The Steel Guitar Forum

Mr.Brad Bechtel, Thank You for your quick reply. I'll try to give some information. It's very much alike the Champ on your picture, As far as I can compare, the name on my steel has a black background, and beside the name Fender it also has the name of the place it was manufactured: Fullerton Califo...

Can Anyone of You forumites tell me something about my Fender Lap Steel, I own one with serial nr.8160, how old is this lap steel and what is it worth ? It is a six string lap, with one original pick-up.

Rudy Wairata,came to the Netherlands in the Fifties, and lived here. He was an outstanding non-pedal player. He actually got well knowed as a Hawaian-gitarist in the best Hawaian band we ever had in Europe THE KILIMA HAWAINS, it was in that band that he became famous. Here is the latest C.D. from th...

Mr.Gerald Ross-Ann-Arbor-Mi Sorry Mr.Ross I can't show your any Pictures of these replica"s, the man has'nt got a computer, I've seen these Fry-Pans he has built, you can hardly see the difference, it's a six string,and it has a beautifull sound,the only thing you could-do is to get in touch wi...

Marco Schouten-Amsterdam.You asked about the prize of a original Rickenbacker-fry-pan.I would'nt know about that,but I can give you the adress of a man that builds exact copies of The Rickenbacker-Fry-pan.and with that beautifull sound !! His adress and he is from our country is Mr.Jan van der Donck...

What a fantastic player,you are Mr.Al Brisco, and a very fine sound on that Carter steel. You really bring back the real country sound,together with a perfect back-up band.This was country-music at his best !!We all could see this at the convention, in Angeren the Netherlands, a very well organised ...

Johan,thanks for 2 great days of a very well organised convention with a number of great players, and a good back-up band.I've been to nearly all the seminars and conventions in the Netherlands but this was the best! I hope there are more to come in the future.