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Topic: Rickenbacker SW-8 |
Mark Durante
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St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 5 Oct 2020 1:00 pm |
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Hey wait a minute b0b,
I'm getting old too now. It just dawned on me that your guitar seems to have 4 legs! Either custom ordered or after market. Got any pics of the underside? Do the legs fit in the case? Never seen that before. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Mark Durante
From:
St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 5 Oct 2020 5:51 pm
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| HA! Could have fooled me. What kind of a stand is that? |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Mark Durante
From:
St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 6 Oct 2020 9:46 am
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| Very Cool! |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 9 Oct 2020 4:33 pm 8 pole pieces
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Here's a 6 string bobbin with 8 pole pieces.
I've been cleaning up a DW 16 and thought I'd post a photo of the pick-up while it was apart. Interesting how the non-adjustable pole pieces are higher on the treble side and very gradually descend to the low 8th string.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Oct 2020 8:16 am Manufacturing defect
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I was wondering why my forward slants on the top 3 strings were sounding out of tune. Close examination shows that the string spacing for the first string is wrong at the nut.  Dang!
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 22 Oct 2020 8:53 am
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To me, it looks like the 2nd string is out of place.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Oct 2020 10:13 am
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Whatever. It's not right in either case.
The 8th string is much closer to the edge of the nut than the 1st string.
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Oct 2020 10:37 am Technically speaking...
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FWIW, here's an interesting fact. If you tune a 6th tuning to harmonically (just intonation), the forward slant on the top 3 strings is pretty close to equal temperament. That's why it sounds in tune. Maybe Jerry Byrd discovered this - he certainly used it a lot on those old records.
The chord formed is the 1st inversion of a minor - b3 5 1. For example on C6th, at frets 10 11 12 the notes are G B E - an Em chord, 1st inversion.
If the spacing between strings 1 and 2 is too narrow, the G to B interval will actually be sharp of equal temperament. Our ears can't tolerate that. Slanting less to correct it would knock the B to E interval out of tune, which is also unacceptable.
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2020 7:17 am
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PM sent.
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David Weisenthal
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2021 3:53 pm
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Wow, what an incredible post. The Steel forum comes through again! I've just been working on my DW16 wooden double-neck, and the dw14106 number stamped into the tuning pan is on Mark's list-thanks Mark. Its not in the best cosmetic condition, but very solid and plays well. The 1st string notch on front neck (A6) is a tad low. The removable sticky dots I've put on the rear neck (c#min7) are a little clownish, but I find those fret markers hard to get used to. I've seen one where the squares are actually colored which would be pretty cool. The funny thing is that the flocking on the underside is in almost perfect condition. Did these all have flocking? It looks totally Factory. Don't look at the coffee stains on the floor.
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Terry Wood
From:
Marshfield, MO
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Posted 21 Nov 2021 10:07 pm
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| Cool bOb, Congratulations that's awesome! I don't have a Rickenbacker these days but love them. As you probably know by now, I have always been a Jerry Byrd fan. He became a Friend of mine. He played Rickenbacker a lot. Keep on Steelin' my Friend! |
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Greg Forsyth
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2021 2:58 pm Ricky PU
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Hi bOb,
I'm curious if you have been able to correct the problem with the 7 pole pu in an 8 string steel?
I imagine that there are quite a few pickup rebuilders that can make 8 string bobbins ( 3d printer maybe?) to replace and rebuild your pickup, although it might be a bit pricey. |
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Nick Fryer
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2021 5:57 am
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Here is a Rickenbacker pickup that I recently rebuilt for a client.
New repro bobbin on top, original bobbin on bottom
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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