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Matt Eich
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2012 5:05 pm |
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Good Evening All,
About a year ago I was on this forum to figure out my new GFI. That never did happen and I sold it to a good member here.
I spent some time at Huss and Dalton guitars and now I'm making steel bodied resonators. I went to a show where the musician made a joke about his chrome National blinding the audience. I left thinking, I'm a musician and I like seeing the raw materials. So I set about figuring them out, and working with different types of finishing. I thought you might enjoy some pictures.
The website with more pictures can be found at www.muleresophonic.com.
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 29 Nov 2012 7:57 pm
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| Congratulations on your new business Matt. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 12:03 am
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Your build video brings back some memories, I made my first steel body in 1998. I'd still be building 'em but I got tired of burning my fingers.
Very nice and good luck!  |
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Matt Eich
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 9:36 am
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| Ha ha, I burned my fingers twice this morning. Easy to forget it's hot when it's not on fire. |
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 11:28 am
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Yep, for the most part cold metal and hot metal look a lot alike.  |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 12:47 pm
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Those look very nice, Matt. Are you making square neck models as well for lap style playing?
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Gregg McKenna
From:
South Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Chris Gabriel
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2012 9:20 pm dude
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Rad, yeah make a square neck one. Love the vibe, you made those? U rock
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Matt Eich
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 11:14 am
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Thanks for the compliments guys.
I can make them with a square neck. I'm working on designing a spider bridge version now, I'm doing a tricone first. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 1 Dec 2012 11:49 am
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That is a nice guitar!
You ought to consider making one without the handrest--I had an old Duolian and I replaced the original coverplate with one that had no handrest and it was killer. That would be for Spanish neck only, though.
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Matt Eich
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2012 4:22 pm
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No handrest? You are a daring man. I do not doubt it's awesomness.
The coverplates I use can be screwed on or off. I would have to say any damage to the cone if the hand rest was off would not be covered under warranty! |
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Peter Funk
From:
Germany
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Posted 4 Dec 2012 1:36 am
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
You ought to consider making one without the handrest--I had an old Duolian and I replaced the original coverplate with one that had no handrest and it was killer. |
... that's interesting. What's the difference? Do you hold your right hand in a different position then? Or does the sound really differ from the absence of a handrest? |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 4 Dec 2012 4:49 am
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I got an old coverplate from Michael Lee Allen that had never left the factory and did not have its handrest installed. I replaced the coverplate on my '36 Duolian (Spanish neck), which I was using at the time to play a Gypsy Jazz-like style (plectrum). The guitar sounded great as it was, but the absence of the handrest enabled me to get many different tones and have the ability to do more extensive muting.
I wasn't concerned at all about the biscuit, because I didn't touch it. I thought it was an improvement, personally.
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 4 Dec 2012 6:44 am
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| Mike Dowling plays sans handrest too. Must be a 'Mike Thing'. |
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