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Alan Bidmade


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Newcastle upon Tyne UK
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2017 10:47 am    
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Here's a question.
I play a 10 string Ben-Rom pedal steel.
I find that I want the feel of the heel of the steel bar closer to the joint between my thumb and palm but if I try this with my 10 string BJS bar I find I'm 'short' on the upper strings.
(I guess there are 12 string players using a 10 string bar but their input might be just be too confusing for me.)
So... are there 10 string players using a 12 string bar?
Pros and cons???
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Mike Spaeth

 

From:
Springdale, Arkansas
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2017 11:33 am     12 string
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No cons I know of. I am using a 12 string bar on my D10. I find it more comfortable for the same reasons you described.
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Jim Smith


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Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2017 12:21 pm    
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I use a 10 string bar on my 12 string guitar. I have big hands but it's easier for me to do slants and hammer ons with a 10 string bar.
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 16 Aug 2017 12:44 pm    
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Jim Smith wrote:
I use a 10 string bar on my 12 string guitar.


Me too. I have yet to encounter a situation in which I need anything longer.
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