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My father worked with Floyd Tillman during WW II. Dad was in the Army Air Corps at Randolph Field. He played accordion and trumpet with the band. I don't know if he was on any of the recordings, though.

When you mount the Alumitone pickup, does the coil go on the treble end of the pickup or the bass end? Or does it matter?

There was a fellow in Houston, Ladis F. Marek, who taught Eharp at Gestantas Music Co., which was where several of the folkies, including me, studied classic guitar. Charles Gestantas, Jr. was the classic guitar teacher. One of the other students who was there was the late Guy Clark. Ladis was a sof...

I'm just learning to play the dobro. However, I knew Herb and Melba from shows that I worked as a magician. Herb was a really nice fellow, and he really, truly understood both music and audiences.

He left a legacy that modern steel players should investigate thoroughly.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/19355_LadisFMarek_1.jpg Ladis Marek was a renowned teacher of the steel guitar in the Houston, Texas area. He specialty was the Eharp, which was the invention of Eddie Alkire. Ladis was a soft-spoken man, but an excellent player. He was a WW II Army veter...