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Richard,
Thanks for bringing up the question about monel strings with Richard. I do understand and certainly respect his reasoning. For me it is about the sound of monel vs a new set of bronze wound. After hearing Richard’s take about not pursuing a medium tension set in monel, I’ll continue to be satisfied with waiting for the bronze to break in fully and lose that new string edge. Love the woody sound that they ultimately achieve that is similar to the monels, just dislike the wait!
Patiently waiting, 🙂
Walter
Richard, thanks for getting that info. That is quite a bit less than I expected when compared to Martin Monels that I occasionally string up. They are listed at 184.8. The SCGC mediums do feel better. Would love to see them in a monel version. Pushy, pushy…sorry 😉
Peter, thanks for confirming that, works for my ’90 TR std.
Best, Walter
Great podcast guys! Very refreshing perspective.
I am also an Inca user. I have the table saw with the sliding horizontal mortising table as well as the small bandsaw. I purchased them from Garrett Wade in the late 70’s. They are both such a pleasure to use due to their precision and construction. I have always regretted that I was not able to purchase the jointer/planer at the time, due the cost.
Walter
I just watched the video of Matt playing this beauty. Matt plays fingerstyle using the entire fretboard. This FS has a very sweet harp-like tone. A few measures of Matt’s playing almost sounded harpsichord-like, but with warmer overtones presented. Please understand that these impressions were from watching on my smartphone, so I can only imagine how much more will be appreciated on a proper system. Of course, the true measure of this fine instrument will be experienced in person by the player and those in the room!
Peace,
Walter
While delving a bit deeper into the issue, specifically the Bela Fleck article, I noticed a detail that I had overlooked the first time through. The detailed photo of Bela’s new banjo head caught my attention. The one showing the strings crossing the bridge down to the tailpiece. The photo is reversed as if it is a left-handed banjo. I understand that photos are often reversed for artistic reasons during the layout, however, this publication is dedicated to fretboards. It’s hard to look at the pic without wincing a bit. My apology if I am coming across as too critical, but as an amateur luthier, I relish the details of the various instrument builds accompanied by the related photos.
Tell me I’m off base and I will accept that. My morning rant, now back to work. 😉
Walter
Peter, yes, I recall your article about Bob Shane’s D-28. It was a very cool, informative, firsthand look into that iconic instrument and the man behind it. Thanks again for that!
Walter
