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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Thanks guys | | Date: | Saturday, October 8, 2005 22:31:28 (-0500) | | From: | Wayne Langdon <wlangdon @......com>
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The buzz / hum is so slight that you really had to listen to it. I say had
as I just took another 1/8th turn on the tension screw and it's gone. If it
aint these old ears can't hear it.
One of the things I did when I had it completely apart was check that the
spider was level ( it was) and that the cone sat flush over the soundwell
(it did). Now that it's all together and I've been playing it all evening I
am not going to tear that thing down again for a long while.
A friend of mine has a Johnson and it's a hoss of a guitar. In fact when I
went shopping I was going to buy the Johnson Nashville Slide but they don't
make it anymore. None anywhere in the country either, anywhere. So I
settled for the Regal R-45 in Mahogany.
Doing the work really was not difficult. I followed the instructions that
were posted here and sent to me offlist and followed them to the letter. I
used a 220 grit silicon carbide paper for the sanding and it was a snap. I
did maybe three sand and fit trys before it slipped in and discovered they
were too tall. Marked the difference clamped them in a vice and took a
fine blade coping saw to them. Sanded a bit again and slid them in. I
guess the whole process took two hours. And GAWD what a difference!! It
really is sweet.
I wrote to Silvio Ferreti of Scorpion bridge fame over this week and he is
going to put together a couple of sets of Timeless Timber and Blood wood
inserts for me. Now those should be interesting. But in the meantime I am
ecstatic over the results of this project.
Wayne
~~~The only difference between a rut and a grave
...is the depth ~~~
----- Original Message -----
From: <laruepork@netzero.com>
To: <resoguit-l@elistas.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Thanks guys
> Wayne, one thing I learnt from a fest buddy was to use a chopstick, or two
> of them, and gently rotate the spyder/cone left or right a 16th or so, to
> see if that helps reduce certain buzzes.
>
> Given you haven't spoken about a leveled cone, a leveled spyder legs, and
> such, I'll assume they are not an issue and it's likely your buzz IS from
> the new insets, either at the seat in the spyder slots or in the notches
> for the strings?
>
> I am REAL excited to hear about your experience with the improvement in
> sound for the EBONY (hear me twang Richie) tipped bridges (and real glad
> to hear how the slots are prepped by Beard, love that company), and by
> doing my own work, I'll be certain they don't get cut too short like the
> first two times I let hack luthiers do it.
>
> A cheapo Johnson I have, and I'll make it the best yet. N then, it's a
> Gold Tone. N then, who knows. 2006 looks good for new toys for Larue!!!
> <GRIN>
>
> Of course, then, I'll be able to tune one of them to D, n need some help
> with THAT! ;-)
>
> I've been listenin to a lot of rockabilly/countrybilly stuff lately on
> some internet stations. Them egg slicers sure give pause for how to do
> THAT stuff on a reso . . . . the reso goes on forever, and the learning
> never ends!!!! lololol
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