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Topic: Bar recommendations for baritone Weissenborn |
Chuck Johnson
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2013 5:58 pm |
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Hello all,
I am wondering if you Weiss players find that you need a heavier bar for a baritone. I have tried a classic Stevens, a 5.5 oz Dunlop bullet and a Shubb SP-1 and it seems that neither have quite enough mass to get sustain on the lower strings. Not sure where to go from here other than a pedal steel 7 oz bullet. I am playing a Lazy River 27.5-inch bari with Pearse bari strings.
Thanks!
chuck |
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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2013 3:31 am
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I use a normal Paloma Stone bar, and I find that it just doesn't work for bass (3rd neck T8) steel... I'm using a TriboTone bar for that, works great... basically teflon-wrapped lead.
So yes, more mass equals better bass response AFAIC.
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Max Laine
From:
Pori, Finland
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 23 Aug 2013 6:07 am
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| I have the Randolf bar II that I am liking for lap & dobro. I just ordered the RRI as it is 1oz lighter. The Shubb SP2 seems to be popular. I got the info on the Shubb from Jim Palanscar. |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 23 Aug 2013 6:08 am
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Double post....YUK!
Last edited by Len Amaral on 23 Aug 2013 8:08 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Bill Mollenhauer
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2013 6:27 am
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| I have the RR2 and use it very infrequently now. It is a really heavy bar and I never got used to moving all that weight around and also I found the length a bit long. I have pretty much settled on a Dunlop Long Dawg. |
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