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Topic: Steel Body Tricone Resonators |
Scott Kubel
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2009 12:53 pm |
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Does anyone know of a company besides National that is producing steel body round neck tricone resonators ?? I see plenty of brass bodied ones around but no steel. Thank you.
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 16 Feb 2009 1:22 pm
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DonMo in Australia is one that comes to mind. Republic Guitars will have some available in April according to their web site.
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Edward Meisse
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Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2009 2:20 pm
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How is the sound of steel as compared to brass?
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John Drury
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Gallatin, Tn USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2009 7:44 am Re: Steel Body Tricone Resonators
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| Scott Kubel wrote: |
Does anyone know of a company besides National that is producing steel body round neck tricone resonators ?? I see plenty of brass bodied ones around but no steel. Thank you.
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Scott,
Yes, Regal makes one with a cool MOTS overlay on the peghead. They have round or square necks.
There is another one with the brand name Johnson.
Hope that helps.
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Edward Meisse
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Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2009 9:25 am
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Unless I understood it wrong, Johnson has changed its name to, "Recording King."
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John Drury
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Posted 17 Feb 2009 11:52 am
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| Edward Meisse wrote: |
| Unless I understood it wrong, Johnson has changed its name to, "Recording King." |
Thanks Edward, I am thinking that is correct, and upon further scrutiny it turns out they are both bell brass.
Sorry Scott
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 17 Feb 2009 10:48 pm
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I made a steel bodied, roundneck tricone several years ago (luthier Rich Mermer owns it now). Basically it has the same differences that brass and steel single cones do, slightly sharper with a little less sustain than brass or GS.
It was very sensitive to changes in the saddle material, I think Rich ended up putting a Koa one in to soften it a bit. |
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T. W. Hatem
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