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Herb Steiner wrote:Hal Rugg told me that he put together a band at one time that was comprised of 17 steel guitars and a bass.

But he lost the gig... too much bass.

Ha!

I don't read notation well, but I have come to realize part, or a lot of what makes players of that calibre so pretty to listen to. Dick plays many notes right on the beat. The rushed ahead of the beat notes are carefully used in the right context, and the rest of the time it's just right on the bea...

We have finished restoration work on this old pedal, converting it to a console, double ten. The earlier photos show that it was pretty much a write-off, missing all pedal parts. I believe, a late 50's guitar, it has a great tone with the old pickups and the changing to solid saddle and nuts. I am u...

Here's anumber inside this old Permanent. Any idea what it means?

Thank you ,Daniel. I am new on the forum, and I don't know if converting a pedal to non-pedal is an un-pardonable sin! But this is a very good pedal player who is also doing some traditional Hawaiian style and western swing. I will post some after pictures when it is finished! , Charley

Here's another.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/16760_IMG_0716_1.jpg A friend had this old Sho-Bud given to him. It is a double 10.It was stripped of most parts and we are doing restoration to use it as a table steel. I haven't seen any pictures of a Sho-Bud quite like this Madison model. The painted on...