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That Vollrath-Spicher Air Mail Special CD is exceptional - terrific C6 playing by Buddy Emmons. A favorite cut for me is the Stuff Smith tune, 'Skip It.'

order info:
http://www.calvinvollrath.com/cd-book-mailed

I bought the one that Al Terhune mentioned in the referenced post. I'll see what info is printed on it when I get a chance. 24" scale, smooth player.

Any other guesses?

I use one exclusively as a preamp into a Nash 400. I bought it used long ago because I was looking for the following features in a single box: parametric eq, delay, reverb, chorus and noise reduction. It also has a notch filter. It includes a bunch of digital preamp overdrives/distortions etc. I set...

These are $25 which includes shipping:

http://www.casesandmore.com/ProTec-CU200-PRO1106.html

To add to Bob's excellent suggestions, it is helpful to use a re-entrant tuning where you have a 7th or 9th (or both) as strings 1 and 2. Bill Hatcher's great playing shows how useful these notes are to emulate the E9 pedal sounds. It sure helps to have a 10 string guitar but with an 8 string you ca...

The entire 'Guitar Spectacular' LP is included on CD 3 of the 4 CD Bear Family collection of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant, 'Flamin Guitars.' It's a fantastic set of music.

Terrific rendition of 'Afternoon...' Mike.

Looks good - I'll talk to you later.

Thanks, av

email sent.

Andy - This has been my 8 string E tuning of choice for a long time. It is very versatile for melody playing and tight chord voicings - dominant chords all over with both easy forward slants and straight bar. The thing that originally attracted me to this tuning was its familiarity with the E9 pedal...

I don't know if anybody else caught the NPR interview with Andy Babiuk, author of "The Story of Paul A. Bigsby: Father of the Modern Electric Solidbody Guitar." Anyway, interesting stuff with sound clips of Murph, Speedy and others. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1015...

To get Leavitt chords I use (Low to High) on 8 string: Bb C# E G A C E b. The high b is a half step below the 3rd string C. The middle six strings is normal C6/A7. Strings 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, and 1 are the Leavitt tuning but transposed down a minor third. You get all the C6/A7 you may be familiar with, p...

I think most reso builders have familiarity that is regional. In New York and New England, Gregg McKenna is well known and has an excellent reputation.

Gregg, I'm a friend of Andy Bing's - Andy's been playing the reso he got from you recently when we get together. It sounds fantastic.

I do this also (on an 8 string so I can still keep the low G string). Moving between Bb6 and G6 just requires retuning 2 strings - one up a half step (Bb to B) and the other down a half step (F to E) so string gauges work out fine. I tend to play it more in the G6 tuning even though I'm more familia...

Ben, I use my ring finger (sometimes helped by my pinky) to bend behind the bar. I don't have the strength otherwise especially for a whole step bend. The only whole step bend that I attempt is with a lighter gauge chromatic 'B' above the C6 tuning high E string. Grab the lower E and A strings at so...

Ben, I just gave that track a quick listen: sounds like the harmonic is struck and then pedaled up in pitch a whole tone (on the E9 neck, either the A or C pedal). (Buddy is playing PSG on the track I think.) Normally on a lap steel such pitch changes are done via sliding as mentioned in a earlier p...

You're welcome Ron. Thanks go to Norman Plankey for pointing me to the clip. Norman is a great western swing and Django-style guitar player living in Connecticut. He's the guy that recently uploaded those great Ernie Ford videos with Jimmy and Speedy that a lot of us have seen.

Check out this Spade Cooley video - Joaquin gets a short chorus right near the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfzSH3ygeTM

Kevin, Until Ray gets back, it sounds like C6 out of the key of E. And who the heck was playing fiddle?!? Great performance all around...

-a

I think the Bb first string is one half step below the B tone of the 3rd string. Is that correct Don? I use this relative tuning up a half step (altered C6/A7) low to high it's: Bb C# E G A C E b (b is half step below C.) Beautiful playing!<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align=...

On my 8 string dobro I use the tuning that Ernest mentioned but tuned down a whole step: GBDEGBbDc. (Bb6/G7) The advantage for me is that by tuning the 3rd string up a half step and the 5th down a half I easily get into a G6 tuning for doing typical dobro stuff. (GBDEGBDc) The c on top is very usefu...

I will plan on attending. Thanks for hosting this. btw, what's the address of your store in Manhattan? -a <font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Ambrose Verdibello on 22 December 2005 at 12:28 PM.]</p></FONT>