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Insight on a Remington
Posted: 7 Nov 2023 1:39 pm
by John Harmon
Finally convinced about 8 strings. Found a Remington d8 semi-near me. The price is $1000, decent? No shipping of course and I see it before buying. Also any thing to look for that may be wrong or bad on these. Know nothing about them except to hear Herb playing one, lol. Thanks, John
Posted: 7 Nov 2023 2:13 pm
by Ken Pippus
Had one. Loved it. Wish I still had it. Price sounds about right in decent shape.
Posted: 7 Nov 2023 2:16 pm
by Ken Pippus
Posted: 7 Nov 2023 3:13 pm
by Bill McCloskey
I've owned a few D8 Remington's. One was a dude, one was really nice. But in general they are usually very nice steels.
Posted: 7 Nov 2023 8:23 pm
by Joe A. Roberts
Bill, assuming you meant dud, can you expand on the issues you had with it?
Posted: 8 Nov 2023 9:02 am
by Joe Kaufman
My Remington d8 was really dead sounding at first. I had to tighten nearly every screw nut and bolt on it and then it sang light it was supposed to! I still remember how bummed I was when I first set it up. I'm wondering if the "dud" you had might have had something similar going on.
Posted: 8 Nov 2023 11:54 am
by Stephen Cowell
Joe Kaufman wrote:My Remington d8 was really dead sounding at first. I had to tighten nearly every screw nut and bolt on it and then it sang light it was supposed to! I still remember how bummed I was when I first set it up. I'm wondering if the "dud" you had might have had something similar going on.
They're pretty much Stringmaster clones... and SM's are very dependent on the plate screws behind the bridge for sustain and tone. I broke some screws off in my '56, had to drill them out and go back with oak dowels... that ended up hot-rodding it somewhat, very pleased with the results.