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Topic: Help Identifying a Bar (BJS??), please! |
Jim Fogarty
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Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2017 8:05 pm |
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Hey kids,
I had a used bar recently sold to me as a BJS 7/8 bar. Well, it's definitely not 7/8, so I want to check to be 100% sure it actually IS a BJS bar (the logo is different). I'm guessing it's a 15/16th" bar.
In this pic is a Dunlop 920 bar, bought new (7/8")......the new "BJS 7/8" bar in the center......and a 1" BJS bar I've had for a while.
Thoughts?
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John McClung
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Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2017 9:00 pm
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Jim your middle bar is a BJS from the original Bill Stroud era. The one on the right is a current bar made by new owner Butch Gardner.
IMHO, both are excellent, but the Gardner bars are slightly smoother and better quality. Butch puts his all into making a top quality tone bar.
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Rick Barnhart
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2017 9:00 pm
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Yes, that looks like a BJS to me.
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Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2017 9:03 pm
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Thanks, guys!
And yes, John......the 1" bar does feel ever so slightly smoother, which is another reason I asked. I like the middle one, too, but really wanted a 7/8" to replace the Dunlop. |
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