Square-neck Reso Case question...
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- Todd Weger
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Square-neck Reso Case question...
Merry Christmas fellow steel players!
I have a question about square-neck reso cases. Not sure if this is the right forum, but it is a steel without pedals, and I know a lot of folks here play them in addition to their lapsteels.
About 7 years ago or so, I bought one of these cases for my round neck Fender biscuit reso:
(http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... uitar-case)
They're designed for a classical, but fit a reso. I have found that for the money, it's a GREAT case, and really holds up well. I also am a big believer in the six-latch cases for these guitars.
I also have a metal Republic tri-cone, but is a square-neck. The lightweight "foam" style case it came with is OK, but is really wearing out after a lot of gigs. Length and body-wise, it fits(!) in this Silver Creek case, BUT -- the neck support area is too high. I took out the screws where the supports and accessory box are, but they appear to be glued in, in addition to screws.
Has anyone ever converted one of these cases to make it fit a square-neck guitar? I'm thinking I could maybe use a chisel or similar to carefully wedge them off, reshape/recover them, and put 'em back in, but was wondering if anyone has already tried this?
Can't beat these cases for the price, IMO.
Thanks in advance.
TJW
I have a question about square-neck reso cases. Not sure if this is the right forum, but it is a steel without pedals, and I know a lot of folks here play them in addition to their lapsteels.
About 7 years ago or so, I bought one of these cases for my round neck Fender biscuit reso:
(http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessor ... uitar-case)
They're designed for a classical, but fit a reso. I have found that for the money, it's a GREAT case, and really holds up well. I also am a big believer in the six-latch cases for these guitars.
I also have a metal Republic tri-cone, but is a square-neck. The lightweight "foam" style case it came with is OK, but is really wearing out after a lot of gigs. Length and body-wise, it fits(!) in this Silver Creek case, BUT -- the neck support area is too high. I took out the screws where the supports and accessory box are, but they appear to be glued in, in addition to screws.
Has anyone ever converted one of these cases to make it fit a square-neck guitar? I'm thinking I could maybe use a chisel or similar to carefully wedge them off, reshape/recover them, and put 'em back in, but was wondering if anyone has already tried this?
Can't beat these cases for the price, IMO.
Thanks in advance.
TJW
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Michael - I think Frank at Republic in Texas does a good job of setting these up and getting them playable. I have since discovered a company called Hot Rod Resonator guitars (http://www.hotrodsteel.com/) that cost a bit more, but it sounds like they go a few extra steps to make them even more playable and with a few upgrades and improvements. I may check them out for my next reso, which will be a round neck tri-cone.
But for the money, I think the Republics are great, and Frank is really easy to deal with and will do you right.
TJW
But for the money, I think the Republics are great, and Frank is really easy to deal with and will do you right.
TJW
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Here are some links about Hot Rod Steel that you may want to check out:Todd Weger wrote:Michael - I think Frank at Republic in Texas does a good job of setting these up and getting them playable. I have since discovered a company called Hot Rod Resonator guitars (http://www.hotrodsteel.com/) that cost a bit more, but it sounds like they go a few extra steps to make them even more playable and with a few upgrades and improvements. I may check them out for my next reso, which will be a round neck tri-cone.
But for the money, I think the Republics are great, and Frank is really easy to deal with and will do you right.
TJW
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/foru ... ?p=4331260
http://www.keyt.com/news/santa-barbara- ... s/65194294
http://michaelmesser.proboards.com/thre ... el-guitars[/url]
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I went through this recently when trying to find a case that fit my 1920s square-neck tricone. Those are particularly difficult to fit because the neck is not much shallower than the body and because of the "shoulders" where the two sections meet. I started with this case, and at first it seemed like the neck holder was too high. In fact, the body section was too low, so I added some foam underneath it and the whole instrument now fits perfectly.
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My NRP squareneck tricone came in this really nice case by Ameritage.
It's like a tank! Might be too spendy for an import reso thou.
Randy!
I enjoyed the threads you put up about my ol' pal Lenny.
Lucky for me, I knew Don(RIP), and Jason from National reso, and after years of waiting, they got me the guitar, and I only had to pay another 2K more than quoted!!
I don't think there is a better squareneck tricone in the world then a Hollowneck from NRP. Expensive, but worth it, and holds it's value.
2nd, check out Fine Resophonics in France.
It's like a tank! Might be too spendy for an import reso thou.
Randy!
I enjoyed the threads you put up about my ol' pal Lenny.
Lucky for me, I knew Don(RIP), and Jason from National reso, and after years of waiting, they got me the guitar, and I only had to pay another 2K more than quoted!!
I don't think there is a better squareneck tricone in the world then a Hollowneck from NRP. Expensive, but worth it, and holds it's value.
2nd, check out Fine Resophonics in France.
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Michael -- my pleasure! Good luck with whatever you do. I love my tri-cone and have gotten a lot of miles of use out of it over the years.
For those curious, here are pics from my project. I forgot to take a "before" pic, but this one is from Musician's Friend site. They sell these "vintage style" classical cases for $79.
So, it can be done, and really works great! As always though, YMMV...
TJW
For those curious, here are pics from my project. I forgot to take a "before" pic, but this one is from Musician's Friend site. They sell these "vintage style" classical cases for $79.
So, it can be done, and really works great! As always though, YMMV...
TJW
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Thanks!
Thanks for the heads up, Dave!