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Paul Creedy
PostPosted: 2008-04-29 14:14:44
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http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/images/AB10-2.jpg


Defretted by me, so I guess that counts as professionally :)

Strung with Thomastik Jazz flatwounds, sounds remarkably good for such a
bargain price.

Ł200.


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Graze
PostPosted: 2008-05-01 01:42:28
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On 29 Apr, 14:14, Paul Creedy wrote:
> http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/images/AB10-2.jpg
>
> Defretted by me, so I guess that counts as professionally :)
>
> Strung with Thomastik Jazz flatwounds, sounds remarkably good for such a
> bargain price.
>
> Ł200.

Due in great part to the Thomastiks no doubt. Great strings, Ive got
them on my Rickenbacker.
When you de-fret do you leave gaps in the fretboard or fill them
with anything?
Just curious..

G


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Paul Creedy
PostPosted: 2008-05-01 09:48:33
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Graze wrote:
> On 29 Apr, 14:14, Paul Creedy wrote:
>> http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/images/AB10-2.jpg
>>
>> Defretted by me, so I guess that counts as professionally :)
>>
>> Strung with Thomastik Jazz flatwounds, sounds remarkably good for such a
>> bargain price.
>>
>> Ł200.
>
> Due in great part to the Thomastiks no doubt. Great strings, Ive got
> them on my Rickenbacker.
> When you de-fret do you leave gaps in the fretboard or fill them
> with anything?
> Just curious..
>
> G

I fill them with pieces of maple veneer, which fills the gaps and leaves
a handy line for reference.

P.


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Graze
PostPosted: 2008-05-01 08:39:18
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On 1 May, 09:48, Paul Creedy wrote:
> Graze wrote:
> > On 29 Apr, 14:14, Paul Creedy wrote:
> >>http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/images/AB10-2.jpg
>
> >> Defretted by me, so I guess that counts as professionally :)
>
> >> Strung with Thomastik Jazz flatwounds, sounds remarkably good for such =
a
> >> bargain price.
>
> >> Ł200.
>
> > Due in great part to the Thomastiks no doubt. Great strings, Ive got
> > them on my Rickenbacker.
> > When you de-fret do you leave gaps in the fretboard or fill them
> > with anything?
> > Just curious..
>
> > G
>
> I fill them with pieces of maple veneer, which fills the gaps and leaves
> a handy line for reference.
>
> P.

Nice...

BTW Ive just been looking at your site....very impressive!

a fretted violin???

G


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Paul Creedy
PostPosted: 2008-05-01 17:57:15
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Graze wrote:
> On 1 May, 09:48, Paul Creedy wrote:
>> Graze wrote:
>>> On 29 Apr, 14:14, Paul Creedy wrote:
>>>> http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/images/AB10-2.jpg
>>>> Defretted by me, so I guess that counts as professionally :)
>>>> Strung with Thomastik Jazz flatwounds, sounds remarkably good for such a
>>>> bargain price.
>>>> Ł200.
>>> Due in great part to the Thomastiks no doubt. Great strings, Ive got
>>> them on my Rickenbacker.
>>> When you de-fret do you leave gaps in the fretboard or fill them
>>> with anything?
>>> Just curious..
>>> G
>> I fill them with pieces of maple veneer, which fills the gaps and leaves
>> a handy line for reference.
>>
>> P.
>
> Nice...
>
> BTW Ive just been looking at your site....very impressive!
>
> a fretted violin???
>
> G


Viola, yes - an interesting project that one. I do like that sort of
challenge and the owner was very pleased with the result.


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Al
PostPosted: 2008-05-01 19:24:51
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> When you de-fret do you leave gaps in the fretboard or fill them
> with anything?
> Just curious..

As a previous customer of Mr Creedy, I can confirm that the fret slots are
filled with a light coloured wood, and that its a very neat job. Makes
things easy for a hopeless fretless player like me :-)

I didnt get on with flatwounds. They sort of rolled around under my
fingers. Stuck a set of roundwounds on and like them a lot more, but bear
in mind that defretted fingerboards are softer than real fretless ones so
expect some wear. For me, its an acceptable tradeoff.

Al.


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Greg Edwards
PostPosted: 2008-06-19 20:05:33
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On 2008-05-01 09:42:28 +0100, Graze said:

> On 29 Apr, 14:14, Paul Creedy wrote:
>> http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/images/AB10-2.jpg
>>
>> Defretted by me, so I guess that counts as professionally :)
>>
>> Strung with Thomastik Jazz flatwounds, sounds remarkably good for such a
>> bargain price.
>>
>> Ł200.
>
> Due in great part to the Thomastiks no doubt. Great strings, Ive got
> them on my Rickenbacker.


Indeed they are. Ive got a set on my Warwick Corvette. Hmmm,
actually the same set I put on 4 and half years ago. They just seem to
last and last. Nice bright sound for flats too, more than usual. I
had tried halfwounds before but didnt get on with them, but these are
pure magic.

Greg


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JNugent
PostPosted: 2008-06-19 20:16:17
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Greg Edwards wrote:
> On 2008-05-01 09:42:28 +0100, Graze said:
>
>> On 29 Apr, 14:14, Paul Creedy wrote:
>>> http://www.arrowheadguitars.co.uk/images/AB10-2.jpg
>>>
>>> Defretted by me, so I guess that counts as professionally :)
>>>
>>> Strung with Thomastik Jazz flatwounds, sounds remarkably good for such a
>>> bargain price.
>>>
>>> Ł200.
>>
>> Due in great part to the Thomastiks no doubt. Great strings, Ive got
>> them on my Rickenbacker.
>
>
> Indeed they are. Ive got a set on my Warwick Corvette. Hmmm, actually
> the same set I put on 4 and half years ago. They just seem to last and
> last. Nice bright sound for flats too, more than usual. I had tried
> halfwounds before but didnt get on with them, but these are pure magic.

Hmmm ... Ive just bought two sets of T-I 13-53 flats for my ES-175 and
for James new ES-165 (a graduation present - this is a late GAS
announcement).

Havent changed the strings yet, but Im very aware of the brands good
reputation.


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