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Topic: Want to lighten your tone bar? here's how. |
Dom Franco
From: Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 13 Oct 2017 9:36 am
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I wanted to drill out my Dunlop 1" bar to make it a little lighter. So I made a wooden jig for my drill press. I know a lathe with soft jaws would be better, but this is all I have.
I love the lighter weight, and the tone and sustain is unchanged. I have been gigging with it all this week and I am very happy with it. I have 3 of these same size bars now. One is unmodified, One is now 9.2 oz and one is 8.0 oz. _________________ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYG9cvwCPKuXpGofziPNieA/feed?activity_view=3 |
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C. E. Jackson
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Jack Hanson
From: San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 13 Oct 2017 10:10 am
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Interesting. I have a couple of those one-inch Dunlop bars, and they sure are heavy. Think I'll give that a try. Thanks for sharing, Dom. |
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Stefan Robertson
From: Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 13 Oct 2017 10:57 am
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I love my weight 12.4 Oz. Heavy bar all the way for me.
BJS make some John Hughey drilled bars like that. In all sizes if you guys were wondering. _________________ Stefan
Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
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Dom Franco
From: Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 14 Oct 2017 9:39 am
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For Practice I sometimes use a Paloma Stone Ceramic bar "Blue Cobalt" I think it's called. It makes jumping around the fretboard easy, and I can practice for hours with no left hand fatigue at all... Of course it lacks sustain and volume but for rehearsing difficult passages over and over it works great.
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