The Steel Guitar Forum

C'mon Charlie, we all knew that one, Love Song, wasn't it? I'm stretching back a few years, but I clearly remember that...buxom girl- I recall that she was described as"zaftig" at the time. Crikey! TW3!

Just for informational purposes and closure ,I ended up buying a 60's Harmony archtop on eBay, about $90 including shipping. It needs a tailpiece, bridge, tuners, and strings, most of which I have or can make. This is for utility, and hankering, not for a collection, so I can get by cheap if I choos...

Joey- I'm not much of a steeler, but that bar looks miniscule to me. Mine's a 15/16, which is substantially bigger than my fingers- and that bar looks to me about the size of a ballpoint pen in those photos. Unless his fingers are HUGE. IMHO

Bob- I'm liking it! I hear a bit of Buddy Cage in there, which always works for me! Nice job!

Steven- I'm not faniliar with the material to which you're referring, but drilling the cross shaft holes in aluminum angle is not one of the more complex tasks in building a pedal steel. Unless the pre-drilled holes are already the right size and have the right offsets, you'll have to compensate in ...

Same here. I got nothing in a .cda file whatever that may be. What's the format?

I'm looking for an acoustic archtop, Henry.

Lee, we have hankerings up here-powerful hankerings- we're just a little reluctant to talk about 'em! This by way of a bump- doesn't anybody have an archtop that's "old and in the way"?

I'd certainly try to get there!

Thanks for the recommendation, Bill. That's just more money than I can justify for a hankering! Maybe if it was an outright yearning.... I like to tinker,that's part of the fun!

I've got a hankering for a cheap archtop guitar, maybe a Harmony or the like. I'm not necessarily looking for a collectors item. Got anything?

Thanks Robert- that was a real shot in the arm!

I think it's Pat Burns and then me. My address is on the first page of the thread.

Just a bump to check on the book's whereabouts. I'd like to check it out when my turn comes around. Thanks for the opportunity, Clive!

I'd sure be gratified to see some pictures, when they're available. Sounds like quite a guitar!

Really nice, Larry! It's my favorite tune to play on the mandolin.For my money,I believe that I prefer the solo Forum version. Thanks!

??? I'm just not getting your point, if any> Can you clarify?

There's another album, which I think precedes Guitar Monsters, called Chester and Lester, same lineup. Good stuff!

Pan~dora

The 2005 "Quagmire"!

I'm recalling that it was Buddy Cage, but I could be mistaken...

The 12 inch width you mention you mention may be the culprit. Around here, curly maple is about $6 a board foot, but I don't see much that's 12 inches wide with good figure. Good luck!

Thanks guys- I was hoping for an easy fix, but I sort of suspected that it was just getting sloppy. I'll have to see what I can patch in. Hopefully its got some inputs on the back. I don't require the carousel, but it would be nice to pop in a CD and have it play on demand!

Hi Jack- it does it with any CD, commercial or burned. I just don't know how these devices work to be able tojudge whether it's an electronic glitch, or a dirty sensor, ...or something else. I'm just hoping the collective genius of the Forum has an answer!

I have an Aiwa stereo unit with a 3 CD changer. It's about 5 years old. The issue is that sometimes when I put a CD in, the changer will rotate around and around, unable to locate the CD. Is there a fix for this? I tried a lens cleaning disc, but it didn't fix it. Is this a "Replace it,it's pas...