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Old Lowe cones

Posted by Mungo Park on April 9, 2011 at 10:38pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I just got my 2 lowe cones in the mail today, wow they are just great, got one of each a new  aluminum Lowecone and a classic  brass. Can't wait to get them into a box. Thinking the aluminum Lowecones will go into a resjo, a reso banjo should give that banjo plink a added boost.

 A big public thanks to Lowe for a great cone, and world class service. Must say I thought the art of spinning was lost but I was wrong.    Cheers Ron.

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  • Old Lowe August 20, 2012 at 8:29pm

    Well thanks guys!

  • bairfoot cajun May 9, 2011 at 6:02pm
    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/my-lowezo  this is a video of one of the first 5 brass lowe cones--i have used lots of different things for resonator builds and the brass lowe cone that old lowe sells is more superior for tone than any other metal i have tried.thanks old lowe.
  • bairfoot cajun May 9, 2011 at 5:56pm
    old lowe makes some of the best cones for tone yep.
  • PapaSimone April 13, 2011 at 9:15pm
    Love the Marine Band tail piece idea!  I'm totally going to steal (I mean incorporate) that idea.
  • Craig Cox April 13, 2011 at 8:44pm

    thanks for saying so. my son gave me the old marine band with the idea of trying it as a potential bridge, but this came up first. here's the guitar we built together for him.305719282?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024 before we get too far with this thread hijacking, Mungo you're going to be

    pleased with those cones. looking forward to hearing the aluminum version. And Old Lowe is just a great dude. When I ruined my cone trying to age it with ammonia fumes (left it exposed tooo long), he sent me two when I reordered one. Get his advice on pickup mounting, too. I thought drilling a piezo sounded kinda whacked, but it works pretty well, and if you chew one up, at least they're cheap! cheers, craig305720311?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

  • econnofoot April 13, 2011 at 7:59pm

    that is pretty cool idea for tail piece

     

  • Craig Cox April 13, 2011 at 7:23pm
    The glue is minimal, and keeps the disc from buzzing on the cone. I took the cover off because I though it looked better with the brass reeds. The strings go through the reed slots, thusly:
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  • Don Goguen April 13, 2011 at 6:39am
    Brilliant use of the harmonica for a tailpiece.  Are the string ends held in by the reeds or are the holes small enough?


    Craig Cox said:

    Mike's recommendation on pups was to attach a piezo disc to the inside top of the cone. a flat head screw can be used to hold the biscuit and through the piezo (you can drill right through 'em). works great. just be careful drilling through the piezo. you have to really clamp it down or it will turn into a mini buzz saw!

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    here's a link to some videos on my page if you want to hear my Loweso:

    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/video/listForContributor?screen...

  • Bruce Trappes April 13, 2011 at 3:45am

    Not sure I'd want to glue around the edge Craig.

    Wouldn't that damped the cones resonance somewhat?

    Craig Cox said:

    yep, just drill right through the center of the disc. screw through the biscuit, cone and piezo. I then hot glued it around the edge. sounds great.
  • Mungo Park April 12, 2011 at 11:56pm

    They both look the same except the difference in metal, very thin which is good.     Cheers Ron. 305715994?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

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