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Dom Franco


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Post  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. Very Happy
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C. E. Jackson


Post  Posted 13 Oct 2017 10:01 am    
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Dom, I have 3 drilled bars: 2-1" and 1-7/8". I also like the lighter weight.

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Jack Hanson


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San Luis Valley, USA
Post  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


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Post  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.
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Dom Franco


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Post  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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