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Topic: Black Diamond String
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Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen (Extreme South) TX - The Final Frontier
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posted 20 December 2004 07:29 PM
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Here is a vintage Black Diamond Hawaiian Guitar String on Ebay. It is a No. 904 A or 5th string. I believe it is a wound string. I have the paper envelope from a vintage Black Diamond Hawaiian Guitar Sting No. 902 A or 3rd string. This one was a plain steel string. Could any of you "old timers" tell me the difference between these two strings and maybe the tuning? Lee, from South Texas |
John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 20 December 2004 08:39 PM
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Lee;
Since I'll be 68 next Feb. I guess I qualify as an ‘Old Timer’! I used to have to use a Black Diamond Tenor-Guitar A-1st for a .012p high G#/A back in the late ’40's, early ’50's. (they were in Red-Envelopes w/Black-Printing) Anyway, with an A–5th. I would say that the Hawai'ian Tuning being used was (A) w/Low-Bass: (6-E–(5-A–(4-E–(3-A–(2-C#–(1-E. Just a ‘stab-in-the-dark’ˇ ------------------
“Big John” Bechtel
’49/’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-issue Fender Twin-Reverb Custom™ 15”
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George Keoki Lake
Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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posted 20 December 2004 09:29 PM
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I seldom throw away old strings. I have a box full of them for some reason, I guess I'm a packrat. In this box I also have a pile of NEW Black Diamond strings which have never been opened! Maybe I should hang on to them for another 50 years ?  |
John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 23 December 2004 12:24 AM
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Keoki;
Why don't you try to use some of them? They might hold a secret to the illusive Authentic-Hawai'ian sound! (Although from listening to your playing, I don't think you really need any help along those lines!) That's meant as a compliment to your playing! [As authentic as it gets!] IMHO!------------------
“Big John” Bechtel
’49/’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-issue Fender Twin-Reverb Custom™ 15”
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George Keoki Lake
Member From: Edmonton, AB., Canada
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posted 24 December 2004 09:17 AM
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Mahalo John...very kind of you. Have a great Christmas, my friend ! |
Gene Jones
Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA
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posted 24 December 2004 09:33 AM
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Early in my career, I always asked for and bought "Black Diamond" strings, because I had been advised that they were the best. I still don't know if that was true! www.genejones.com |
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