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Topic: Anyone know of any 7 string National Tricones? |
Ryan Lunenfeld
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2020 3:16 pm |
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Anyone know of any National Tricones modified for 7 string? I've picked one up(From the classifieds), and the work seems to be pretty well done. I'm curious if anyone might know who might of done such a thing, or played such a set up!
It's an interesting one for sure... |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 3 Dec 2020 5:04 pm
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Are we talking about an original (pre-War) National? I'm pretty sure the current National Resophonic company will do 7-strings by custom order, but I agree that a pre-War 7-string tricone is probably a modification. That said, never say never with National!
Got any pics, especially of the headstock? |
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Ryan Lunenfeld
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2020 6:37 pm
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| Prewar 1929 with a Grover pancake banjo tuner ( seems 20s/30s era). I’ll post pics shortly |
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Ryan Lunenfeld
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2020 7:28 pm
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A few ! Such a lovely instrument , thinking about putting the national slimline pickup on it. Trying to sell my cat can for it. |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 4 Dec 2020 10:17 am
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| I really like the idea! I will try it on my cheap Republic Tricone! |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 5 Dec 2020 3:05 pm
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| Do you have pictures of the front? |
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Joel Jackson
From:
Detroit
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Posted 6 Dec 2020 7:23 am
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| Nice. I had my eye on that one. It's the only 7 string prewar tri cone I've seen. Pretty cool. I was curious what it'd be like with the extra string tension. Do you have C6/A7 tuning on it? |
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Ryan Lunenfeld
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2020 10:40 pm
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| Jean-Sebastien Gauthier wrote: |
| Do you have pictures of the front? |
I can take some more, any specific spots ? |
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Ryan Lunenfeld
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2020 10:44 pm
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| Joel Jackson wrote: |
| Nice. I had my eye on that one. It's the only 7 string prewar tri cone I've seen. Pretty cool. I was curious what it'd be like with the extra string tension. Do you have C6/A7 tuning on it? |
Right now I've got it tuned to GBDEGBD I am going to switch it up soon though.
What do you mean by extra string tension? applying to the end piece?
I'm about to replace that, found a 7 string end piece  going to swap them out, and then add the national slimline pickup to it.
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on the 7th string it's pretty interesting, i restrung it with some GHS strings last friday, and what was hard was getting the middle/ 7th string in tune, had to mess around the banjo tuner nut a bit(not used to banjo tuners at all).
I'm curious to how much it affects the neck with an extra string in the middle. The guy from national guitar repairs, he redid the nut and saddle in 2013, I'm wondering if that's helped.
And still super wondering who the hell was using it and got it modded to 7 string! |
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Joel Jackson
From:
Detroit
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Posted 15 Dec 2020 7:14 am
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| I meant extra string tension on the cones. You should check out Jerry Byrd's 7 string C6/A7 tuning. I can only imagine that's what was intended. |
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Ryan Lunenfeld
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2020 6:37 pm
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gotcha, but how would the string tension cause tension on the cones? Sorry asking because I'm a complete amateur at this.
I was going to get this down to a 6 string, but luckily found out national made some customs and i've got a 7 string end piece coming!
next step to install the slimline national pickup...and not make it ugly. |
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