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- Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:46 pm
- Forum: Electronics
- Topic: high output humbuckers compaird to steel guitar pickups
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1655
Re: high output humbuckers compaird to steel guitar pickups
Generally speaking, pedal steel pickups are wound "hotter" than six-string humbuckers.
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:12 am
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Nitrocellulose
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21287
Re: Nitrocellulose
Can you do invisible repairs with water based? Is it as flexible as thinner based? Sorry, Bent, I didn't mean to make it sound like I was trying to correct you. There is very little standardization in finish terminology, so I thought I'd clarify a little. Everybody seems to use words like lacquer a...
- Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:49 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Nitrocellulose
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21287
Re: Nitrocellulose
in fact there is more nastiness to nitro vs regular lacquer. There is no difference between the two. Any true lacquer will be nitrocellulose. Different brands have different formulas that affect thickness (brush v. spray), drying time, gloss (matte to high gloss), and ultimate hardness. I don't use...
- Sat Aug 14, 2010 1:28 pm
- Forum: Tools and Shop
- Topic: Do you run a dust collector in your shop? READ THIS NOW!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1926
Re: Do you run a dust collector in your shop? READ THIS NOW!
I run my dust collector all the time. I repair instruments for a living, so I'm in my shop all day, and I don't want to be breathing that stuff. All of my power tools are connected to it, as well as a sanding table that I made using pegboard for the top. I do my hand sanding there and all of the dus...
- Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:01 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: String Thru vs. Top Loading?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6288
Re: String Thru vs. Top Loading?
Every part of an instrument interacts with every other part, and so every part affects sustain, tone, etc. Various materials and construction techniques affect sustain and tone. The difficulty in comparing string-through to top-loading is not that the effects are subjective (for anything can be meas...