Custom Made Bars

Doug Freeman · Post by **Doug Freeman** » 30 Jul 2009 10:03 am

Just received a bar from Marty that's gorgeous. I wanted one 13/16", in between the commonly available 3/4" and 7/8", and he nailed it. Thanks, Marty!

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 1 Aug 2009 3:26 pm

Doug ,thats what Smith Steels are about.
Heres a Bigsby style bar before it gets cut off.
The short one is a Bigsby

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 24 Aug 2009 9:17 pm

Let me know when you recive your bar if its ok,I will make sure your happy with it.
M

Steve English · Post by **Steve English** » 28 Aug 2009 9:03 am

I'm adding my name to the list of happy customers of Marty Smith.

I've posted my thanks and appreciation in a couple of other posts, but wanted to bump this one up also.

Thanks again Marty!

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 30 Aug 2009 8:04 am

Someone just asked for Titanium bar , I can and will make them as well.

Bobby Burns · Post by **Bobby Burns** » 30 Aug 2009 9:47 am

Marty, what would a titanium bar be like? Would it be lighter, harder to scratch? More expensive?

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 30 Aug 2009 2:08 pm

Titianium mostly would have its own tone.and cost would be about double. Remember its very light. You will have to try one to see,

Mark Treepaz · Post by **Mark Treepaz** » 15 Sep 2009 5:21 am

Marty,
When you get a chance, please check your email.

Stanley Benoit · Post by **Stanley Benoit** » 15 Sep 2009 3:05 pm

Marty, Do you have the specs on the two bars I got from you? If you do I need one more like the number 2 bar only lighter and 1/4 inch longer. These are the best bars around. Stanley

Jesse Leite · Post by **Jesse Leite** » 15 Sep 2009 3:19 pm

Hi Marty,

Do you get them chrome coated? What are the advantages and disadvantages to chrome coatings on bars?

Also, your bars are hardened? Do you know what rockwell value they are hardened to?

Thanks,
Jesse

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 17 Sep 2009 6:21 pm

Jesse,
I normally dont chrome, but I can. I only burnish harden since I usallly use 303 and 304 . I dont know the exach hardness about Rockwell c40-45. I dont like the way the super hard bars sound, and I think any harder that this is just good for poor handeling like droping the bar on the concrete.But if thats what you want I CAN do it.
Marty

Thomas Butler · Post by **Thomas Butler** » 25 Sep 2009 5:44 am

I just received the 1" bar -It's so shiny!

Thanks Marty!

Pat Goodbla · Post by **Pat Goodbla** » 20 Oct 2009 8:55 am

Marty....

PM and email sent.

Steve Bonner · Post by **Steve Bonner** » 20 Oct 2009 10:41 am

Howdy Marty, looks like you can make any kind of bar in the world. So how 'bout one that will make me sound just like Jimmy Day?

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 20 Oct 2009 3:22 pm

Steve, just email all the specs.

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 17 Mar 2010 8:13 pm

New designs are in the works!

Marty Smith · Post by **Marty Smith** » 15 Apr 2010 3:41 pm

Ransom Beers · Post by **Ransom Beers** » 15 Apr 2010 5:59 pm

Im a machinist ( 37 1/2 yrs.retired) I've made a lot of things,everything from space ships to lawn mowers but never made a bar,especially a tapered one,been in a lot of bars.They weren't tapered when I went in but were slightly askew when I left.

Ransom Beers · Post by **Ransom Beers** » 16 Apr 2010 10:11 am

Bump!

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 16 Apr 2010 12:42 pm

Here's a couple shots of the bar Marty made for me, it's a "normal" 1" X 3 3/8" but only 5.5 oz - zip, zip, zippie. It's pictured with an old 70's Harris slide and one of my bronze machine-bearing numbers (named "My Big Johnson" for apocryphal reasons), because if you sawed off Marty's bar to about 2 1/2" it'd be a wicked guitar slide. But I like it the way it is.

slide-porn, wot next

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 31 May 2010 10:25 am

I'm still waiting for bar to show up $:\$ I'm driving my goldfish nutz pacing around the room.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 2 Jun 2010 10:22 pm

bump

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 4 Jun 2010 12:07 pm

Still no bar for me?Wha! Wha! Wha!

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 7 Jun 2010 8:28 pm

Tony Kotula · Post by **Tony Kotula** » 8 Jun 2010 8:16 am

HEY MARTY... WHERE'S MY BAR??

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