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Jon Graboff
From:
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Posted 2 Jul 2005 8:47 pm |
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| A little while back, I tried to buy a BJS tone bar. No one seemed to have any and I got no reply when I tried to phone BJS directly. Are they still in business and if so, where are they? Best tone bars I ever used... Thanks, Jon |
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Hook Moore
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South Charleston,West Virginia
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Posted 3 Jul 2005 4:45 am
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Jon, I was told they got some inferior steel and had to wait on better material before making any new bars. I was told they plan/hope to start shipping again mid July.
Hook
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thurlon hopper
From:
Elizabethtown Pa. USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2005 7:09 pm
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Jon, i have a friend who has played psg almost all his life and had used BJS bars exclusively. I told him about the John Pearse Big Daddy bar i bought in St. Louis
in 2002, and what i think of it and he ordered a Big Daddy from Breezy Ridge Music
in Center Valley, Pa. and called the day after it arrived and said he had never gotten sustain like that from any other bar.
I l;ove mine and wopuld recoomend it to anyone looking for an excellent bar. If you
would like to give them a call: 800-235-3302
or 610-691-3304, They are really nice to deal with. Also think they heve the absolute best acoustic guitar on the market.
IMO
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thurlon hopper
From:
Elizabethtown Pa. USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2005 7:11 pm
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| Sorry i meant the best acoustic guitar strings on the market. I don't use anything else on my Sante Fe Takamine. TJH |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 3 Jul 2005 7:44 pm
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| Yeah right, the question here is about BJS and NOT John Pearse bars. I've had both and BJS is FAR superior. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 3 Jul 2005 8:40 pm
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Jody Carver has a brand new BJS bar for sale right here on the Forum.
Lee |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Daniel J. Cormier
From:
Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Posted 4 Jul 2005 9:43 am
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I have a 7/8 10 string BJS bar in lkie New Condition for sale . To heavy for my liking.Sure sounds good though.
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Daniel J. Cormier
Desert Rose Lacquer D-10
EVans FET 500 LV Sessions 400 Limited ,ProFex II
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com 
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Bill Stroud
From:
Dresden, Tennessee, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 4:34 am
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Hello everyone, I'm still in business, and will have approximately 700 bars ready about the end of this month. I do have bars in stock now ready for shipping. Just let me know what you need.
Thanks for using my bar, I did have trouble getting the correct steel that I use, I won't use but one kind. Make sure you have the correct phone number it is 731-364-3519, email bjsbars@frontiernet.net fax 731-364-5750. |
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Bill Stroud
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Dresden, Tennessee, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 5:04 am
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Hello everyone, I'm still in business, and will have approximately 700 bars ready about the end of this month. I do have bars in stock now ready for shipping. Just let me know what you need.
Thanks for using my bar, I did have trouble getting the correct steel that I use, I won't use but one kind. Make sure you have the correct phone number it is 731-364-3519, email bjsbars@frontiernet.net fax 731-364-5750. We except Master & Visa Cards. |
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 5:30 am
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| I've had mine for years. Can't beat 'em! |
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Buck Grantham R.I.P.
From:
Denham Springs, LA. USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 7:50 am
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| I love my BJS bars and wouldn't be wothout them. They're the best . |
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Eddie Thomas
From:
Macon,Ga.,USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 8:32 am
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| BJS bars, the best I have found, highly recommended! |
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 12:01 pm
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Without a doubt, the best bar made today and I've tried just about all brands.
I have a 15/16 & a 7/8 and love them both.
Keep up the good work Bill.
Bill Ferguson |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Posted 8 Jul 2005 4:11 pm
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Bill thats great news. I`ve had one ordered at Mullen guitars for a couple months..
Hook
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Colm Chomicky
From:
Kansas, (Prairie Village)
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 4:11 pm
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| Thanks for the update Bill. Could give us a post once you are back to production. I've got one on backorder through Scotty's |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 5:59 pm
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The one particular night that I had my best~sound ever, I was using a BJS 15/16” 10-str, bar. I’m now using my John Pearse 7/8” 10-str. bar and find no fault with it either! I wouldn't say one was better than the other. Either one works or me!
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“Big John” Bechtel
’04 SD–10 Black Derby w/3 & 5 & Pad
’49-’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
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Bill OConnor
From:
Castle Rock, Washington, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Jul 2005 8:12 pm
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About 8 yrs ago i had a BJS with a flawed coating on it .While at the ST.Louis Mo.steel guitar show I showed it to Bill Stroud. He handed a new bar i have used it 8 yrs and it is still like new. He does insist on the best quality you cant go wrong with his BJS Bars thanks Bill
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Dave Ristrim
From:
Whites Creek, TN
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Posted 21 Jul 2005 4:07 am
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Guys, let me tell you.... I have many BJS bars and I love 'em. The one I use most is actually the first one I ever bought, back in 1987 ( i think). I have played more shows and sessions with it than I can remember. It's been dropped on the metal pedal cross bar, dropped on concrete, thrown at drummers and bounced off of their hardware (true) and still there is not a mark on it.
I had one with a flaw in it, which Bill replaced at no charge, and that replacement has lasted over 10 years. I am so glad Bill is still making bars, although if he keeps his quality the way it always has been, I don't know if I'll ever need to buy another bar from him 
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 21 Jul 2005 5:30 am
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I talked to Bill last night, he and his wife are such nice Christian people, and willing to help me with my bar...best bar period!
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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2005 6:41 am
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You owe it to yourself to try Bill's 15/16" bar. I had always used a 7/8" bar but wanted to try the little larger diameter bar. That is the only one I use anymore. I don't have large hands but it sure fits my mitt.  |
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Gary Preston
From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2005 2:43 pm
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| I have a 12 string bar made by this gentleman and i love it . I use it on my Sho~Bud Pro ll Custom that i bought new back in 1977 . It makes it easy to slide the bar past the strings on my D-10 and still have bar to hold onto . Thanks for a great bar . Gary . |
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Bill Stroud
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Dresden, Tennessee, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jul 2005 7:44 am
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Thanks everyone for the kind words, well I got the bars in today, so anyone needing one just email, or call.
Thanks again,
Bill |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 22 Jul 2005 4:29 pm
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| I just got my 12-string 7/8 BJS in the mail from Steel Guitars of Canada, and I can finally make those high notes sing. Guys on here have mentioned that it changes your playing dramatically, and they're right. Perfect weight, length and diameter. I'm glad I took the plunge, after wasting time with inferior bars. |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 23 Jul 2005 9:37 am
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I have 5 different Bars. I have a BJS. John Pearce,Black Rahja,etc. and I use the BJS all the time.
I like it just a litle bit better than the others......al
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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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