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Topic: Tone bar dimensions |
Jeremy Threlfall
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 5:38 am |
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Just looking into the sizes of bars
My Dunlop 920 packaging says that it's 2 7/8 long
But it measures 3 1/4 to the tip
I noticed the Billy a Coopers website describes their 920s as 3 1/4
I have just worked out that they measure 2 7/8 along the straight edge only of the bar (and doesn't include the length of the bullet nose)
Just thought I'd share that little insight with any of you similarly confused (and in case I've STILL got it wrong and need to be set on the right path) ...
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Donny Hinson
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 6:10 am
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I believe a standard 10-string bar usually measures from 3 1/4" to 3 3/8" long, and that includes the radius (for all other manufacturers). I have no idea why Dunlop chooses to define the "length" differently. 
But on second thought, they are dealing with pedal steelers, so that might have something to do with it.  |
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Lane Gray
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Posted 22 Mar 2016 7:00 am
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The playable length SHOULD be listed length.
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Jeremy Threlfall
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Jeremy Threlfall
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Tim Russell
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2016 3:05 am
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My 920 from Musician's Friend came in a plastic sleeve packaging. I purchased it within the last 6-8 months. On the sleeve insert it lists the specs as;
920 Stainless Steel
7.5 oz.
7/8" x 3 1/4"
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Jeremy Threlfall
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 23 Mar 2016 6:00 am
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| Sorry Lane, but I have loads of advertising from the inception of the pedal steel (back in the "Ed Sale" days), and bar size has always been listed as a total (overall) length. |
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Lane Gray
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Posted 23 Mar 2016 6:19 am
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I agree, Donny. But I still think the other makes more sense
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Tim Brady
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2016 3:45 pm
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What size bars to most players use for 12 string guitars?
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Jeremy Threlfall
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