Skrik
Well-known member
Sounds like I'm trolling, doesn't it? I'm not. Not really, although I know I probably won't convert anyone.
Having decided that my class needs a good old knees up to break down some undesirable inhibitions, I got out my Richwood to use as accompaniment. (I'm not risking my Brüko in the hands of the little horrors.) It's been about a month since I last picked it up, and I am quite disappointed. It is (relatively) heavy, tinny, and difficult to tune convincingly.
But that's not really what this post is about. The Richwood has geared tuners. The Brüko has friction tuners. The Richwood feels top heavy compared with my Brüko, so I tried to balance the pair. The Brüko balances on the 12th fret. The Richwood balances on the 8th fret: four frets closer to the headstock. This makes the instrument more difficult to hold properly, since it constantly wants to dive head first at the floor. I admit that I dislike it, the way it behaves at the moment. I want to smack its bum and send it to bed. (But I won't, since the kids need that good old knees up, and I am not taking my Brüko into the building that they occupy.)
It has not taken me long to get used to the feel of the better-quality instrument. Now I am thinking of making over the Richwood: giving it friction tuners, a better saddle and nut, and perhaps refinishing it as a relic. (The nitro-cellulose finish is the best part -- it will check quite nicely in the freezer.)
Having decided that my class needs a good old knees up to break down some undesirable inhibitions, I got out my Richwood to use as accompaniment. (I'm not risking my Brüko in the hands of the little horrors.) It's been about a month since I last picked it up, and I am quite disappointed. It is (relatively) heavy, tinny, and difficult to tune convincingly.
But that's not really what this post is about. The Richwood has geared tuners. The Brüko has friction tuners. The Richwood feels top heavy compared with my Brüko, so I tried to balance the pair. The Brüko balances on the 12th fret. The Richwood balances on the 8th fret: four frets closer to the headstock. This makes the instrument more difficult to hold properly, since it constantly wants to dive head first at the floor. I admit that I dislike it, the way it behaves at the moment. I want to smack its bum and send it to bed. (But I won't, since the kids need that good old knees up, and I am not taking my Brüko into the building that they occupy.)
It has not taken me long to get used to the feel of the better-quality instrument. Now I am thinking of making over the Richwood: giving it friction tuners, a better saddle and nut, and perhaps refinishing it as a relic. (The nitro-cellulose finish is the best part -- it will check quite nicely in the freezer.)