MM Fiddle-Edge Dobro - Part 3
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Some playing in standard tuning (E), then I tuned back to Open G.
Some fairly rough, unrehearsed playing here !!!
Still with the Dobro 10.5" Spider cone in the guitar.
In one of my other videos, I swapped out the cone for a 9.5" National-Resophonic Hot-Rod cone.
I always waiting your video thank for update. From Thailand.
Snakehips beautiful resonator. I have the gold one you commented on. Wish I could play as well as you. You are an inspiration.
hi dear Richard,
10.5'' seems to me better.
take care B-)
I've been watching your playing for quite a long time and it's always great. I play a National 12 fret deuco but I'm thinking of buying a Michael Messer Blues, 12 fret. I've never played one and I'm curious about the necks. Do you mind sharing your thoughts on who Messer and National necks differ, etc. Thanks.
Sounds like you actually have a modern National Resophonic guitar to me. I own (& have owned) up to about 15 vintage Nationals and about 6 NRP guitars, and they ALL have different necks. For some reason that even I can’t explain, I’ve never quite gel’d with NRP guitar necks (mostly the shape/feel, but quite possibly the neck finish too). I have a circa 2009 NRP Style 1.5 German Silver Tricone that I “improved” the feel of the neck finish by “polishing” the surface with T-Cut car paint polish. It gave it a more gloss finish and felt more comfortable after that. I still prefer vintage Nationals better - but not so keen on the circa 1936 onwards fatter necks (mainly the upper half of the neck).
Playings/owning lots of guitars, you soon learn to be able to adapt to most necks. I had a first batch (circa 2008, I think) Michael Messer Lightning. The neck was a bit slimmer than vintage Nationals & NRP guitars - but within a range I’m OK with. The neck woods & finish was a bit cheaper feel on that first batch - it didn’t even have binding. I tried a friend’s later Lightning and the look & feel of the gloss finish WITH binding was so much better. I really don’t think you can go wrong with a Michael Messer guitar - and it’s the best non-vintage, non-luthier-boutique, non-NRP guitar you can buy.
I’ve bought one of the brand new MM Fiddle-Edge Dobros - and might be the best fiddle-edge you can buy - as likely better than an old battered original.
@@snakehips81 I bought my National 7 years ago through a company in Canada called The 12th Fret. Great bunch of guys to shop from and I was on the phone with them right after posting this note to you. I've decided to order a Blues 12 and hopefully will have it by the 1st of next week.
I chatted with Michael Messer last week about his necks. I've owned guitars with white binding on the necks but I never cared for it and over time all of them have found new homes. Michael said that he began binding all of his necks a few years ago and does not offer a guitar without it but I guess that is going to change for me with this new one. In any event, I play around with nylon stringed instruments too so as long as the neck is something close to that of the National I'm sure it will be fine. I studied Classical guitar for a while and now I can't seem to use my thumb for bass strings. That, and arthritis in my hands.
If I do find that I've got an issue with that neck I'll try your polishing idea. Sounds like that would work nicely. Thanks again for the commentary and also for all of your postings.