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Topic: Neil Russell Weissenborn Copy |
Terry Goodman
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Daphne, AL 36526
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Posted 17 Apr 2003 3:45 am |
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I searched the forum for info on a Neil Russell weis copy and found a few posts. Any additional comments would be welcomed.
For $925 US, it looks like a pretty good deal, but I've never seen (or heard) one. I torn between the Russell, which I'll have to wait 6 months for, and a Superior, which is available now.
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Russ Young
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2003 5:10 am
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I owned a Superior, and thought it was a tremendous value -- very good quality and tone at a reasonable price. And I've seen and heard unanimous praise for Neil Russell's guitars (although I've never actually seen or heard one!)
Make sure that you ask about the string spacing/nut and saddle width on both -- the Superior is pretty wide compared to a real Weissenborn.
But how do you like that Oahu squareneck that you bought instead of the MasterTone? |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Terry Goodman
From:
Daphne, AL 36526
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Posted 17 Apr 2003 6:10 am
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Russ, the Oahu is no better or worse than the MasterTone which is good, I guess, because it cost half of what the MasterTone did. In all, it's a quiet instrument without a lot of sustain. It has its' own unique voice, however, and for that reason I think I'll keep it.
It has not, however, satisfied my search for a loud, sustaining instrument. Hence I'm back in the search for a Weis copy. BTW, my budget has been drastically cut because my wife decided she needed a Lowden  . Oh well, at least she lets me play it sometimes  . |
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Dwight Mark
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Denver, Colorado, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2003 7:17 am
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I put my order after visiting toronto last year and talking to Steve Dawson before a show. Mine will have 8 strings.
My advice would be to try and find a used Superior while the Russell is on order and then sell it before he finishes. That'll get you started. Of course there's nothing wrong with just buying the superior and playing that altogether. It's a decent sounding instrument.
Dwight |
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Greg Simmons
From:
where the buffalo (used to) roam AND the Mojave
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Dwight Mark
From:
Denver, Colorado, USA
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Posted 17 Apr 2003 9:17 pm
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Well, it will be 7 regular strings and the 8th will have a sitar bridge underneath it so I can do little sitar runs on it.
I also have a friend/luthier who added a 7th string to an Oahu style squareneck, and I bought a bunch of sitar bridge material, and we're trying to figure out a way to add 5 sympathetic sitar strings that can also be strummed for droning. I hope the top doesn't cave in! Anyway, going for something like the Harry Manx thing...
I tune down to open C now, so the 7th string is an E.
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Apr 2003 5:54 am
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Sounds interesting. I've had a sitar for 25 years, and unfortunately it hasn't survived all those Norwegian winters so now it only serves as a 'conversation piece'.
Maybe I should butcher both the sitar and an old 'useless' acoustic I have lying around and see what I can come up with....
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