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Topic: Tribo-Tone Bars |
Robert Stewart Johnson
From:
Birmingham/United Kingdom
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Posted 30 Jul 2013 11:09 am |
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Well, I have been using my new Tribo-Tone for a couple days now and I must say it is the best bar I have ever had! Simply wonderful to use, no string noise and the actual sound of the the notes, on the low end and the high end is amazing! I can recommend these bars to anyone!! I am using the 'Y' model in white, slightly bigger than I am used to, 1" diameter, but forward and backward slants are so much easier with these bars! Good job, and many thanks to Eric Ebner who came out to our gig, and delivered my new bar personally!
Here is the link to the Tribotone web site.
http://www.tribotone.com/
Stewart Johnson. www.thetoyhearts.com |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 30 Jul 2013 11:36 am
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So, is his shop back up and running? His web site doesn't indicate that. I'm an owner of two of Eric's bars and love'em!
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-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
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-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
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-~1940 National New Yorker
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Tony Lombardo
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2013 1:10 pm
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| I own three lime green B weight Tribotone bars, and I love them! |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 30 Jul 2013 2:41 pm
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Terrific bar for electric steel. For acoustic, I use the Tribo for acoustic too but seem to gravitate to metal for just a little bit more high end, albeit more wound string sizzle.
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Liz Williams
From:
California, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2013 7:32 pm
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| I love tribotones too, and have been hoping he'd be back in business so I could get a Jerry Byrd model from him. Is he back in business, or was this one of the bars he had in stock. |
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Andrea Tazzini
From:
Massa, Italy
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 12:17 am
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| Mine is a C, blue, and is super also for the grip! |
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Robert Stewart Johnson
From:
Birmingham/United Kingdom
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Posted 1 Aug 2013 8:08 am Tribo-Tone Bars
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| He is still selling bars - if you email him at his web site I am sure he will let you know if he has the particular bar you want! |
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Dale R Stiles
From:
Bradenton, FL
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 8:35 am
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FWIW. - I emailed him weeks ago to see if he had any B weights left and never got any response so I figured he was done.
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 9:42 am
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About a week ago I lost mine and I felt homeless without it.   Fortunately I found it again a few days later. 
I use it for everything; pedal steel, lap steel, Dobro. I'm thinking of getting another a bit heavier.
When it first came out I wasn't impressed with it, but it grows on you. It's also the only tone bar which won't freeze your hands in cold weather. It never gets as cold as a chrome bar often does. |
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 2 Aug 2013 1:02 pm
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| I have a Tribotone bar and I love it. I use it on Lap Steel and 8 string Dobro. Eric is great to do business with too. |
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Dennis Anderson
From:
Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 3 Aug 2013 1:53 pm
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Me too Dale. I emailed him a few weeks ago about a B bar and didn't get any response either. I did find an update he made on Guitar Forum on July 3rd however. It doesn't sound like they are anywhere close to getting back in production. Here is the link http://www.guitarseminars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6802
Hope things go smoothly from here on. I want to get one of those tone bars. |
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Dale R Stiles
From:
Bradenton, FL
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Posted 9 Aug 2013 1:05 pm
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Thanks for that link Dennis. Sounds like he's got a lot on his plate.
Been anxious to get a Tribotone, but I recently picked up an original Bakelite Black Rajah. I like the weight and size a lot and it's becoming my #1.
Still gonna be standing in line for a B weight when he gets back in production tho so I can see what all the fuss is about. 
Happy Trails
Dale
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