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Topic: Low Noise 1" Diameter Tone Bar |
Steve Mueller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2015 8:30 pm |
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I'm using a Dunlop 1" diamter / 3.5" length tone bar. I like the larger diameter and weight but would like one that's either ceramic like a ZBAR or powder coated to reduce noise and make it easier to hold onto. Anyone know of such a product? I have a Zirbar but it's 15/16" diamter and shorter, a great product but not quite it. They apparently don't make larger ones. The Paloma stone slides are too light for me.
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 17 Mar 2015 10:52 pm
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Steve Gunder will do it for you. And if you're on I-70,we could eliminate the shipping.... I like his bars
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 18 Mar 2015 2:44 pm
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| If a 1" bar is making too much noise, I suspect your problem may be technique-related. (Proper right and left-hand muting shoud be taking care of those issues.) |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 18 Mar 2015 3:26 pm
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What Donny said, BTW. Unless it's scratched or nicked, all my bars are pretty quiet. They were noisier when I was a novice.
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Steve Mueller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2015 9:05 am
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Donny & Lane, I agree with that my technique could use inprovement. As you know, it takes time. I'm working on it!
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2015 9:55 am
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If you use a long bar, you can reduce bar noise by muting the low strings that aren't being played with the thumb of your left hand.
When playing the low strings, I often move the bar back off of the high strings and mute them with the third and fourth fingers of my left hand, using my index finger and thumb to maintain bar pressure.
I prefer a short bar because it's easier for me to control the range of strings that are active at the moment, and mute those that aren't. Someone with bigger hands would have a different preference, of course. We're all different; there is no "correct" technique that works for everyone. Experiment.
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