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"Ergonomic" Brass Slide

I could never get on with glass slides, too thick, i have tried many metal ones in various lengths and thicknesses and always gone back to my old chrome 42mm x 19mm (inner) x 1mm i've used for years, even on 6 stringers!

I found a Brass slide on ebay marketed by Yamaha which had exactly the same dimensions except longer so i decided to buy it as a standby. The one that came looked roughly finished so i decided to buff it up with a wire brush attached to an electric drill, great "roadworn" result, and shorten it to the 42mm length of my old slide but cut it at a slight angle (42mm / 44mm) so it would sit more comfortably i hoped!

Great result, fits my ring finger more firmly and less "resistance" at the finger joint which had really got on my nerves sometimes...there ya go - one ergonomically designed brass slide! (-;

New "roadworn" ergonomic brass slide on the left, old slide on the right...(picture distortion has made them look a bit stubby)

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 1, 2012 at 10:05pm

AAAAARRRGGGHHH...! (-8

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on November 1, 2012 at 10:08pm

that look scary or somethin

? lol was that the half slide you were talkin bout ?

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on November 1, 2012 at 10:14pm

Ծ‿Ծ wa ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Clock The Wolf on November 2, 2012 at 1:43am

Then, of course, there is the diabolical

John Pearse Edge Slide:

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 2, 2012 at 11:27am

that's like it..scary trying to get the thing off..! (-;

maybe it's my ring aversion since i heard this story...

a soccer goalkeeper jumped up for the ball and in mid flight caught his wedding ring in one of the hooks holding the net on....pop! ...makes me feel creepy just thinking about it ...that's gotta hurt..owwwch! (-8

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on November 3, 2012 at 7:52am

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