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Thank you Jim. Very generous.

Jim Means

I hate to hear this. I met him once at a church where we played outside of Council Bluffs Iowa. He was very nice and we talked about the Jubilee as I grew up in the Springfield area and went to the Jubilee a several times

RIP Doc

Jim Means

Terry,
I am so sorry to hear of your brother’s passing. May God comfort you and your family at this time.

Jim and Helen Means

Jerry,
Helen and I were so sorry to hear this sad news about Dee. She was a sweetheart, We will be praying for you in the coming days as you cope with the loss .

Your friends
Jim and Helen Means

Sorry to hear this Larry. Prayers for you and all of the family. I lost a favorite brother- in - law a few years ago and still miss him every day.

Jim and Helen Means

Rich,
Do yourself a favor and take in the Dallas Show! You will learn more there in 3 days than you can possibly imagine. The steel manufacturers are all there to answer any question you might have. Most of all enjoy your journey into the world of steel guitar.

Jim in MO

Charles,
So sorry to hear this. Please know that Helen and I are praying for God's comfort at this time.

Jim and Helen Means

Bill,
We are so sorry to hear this. Helen and I will be praying for you and your family during this difficult time.
I can't imagine loosing one of my kids or grand kids.

Jim & Helen Means

Thanks Godfrey for resurrection of this thread. I always enjoy the discussion of these guitars. Some dis these old guitars for mechanic deficiencies but forget the sound of them is what made us fall in love with steel guitar in the first place. Thanks to everyone for their contributions.

Jim Means

Wayne,
Very saddened to hear about Suzy. You have our prayers and condolences.

Jim and Helen Means

Hi Jim,
Here is a link to Albert's youtube video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEDZqc0ThSo

I have played with Albert many times while he was using this amp and it is a great sounding amp in a small, light package.

Jim Means

Yep Greg,
That's what I use too. You can buy a whole package of them for a buck or two.

Jim in Missouri

My condolences, Damir. I lost my Dad 18 years ago and think about him everyday. Just remember all the goods times there were over the years you had with him.

Jim Means

OH YEAH, the Ventures! Loved their stuff! I have a bunch of their albums. This is a hard one for me though as the 60's was a great time for all genres of music. Favorite song probably though was A Hard Days Night by the Beetles. Never did figure out that opening chord though. Seen lots of discussion...

Rick,
I use the exact same set up with forScore and the page flip. This combo gives me complete hands off control during the set. I have said this before, the iPad, forScore and Pageflip have been my most important non-instrument gear purchases in a long time.

Jim in MO

Gene was a great player who left us way too soon. So glad I got to see him several times in St. Louis.

Jim in Missouri

I'm pretty sure it's Gene O'Neal

Jim in Missouri

b0b,
I am so sorry for you and your family's loss. This is a tough one for sure. Rest assured that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

Jim and Helen Means

Albert, this has been true for you even back during the days of CT. You showed the professionalism even at that age. All you've done since is improve. Ray, that's still true today. I get the chance to play with Albert from time to time. Played with him last weekend as a matter of fact and it was a ...

They don't come any better than Mickey. Had a very nice short visit with him and his wife in Dallas. A true gentleman who has done MUCH for the steel guitar community.

Jim and Helen Means

CONGRATULATIONS DEL

Jim Means

I was all set to order a Stage One as a rehearsal/'fly' guitar but Doug cautioned me by saying that, in his opinion, the SO, as good as it was, wasn't quite as successful with the 'Day' set-up...... Bummer. I wouldn't mind having a light weight guitar with pull-release mechanism. But I also play &q...

Incredible harmonies

Jim in Missouri

Dan,
So sorry for the loss of your Dad. I lost mine in '98 and think about him every day. He also was on of the "greatest generation" serving as a gunnery guard on the Panama Canal.

Jim in Missouri

I dug thru some of the archives & found 2 threads relating to this subject. This 1st one has a couple of replies from Buddy about Jimmy's guitar: http://steelguitarforum.com/Archives/Archive-000003/HTML/20011227-1-008480.html here is another thread I found also about his guitar: http://steelgui...