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| Author: | j.Brown [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Anybody use Tusq products? |
Just wondering if any of you have used the Tusq nuts and saddles and what your opinions may be. -j. |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
j...I routinely use Tusq bridge pins and really like them. They have a consistent density, are as hard or harder than bone and "ping" when dropped on a table. I have also tried one Tusq nut but prefer bone nuts and saddles. |
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| Author: | Doug-Guitar-Buckler [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
I've used Tusq nuts before, they are a lot like micarta to me, better than plastic but not as good as bone. |
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| Author: | KenH [ Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
I ahvent used them, but the reviews on them I have seen are of players complaining about "string zing" I just stick to the bone. |
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| Author: | JBreault [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
Ken, what is "string zing"? |
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| Author: | Hesh [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
Excuse me please Ken if I answer Joe. Joe "string zing" is a sound that a player hears that sounds very much like a Chef's knife being sharpened on a steel. |
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| Author: | KenH [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
String zing is a noise that can sound like a wolf whistle too. The reviews I have read on the tusq products have alot of these complaints. Of course there may be millions of people happy with them also and all I am seeing is the unsatisfied ones. |
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| Author: | JBreault [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
I've never heard that term used to describe that sound. Would the nut really contribute to that sound? |
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| Author: | KenH [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
The nut is the worst for it. I havent seen that many complaints for the bridge pins causing it, but the nut and saddle are the worst for string zing. |
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| Author: | npalen [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
Is Tusq similar material to the Graph tech string saddles used on Tune-O-Matic bridges? |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Anybody use Tusq products? |
npalen wrote: Is Tusq similar material to the Graph tech string saddles used on Tune-O-Matic bridges? Nelson...Two different animals: Tusq is a molded ceramic material used as a bone substitute in acoustic guitars for nuts, saddles and bridge pins. Graphtec is a molded polymer intended to have low friction probably from a graphite substance in the plastic. I've seen nuts and saddles as you listed advertised for electric guitars. |
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