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Maddog resonator - hammered bean can

Posted by Uncle John on August 20, 2016 at 8:47pm
I saved this old wreck of a Silvertone some time back and converted it to a tenor (4 string).Over time, I decided I did not like the sound of it. I got the nicely hammered bean can reso from Maddog this week and made the conversion to reso today.First impression on sound is good. Improved for sure.
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  • Uncle John August 22, 2016 at 8:37am

    Thanks, Jerry.   I played it quite a bit yesterday.

  • Jerry Jordan August 22, 2016 at 7:33am

    sweet.,.,way cool.,.,

  • Uncle John August 21, 2016 at 3:13pm

    That sounds delicious, Wes.  We had nachos last night with fresh tomatoes, peppers and onion from the garden.

    Nice little tack driver of a Mallete, Maddog!

  • Maddog August 21, 2016 at 11:13am

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  • Uncle John August 21, 2016 at 11:02am

    Thanks, Patrick.  I am happy with it.  Great job on that can lid.  Did you use a mallete?

    Thanks, Gary.  24inch scale.   Just sitting here playing some Sunday morning Gospel.  Liking it more as I play.

       No, I think that was my other Silvertone I was thinking about in the story I wrote.

  • Maddog August 21, 2016 at 10:51am

    I really like the marriage of the reso and the old Silvertone UJ!

    Makes for a nice sittin' on the porch while the rain hits the corrugated tin roof pickin' git for sure!

  • Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans August 21, 2016 at 10:39am

    Nice, Unc!  So what's the scale?  Was this the "Cowboy Guitar" in one of your earlier epistles?  ;-)

  • Uncle John August 21, 2016 at 10:04am

    Thanks guys.  

    126, I like these old Silvertones too.  In the 50s and 60s a  lot of people's first guitar was a Silvertone from Sears or the Sears catalog.  I like them, but I am never to pleased with the sound, which I would call boxy and dry.  

    By hammering the lid, Maddog thinks he added strength and tone.   I think so too.  My next day opinion on it is this:   Volume and tone improved - warmer and a fair bit of that resonator sound.   It's not a national, but it really  made this a better guitar for me.

    And I like how it looks.

  • Metal hic August 21, 2016 at 3:31am

    Nice one!

  • onesixtwocbgs August 21, 2016 at 1:30am
    Very cool Unc! I've owned (and still own!) many of these 3/4 scale Silvertones. I generally mod them by adding vintage pickups but never tried a reso conversion. I recently sold a guitar just like this one along with a matching Silvertone Archtop to a local musician. Fun instruments!
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