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Keith Aiken

 

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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2024 8:09 am    
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jerry douglas uses a hipshot tailpiece
https://www.resophonicoutfitters.com/product/Hipshot.html
to change tunings quickly.
but at $840 it ain't cheap.

could this be a poor man's alternative?
https://www.pitch-key.com/

anyone tried this on their dobro?
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Jerry Overstreet


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Louisville Ky
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2024 8:50 am    
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I use these on std. guitar, but for Dobro, the .054 is the largest string they will accomodate for a low E string. Most dobro strings low G is a .056.

I've never tried it on the low string on the dobro, but I use it on the 2nd string occasionally for some tune or other.

Of course you'd need one for every string you'd like to re-tune.

I like them fine once they're installed, but they can be a PITA putting on the wound strings.
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D Schubert

 

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Columbia, MO, USA
Post  Posted 14 Jul 2024 6:25 am    
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I used PitchKey on several acoustic & electric guitars, mostly for drop-D. That worked okay.

Tried multiple units to go from standard to open D / Sevastopol tuning. That required some retuning every time they were used. Too much overall tension change between the tunings?

On a resonator guitar, with cone that rises or falls slightly with tuning & string tension change, I would expect multiple PitchKeys to be awful.
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