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HEY CHRIS: I GOT THE RESO BAR YOU SUGGESTED AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS GOING TO GET THE JOB DONE. IT FEELS AWKWARD RIGHT NOW AND IT IS LIGHT ON THE STRINGS BUT IN TIME I THINK I WILL BE HAPPY WITH IT FOR WHAT I DO. ALSO THE BAR IS PLENTY LONG ENOUGH FOR 10 STRING. THANKS FOR POINTING ME IN THE RIGHT DI...

CHRIS, I ORDERED THE SP-1 BAR FROM COOPERS WHICH IS 3/8th INCHES LONGER THAN STANDARD. BUT IF THIS DOES'NT DO THE JOB I HAVE ANOTHER OPTION I HAVE BEEN PLAYING WITH, WHICH IS TO ATTACH A FINGER PICK TO THE BAR EITHER BY SPOT WELD OR TAP & SCREW. SOUNDS CRAZY RIGHT! BUT I THINK THE RESO BAR WILL ...

chris thanks for your help and i just found one
at billy cooper sight. i hope this does the trick.
thanks again........kenny

HEY CHRIS,Thanks for the suggestions you gave,although I am not sure what the reso bar is.
although i suspect it is the flat bar i used back
in the 50's taking lessons on a acustic 6 string.
but if the reso bar is a special type of bar, who
sells them? kenny

CHRIS: I HAVE A PROBLEM NOW WITH MY BAR HAND AS I DAMAGED THE LIGAMENTS IN THE INDEX FINGER. I CAN'T KEEP THE FINGURE ON TOP OF THE BAR. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM LIFTING THE BAR AND I WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER A FLAT BAR WOULD WORK FOR ME. I ONLY PLAY AT HOME TO MYSELF. ALSO IS THERE A FLAT BAR LONG EN...

HEY,YOU MEN FROM VERMONT, BY CHANCE DOES ANY OF YOU
KNOW A MAN NAMED SKIP LITTLE? I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE
LIVES IN YOUR STATE. HE AND I WERE AIR FORCE BUDS
BACK IN THE MID 60'SK. I WOULD SURE LIKE TO CONTACT
HIM IF POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH IT'S A STRETCH. KENNY

SOUNDS FAIR TO ME, BUT IF YOU TOOK IT OUT OF YOUR
GFI, CAN I ASSUME THE TONE WAS NOT GOOD?

IF I KENW IT WOULD FIT MY GFI ULTRA I WOULD LOVE TO
SEE WHAT THE SOUND WOULD BE LIKE. ANY BODY KNOW IF
IT WOULD FIT?

NEVER MIND THE ABOVE POST, I FOUND THE ANSWER!

HAVING SOLD MY GIBSON BANJO,I WANT TO GIVE [MY FIRST]
A DONATION TO THE FORM. WHAT ARE THE POLICYS,[IF ANY]
ON DONATIONS? I WANT TO GET IT RIGHT.....KENNY

I'M WITH JERRY HERE DAVID, AND AS A NEW MEMBER I
SEE THAT I HAVE TO BE MORE CAREFULL ABOUT HOW TO
STAY WITH PROTACAL....KENNY

HELLO JERRY: THANKS FOR THE COME BACK. I'M THINKING OF REPLACING THE BLUE MARVAL TO SEE IF IT WILL HELP MY TONE SOME. I ONLY PLAY AT HOME TO MYSELF AND I MAY JUST BE WASTING MONEY I DO'NT HAVE. :D JERRY HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN LOUISVILLE? I HAVE COUSENS LIVING THERE. I WAS RAISED IN CHARLESTOWN J...

HEY GUYS: THE SHOW IN DALLAS IN 3 WEEKS; IS THAT
OPEN DOOR/BUY AT THE DOOR OR IN ADVANCE? I THINK
I MAY JUST HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT. I WENT TO A BLUE-
GRASS CONVENTION IN LOUISVILLE A FEW YEARS BACK
AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME. KENNY

WHAT BRAND IS A 1201-8 SPEAKER?

IS THE 1201-8 A JENSEN NEO?

ALEX, I DON'T SEEM TO HAVE YOUR ADDRESS FOR PAYPAL.
CAN YOU DROP A HELLO AND I WILL GET IT INTO SAVED.
THANKS/KENNY

HEY ALEX: THERE'S ONE I DON'T HAVE, PAYPAL COMMING
UP. SAY I AM HAVING FUN WITH MIDNIGHT SILENCE, HAVE
ALMOST GOT IT MEMORIZED,THEN I CAN GET DOWN TO
PLAYING IT SMOOTHLY. THANKS MAN.

WHO SELLS THIS SPEAKER FOR HOW MUCH?

DAVID: IF I MAY ASK, WHAT SPEAKER DID YOU PUT INTO
YOUR 112 AMP? I HAVE A 112 AND I AM THINKING OF
TRYING A DIFFERENT SPEAKER FOR BETTER TONE IF THAT
IS POSSIABLE. KENNY

CARL, I AM NEW TO THE FORM AND I DON'T WHAT PM
STANDS FOR AND I GOT A NOTICE FROM HQ THAT IT WAS
NERE BUT I CAN'T FIND IT. CLUE ME IN O.K. KENNY

I BOUGHT MY 112 FROM BOBBY SEMORE IN DEC 07 AND IT
DID NOT HAVE TO BE SODERED. BY THE WAY KEN THEY SURE
MADE MY AMP SOUND GREAT. I WAS WANDERING THO, IS
THERE A BETTER SPEAKER OUT THERE THAT WOULD HELP THE
SOUND GET EVEN BETTER? kenny

HELLO CARL: HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FOR YOU. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/12883_0212131825_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/12883_0212131825a_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/12883_0212131825b_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/12883_0212131...

CARL WHY DID'T I THINK OF THAT. I'M SURE SOMEONE I
KNOW HAS ONE. I'LL CHECK AROUND AND GET BACK TO YOU..
KENNY

HELLO,GLAD YOU RESPONDED, I CAN TAKE PICTURES AFTER
I GO BUY A DISPOSABLE CAMRA BUT I HAVE NO CLUE HOW
TO UPLOAD TO COMPUTER AND PUT HERE. IT WOULD TAKE
MORE TIME BUT I WOULD MAIL THEM TO YOU. I AM
A REAL DUD WITH COMPUTERS. KENNY

CHRIS, IGNORE ABOVE, TO ASK IS TO ANSWEER, JUST AS
YOU SAID TRY THINGS. WELL I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
IT BUT I'm NOT DONE YET. KENNY