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Gerry Hinson replied to Gregory West's discussion '12-string-o electric-o guitar-o tremolo dem-o vide-o'

This resembles a Bigsby tremolo system, and seems to work as planned. I wonder how much retuning is needed afterwards. Gerry Hinson

December 9

Gerry Hinson replied to Gregory West's discussion 'Any Silk and Steel Fans Out There?'

You're in Leadbelly/Seeger territory here... Leadbelly used heavy gauges "... to keep other people from playing his guitar," according to Ramblin' Jack Elliot. Seeger used silk and steel for awhile; don't know if he still does. Pete tunes rather low…

April 1

Gerry Hinson replied to Gregory West's discussion 'On Playing the 12-String Guitar'

Hi again all--- Familiar issues, these... action and durability of 12's. ACTION: You indeed can do the 'Limbo Rock' under the strings of some of them! Humidity needs to be controlled, the truss rod tweaked when neck bowing begins to appear, and poss…

April 1

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April 1

Gerry Hinson replied to Gregory West's discussion 'A list of hit songs or popular tunes with 12-sting guitar'

Actually, there is a book which specifically contains several 12-string song and artist lists, as well as alternate tunings used: The Twelve-String Guitar Guide by Mark Hanson (Ansco Publications, 1993); an excellent "guitar case" format book. 12-ST…

April 1

Gerry Hinson commented on Gregory West's blog post 'The "Power" of the 12-String Guitar'

My experience has been different. I noticed the different tone of the 12-string almost immediately, before even learning about the instrument itself, when I was a kid. In college, I often crashed at the apartment of friends near (then) uptown NYU, a…

March 12