Mike Pecanic

[christ andronis]

Anyone know what happened to Mike Pecanic's website??

Mike....are you there??



(I just got my claro walnut tailpiece installed...and yes, it did make a difference)

[mpm]

Hey, I'm still here. My webmeister is busy on this issue but if any one wants to get ahold o' me use the mikepecanicmusic@yahoo.com mail box. I picked a heluva week to give up sniffing glue, huh?

[Mike Goodbar]

A ting o' bee-yootie.

Is the walnut considered a heavy or light wood? I've heard that a lighter tailpiece is better for jazz.

[Marcus Johnson]

Hey Mike, how you doing with the koa search?

That Claro's purty .

[Brent Norton]

Mike P. -- thank God you're OK, man!

While we're talkin' Pecanic TPs (and that's a beaut ya got there, androgynous), check out this quilted maple Mike shaped up; sent it unfinished, and I went at it with a mild 2-tone tiger eye technique, followed with a little shading on the sides and satin lacquer to wrap things up. Huffin' glue or not, there are some great things coming from Mike's shop...

[christ andronis]

Brent.....oooooohhhh, that tailpiece is making me feel all warm and squishy.....in a good way


Mike....the walnut is lighter than the ebony tailpiece I had on there before. The difference in the sound, at least to me, is that the "E" string is a looser and seems to resonate better....my luthier described it as more ringing in general. He was quite impressed with the difference it made. I'm glad I did it.

[FidgetStone]

Andronitoons,
Did you change strings at the same time or did you leave the existing ones on? I would imagine that a string change at the same time would make it nearly impossible to tell how much difference the tailpiece alone made.

Also, has anyone switched the "mystery hardwood" tailpiece on a recent vintage Christopher for one of Mike P.'s pieces?

I also second Goodbar's question about "light vs. heavy" for jazz. Can anyone weigh in on this one?

[hdiddy]

Originally Posted by FidgetStone

Andronitoons,
Also, has anyone switched the "mystery hardwood" tailpiece on a recent vintage Christopher for one of Mike P.'s pieces?

Nope, not yet. Maybe after I buy an amp for my Busetto. But first, I gotta invest in removing a high spot on the FB and getting a custom bridge made. I think the bridge replacement will do even more for the bass than a tailpiece would. At least my luthier thought so, since he didn't think a replacement was neccessary, but def on the bridge.

[Alexi David]

Originally Posted by FidgetStone

Also, has anyone switched the "mystery hardwood" tailpiece on a recent vintage Christopher for one of Mike P.'s pieces?

I have. It reduced the tension of the strings, and improved the response and projection. I have the Claro Walnut, on a DB304F5, AKA the Hybrid 5-string Busetto.

Regards


Alexi

[christ andronis]

Did you change strings at the same time or did you leave the existing ones on? I would imagine that a string change at the same time would make it nearly impossible to tell how much difference the tailpiece alone made.

FidgetStone,

As a matter of fact, no, I didn't change the strings when I had the tailpiece replaced. I did however replace the endpin with a longer one as the bass height was affecting my posture, hand position, etc..

[godoze]

I've got some nice flamed koa if anyone is looking.

[mpm]

Ok, got the website fixed, what a pain...sorry for an inconvience.

[mpm]

The website is still not right as of tonight so if your wanna, contact me at mikepecanicmusic@yahoo.com...geeesh...

[T Sony]

Hey what tail piece cord is that?

[arnoldschnitzer]

Originally Posted by Don Zebrauskas

I've got some nice flamed koa if anyone is looking.

I'll bite...