustic, Fender & Washburn electric, Rickenbacher BD 8 lap steel, violin. |
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J. Wilson
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Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 8:14 pm
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That sounds excellent! Thanks for the leg work! I should stock up soon.
Happy Pickin'!
John
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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1941 Ric B6 / 1948 National Dynamic / 1951 Bronson Supro / Custom teak wood Allen Melbert / Tut Taylor Dobro / Gold Tone Dojo / Martin D15S / Eastman P10 |
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