Tribo-Tone™ tone bars

Eric Ebner (on the IGS forum) has introduced a new type of tonebar, coated with "delrin" which is supposed to be very quiet and durable.

http://www.tribotone.com



I've ordered one and I'm very curious to try it out!

A bientôt,

Fred

Curious to hear how that sounds. Cause plastic seems not to be the better stuff for slide.

But Fred, you are still not in bed at this time..

P.S: for the trip, if I don't come on Wednesday in London , I will arrive on Friday directly to Brighton my friend.
So happy to visit you.

Ciao.
Paolo.

Plastic ????

Delrin....

Citation :

Often marketed and used as a metal substitute, Delrin is a lightweight, low-friction, and wear-resistant plastic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delrin

Citation :

Other names for this compound include: polyoxymethylene (POM), acetal resin, polytrioxane and polyformaldehyde.

So if you buy 4 Tribo-tone slides, you've got 4 polyoxymethylene slides, or 4 POM, that is POM POM POM POM...and then you can play Beethoven !

Bien mon vleb!
L'oreille musicale, hein?
Je suis allé sur le site en question, mais le prix ( $ 55 + $ 30 d'envoi )refroidit un peu pour un essai!

http://www.tribotone.com/files/A_guide.pdf

Michael Messer va en essayer un et faire un article dans Guitar Player.
Je le vois fin Juillet à cognac et vais lui demander ce qu'il en pense vraiment.

Heu, comment on le tient le Tribo-Tone™ tone bar ? Ca ressemble plus à un jouet pour grande fille qu'à un accessoire de musique ...

Faut essayer... Ça doit être sympa pour certains nappages. Mais je ne sais si ça peut encaisser la rudesse d'une jam bluegrass ?!


RésoMan

Putain! C'est très bon, cette bar!

I received my "B-weight" Tribo-Tone bar two days ago and I love it. Really quiet, and better on the low strings on my Lazy River than any other bar I've tried! It's now one of my favourite bars, alongside my Diamond Bottlenecks lead crystal bars.

pascal a écrit:

Je suis allé sur le site en question, mais le prix ( $ 55 + $ 30 d'envoi )refroidit un peu pour un essai!

Salut Pascal! There is a $15 international shipping option too. The bar is more expensive than others, but well worth it in my opinion.

A bientôt,

Fred

Great ! it looks like you will be very busy to start the break in period recommended on their website

Will you make a small video to compare some of your tonebars ? That could be interesting

Fred Kinbom a écrit:

Putain! C'est très bon, cette bar!

...It seems that playing with Paolo is also a good way to improve your french !

Tribo-Tone review by Brad Bechtel (of "Brad's Page of Steel") on the Steel Guitar Forum:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=112618



I'm happy for Eric that Brad too likes it so much!

Fred

Salut,

Now Michael Messer has posted a great review of this tone bar on the IGS forum and his own forum:

Citation :

I very rarely contribute to this forum. I run a forum of my own and that keeps me pretty busy, but yesterday I received a black 'C' weight Tribo-Tone bar from Eric Ebner in Austin, Texas, and I am so impressed with his work that I thought I would post a message for you folks to read.
I am not a great one for new-fangled inventions & innovations when it comes to the tools I use to play & record music. I like the traditional old tools and have often been quite vocal about my opinions of new innovations that to me are just trying to re-invent the wheel. I have to say I was a little skeptical about these bars, but I was interested enough to order one and I can only say that I am very pleased I did. These Tribo-Tone steels/bars/slides are fantastic. They give a clean clear note and there is almost no string noise at all, even on the wound strings. I was really amazed when I tried it for the first time. I have used the same solid steel bar which was made for me in 1991 every day for the past 16 years, but today I have been using my new Tribo-Tone little black devil-slide and I am amazed with its performance. Not only is there very little string noise, but the tone is wonderful. The friction between slide & string is exactly right and the notes produced are loud and clear. It is also very tactile and comfortable to hold. It is less slippery than metal, but just as fast when playing runs. I have not played a concert with it yet, so I don’t know how it will react with a sweaty hand, but I have a feeling it will be fine. I have tried it on the following instruments, and on each one I prefer it to my trusty old steel bar; 1931 square-neck Tricone, 2001 square-neck wood-bodied Fine Resophonic Tricone, square-neck Holoubek Dobro, 1934 National lap steel and one or two others. The last time I got this excited about a new accessory was in 1991 when I met Malcolm Newton and tried Newtone Strings for the first time.

Eric Ebner really has created a wonderful new innovative product that I can highly recommend to all lap-slide/steel players. I have only tried the ‘C’ weight, but I am sure the lighter ones are equally as good, especially for less experienced players. Order one, you won't be dissappointed.

I almost forgot to mention the packaging & presentation of these beautiful Tribo-Slides. You won’t be disappointed - the whole thing; the slide & the packaging & presentation are first class. This is a high grade top class product. Sol Hoopii & King Benny would have gone wild if such a thing had existed in their time!

Shine On,
Michael Messer

Michael seems to like it....

This is what it sounds like on my Lazy River:

https://slide.forumactif.com/Le-Forum-c7/Demandes-d-avis-f12/-p19649.htm#19649

aloha, this material is amazing
I made this evening a similar tone bar in Delrin ...

https://slide.forumactif.com/lutherie-et-bidouilles-c6/accessoires-f29/-p19687.htm#19687

good night....

I'm going to try on my weiss

Hi Guys!!

Are the tribotone tone bar REALLY better than a Brozo-phonic or another tone bar? They are very expensive...68.95$ +15$ international shipping... Dites moi ce que vous en pensez vraiment...

regarde les vidéos youtube de Fred, il y a un excellent test comparatif Perso, ça me donne envi d'essayer lorsque j'aurais ma weiss

Oui j'ai effectivement regardé le sujet de Fred (Thanxs Fred, you youtube video about tone bars is great), mais je trouve quand même le prix de la bête un peu prohibitif...

Chrishotfire a écrit:

Are the tribotone tone bar REALLY better than a Brozo-phonic or another tone bar? They are very expensive...68.95$ +15$ international shipping... Dites moi ce que vous en pensez vraiment...

In a word: Oui! Of course what is "best" is subjective. The Broz-o-Phonic is a great sounding bar too, but the Tribo-Tone has the following advantages:

- Much less string noise
- Much easier to hold on to (becuase of the surface material)
- Fuller and cleaner tone on the heavy strings

Expensive, yes, but for the same reason that other high-quality products handmade in a small workshop with great care are expensive. And Eric offers your money back if you're not satisfied. Other happy users include:

Michael Messer
Pascal Mesnier
Bob Brozman
Basil Henriques
Rick Aiello
Brad Bechtel
Steinar Gregertsen

I am endorsing the Tribo-Tone bars but I would be shouting their praise like this regardless of that - they are fantastic and Eric has through hard work created a truly great tone bar that is a real treat for all us lap sliders!

Fred

Ok, ok, ok You've made up my mind, I'll buy one I think the "B" size will perfectly suits me because it's a lil' less heavy than the broz-o-phonic. But I hesistate with the color, I prefer black but when you slide on a dark fretboard, I'm afraid I will not see well the bar...

Chrishotfire a écrit:

But I hesistate with the color, I prefer black but when you slide on a dark fretboard, I'm afraid I will not see well the bar...

The black is cool. My B-weight is black and when I ordered other weights I also chose other colours to easily see which is which.

Fred