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Topic: The "TWISTER" Bar |
C. E. Jackson
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Posted 22 Aug 2013 11:15 am |
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While looking over some of the bars in my collection, I came across the "TWISTER" bar that was designed and produced by Don Curtis and Don Chisolm, who were well known steel guitar players. The bar is 3 3/8 x 7/8. These bars are no longer produced or sold since the deaths of Curtis and Chisolm.
Although the TWISTER produces an excellent tone, I prefer a "Sho-Bud" bullet-nose bar with a square end, which I purchased in 1972, for making reverse slants.
My questions are:
1. How many forum members have "TWISTER" bars?
2. Do you prefer "TWISTER" type double bullet-nose bar, or a bullet-nose/square end bar for reverse slants?
An interesting link to a 2004 interview (including "TWISTER" information) with Don Curtis by Michael G. Scott:
http://www.pedalpro.co.uk/folderIndex/folderHTML/interviewDonCurtis01.html |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2013 12:44 pm
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| I have one similar, CE, it's unchromed and rather useless for slants. But it make a good 'singer's best friend'! |
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Posted 22 Aug 2013 12:57 pm
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| I have one, and like you, I recently found it again looking thru my collection of various steels. Very comfortable, but still not a go-to bar for me. |
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Tom Snook
From:
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2013 1:22 pm
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Did Gabby use one? I seem to remember seeing one on one of his albums.
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 22 Aug 2013 2:01 pm
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It looks to me like it is intended for a pedal guitarist who play in dimly lit joints.
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 22 Aug 2013 5:47 pm
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| I have one that I was fooling around with a few days ago. The round end at your palm feels different from a standard bar. I have quite a few bars but I only use a few. BTW, cigar boxes make a neat place to hold 10 bars or so. |
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Don Griffiths
From:
Steelville, MO
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Posted 28 Aug 2013 5:47 pm
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This was actually the bar I first started playing the 10 string with. It was fine not knowing any better. It is still fine for certain things,especially slants(what it was intended for) and quick hammer on runs.The size of it makes it perfect for an 8 string which I'm sure I will finish building mine someday. But it is smaller than the standard bar,so I have moved up to the 7/8 or 15/16" dunlop for sustain on the 10 string.
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Laurence Pangaro
From:
Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 29 Aug 2013 11:36 am
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I have a Twister for six string. When I needed a bar for an eight string, I couldn't find another Twister. The good news is that I was able to get Jim Burden to make me a great double bullet bar to the right dimensions.
In the end my preference for this kind of bar has more to do with overall feel than anything else. That said, it's pretty cool to be able to do reverse split slants!
ciao,
Laurence |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2013 12:43 pm
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| Don Griffiths wrote: |
| It is fine, especially slants (what it was intended for). |
That goes against general common acceptance, please expound, as the round end greatly inhibits the essential good grip for the thumb. |
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Tom Snook
From:
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2013 1:50 pm
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I can see where it might make reverse slants difficult ,not forward slants though.
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