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Topic: My Dad's steels |
Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 22 May 2017 1:26 pm |
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I posted the story of my Dad's May Bell guitar here recently:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=316458&highlight=
When I got the guitar there were five different steels in the case. Today I got them out and cleaned them up.
1. Flat Chrome bar square checker pattern. 3" long, 0.0338" thick. Chrome is flaking off the playing edge.
2. Flat chrome bar diamond checker pattern. 3" long 0.300" thick. Chrome is flaking off the playing edge.
3. Flat chrome bar smooth, hole in left end. 3" long. 0.156" thick. Reminds me of a razor blade slide.
4. Brass Roy Smeck round bar, 3.50" long, 0.750" diameter.
5. Chrome Nick Manoloff bar, 2 7/8" long, 0.620" diameter.
Are these steels worth using or should I get new ones?
I'm curious about the Roy Smeck & Nick Manoloff bars. What's the story behind them?
Thanks!
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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David M Brown
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California, USA
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Posted 22 May 2017 1:57 pm Re: My Dad's steels
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| Tony Oresteen wrote: |
4. Brass Roy Smeck round bar, 3.50" long, 0.750" diameter.
5. Chrome Nick Manoloff bar, 2 7/8" long, 0.620" diameter.
Are these steels worth using or should I get new ones?
I'm curious about the Roy Smeck & Nick Manoloff bars. What's the story behind them?
Thanks! |
Smeck was a multi-intrumentalist entertainer, Manoloff made nice tonebars, often of some bakelite type material.
Either of the round ones with a round tip would be fine. The flat bars are a "period piece" and would be OK for trying to sound like the earliest acoustic steel players.
I use several of the Bakelite Manoloff steel bars, so try yours and see if it fits your hand. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Fred Treece
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