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Topic: Roundneck Tricone with Hawaiian Setup |
Peter Schilske
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Germany
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Posted 25 May 2008 1:43 am |
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Hi,
maybe there is someone who can help.
I am not familiar with National guitars, but really like the sound. Is it possible to make a hawaiian setup on a National Roundneck Tricone?
A second question: are there any recordings of Joaquin Murphey available? I have heard the song "Rich man" as a mp3 from Joaquin Murphey at the website of Herb Steiner and fell in love with Murpheys playing. Are there recordins of Smokey Rogers or / and The Plainsmen on cd?
Thanks and all he best from Germany
Peter |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 25 May 2008 8:48 am
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Welcome, Peter.
You can buy a adapter nut such as this one, which raises the strings above the fretboard and allows lap style playing. They are sometimes called a "Hawaiian nut extender" or "Hawaiian nut adapter".
There are many recordings of Joaquin Murphey out there. I think others would respond if you posted this question as a separate discussion. Try the Spade Cooley CD "Spadella!" for some excellent examples of his playing. I have a CD of the Plainsmen, but I don't find it that interesting (and Murphey isn't featured on most of the songs).
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John Bushouse
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Posted 25 May 2008 10:23 am
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| The nut extenders are also called "macadamias" because they are Hawaiian nuts. Bob Brozman uses string guages around 16-59, or 15-56. Don't quote me on that. I'm using 15-56 now. |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 25 May 2008 11:05 am
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| I have read either here or on the IGS forum of someone who used an extender and said it did leave a mark on the guitar. I've never used one, but just a possible issue to be aware of if that's important to you . . |
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Robert Murphy
From:
West Virginia
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Posted 25 May 2008 4:34 pm
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| I have a tricone round neck and I have used the nut extender but beware! I was advised by National to detune the guitar when I am not playing and I can tell you that on my guitar it only took a few days before a noticable upbow was observed. |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 25 May 2008 7:49 pm
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| Peter, there are tons of recordings of Joaquin with Spade Cooley, Tex Williams, Roy Rogers, and The Plainsmen, and to a much lesser degree 'others'. He was THE gold standard when it comes to hot WS playing. There is even more available outside of the legitimate releases, most of it hotter than the official recordings. Live air shots are innumerous, and some of the most thrilling are with The Plainsmen. The CD's of them are indeed lacking for the most part if your just focusing on JM, but the killer stuff is out there, and it will blow your mind, especially the live stuff. Deffinitely one of the hottest groups around, and they could do the slow #s just as well. The extrordinary accordianist George Bamby was often part of the group, and adds a real flair equal to JM's contributions. Without a doubt, one of the most under appreciated groups ever. |
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