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1954 Fender Dual Profesional steel.All original.Case is a little beat.Sounds amazing.$1000 + shipping (money order or cleared check only) to lower 48.Huge discount available to anyone who can arrange for in-person cash sale and pickup. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1029/5_DSCF0730_1.jpg http...

Hey Lee,nice to hear from you.Looking forward to seeing you next time I get the chance.You raise some interesting points,as the bridge and nut do look a little unusual.Is the date stamp consistent with the time period that Lee Knight was making steels?Due to differences in some of the wood panels an...

Sorry about the bad cell phone photos,but here's my Bigsby steel http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0903/5_061709_1621_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0903/5_061709_1622_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0903/5_061709_1623_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0903/5_0...

Interesting.I have an eight-string steel nearly identical to the one from Subway's site in Doug B.'s post.Anybody have a link to that page on the Subway site?Or have information about that particular steel?I always thought mine was from a chopped-down multi-neck,but the one in that picture looks lik...

Sorry folks but buying a US made Fender is out of the question for me.U.S reissues are TRIPLE the price of a Japanese reissue.Nobody here has tried to claim that the Japanese models are better or that "Americans can't make a good Fender".If Fender felt that they were losing out to "ov...

Japanese Stringmasters were sold through a Japanese company called Ishibashi.I've kept an eye on their website for awhile.I have seven Japanese reissue Fender guitars which are great for gigging due to their high quality,low cost,and negligible sentimental value.The Japanese Stringmaster disappeared...

Don is one of my all-time favorites.He really got me started on steel and gave me many an opportunity to sit in on his gigs.I subbed for him in the local Hank Williams tribute.The Souvenirs "King of Heartache" cd is an excellent album with great prominently featured steel.I'm glad to see p...

There is a detailed article about the Misunderstood,focusing on Glenn in a recent issue of a magazine called Ugly Things http://www.ugly-things.com/ .There's a lot of great photos of Glenn playing the steel. I am at a loss to describe how amazing the steel playing on this stuff.If you like sixties g...

I'd like to throw in my 2 cents here.I'd love to see some instructional video,perhaps showing some of the stuff from the Big Sandy albums. Thanks Lee for being an inspiration to me and everyone.You've always been super nice and helpful to me.Great to see you on the Forum. In case anyone is intereste...

I feel a little silly getting nitpicky Andy V.,but Stringmasters were not yet available in the late Forties and early Fifties.I understand the general point you are making though.Sorry to drift so far off topic.

Howdy Gary!I'll often use a different neck in the same song if I'm going to take two choruses in a row,just so the second ride sounds a little different from the first.

I play steel with rockabilly bands and use the standard C6th tuning with an E on top.Brad Bechtel's website and Cindy Cashdollars videos are invaluable resources for getting started on steel. Hey Cindy,I found a source for the "Hawaiian Rainbow" video you were looking for.I lost your numbe...

What's up with this awsome Bigsby-style instrument supposedly made in Amarillo in the Fifties.Did this builder have any connection with Paul Bigsby or is this just an elaborate homage?http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dl ... 1404542337

Don't forget about all the file sharing programs out there that will allow you to do this too.

I'm so glad to hear Bud Tutmarc is playing again.I keep finding his great old lp's in the used record shops.Is it possible to see him play live in Seattle?Where is his gig on Friday night?

winmx in conjunction with trippymx work even better than the two that you just mentioned.

Bill, there's a copy of the Moving Sidewalks "Flash" cd for sale at the bookstore that I work at in Seattle.You can do a mail order by calling (206)634-3400 extension 277.

Keep an eye out for the new Sonny Rhodes cd that comes out in a few weeks.

The Moving Sidewalks CD just got released on the Akarma label and includes the earlier singles too.

I've got a bunch of these and they're all real good.The Speedy West,Ernie Ford,and Ray Price ones in particular.They all seem to be good quality radio transcriptions and sell for about 13 bucks here in the US.There are no real liner notes in any of the ones I've seen.

Capitol/EMI in the UK has released all the early Hag original albums on Capitol with two albums packed onto each cd.A great bargain!

There aren't any recordings of Jimmy Roy with Big Sandy,but I highly recommend the Ray Condo stuff that he plays on.The latest is called "High and Wild" on Joaqin records.I had the pleasure of sharing the bill with Big Sandy and Jimmy Roy last wednesday in Seattle.They have gone through so...

Jerry Lewis dead?I loved that "Nutty Professor" movie!
Seriously though,Jerry Lee aint dead.That's why nobody attended the funeral.