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Weighty Question about Balladeers

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Big Dan
Posted 2011-11-12 9:36 AM (#601)
Subject: Weighty Question about Balladeers


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I'm pretty sure my '83 and '78 Balladeers (Non A/E) don't weigh the same, by maybe 4 or 5 ounces. I don't have a scale to check, but my old shoulder is a pretty good gauge. The '78 has a 5 piece neck, the '83 doesn't. Other than that, externally the guitars are identical. This makes me wonder if the truss rod or Kaman bar would be the weight difference. Any ideas?
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2011-11-12 10:15 PM (#602 - in reply to #601)
Subject: Re: Weighty Question about Balladeers


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Kbar would make the difference...
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2011-11-13 9:27 AM (#603 - in reply to #601)
Subject: Re: Weighty Question about Balladeers


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Also the earlier guitar would have a cloth bowl. That's not going to make a huge difference but the later bowl material is slightly heavier
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Beal
Posted 2011-11-13 10:34 AM (#604 - in reply to #601)
Subject: Re: Weighty Question about Balladeers



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they are both right
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2011-11-13 11:48 AM (#605 - in reply to #601)
Subject: Re: Weighty Question about Balladeers


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Originally posted by Beal:
they are both right
Of course we are.

You know, I don't think I've ever been thru the town of Damnear. Or maybe I've spent most of my life there......
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standing
Posted 2011-11-13 3:24 PM (#606 - in reply to #601)
Subject: Re: Weighty Question about Balladeers



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Beal's in Damnear? I thought he was in Cognito.
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