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Topic: Tricone VS Dobro |
Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 7 Jun 2012 9:27 pm |
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Good luck trying to adjust that neck Robert! 
Good to know you're still around BTW, long time no see. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 7 Jun 2012 9:43 pm
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| Robert Salomone wrote: |
| Howard.... I noticed that your National Tricone doesn't have the truss rod cover on the headstock. Is this a custom feature you asked for when you ordered it from National Resophonic. How do you adjust the truss rod if it needs adjustment? Reason I ask is that I never cared for their design, and most of the originals I've owned never required any straightening because of the thick necks. |
There is no truss rod as it's a square neck...... |
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2012 6:45 pm
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Hey Edward, yes its hard! I'm happy I have find a relatively cheap Tricone, the Republic cost around 700$. I can't watch Howard's 8 strings National Tricone to long because I run crazy, its a good thing you can't buy them directly by internet because I would poorer of 4000$.
Thanks for the suggestion of Mike Auldridge gauge, do you know if I can find these stings? or I have to buy them separately. Beard Make G6 set but never see C6
For now I will definitely tuned it in C6, I don't want to learn a tuning, I want to play! I will see later if I like it or not. |
You will have to buy those strings individually. I did great with C6 on 20's and 30's jazz and gypsy jazz. I played less of the more modern stuff. But what I played worked out just fine. The problem with my Republic occurred when I got to play a National. It may have been just the individual guitars. But the difference was dramatic.
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted 10 Jun 2012 8:33 am
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| Edward Meisse wrote: |
| You will have to buy those strings individually. I did great with C6 on 20's and 30's jazz and gypsy jazz. I played less of the more modern stuff. But what I played worked out just fine. The problem with my Republic occurred when I got to play a National. It may have been just the individual guitars. But the difference was dramatic. |
Yes I have ordered individual accostic strings from juststrings.com. I use the same gauge than my lap steel. With the longer scale of the Tricone a think the tension will be just fine.
I'm happy to know that you play 20's, 30's and gypsy jazz with it. Thats what I want to play and some Jerry Byrd stuff so the C6/A7 looks perfect to me. Can't wait to try it.
I will try to not play a National until I have the money for one! |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 20 Jun 2012 9:00 am
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I just receive the Republic Tricone and the first thing I can say is that the worst guitar I ever see in term of craftsmanship. Its ineradicable how poor the it is. It look like it is make with a rusty knife.
For the sound, I like it! Its a little louder than my Gold Tone single cone and to me it have less of the cone tone and respond. Its a more even and smoother sound. I think it will fit well with C6 tuning for a more Hawaiian sound but its true that I miss the big bottom strings.
I will see if I will really have to tune it in a old tuning like open G or something and buy a National or keep the C6 but find a 8 strings Tricone.
I put a Shatten pickup in it and it will be a good gigging guitar. You just have to not look it to close because of the awful finish. |
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Hugh Crumley
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2012 7:58 am
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Jean-Sebastien,
For what it is worth, I had installed a Shatten in my Republic tricone and was unhappy with the sound-- very thin, brittle, metallic. I recently replaced it with a Pick Up the World pickup I installed under the saddle, and for (around) the same price, it is a huge improvement. A few years ago, I also put in an NRP saddle and cones.
Welcome to Triconeland!
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I put a Shatten pickup in it and it will be a good gigging guitar. You just have to not look it to close because of the awful finish. |
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Jim Wilmoth
From:
California, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 4:51 pm
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Wow, almost a horn like quality!
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2015 12:31 am
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Great video Mike Neer. I'm surprised you didn't get struck by lightening playing the devil's music in church like that.  |
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