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Topic: Praise for Telonics bar! |
Jim Hollingsworth
From:
Way out West
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Posted 31 Jan 2012 10:43 am |
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A while back I stopped in to visit Jim Palenscar's shop & fell completely in love with a Telonics bar he had. I bugged him til he sold it to me. It is based on the Black Raja bar and is perfect for playing C6 steel. It is smooth & quiet and works perfectly for fast single string work. I ended ordering a second one just to have a spare! In talking with Dave Beatty he said that it was based on the design that Curly Chalker favored and was part of a limited run made by the folks at Telonics. Another amazing product from Dave & crew!!
Thanks guys!
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 1 Feb 2012 9:49 am
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| how much are they and will it make me sound like curly? |
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Todd Brown
From:
W. Columbia , South Carolina
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Posted 1 Feb 2012 1:15 pm
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Well, Chris, judging by their other products, it ain't gonna be cheap! I certainly hope it wouldn't be any more than the other overpriced bars. $175 for a bar  , come on...
And no, you probably still won't hit them licks like Curly did  .... |
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Jim Hollingsworth
From:
Way out West
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Posted 1 Feb 2012 3:17 pm
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Actually it was $78 total for the bar - well worth every penny. For C6 work it is STELLAR. I still use my BJS John Hughey bar for E9, but the second I change I necks I pick up the Telonics bar.
Jim |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 1 Feb 2012 4:00 pm
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From my understanding the Raja bars were made out of a ceramic material and the telonics has some sort of delrin coating. I don't think delrin was used as a bar material when Chalker was playing.
Jim, Have you tried the Tribotone bar ? They are fantastic.
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Jim Hollingsworth
From:
Way out West
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Posted 1 Feb 2012 4:15 pm
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No I haven't but I have thought about it on occasion. How would you describe the characteristics of them? And yes, the Telonics bar is not ceramic but a plastic (Delrin?). But is in incredibly quiet with respect to bar noise while still retaining a very good presence.
A very good tool for your tool box.
Jim |
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John Allison
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2012 5:38 pm
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Stick with Eric Ebner's Tribo-Tone bars. He's got some superior materials and there's no comparison in terms of tone.
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Allison Stringed Instruments
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Mark Fasbender
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Posted 2 Feb 2012 2:24 am
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| zirc bars are great too |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2012 5:51 am
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+1 for TriBo Tone
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 2 Feb 2012 5:52 am
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Well darn ---- I gather no one else uses a wrist pin from a 35 chevy ? -  |
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Roger Francis
From:
kokomo,Indiana, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2012 7:08 am
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| Another vote on the tribtone bar here, i use mine on fast songs and when i use distortion and some times on ballads when i forget to switch, it has just a very little less sustain than the my BJS bar but its very comfy to hold |
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 2 Feb 2012 8:59 am
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I've been making brass or stainless filled delrin bars for myself and a few others for about 3 years now. I've seen the Telonics bar and have tried out Tribo-tones a bit. Both are very nice bars. The ones I make have a thinner delrin (acetal resin, Delrin is Dupont's trade name for their acetal resins) sleeve than the Tribo's or Telonics....this allows for a heavier bar which I personally like....the brass plug in my main personal bar is actually bored out to a pretty thin wall then I poured molten lead into it. Its 1" x 3.25" and weighs just a bit under 11 ounces.
In general, I think this style of bar has a slightly warmer sound with a touch less brightness than most straight metal bars. A friend who's been using one of mine and a Tribotone for the last 2 years or so recently switched back to metal because he thinks it has a bit more growl which he likes.
These bars definitely make less string noise on the wound strings and are very slippery feeling against the strings. Conversely they tend to be less slippery to hold onto when your hands get a bit sweaty.
Try a a Tribo-Tone or a Telonics out, they're bitchin'!
Last edited by Ross Shafer on 25 Feb 2016 11:01 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Hans Penner
From:
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 2 Feb 2012 9:02 am
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Any chance of seeing a picture of these bars? or, Do they just look like a bar?
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