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Michael Haselman
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St. Paul
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Posted 12 Oct 2006 6:32 am |
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I just ordered a Dunlop 10-string bar from E-bay, about $23 with shipping. Just need a spare, I've been using my Emmons bar since 1978. Does anyone use these? Are they OK? What makes BJS bars $40 more, I wonder?
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Mullen RP, Webb 6-14E, Peavey NV112, Hilton volume.
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 12 Oct 2006 11:46 am
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| Never mind. I did a search and came up with all the info I could possibly need. |
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Oct 2006 12:37 pm
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| I use a lightweight Dunlop. Really nice for speed pickin'. |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 12 Oct 2006 4:04 pm
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Both my Dunlops scratched and peeled pretty much as soon as I strarted using them.........mine were not good quality. Some others haven't had a problem with theirs. Mine were junk.
If you want a good chrome bar at a fair price, get a Jim Burden Bullet Bar @ $45. It blows away the Dunlop and is, IMO, on par with the BJS quality-wise. Jim is a great guy to deal with as well.
The BJS is the best, though. Great bar and worth every penny in quality and customer service. |
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 12 Oct 2006 5:05 pm
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Well, like I said, this is just for a spare. Since I'm in my 50's now, I was thinking, "what if it fell off the stage and some drunk ran off with it or something, I'd be SOL." I think I will look into one of those Bullet Bars. Seems like a happy medium.
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Mullen RP, Webb 6-14E, Peavey NV112, Hilton volume.
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Howard Tate
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Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Oct 2006 6:14 am
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I had a Dunlop bar that was good, and another that had minute scratches that made it noisy. I put a cloth buffing wheel on my grinder and with Mothers mag and aluminum polish I buffed all the scratches out, now it works just fine, and when it gets noisy again I'll buff it out again. I have a very good bar I've been using for years that I thought was a BJs, but comparing it to a BJs I learned it was not. I also have a Carp bar which is pretty cheap and works well. I don't know if it will last, but I have my buffer. 
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2006 7:58 am
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| The stainless Dunlop bars are pretty soft compared to Jim Burden's SS bars. You can polish up a Dunlop easily, but in pursuing a quirk I reshaped the nose on a Bullet bar and getting it smooth again and mirror polished up was a grade-A, umm, a grade-A bad, bad word. |
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 13 Oct 2006 8:45 am
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Just curious. What would my Emmons bar compare to what's being made now? Played hard for 28 years, no problems.
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Mullen RP, Webb 6-14E, Peavey NV112, Hilton volume.
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 13 Oct 2006 9:14 am
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Just a note: Just ordered a Bullet Bar. Should be set for life, don't you think?
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Mullen RP, Webb 6-14E, Peavey NV112, Hilton volume.
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Billy Joe Bailey
From:
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2006 7:58 pm
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what is the name of those red and white and black plastic looking bars that are supose's to be lighter.
I was thinking of maybe getting one of these if I could locate one.
Could anyone voice an opinion of theses bars
Thanks alot BJ
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