The Steel Guitar Forum

I have used one for several years. I'm not sure of the exact #, but it houses my West Coast D-8. I had Bob Littleton line the inside, and I think you could drop it out of a second story window with no damage. It is, however,very heavy. When loaded with the steel and 4 legs it weighs more than 40 pou...

Guitar is sold. Donation will be mailed off to b0b next week.

This beautiful Clinesmith is virtually brand new. It was a special order, with a slightly wider body and was built using a visually stunning piece of birdseye maple. I waited about 4 months to take delivery. There are no scratches or dings, and it has been in my non-smoking music room since I bought...

Dick Sanft was the featured artist at the HSGA convention in Joliet in 2006. His repertoire included not only Hawaiian selections, but several very "jazzy" tunes---an excellent musician. Bye the way, this years HSGA "Joliet Hawaiian Music Festival" will be held in Joliet,Il on Oc...

Nice going Dr. Robinson---- Thanks for sharing this!

Well Mike, I thought I was expressing the same feelings as Brudda Michael when he said "if I want to hear a steel guitar sound like Judas Priest with amps at 11---well hell--why would anyone want to hear that?" So those are my sentiments exactly. Maybe there are some folks who would refer ...

Thanks for the heads-up Ron. Nice going brudda Michael! I'm really anxious to see and hear some of the things that Michael will be posting. Michael's philosophy is very close to my line of thinking, especially his apparent disdain for those that would try to use the STEEL GUITAR for inclusion into j...

Doug, that's a picture of one of Alkire's really top of the line models. I saw quite a few in his studio in Easton. Frank Brown, one of Alkire's protege/teachers in the Philly area used to play one and it had all of the features a good steel should have. I bought the cheaper model just to learn Alki...

This looks exactly like the model I bought from Alkire back in the 70's. Same color, same looks, same case,etc. It was what Alkire called his "student" model, and was made with very inexpensive materials. The wood was very soft, so the sustain was less than perfect. There was no comparison...

Hi Andy,
If he really wants good D'Addario's, tell him to go to 'Addario's website.
He can buy the individual string guages including the "chrome flat-wounds".They are not cheap, but I feel they are the best money can buy.
Good seeing you in Joliet,
Terry

Jerry,
That was truly a beautiful rendition. As Bill said, you need to make a CD . I enjoyed your version of "Wear a Lei" that you did earlier.
Bye the way, the guitar playing was also as good as I've ever heard.

You would sound great no matter what your pickup choice was!
Keep 'em coming.

Well James, I'm sorry to differ with you, but I agree 100% with Erv. The steel guitar is a musical instrument, and as such makes reading sheet music the "legitimate" alternative to the other methods used by many steel players. I don't mean to infer that you should ever use it on the bandst...

PT Barnum was right!

I agree---- that was a very nice rendition. A difficult tune to play on any instrument, especially on the steel. Good chordal work for only 6 strings.
Nice job!
Terry

Thanks Dom,
Yes it was also good to meet you and your wife. It's too bad we didn't have more time to chat and play.
Enjoy the steel----
Terry

b0b, donation on the way.

Well, I'll try this again. Lots of frustration trying to load pictures, but here goes------- I assembled this Dynalap a few months back. It has a beautiful Maple/Purple Heart body and I finished it with 6 coats of hand -rubbed satin poly. The P/U is a Jerry Wallace true-tone with 3/8" string sp...

I'm looking for a Remington "playboy" with a 24 1/4" scale and legs. Must be in new condition.
Please e-mail with pix.
Thanks,
Terry

Great news Gerald!

Not only is John an excellent musician, but also a fine gentleman and a tremendous contributor in so many ways to the world of Steel Guitar.
Looking forward to seeing and hearing John in Joliet.
Terry

Nice going Gerald! Very tasty playing, and a good arrangement too. How about doing some more good tunes from your "standards" library?
Terry Miller

Did someone say that was nice??? Nice????? Holy mackeral,what an understatement. Gerald that was great!!!! What do you say we combine that with something like "Quizos, Quizos, Quizos" (a Bolero), "Flamingo" ( a Samba?) and Some of Jobim's Bossa Nova's, for part of our Joliet perf...

Nice going Gerald----very tasty rendition. Ya' gotta do that one at Joliet!
Terry

Thanks again for all the kind words guys. Hope to see everyone in Joliet.

Can't wait to hear Bill, Kay, Maurie, Gerald, and all the rest of the top-notch players.
Terry

Please close it up----no interest

This is a great little bass amp for small to medium venue performance I used it while playing in a jazz trio and played both the upright and electric bass thru it. It outputs a full 80W RMS and will output 100W with an external speaker. It is not the less expensive LA series which is also offered by...

I purchased this unit this past December. I intended to use it to record live performances and for recording at my home music room. The unit has been fully checked out and performs flawlessly. It has a built-in stereo microphone that gives amazing performance. After you have recorded a performance ,...