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Craig
Aloha
USA
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 Posted - 11/10/2004 : 12:26:45 PM
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Mark... and anyone else who may be interested... please refer to the new thread.
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Sarah
`Olu`olu
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Posted - 11/11/2004 : 10:10:08 AM
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Wonderful clips, Craig!! Really enjoyed them.  Thanks for posting the links and sharing.
aloha,
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Konabob
`Olu`olu
USA
928 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2004 : 8:58:37 PM
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Awsome idea Barry! Actually when Dennis opened up the body, we discovered that the rim that holds the cone in place was a little mashed on one edge. Dennis says he can take care of that, but a new national cone might be a timely investment. Let me know your favorite supplier.
I am fortunate to live on the Big Island. We will have Led, Dennis Kamakahi, and Jeff Peterson here for the weekend as well as a few TaroPatch friends. Looking forward to meeting some of them at the Kahilu Theater on Saturday.
Aloha,
-Konabob |
Konabob's Walkingbass - http://www.konawalkingbass.com
Taropatch Steel - http://www.konaweb.com/konabob/
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Konabob2+Walkingbass |
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Konabob
`Olu`olu
USA
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bluespiderweb
Akahai
USA
91 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2004 : 2:46:08 PM
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Hi Konabob,
Yes, I believe you can get them from National directly:
http://www.nationalguitars.com/accessories.html
Or, Elderly has them here(just the 9.5"):
http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/NR16.htm
You will need to ask someone which one to use in your Johnson, but I do know the tricones are a direct fit. Single 9.5" or 10.5" Nationals, both are for the biscuit bridge, so with the right size, it will probably fit, but ask.
I believe if you go to the IGS forum you can find some posts about upgrading Johnson cones here if you do a search:
http://www.guitarseminars.com/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=The+Guitar+Forum&number=1
Hope this helps you out! |
Koaniani,
Ola, Barry
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Bd1
Lokahi
USA
114 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2004 : 07:56:57 AM
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| Aloha All, I have never played and I want to find a way to start! What book-video-dvd-cd should I get? I am 64 yrs.young,lived in the Islands late 60's. |
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Konabob
`Olu`olu
USA
928 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2004 : 12:09:51 PM
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If you are on the Big Island, give me a call. I would be happy to give you some beginning lessons. (808) 322-4714. I will also be on Maui in June - George Kahumoku invited me to help out with the steel guitar instruction during their slack key camp. Unless you are the kind of person who has to learn music with your eyes, I would suggest that the easiest way to begin playing is play along with CD's. The steel guitar is an instrument that requires your eyes to be on the instrument, and your ears to talk directly with your hands. Imagine trying to learn to ride a bicycle by reading a book...while riding the bicycle - you get the picture.
Aloha,
-Konabob |
Konabob's Walkingbass - http://www.konawalkingbass.com
Taropatch Steel - http://www.konaweb.com/konabob/
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Konabob2+Walkingbass |
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bluespiderweb
Akahai
USA
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Posted - 04/15/2005 : 8:45:10 PM
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Originally posted by Konabob
I purchased a Johnson single cone, metal body guitar, hoping to use it as a lap steel. Alas! The neck is much too weak, and also too narrow to play the way I like. But fortunately, luthier Dennis Lake is a good friend of mine, and he is replacing the old neck with a new koa square neck! I can't wait!
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Originally posted by bluespiderweb
Hi KonaBob,
That's good to know about the Johnson roundneck not being sturdy enough for lap playing, with heavier strings, it puts a load on the neck, and some tunings need lighter strings, as you know.
The tricone Johnsons now come in squareneck, suitable for lapstyle slide. The roundnecks are better for bottleneck with a lower action. Your buiscuit bridge with a square Koa neck should be great too. Had you thought about putting in a National cone? It's not an expensive upgrade, and it will already be opened up for the neck replacement. Might be a good time! Let us know when you get it back how you like it and maybe post some clips? Thanks!
So, Bob, did you get your guitar back with it's new square koa neck, and a new National cone? How's it sound and play now? |
Koaniani,
Ola, Barry
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Konabob
`Olu`olu
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Colinmcc
Aloha
Canada
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Posted - 05/22/2005 : 4:06:34 PM
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Hi, Konabob,
I'm interested in the round to square neck swap your friend is doing. I don't know the Johnson body construction but having seen many Nationals of the late prewar era with square necks that have been cut to round,I'd be interested to hear how it went in this case.
The National tricones with wooden square necks actually had a body with less taper (Neck to tail) than those factory fitted with round necks, and so after the square to round modification, and having lowered the action it is often the case that the fingerboard isn't angled back enough to get a decent string break angle over the bridge/saddle.
Simply re-cuting the body/neck join to get the neck laid back enough then points the strings way up over the bridge and either they hit the handrest or, at best a sad compromise results. I have a National Exploding Palm Tree here now that has suffered this fate, really the body at the neck end needs to be made thinner to solve the problem, but this is obviously not practicable! (I'm going to refit this with a new square neck & play it myself).
Aloha,
Colin McC
www.notecannons.com
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Konabob
`Olu`olu
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