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Topic: Your favourite bar size ! |
basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 2:55 am |
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What's YOUR size ? (Prompted by recent E-Mails !!)
Just out of interest I was wondering what is the average size bar for 6/8 string lap or reso ?
Diameter length and weight.
I always thought that 3/4" X 2 7/8" with a weight of 4.8oz (135gram) was the 'Norm"
A poll would not be possible because of the required three variables, so post your preference PLEASE.
Trans-Atlantic Baz
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 4:50 am
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| 2 3/4" x 3/4" ... 131 grams (4.62 oz) |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 5:10 am
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| 3" x 3/4"........5oz. Measurement includes the nose of the bullet bar. |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Todd Weger
From:
Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 5:33 am "bite" sized!
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Oh - wrong bar. 
I like 2.75" long by .75" diameter, and about 4.5 oz weight. If I'm playing 8 string, I sometimes will use the slightly longer 3" bar. I generally use Dunlops. They're easy to get, inexpensive, work just fine and I don't get too spoiled.
That said, I'm thinking about trying one of these Delrin bars anyway.
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1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, E13, A6); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, B11/A6); Custom-made 25" aluminum cast "fry pan" with vintage Ricky p'up (C6); 1938 Epiphone Electar (A6); 1953 Oahu Tonemaster; assorted ukuleles; upright bass |
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 5:56 am
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For me a little more weight helps:
7/8" x 2&7/8"
I know Byrd recommends 3/4" diameter for split-string noting, but the 7/8" diameter seems to allow just as precise positioning for my ear. |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 6:41 am
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| I use two different lengths, one a 2 7/8ths and one almost 4 inches long, for a couple of tunes where the slants get really deep. Neither bullet bar gets a lot of use, though. I use my Lap Dawg or SP2 almost every tune. |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 1:08 pm
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2 3/4" by 3/4" or sometimes 2 7/8" by 3/4" for 8 string.
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Jude Reinhardt
From:
Weaverville, NC
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 1:10 pm
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Length 3"
Diameter 3/4"
Weight 5 oz.
Color Rajah Red
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 1:13 pm
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| 3/4" x 3" Stainless. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 2:26 pm
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I have only two bars, 3/4X2 3/4, and 3/4 x 2 7/8 (like Mike) I can't really tell any difference when switching from one to the other. I've only had them since around 2000, and before that, since the 40s, I used a 1/2 X 2 3/4 "sureform" stainless bar. When getting back into playing again , I couldn't hold on to the old 1/2 " bar, so I gave it to Jeff Au Hoy, who was already using a small diameter bar. I had a Black Raja for a while, but didn't care that much for it, and gave it away.
BILL |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 7:04 pm
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| I'm in love with my Broz-O-phonic for single string playing. I don't know the particulars. |
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Stephen Wells
From:
Jackson, Mississippi
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 7:41 pm
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My current favorite is my new 3/4 X 2 3/4 Red Rajah. I wish it came in 7/8" at the 2 3/4 length.
Stephen
Red Rajah, Sheerhorn Stainless, 3/4 X 2 3/4 Delrin bar (by Gene Wilson),Dunlop 920 & 918 and a big Emmons bar that I've has for 25 years or more. All except the Emmons are bars I've acquired in the last couple of years and these are just the ones I've kept.  |
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 8:28 pm
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| Broz-O-phonic Bar: 3/4"diameter, 2 15/16" length, weight 5.4 ounces. |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 4:42 pm
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I really dunno. Please help me. [/img] |
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 6:24 pm
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Looks like you need one more, Richard. I see an empty cubby hole. LOL!!
Would you believe I only have ONE bar.
Harry  |
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Blake Hawkins
From:
Florida
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 7:21 pm
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| 3/4" X 3 3/16" A "Bullet Bar" made for me by Jim Burden. 5 oz, stainless |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 9:40 am
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Richard,
I had a lot of bars that I use to go to also ...I'm sober now !!... ....Jim |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 9:57 am
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| My favorite bar size has to be large enough so I can sit with all my friends enjoying a cold one. A view of the ocean makes it nice too. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 12:57 pm
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| I need a day full of cold ones after seeing Richard's collection! |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 6:34 pm
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| Plenty of days of "cold ones" for me any time. A lot of them were case candy. |
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