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Post by ken cierp » Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:34 pm

I'll let you be the judge and check out the YouTube videos -- they are "Riversong" guitars -- very weird construction and to my ear very weird sound -- like "no" bass. Plus I am sure Trevor Gore will appreciate that the are using his head stock design.

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Post by Dave Bagwill » Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:59 pm

Got a link?
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Post by ken cierp » Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:12 pm

Just Google Riversong guitars -- I really don't want to post a link.

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Post by Dave Bagwill » Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:47 pm

Understood.
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Re: From the -Just because you can does not mean you should

Post by John Parchem » Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:16 pm

I thought a lot about the design, it was hard to relate as I had almost nothing to relate it to. I was wondering what keeps the bridge from over rotating rotating under the string pressure. My guess is the tops are a bit thicker to be stiff without braces. No 14th fret hump.

Ken have you heard one for real? In all of the utubes I found it did not sound very good at all. Like you said no bass. I would watch the player hitting bass notes but I could not hear them.

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Post by ken cierp » Tue Jun 24, 2014 8:26 pm

I have not -- I listened to the batch of YouTube vid's most were promotional and I am thinking -- what were they thinking, The adjustable neck intrigues me but to me they sound like a solid body guitar unplugged -- a little louder.

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Post by ken cierp » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:36 am

I agree John there is nothing in that "banjo neck attachment system" that I can see that would allow for a lighter overall bracing system -- like you said the bridge is still going to rotate and the area around the sound hole will still want to go concave -- maybe more since there is no shoulder brace?

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