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Topic: Need a new case for your steel bar? |
Neil Harms
From:
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 4:37 am |
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So I'm cleaning out the car and throwing out trash and stuff when I come across an empty M&M Minis container. Hmmm, he says.... Measured it and it's about 1 1/16 diameter and 4 inches long. Instant case for one of my steel bars! So there's my one good thought for the day. Now the next time the kids start begging for these in the checkout lane I'll just smile and think about how cheap my next "case" is and what a good recycler I am.... Who knows? They might even share the candy..... N.
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Larry Phleger
From:
DuBois, PA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 4:46 am
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| Thanks for the tip. I once put a major ding in one of my favorite bars when it rolled off my steel and hit the pavement between sets. If it had been in a case, that wouldn't have happened. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 7:10 am
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| Isn't the lid on that tube attached to the body by a molded tab? That's the advantage. |
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 8:24 am
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I keep my bar in my pocket between sets. Keeps it nice and warm. And it only hits the floor when you miss your pocket or have a hole in your pocket.
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10
www.16tracks.com
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Aaron Harms
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 9:00 am
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That Neil is a genius. The M&M containers also make wonderful shakers, when filled with rice, salt, or M&Ms...for those random "steel-less percussion breakdowns" that I know crop up in all of our setlists.
Plus, a tasty pick me up, while the lead guitarist noodles...
A genius I say.
Aaron |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 9:41 am
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Got all my bars in M&M containers,,
Wife beat me to the candy, but at least she saved the containers for me!! lol..
Larry
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"Fessy" S/D 12, 8/6 Hilton Pedal, Sessions 400 Ltd. Home Grown E/F Rack
"ROCKIN COUNTRY"
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Neil Harms
From:
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 10:54 am
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Ray, you are correct sir!
Larry, I was pretty sure someone else I had thought of this but one never knows. My kids always beat me to the candy. Wife too...
Aaron, As you well know, the only time I get called a genious is when my Wife (or you, now that I think about it) says, "Way to go, genious". I'm pretty sure you both mean it in a way that doesn't make me the "smart" one.... |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 3:00 pm
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Neil,
I can relate to the "way to go Genius"!! LOL....
But really I can't claim credit for the M&M thing,don't remember who, but someone else mentioned it, and I thought it was a cool idea.. lol..
Larry
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"Fessy" S/D 12, 8/6 Hilton Pedal, Sessions 400 Ltd. Home Grown E/F Rack
"ROCKIN COUNTRY"
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Ricky Littleton
From:
Steely-Eyed Missile Man from Cocoa Beach, Florida USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2006 5:23 am
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One Crown Royal bag for each of my bars. My BJS's are all in Crown Royal Select bags.
Ricky...
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Emmons LeGrande - 8x4
Session 400 Ltd, Nashville 112,Hilton Volume pedal, Peterson VS-II Tuner
Dan-Echo, E-Bow, Ibanez Distortion, Bo-Bro, Ibanez Auto-Wah, Regal Dobro
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Charles Curtis
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Posted 3 Jun 2006 5:43 am
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| Thanks Neil, that's the first candy that I have bought in a long time; works great. |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Jun 2006 7:31 am
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Ricky L.
I use a Crown Royal bag for my spare pick assortment, and another bag for my spare pair of eye glasses. Of course if you need more bags you might want to think about getting a friend to help with what's in the bottles!! lol...
Larry
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"Fessy" S/D 12, 8/6 Hilton Pedal, Sessions 400 Ltd. Home Grown E/F Rack
"ROCKIN COUNTRY"
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Leroy Golden
From:
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 Jun 2006 11:07 am
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| I've been using the M&M mini thing since they came out, found out by accident they were just the right size for spare finger picks too!! |
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Dave Van Allen
From:
Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 3 Jun 2006 11:48 am
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and a plastic 35mm film can is perfect for a 9v battery! won't short out in the packaseat...
maybe this belongs in "Electronics"...[This message was edited by Dave Van Allen on 03 June 2006 at 12:49 PM.] |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Kenny Brown
From:
Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 5:12 pm
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I tote 3 Crown Royal bags with various "back up" pics along with other junk I "think" I might need.
Like the M&M container idea! works great!
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 8:36 am
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Never had need for one (a "bar case"). I carry my bars in a big plastic box (a rifle cleaning kit case, actually), along with everything else...
picks
allen wrenches
nut drivers
pulling fingers
Steel Nutz
screws
tuning fork
pliers
screwdrivers
cutters
screws
nuts
other bars
string winder
washers
drum keys
flashlight
...well, you get the idea!
I've got literally hundreds of parts in that box, and yes, the bars do get little teeny scratches you can see, but you can't feel 'em. Nope! They don't hurt my sound. Nope, no way they would ever affect my playing.
Do I need a bar that shines like a new penny?
No. There's far more significant things in life to worry about. I ain't gonna loose a lotta sleep because my bar doesn't look as "pretty" as so-and-so's.
You guys need to get a life! 
(Overheard at the I.S.G.C.)
"No, he doesn't play very well, but he's got the prettiest bar"!!!
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Kenny Brown
From:
Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 9:06 am
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So Donny, you dont need a bar case since yours are already stored in the "big plastic box" you carry your gear to your gigs.
cool man.
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