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Topic: Wood body Tricones |
Tim Tweedale
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Posted 18 May 2005 10:38 am |
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I am very interested in this concept. I have heard Donmo's round neck wood body tricones and Mike Dotson's Weissonator and like them very much.
http://www.fineresophonic.com/triplates.htm
This is a French company that builds wood body square neck tricones.
Anyone have any comments about or experiences with these guitars they'd like to share?
-Tim |
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 18 May 2005 12:05 pm
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I've heard nothing but raves about Fine Resophonics, both for their sound and build quality.
Can I ask which Weiss' of mine you heard? Was it Howard's?
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Tim Tweedale
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Posted 18 May 2005 5:07 pm
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I believe it was yours, Mike! (From a sound clip of Open Sea Blues).
-Tim |
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 18 May 2005 9:00 pm
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Ahhh, I thought you meant in person. 
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Colin Brooks
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Posted 19 May 2005 1:22 am
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The Fine wood body tricone has sound, volume and general character you would expect from a good tricone. The difference is an increase in warmth and a decrease in the nasal quality that you get when you dig into the bass strings of a metal tricone. Altogether a very good sounding guitar.
All the cheapo oriental woodbody tricones I have tried have been very disappointing and don't give a hint of the sound of the Fine wood reso. |
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Tim Tweedale
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Posted 19 May 2005 10:52 am
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Thank you for the comments, Colin. Do you have one? I would be interested in hearing a clip or two if you have access to any kind of home recording gear.
Also I'm curious - what companies make "cheapo oriental woodbody tricones"? I've never seen one, and the whole concept of woodbody tricones I thought was pretty rare.
-Tim[This message was edited by Tim Tweedale on 19 May 2005 at 11:57 AM.] |
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Colin Brooks
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Posted 19 May 2005 2:57 pm
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Wotcha Tim
Afraid I don't have a Fine tricone, but I do have a 1930 original. A man who does own one is Michael Messer, http://michaelmesser.co.uk/
Michael is probably the leading UK player of reso guitars. Check his site and ask him questions.
The oriental tricones to which I refered are sold in the UK under the name Ozark. Another maker of wooden tricones in the UK is a company called Delta. I have not played one of their guitars.
Another partly wood tricone I have played is the National tricone with a wood front that Bob Brozman played on one of the Tone Poems CDs. It surfaced in the UK in the early 80's. It looked like a shop project by a fairly inept 12 year old, and didn't sound too great. Last I heard it was for sale at a stiff price as the last real National.
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 19 May 2005 4:31 pm
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I thought the name ... Michael Messer ... rang a bell ... 
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Russ Young
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 20 May 2005 7:40 pm
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As Colin mentioned, John Alderson of Delta Resonator Guitars is building wood-body tricones in the U.K. He doesn't mention a squareneck, but I suspect he could be persuaded. There are sound clips on his site.
And that wood-top National tricone from "Tone Poems" is for sale again -- $9500.
[This message was edited by Russ Young on 20 May 2005 at 08:42 PM.] |
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