I'd like to try one.
BJS are sold out.
I do have a standard length 7/8" BJS (plain nose) that we could trade.
12-string, 1" bar?
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12-string, 1" bar?
Roger Rettig - Emmons D10
(8+9: 'Day' pedals) Williams SD-12 (D13th: 8+6), Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and several old Martins.
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(8+9: 'Day' pedals) Williams SD-12 (D13th: 8+6), Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and several old Martins.
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No, Ian.
I went to a longer bar (15/16th") before I got the 12 string. I found I preferred it immediately because it filled my hand better than a standard length bar.
I researched the subject and found that Paul F. advocates selecting a bar according to one's hand size and not the span of the strings. I'm quite able to play the D13th with a short bar, but the long bar helped enormously even playing my D10.
On my new D13th, I do find that I get a little 'chatter' on the lower frets caused, no doubt, by the variations in string gauges. I wonder if a 1" bar might solve that issue.
I went to a longer bar (15/16th") before I got the 12 string. I found I preferred it immediately because it filled my hand better than a standard length bar.
I researched the subject and found that Paul F. advocates selecting a bar according to one's hand size and not the span of the strings. I'm quite able to play the D13th with a short bar, but the long bar helped enormously even playing my D10.
On my new D13th, I do find that I get a little 'chatter' on the lower frets caused, no doubt, by the variations in string gauges. I wonder if a 1" bar might solve that issue.
Roger Rettig - Emmons D10
(8+9: 'Day' pedals) Williams SD-12 (D13th: 8+6), Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and several old Martins.
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(8+9: 'Day' pedals) Williams SD-12 (D13th: 8+6), Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and several old Martins.
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Roger I have a 5" x 7/8" if you are interested
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