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Polyjuan
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Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:59 pm Posts: 84 Location: Davenport, FL
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New (to me) NS/Stick
Howdy all!
I just acquired my NS/Stick this past Thursday! Unfortunately I had to board a plane the very next morning so I haven't had a chance to really explore it much. In fact I didn't even get any pics!
However, here's the info on it...
#31114 Made Nov. 2003. Roland GK-3 MIDI pickup Hardshell Anvil flight case Stereo cable Extra set of strings All adjustment tools All original paperwork
It is in excellent condition,dare I say Mint even? It was hardly ever played. The previous owner and myself were in a band together and I would occasionally play it at gigs so I may have played it even more than he did. One thing he did was to instal a Dunlop Straplok to the extension arm. He accomplished this by using a short bolt and a Nylok nut. The Nylok is a locking nut which uses a nylon gasket that seats against the nut's threads and locks against the bolt when wrenched down. He sandwiched the extension arm between the Straplok and Nylok while using the bolt in place of the provided wood screw. It's been on there since he added it back in 2004 and it is solid and hasn't budged an inch. Pretty simple and ingenious. As soon as I get back home I will post pics.
_________________ Juan R Leõn
NS Stick #31114 w/GK2 Major 3rd tuning
Stanislav and The Lion Birdsall/Leõn/Hayes Strada-Sphere Radio Podcast
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Skydiver
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Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:20 pm Posts: 817 Location: Dayton, OH
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
This is a great idea. I'd love to see picks of it and do it on my NS/Stick.
_________________ Dean Kobayashi NS/Stick - Prototype #2 Started 11/24/2012
http://www.GreenElephantStudio.com Now Selling - MOD DUO, Tech21, Ebtech, KMI, Earasers, IsoAcoustics
Subscribe to the NS/Stick YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/NSSTICK
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Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:46 pm |
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paigan0
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Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:40 am Posts: 2884 Location: Detroit, MI
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
Congrats! I'd also like to see the screw thing. Sounds useful for my NS.
Best of luck and rock it out!
_________________ Steve Sink, Laser Fractals Rosewood 10-string, #5989, M4s Sapphire Railboard, #6763, MR Wenge-on-Wenge NS/Stick, #170130, Bass 4ths http://soundcloud.com/stephen-sink-1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RDlN ... Ez0hN49_Qg
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Tue Oct 24, 2017 3:12 pm |
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MichNS
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:39 am Posts: 1347 Location: Northern Lower Peninsula, Michigan
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
I don’t use a strap lock there, on the other side yes. I set my strap up long enough to pass the metal arm through two holes in the strap. The hook is holding on to the inner hole while the excess remains in place further down the arm. I can provide a pic later if this isn’t clear. Might not work with certain straps, but I really like the D’Addario strap that Emmett included with my new NS. The older one I had was a thinner leather and I don’t recall being able to do this.
_________________ Photography website:http://www.sb.smugmug.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MichiganNS Vimeo:Steven Balogh Graphite Grand Stick MR NS Stick Wenge body Wenge neck Bamboo Grand Stickup
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Tue Oct 24, 2017 4:21 pm |
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Skydiver
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Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:20 pm Posts: 817 Location: Dayton, OH
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
MichNS wrote: I don’t use a strap lock there, on the other side yes. I set my strap up long enough to pass the metal arm through two holes in the strap. The hook is holding on to the inner hole while the excess remains in place further down the arm. I can provide a pic later if this isn’t clear. Might not work with certain straps, but I really like the D’Addario strap that Emmett included with my new NS. The older one I had was a thinner leather and I don’t recall being able to do this. Pics please!
_________________ Dean Kobayashi NS/Stick - Prototype #2 Started 11/24/2012
http://www.GreenElephantStudio.com Now Selling - MOD DUO, Tech21, Ebtech, KMI, Earasers, IsoAcoustics
Subscribe to the NS/Stick YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/NSSTICK
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Tue Oct 24, 2017 4:26 pm |
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MichNS
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:39 am Posts: 1347 Location: Northern Lower Peninsula, Michigan
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
Skydiver wrote: MichNS wrote: I don’t use a strap lock there, on the other side yes. I set my strap up long enough to pass the metal arm through two holes in the strap. The hook is holding on to the inner hole while the excess remains in place further down the arm. I can provide a pic later if this isn’t clear. Might not work with certain straps, but I really like the D’Addario strap that Emmett included with my new NS. The older one I had was a thinner leather and I don’t recall being able to do this. Pics please! Here you go Dean
_________________ Photography website:http://www.sb.smugmug.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MichiganNS Vimeo:Steven Balogh Graphite Grand Stick MR NS Stick Wenge body Wenge neck Bamboo Grand Stickup
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Skydiver
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Joined: Wed Sep 05, 2012 7:20 pm Posts: 817 Location: Dayton, OH
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
That's an interesting way to do it... Thanks for the pic!
_________________ Dean Kobayashi NS/Stick - Prototype #2 Started 11/24/2012
http://www.GreenElephantStudio.com Now Selling - MOD DUO, Tech21, Ebtech, KMI, Earasers, IsoAcoustics
Subscribe to the NS/Stick YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/NSSTICK
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paigan0
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Joined: Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:40 am Posts: 2884 Location: Detroit, MI
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
MichNS wrote: Here you go Dean That blows my mind! I never thought to use the strap that way! I have the same strap, and it's a really nice one. The funny thing is that Steve Oz had to tell me that I had it on my NS/Stick backwards! I had the fat and the thin ends reversed. It worked just fine backwards, but once he pointed it out to me, I was like "oh, yeah, that makes more sense!" I'll have to try it that way, Steve, looping it through two holes! Thanks!
_________________ Steve Sink, Laser Fractals Rosewood 10-string, #5989, M4s Sapphire Railboard, #6763, MR Wenge-on-Wenge NS/Stick, #170130, Bass 4ths http://soundcloud.com/stephen-sink-1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-RDlN ... Ez0hN49_Qg
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MichNS
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Joined: Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:39 am Posts: 1347 Location: Northern Lower Peninsula, Michigan
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
Glad you like it Steve, as far as what’s backwards, I put straps on either way depending on the instrument. Sometimes the excess can be annoying and I’ll switch ends so it hangs out the back. NS has always been this way though
_________________ Photography website:http://www.sb.smugmug.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/MichiganNS Vimeo:Steven Balogh Graphite Grand Stick MR NS Stick Wenge body Wenge neck Bamboo Grand Stickup
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Stickrad
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Joined: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:54 pm Posts: 1651 Location: Hobart, Tasmania, AU
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Re: New (to me) NS/Stick
Congrats juan, on being a new NS dad! Sticky birthday
_________________ Stickrad
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