The Steel Guitar Forum

I'm gonna be there, with bells on. Sorry to be so late getting to the computer.
Jim

I' be there
Jim

No one,not even the Link mentions the price, is there a reason?
Jim

i'll be there

Hi Ray, I'll be there, My computer is screwed up, is the reason you hadn't heard from me.
Jim

Sorry to hear of his closing, but we are getting older, and if it has to do with his losing Peggy, I can certainly understand, I lost My Annie, a year ago, and after losing your life partner of 52 years, it's tough to go on.
Thanks to Buddy for a lifetime of music and inspiration.
Jim

Had A great time,thanks for the invite.
Jim

And a great time was had by all, I think some thanks is deserved by Allen , Kay, and all the other men and women who helped with all the work and planning that went into such a production, and Allen even helped me carry in my stuff. It was a lot of fun. and I got to open for Curt.I had a great time ...

Whoopee, After all this time, I finally get to open for Curt.It's a long drive from Wilburton, but I'll be there, hopefully on time.
Jim

What A Blast' And they let me play twice. Last year's KSGA show was the last one my dear Annie got to attend. This one was so special to me, and was made more special when Rob Parker sang "Sweet Memories" Thanks Guys
Jim

I'll be there

Jim

The funeral is this coming Thursday at "High bridge Baptist church" about 4 miles outside of Wilburton, Ok., and she will be buried in a cemetary on the church grounds. Thank you all so much for all the thoughts and prayers, she was a well loved lady here at home, and in the steel guitar c...

Just got home from the hospital, I'm so gratefull for all the thoughts and prayers of our friends. She is the love of my life, and was such a big part of my and our steel guitar world. Our son and I are meeting with the funeral home this afternoon. I'll post something after that Thanks again and God...

Hey Ray, Annie and I will be there all three days, and I'll Pick whenever you want me to, even if it's all three days, and Maybe even help mow the lawn.
Jim & Annie





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Basil's right, We are limited in our knowlege of the rest of the world. I'm retired USAF, and spent a lot of time overseas, however I never got to Europe. At St. Louis a couple of years back, I was talking to a steel player from Norway, and you should have seen the look on his face when I inocently ...

If you count sharps and flats, there are only 12 notes in a scale, then maybe three octaves ,,, That's it. You might rearrange them some, but the possibilities of wrighting something new are limited

A couple
When they ring those golden bells for you and me
I won't love you any more than you love me.

Years ago when playing the "Dunes" in Honolulu, a cute young female brought up a written request for "Born Too Loose". Of course I had to make a big deal of it, and it made her cry. I felt like the north end of a south bound horse.
Jim

Thanks guys, That system will help a lot, My problem is that I still have and play my 1967 ZB custom, and I can work on it just fine, but the later ones with nylon tuners have so many variations, to me it's something like a kid in a candy store, Thanks again.
Jim

If memory serves well, those threads are 10-32.

At my tender age of 75, it has occured to me that I don't know how to properly rod a modern guitar. Questions such as which pull at the changer to Which hole on the bellcrank. Seems to me there used to be a standard rodding chart. Help is needed.
Jim

Thanks for the kind words Casey, I'll try to make the story brief. I'm retired USAF, and took the ZB to Vietnam, for a total of two years, and when Greg Jones restored the guitar, he displayed it at the Kentucky show, an He dubbed the ZB as the only surviving "Combat Steel guitar in the world&q...

I want him to win too, but it's too confusing, trying to figure out how to vote.

And then there's little ole me. In 1967, I called Zane from Honolulu, and ordered m2, [that's right TWO ne ZBs, A D-11 for myself, and a D-10/11, for my then student "Chick Donner" who just died very recently. He still had his, and I still play mine. I ordered them from Zane, by the time t...

I've got a 12 string Fessenden, and it looks great. however I've changed the setup a lot. Not only do I play Day setup, I have also changed the knee pedals. It has a pristine case, and the guitar looks new, but you would have to do some work on the setup. I don't know how to do pictures.
Jim

Hi Greg That's a gorgeous guitar, however I need to know if ole 0017 is still the only remaining "Combat Steel Guitar" in the world. I'm still playing it, and have never set it up without someone comenting on how pretty it is. It's been several years since you last refurbished it. If you e...