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Topic: My new Resonator ... |
Don Walters
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Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 1:50 pm |
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| ... is being built by Julian Tubb, a Canadian luthier from Alberta. Julian provides photos and commentary of the build process by e-mail to me. Anyone interested in seeing the photos, check here [This message was edited by Don Walters on 19 December 2003 at 01:50 PM.] [This message was edited by Don Walters on 19 December 2003 at 01:51 PM.] |
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 3:27 pm
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| Sweet Don! He's done a great job in documenting the process. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 5:16 pm
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Hi Don,
I note it is a 7 string. Reminds me of Shot Jackson's Dobro on which he had an E major
tuning.
The link is very interesting and makes a great resource site.
What tuning are you planning to use?
Merry Christmas to you and yours BTW.
Roy
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Don Walters
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Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 6:28 pm
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Hi, Roy. Season's greeting to you and yours as well.
The original setup is going to be a G6. Low to high it'll be G B D E G B D . I'll try that for a few months and if I find that E string causes me more trouble than it's worth, I'll go to G B D G B D G - high G.
Guitar should be ready about end of January. Can't wait  |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 6:49 pm
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| If the E gets in your way in the middle,try putting it as string 7. I've done that and it doesn't disrupt the core G dobro tuning but it's there if I want it. Plus - because of the out of order string placement,you can play some nice syncopated forward rolls in minor modes among other things. -MJ- |
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Don Walters
From:
Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 6:52 pm
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Thanks, Michael, I'll remember that.
BTW by string 7 do you mean on the "low" side or the "high" side?
[This message was edited by Don Walters on 19 December 2003 at 06:53 PM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 19 Dec 2003 6:55 pm
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| This looks like it will be a real winner...congrats [This message was edited by HowardR on 19 December 2003 at 06:58 PM.] |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 10:32 am
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| I put it on the low side although you could put it on the high side I suppose - but to me it would kinda be in the way again.The only thing is to do it right,you would have to notch your nut to accomidate the out of order strings so as to have all the strings level.It's not real critical so at first,I would just see if I liked the arrangement before I started sawing on the nut. -MJ- |
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Don Walters
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Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 21 Dec 2003 9:13 pm
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Thanks again for the advise, Michael.
I contacted Julian and, since it's not yet ready, he'll set it up the way you've suggested when he gets to that point.
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