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Topic: NewFlat Bar bein' made |
Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 5:31 pm |
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I am also awaiting a Swallow bar with a custom roll on one end.
I would love to try one of those flatties someday.
I will post a report when in.[This message was edited by Gary Boyett on 24 January 2005 at 05:33 PM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 7:11 pm
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Gary, what is a custom roll on one end? Something like a bullet?
I found a couple of flatties in my bar box. I've never even tried them. Guess I'll give them a whirl now.
Sorry guys, I'm not even gonna go there. The jokes are too obvious. Let someone else have the perks..... [This message was edited by HowardR on 24 January 2005 at 07:18 PM.] |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 7:33 pm
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If I send you a picture can you post it?
Check your email |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 9:55 pm
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I think I played The Swallow Bar once - there were a lot of flatties, and I did get a custom roll at the end! Those bar boxes sure come in handy . .
Thank you Howard
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| Boy, I'd love to see Chuck Brattian (Red Rajah/Black Phoenix) do a "Flattie" |
I have that on VHS![This message was edited by Rick Alexander on 25 January 2005 at 12:29 AM.] |
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 24 Jan 2005 10:07 pm
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That bar sort of resembles an old dobro bar that I have. If it had concave sides it would pass for a dobro bar.
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(I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!)
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Geoff Brown
From:
Nashvegas
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 4:49 am
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| Could anyone make a comparison to a Dunlop Lap Dawg (chrome-steel)? I ask because it's the only bar I have, and I haven't tried anything else. Mine is 3 1/4", and I see that this one is quite a bit shorter. Would it be easier or more difficult for slants? This brass bar looks like it might be a bit more comfortable for me to hold...it's taller, which I think I'd like. Seems like my hand never gets quite comfortable with the contoured sides. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 5:13 am
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I just opened the second one up ... I had mentioned in an email that I'd like to try one of his done at 3/8" instead of 1/2" (width) ...
So he milled this one down for me ... nice guy !!!!
Howard ... When I talked with Gary S. and said I didn't "hammer on/pull off" ...
He said he made a model that is rolled off ... like a semi bullet ... one or both ends. Of coure I went with it.
The Exm07 in Zebra Wood seemed the most "flattie like" ... so I chose that one.
Gary ... sure I can, send it on down.
Geoff ... I don't have a Lap dog ... but I have a Sheerhorn, SP2, SP1 and a couple Stevens.
I find the flatties "more natural" to grip than any other type of bar ... Sculpted or bullet. (just my opinion).
Forward slants are easy enough ... plus you get a "good view" ...
Check out this Roland Peachy film ... La Rosita
Reverse slants ... ahhh ... nope (least I can't).
I know these flatties are "novelties" to most folks ... but they are fun.
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 25 January 2005 at 07:20 AM.] |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 5:33 am
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Roland Peachy's Rosita...
A three neck guitar and he uses all three in one song, pretty impressive! What a showman!
Watch closely... are all three necks tuned the same? hmmmm.... Bill Leff suggested this a few months back and I tend to agree with him.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 25 January 2005 at 06:02 AM.] |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 6:57 am
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Rick,
You should have the pictures in your email.
Thanks. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 7:04 am
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 9:30 am
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Gary, I did receive your email with the attachments, thank you. I'm only seeing your request for me to post it now on this thread. Sorry I dropped the ball.
Good thing Rick picked up my slack. |
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Les Anderson
From:
The Great White North
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 9:33 am
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Wow, it sure does look pretty.
That bar would be much easier to hang onto on a cool day when the hands are dry and as slippery as all get out.
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(I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!)
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2005 9:55 am
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| Per RP's tunings, do an archive search in 'no peddlers' under- Roland Peachy's tunings -and the full tunings for his triple neck are there (D9/A7/E13). |
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Geoff Brown
From:
Nashvegas
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Posted 26 Jan 2005 7:01 am
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| Rick, thanks for the info. I strolled thru your website last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. |
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