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Topic: why's the cross bar like this ? |
Jeff Metz Jr.
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York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 5:16 am |
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After examining the new ritt. I noticed the cross support is Mounted to cabinet on one End but to the aluminum on the other apron. Why did they do that?
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Henry Matthews
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Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 5:45 am
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Keep it level and straight??
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 6:50 am
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Nevermind. I thought this was your G2.
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 6:54 am
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I see a lot of similarities between this guitar and my Franklin, which isn't bad.
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 7:03 am
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If the pedal rods and pedal pulls aren't yanking on the wood, cabinet drop will be reduced.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 7:39 am
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oh...the cross support strap!?
probably just the way he wanted to build it.
rittenberry does claim to have worked toward tone enhancing design with the prestige model.
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Henry Matthews
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Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 7:56 am
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Looks to me like that a special block was installed just to hold the crossbar. Can't really see the point in that when it could have just been bent to conform to the different height aprons like an Emmons push pull is done.
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 8:09 am
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| I suppose the person that knows the answer would be at the Rittenberry Company. Shoot Gary an email and ask him. |
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Douglas Bone
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Fort Worth,Tx. USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 8:32 am
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Might have something to do with sustain and tone, which is awesome.
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 8:56 am
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It should minimize cabinet drop. When the cabinet bow in the middle, the front and rear apron will move outwards. With this crossbar, the front and rear apron can't move apart, thus the wood cannot flex in the middle. To visualize this, try to bend a shoe box in the middle.
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Carl Heatley
From:
Morehead City,NC
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 10:57 am
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| I think it's to stop you adding a 5TH Leg. |
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John Palumbo
From:
Lansdale, PA.
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 12:58 pm
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| I would think as an assist to keep the cabinet, body of the guitar straight and true. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 1:24 pm
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| On the old Emmons p/p guitars they put that strap on to keep the cabinet from bowing out. If the cabinet bowed, the cross shafts would bind. I believe on some of the models they had two straps. |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 1:47 pm
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If the cabinet bowed out, the cross shafts would drop out.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 1:55 pm
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lots of steels have them for support, i suppose.
two on my old zum and it's very rigid and true.
emmons have them...but i left them off one of my p/ps and don't notice any problem that way either. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 2:03 pm
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Jack,
Oh, come on, we're not talking that big of a bow!  |
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Craig Baker
From:
Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 3:13 pm
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Check out the bracing on this Fender 800. . .
We thought the term "cabinet drop" had something to do with Bill Clinton.
Thank you Leo.
Craig
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 14 Jun 2016 3:59 pm Re: why's the cross bar like this ?
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| Jeff Metz Jr. wrote: |
After examining the new ritt. I noticed the cross support is Mounted to cabinet on one End but to the aluminum on the other apron. Why did they do that?
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You didn't know that was the "sustain magnifier"??? 
But seriously, three that I could think of: First they wanted to use a simpler (straight) bar w/no bends. Second, the front of the guitar is heavier, so you'd want a more solid mounting there (as people sometimes use these braces as handles). Third, if they mounted it the same way on both ends, it would be very "visibly obvious" from the front of the guitar (the audience side). The back apron is far less obvious, so such a thing isn't nearly as likely to be noticed. |
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Charley Bond
From:
Inola, OK, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2016 6:37 am Bar on cabinet
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Maybe the height of the cabinet in the front & back are different, so that required a different attachment.
Actually, you can see this is true, because the picture does show the heights of the front & back aprons to be different.
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2016 10:33 am
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You could hang Christmas tree ornaments from it?
JB
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J R Rose
From:
Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2016 3:56 pm
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OK you guys, I got it figured out. It is so the knee levers go a little more into the body of guitar so when you close the lid on the case it does not hit??
J.R.
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