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basilking
Lokahi
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 Posted - 02/07/2006 : 10:00:51 AM
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Thx for welcome - this is a cool Forum! Sittin' here browsing, noodling on 0-18K in taropatch. Saw this squareneck '29 tricone [$2K in buy & sell on Martin Forum]
http://p082.ezboard.com/ftheunofficialmartinguitarforumfrm3.showMessage?topicID=8000.topic
could be a good deal for a steeler.
Tricones are "sweeter" and have more sustain to my ear. I'm thinking someday a vtg round-neck tricone'd be the answer for me, if I can afford one[& keep what I already got... ].
For slack-key playing, I'm primarily Martin-oriented, & I do that Ledward [& others'] trick of heavying up the big E to .059 or .060. Typically heavier-across-the-board Style O-type guages don't actually feel as balanced to me for slack key, but a fatter low note seems to put it back in balance when dropped a step or two.
Btw, roger that, commander, "...if you want to be heard above other guitarists...",National O's a fine way to go to punch through.
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 02/08/2006 : 08:29:59 AM
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Ralph,
Being a former painter, do you think you could add some spice, island style, to my Regal? It is solid black, sort of boring, except when i play it. Sure would be neat to have something more to look at, though |
Karl
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Rlowenote
Akahai
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Posted - 02/08/2006 : 11:54:58 AM
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Karl,
Unfortunately I'm not much of an artist yet.
My National I painted was painted with a "Hot-Rod" flame motif using masking techniques with tape and frisket. The body, coverplate and tailpiece were sent to me bare in kit form. I prepped and painted it and sent it back to National Resophonic where they put it together and set it up.
I was hoping to develop air-brush techniques, but can only use the air-brush to paint small masked areas and touch-ups. I was working in a paint shop at the time and had access to the equipment and supplies, including paints that can cost up to several thousand dollars a gallon. It didn't take much and you could probably get by with 20-30 dollars worth of the "fancy" stuff. I was thinking of doing a "Cross-roads and Devil" theme, but could not come up with the artwork necessary.
I don't see why your Regal couldn't be painted, since the majority of the sound is "cone generated" and not as much wood driven. I would not paint a regular flat-top the same way since I used many coats of primer and paint. I probably sprayed it 20 or 30 times with sanding in between to bury the flames. That much paint would probably ruin the sound of a true acoustic instrument. I've done one flat-top guitar with a "Pogo" theme on the back, but it's just a wall-hanger.
Your best bet would be to find an air-brush artist to paint the scene and you could clearcoat it yourself. You still have to disassemble or mask all the rest of the guitar.
I'll see if I can take some photos and send your way.
BTW, your guitar project is looking good. I've still got a Martin kit partially assembled in the garage, with no time to finish. I'd rather play Slack Key!!
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