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Topic: Cabinet Drop |
Dave Todd
From: Jonestown, Tx.
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 5:36 am
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I'm new here so please bare with me. I won't know unless I ask.
Whats meant by Cabinet Drop??
I'm sure this is just one of many elementary ??
Thanks and Kindest of Regards
Dave |
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Brint Hannay
From: Maryland, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 5:48 am
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There have been numerous discussions of this in the past. A search would turn up a lot.
The term refers to the phenomenon that, on many (most?) pedal steels, when pedals are pressed, strings other than the pedaled ones go slightly flat. The term comes from the theory (there are others) that this is caused by the body (cabinet) of the guitar flexing from being pulled on by the pedal(s). |
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Eddie Cunningham
From: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 7:26 am Like a Harley frame !! ??
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Cabinet drop is like when you sit on your Harley . The frame bends and "drops" just a little !! Eddie "C" ( the old geezer : my son has a Harley !!) |
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Dave Todd
From: Jonestown, Tx.
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 8:59 am
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Thanks guys
I did a search but the return was a bit overwelming....
I'm hoping to get my first guitar after I move and get settled in. Research you know.........
Thanks again
Dave |
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Donny Hinson
From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 2:02 pm
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Dave, if you get a new , or a used"pro" guitar less than 25 years old, cabinet drop shouldn't really be a problem. I tend to think it's highly over-rated as a cause for real concern. |
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Dave Todd
From: Jonestown, Tx.
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Posted 24 Apr 2007 5:27 pm
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Thanks Donny
I'm just trying to amass information for when the day comes. These forums are the best thing since sliced bread. I prospected for gold in Arizona for years using a metal detector. My best learning was thru the forums and some real "golden" friendships were made there. I'm moving to Austin in a few weeks and there's not much gold prospecting to be done there. Sooo, I figure I'll attempt something I've had in the back of my mind for a long time. I want to learn this for myself, but to also honor my Dad who always was a musical person, in voice and personality.
best regards
Dave |
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