Since we’ve already gotten far afield with a discussion of materials, for the record: I’m all for using Scotchbrite (and pretty much anything that 3M has come up with. Awesome products). I still use...
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Since we’ve already gotten far afield with a discussion of materials, for the record: I’m all for using Scotchbrite (and pretty much anything that 3M has come up with. Awesome products). I still use...
Awesome review, Don. As I’ve mentioned many times in the forum, for the past five or six years, I’ve stuck with JT’s Pix and Wegen 120s. The combination feels so right to me that I’ve never been...
I didn’t exactly miss it Bill, after I posted that comment, I realized that you had qualified what you said and that my comment wasn’t really fair. No offense, the truth is that I don’t think it’s a...
That seems a very accurate description, Adrian.
I agree, you can find a serviceable beginner instrument in a Dirty 30’s, or even a Washburn, though if you can afford either a Kentucky or Eastman, go for one of those. Be sure to buy from a place...
Interesting read, thanks!
Buggy whips are obsolete. All the Big Boxes and fine finish suppliers stock all grades of steel wool. Basically, you’re simply incorrect but I doubt you were being serious.
Thanks Pops. I do use Scotchbrite a bit these days, but having used 4/0 steel wool for 50+ years for wood finishes, composites, glass, etc. it’s still my go-to and I don’t find it particularly messy....
Zen, breathing, all that. It’s easy to say “relax” but difficult to practice it.
I’m no fireball either; also, not wise nor greatly experienced, but I agree with what “they” say about relaxing....
I’m with Ray on this, if for whatever reason you don’t like the gloss and want a “speed neck”, pick up some 4/0 steel wool and rub it out a bit. You won’t “mess it up”. And if ever you wish to...
Torrefication does not equal “kiln dried”, Dan. Historically, lumber has been either air dried or kiln dried, usually with an eye toward a target moisture content of around 6%.
Torrefication...
My vote for the best answers thus far:
Wish I had time to snag the pics for posterity.
Considering that thick oak top, I’d imagine it might sound like a slab of oak with strings - perhaps a little better for the sound chamber whiskey...
I had some time yesterday to use the Tonebone in the practice room, and I was impressed. I was also able to dial in a pretty decent sound running both mandolin and guitar through it even though the...
That’s sound advice, I haven’t had an opportunity to play a Red Diamond. But still, I’d be more likely to lay the success of one at the feet of Dan himself; that is, to Macrostie’s lutherie skills...
Aged-tone … What does that even mean? Tough enough to define “tone” much less aged-tone. So, do you believe in it? Is it a real thing?
Torrefication is a real process, we know that, but does...
I’ve got you, M & M
I’ve really been enjoying these, Jim. Thanks for sharing.
Example would be helpful. But here are some things to bear in mind. First, you don’t have to play a piece of music exactly as written. Second, in the case you describe, if I really wanted to play...
Yes! I learned that lesson several years ago when I outfitted a van for living and sold pretty much everything, over a dozen guitars, a couple of mandolins, and trimmed down to one each guitar, uke...
I’m not in IT per se - but in Web Dev, writing code, I know the sentiment all too well! :)
All this has been covered already, but to underline what has been said: The nut slots (and saddle slots) must be a teeny bit wider than the string gauge; they should also be slanted downward a bit...
I only wish (or regret) that I didn’t take up the violin, or piano, as a kid. At my age, and in my life as it is, I don’t have the time or inclination to learn bowing technique. I can bang out chords...
Pardon, but your mentioning the high impedance and a “K&K made for the purpose preamp” and the fact you were quoting me - after I had mentioned my purchase of the Tonebone - led me to assume that you...
Yes, I acknowledged my faux pas in post #40 … although I was still wrong … it comes from a very bad memory. I had to go back to the video to actually see for certain what I had done. In fact, I tuned...