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Topic: Red Rahja bars |
Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 17 Dec 2006 7:53 am |
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Anyone know who sells the Red Rahja or Black Rahja bar? Also, is there any difference between the colors?
Thanks,
Lenny |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 17 Dec 2006 8:24 am
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Hay Len,
http://www.aguitarcenter.com
from the links page
check out Chuck Brattain... I bought a Black Phoenix, it has some type of powder coating, easy to hold on to but still smooth and slick on the strings. It seems to have a bit less sustain and a bit less twang on the plain strings.
A bit lighter than my BJS I use it for faster bar movement and a slightly more mellow tone.
Of course these are just my opinions. |
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Jim Saunders
From:
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Dec 2006 8:27 am
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Len, You can go to "Wanted to Buy" and do a search for Red Rajahs and you'll find a lot of information. But, there was a popular bar from the 50's that was called the Black Rajah. It was from a bakelite material and it was tappered from about 7/8th to 3/4. Don't quote me on these measurements. Then, more recently, Chuck Brattain made a Red Rajah, later redesigned and called the Black Phoenix. The black was a little harder compound. But, as I said, do the search. It's all there.
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2006 9:00 am
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| Red ones play faster, black ones sound better. (Sorry...couldnt resist!) |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 17 Dec 2006 9:19 am
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I havee one of each a regular rajah,
and a tapered phoenix.
I love them both.
Though they are fragile. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 17 Dec 2006 9:31 am
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In addition to the red and black bars, Chuck also made 2 blue prototypes which he never mass produced. Billy Phelps has one and I have the other. So, beween the Red Rajah, the white Zirk bar, and the blue one I'm all set for a 4th of July gig. 
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