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Topic: Advice on bars |
Ricky Littleton
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Steely-Eyed Missile Man from Cocoa Beach, Florida USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2005 6:12 pm |
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I'm starting out on my dobro. I've been playing pedal steel for years and have always favored the 1" 12-string bar (even though I play 10 string tunings).
My initial "sit-down" with the dobro found even the 10-string 1" bar was awkward feeling on the neck so I'm gonna switch to a smaller bar for the dobro.
My question is which is the recommended direction - Stevens or Shubb, or stick with a bullet bar like a 3/4 Dunlop?
Your help here is welcome and appreciated.
Ricky...
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Emmons LeGrande - 8x4
Session 400 Ltd, Nashville 112,Hilton Volume pedal, Peterson VS-II Tuner
Dan-Echo, E-Bow, Ibanez Distortion, Bo-Bro, Ibanez Auto-Wah, Regal Dobro
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2005 6:59 pm
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Ricky take a look at some of these. Dobro Steels I like my Shubb-Pearse II Steel for playin dobro. It's got a rounded end like a bullet bar and a nice flat edge on the other that's good for those clean soundin pull offs associated with a lot of dobro playin.
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Billy Gilbert
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2005 7:19 pm
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Ozwald and Clarence Jackson used 3/4 inch bullet bars. Bev King and Mike Webb still use bullet bars. Most of the other Big Dogs on the dobro use Sheerhorn bars and a couple others of similar design. In the proper hands they all work.  Billy |
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Paul Brainard
From:
Portland OR
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Posted 5 Nov 2005 11:08 am
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I highly recommend you use a smaller bullet bar, especially if you want to do any slants. I like the Bill Brozman "Brozophonic" (you can order it from homespuntapes.com)
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Ian
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 9 Nov 2005 9:54 am
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I highly recommend the Scheerhorn bar for Dobro: great for hammer-ons as well as slants. I prefer the bullet bar for lap steel, however. I was never too impressed with the Stevens bar. Try several and see which you like best.
Ian |
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Jim Bates
From:
Alvin, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2005 5:12 pm
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I move the bar around very fast when playing the dobro, so a pedal steel heavy bar does not work for me. Favorite is the Shubb-Pearse as described in earlier reply. You can hang on to it.
Most of all, develop you own style!
Thanx,
Jim
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2005 6:46 pm
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The Scheerhorn bar is an engineering marvel for Dobro.
Or, if you're on a budget, a Dunlop "Lap Dawg" is close. |
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Joseph Rush Wills
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2005 8:40 am
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I would recommend the Scheerhorn bar; it has more "heft" than a Stevens Steel. Mike Auldridge, as far as I know, prefers the Stevens.
A machinist friend of mine made my bars for me and they are perfect, at least for me.
Despite what anyone may tell you regarding bullet bars, you CAN do reverse slants with a Scheerhorn or Stevens bar. Just ask Mike! |
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AJ Azure
From:
Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Nov 2005 3:31 pm
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I would recommend a bar custom made for your grip. Wood handle, therefore, non-slip http://www.gssteels.com
he can make a bullet tip / stevens combo for you
No slippages, less chance of a bullet bar becoming a bullet and shooting in to am audience mebers eye, no pesky law suits  |
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