Re: Chapman Stick setup?

["Clint Allen" <clint.allen@gmail.com>]

I would highly recommend sending the Stick to Emmett and crew at Stick Enterprises and having them do the adjustments. It might take a bit longer but well worth the wait. 

 

One other option might be to visit Greg Howard in Charlottesville which isn't terribly far from you. Greg, by appointment, can make some adjustments. You would want to contact him ahead of time of course and see what his schedule is. I know he is focusing less on playing out right now but he may still be scheduling appointments.

http://www.greghoward.com

 

Hope this helps...

 

Clint Allen

On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:29 AM, ditch wrestler <ditchwrestler@yahoo.com> wrote:

I don't own a stick, but you could also try http://www.stickist.com/, which has forums. 

 

Also, www.talkbass.com probably has more than a few stick players lurking in their forums...

 

 

Ted.

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--- On Tue, 7/8/08, legion@helpwantedproductions.com <legion@helpwantedproductions.com> wrote:

From: legion@helpwantedproductions.com <legion@helpwantedproductions.com>
Subject: Chapman Stick setup?

To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2008, 1:32 AM

I recently bought a ten string chapman stick. It's an ironwood model
originally manufactured in 1985. It's in great shape but needs new strings
and undoubtably some setup.

Has anyone ever setup their own stick or know of a qualified person I
could touch base with?

I understand stick.com is the place for the strings and I talked to them
about shipping it out for the full monty. They were nice but of course
he's quite busy. Before I go that route that I was wondering if any stick
players here have experience changing strings and setting up the stick
themselves. Any suggestions or hints?

I live in Phila Pa and know of one great guitar guy who's willing to take
a look at it but if there is an experienced stick player nearby I'd love
to talk to you to get more info and such.

The impression I got from talking to the contact at stick.com is these are
incredibly delicate instruments. She said point blank *any* stick, even
one new - let alone one 20+ years old, will need additional work to truss
rod and/or frets in addition to the string change and setup. Coming from a
bass/guitar/cello and other back ground this is news to me. I know the
stick is quite unusual but are they that fragile?

Any/all help appreciated!


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