Curved slide for curved fretboard

[yaharadelta]

Originally Posted by Howard Emerson

https://youtu.be/QRAW1Yx71uc?t=1270

Good advice here towards the end of the video, cut your own bottle neck slide with a diamond wet saw. The big box DIY stores like Home Depot rent them for $20-$30 for 4 hours. The last time I did a tile install at home I cut the necks on 6-7 wine bottles, some have interesting curved profiles. Save them wine bottles....

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Monty Christo

Argh -- caught again.

I wish people who resurrect zombie threads were required to post a disclaimer.

Actually, I’m quite glad this one popped up again. I have an old Hondo electric I play slide on. It’s great with heavier strings and a straight slide, but a bit touchy with normal gauges. I know it’s most likely my technique, but a flared slide like the Eric Sardinas model might just do the trick. Now to find one somewhere…

[Guitars44me]

Originally Posted by David Eastwood

Actually, I’m quite glad this one popped up again. I have an old Hondo electric I play slide on. It’s great with heavier strings and a straight slide, but a bit touchy with normal gauges. I know it’s most likely my technique, but a flared slide like the Eric Sardinas model might just do the trick. Now to find one somewhere…

Reverb and eBay and Amazon all will have them

Or put up a want to buy thread here!

Slide on

Paul

[Wolfram]

Just a note to say that our radiused slide is now one of our standard designs - the Concord - and is available in two sizes. Unlike most flared slides it has a precise circular radius (320mm / 12.6") machined into it, and has that straight section at the tip so it's not compromised for single-string work.

https://wolframslides.com/slides_steel.php#ConcordSlide

We even have a few Raven (black tungsten carbide/carbon) and Aurous (titanium nitride) coated Concords here that are not up on the website - just let me know if interested.

Cheers,
David

[Bluenose]

Yep another zombie thread but oh well I feel like typing after my 2 cups of coffee so...
I use a thick walled, fairly short (1 15/16") glass slide. I also own a longer (2 5/8") fairly heavy metal slide which I use less often because it's so heavy it feels less secure and awkward on my pinky. Thin walled slides do not work for me at all. I might get a flared slide sometime because I think they'd be good for playing songs that require lots of single string slides or maybe a slide with a closed rounded end. Lots of choices these days anyway. .

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Wolfram

Just a note to say that our radiused slide is now one of our standard designs - the Concord - and is available in two sizes. Unlike most flared slides it has a precise circular radius (320mm / 12.6") machined into it, and has that straight section at the tip so it's not compromised for single-string work.

https://wolframslides.com/slides_steel.php#ConcordSlide

We even have a few Raven (black tungsten carbide/carbon) and Aurous (titanium nitride) coated Concords here that are not up on the website - just let me know if interested.

Cheers,
David

That’s good to know!

[fazool]

8 year old zombie thread.......

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by Guitars44me

Reverb and eBay and Amazon all will have them

Yep - I found a Dunlop 227 on Amazon, and it will be here on Sunday