| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] no new mail? Now Hand on palmrest | | Date: | Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:43:09 (-0400) | | From: | Brad Harper <bradharper @.....com>
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| In reply to: | Message 4618 (written by Pete Grant) |
Not to mention the added convenience of easy access to the bridges for
precision setup tweaks. I like it!
-bh
On 8/24/06, Pete Grant <pete@petegrant.com> wrote:
>
> The first step would be to not think of it as (or call it) a palm rest.
> It's
> there to protect the bridge and, ultimately, the cone from downward
> pressure. I
> think it might be called a coverplate strap or a bridge cover. Dunno. The
> National Model D (www.nationalguitars.com > Instruments > Single Cone
> Spider)
> has a removable bridge cover on their coverplates. I find that especially
> useful
> and I applaud them heartily for that innovation. It gives me access to a
> wider
> range of tone from the strings and even allows me to put my palm right on
> the
> bridge to get a thuddy plunk out of the strings in rare occasion that I
> want
> that sound. I keep the coverplate strap off all the time unless I'm
> traveling
> extensively with a gig bag. Then I'll put it back on when I put the guitar
> in
> its gig bag and stow it in the overhead compartment of a plane.
>
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