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Topic: Anyone have a steel to rent in the U.K.? |
David Mansfield
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 8:24 am |
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Hi-
I have a U.K. club tour to play (w/Teddy Thompson) from the 17th through the 28th, and management is balking at shipping my steel. It's an old Sho-Bud ProIII Custom, so it's really heavy- probably 100 lbs in a Cushcase. John Widgren suggested I post here, so here goes...
Can anyone in the London area rent me a steel? What I need is an E9th with 4 knees (no C6th needed) and a straight Emmons copedant setup. There would be no flying involved, so no flight case is needed. And I'm sure the tour can pay a decent rental fee, anything will be cheaper than Rock-It Cargo! |
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john widgren
From:
Wilton CT
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 9:18 am UK rental
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Dear Friends,
For those of you who may not know, David is a tremendous talent, and a totally nice guy. I recently did some tech work on his Bud, and it's a beauty, but HEAVY! I believe he would treat anyones gear with great care. It's just a shame about all the difficulties of traveling with a steel... |
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 9:56 am
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| Sorry I don't live in the UK, but good luck David. I've seen a couple of posts from you in the last few months or so, and wondered if you are the fine guitar player on T-Bone Burnette's "Truth Decay" LP...Jerry |
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Karen Lee Steenwijk
From:
Pennsylvania
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 10:16 am
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David, you may want to get in touch with John Davis.He is in The UK and a forum member here.
Karen |
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Jonathan Shacklock
From:
London, UK
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 10:34 am
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| David, John Davis may be able to get you something close to your Sho-Bud but you are welcome to borrow my MSA Classic S-10 if you are stuck. Let me know if you want more details. Jonathan. |
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 11:09 am
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| wondered if you are the fine guitar player on T-Bone Burnette's "Truth Decay" LP...Jerry |
Yep, T-Bone and I had a band called The Alpha Band in the 70s, and I backed him on a lot of his solo stuff after that |
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 11:44 am
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Hi David
I lifted a few things from your playing on that record. Used to play your solo from "Drivin' Wheel". Nice to know your still gigging...Jerry |
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 11:57 am
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| Driving Wheel is the only one that's not me! That's Gerry McGee, whose sandals I'm not worthy to untie. |
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J Fletcher
From:
London,Ont,Canada
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 12:24 pm
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| Ha! Still, nice playing throughout that record, I listened to it a lot back then... |
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Dean Parks
From:
Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2008 1:01 pm
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| David Hartley (on the forum here too) is certainly a great player, and may have an idea for you. |
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James Pennebaker
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 7:30 am
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David,
I think we met and maybe even played an impromtu gig together in Ft. Worth TX maybe 25 years ago (at least) with my dear friend Stephen Bruton. I grew up in FTW and have spent the last 30 years on the road. I know we share at least a few musical friends and acquaintances. Your Alpha band and T-Bone work were a big influence on me. I don't post much here but saw your name and had to chime in. I wish you luck in finding a steel in the UK.
James Pennebaker
Nashville, TN |
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 9:30 am
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| Yes, we sure do share a lot of friends. Was that gig when Bruton and Glen Clark had Little Whisper & The Rumors? I remember we (Alpha Band) once did a double bill with them at some old ballroom, and I think the Legendary Stardust Cowboy played as well... talk about dating oneself... |
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James Pennebaker
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 9:35 am
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Not quite as far back as Little Whisper but...that does date us doesn't it! I think you were in town for something else and I was rehearsing with Stephen for a show at the Scott Theater and you dropped by and we met. Maybe we went out and sat in somewhere that night. I seem to remember something like that but not sure. It was too long ago! But I do remember the Alpha Band/Little Whisper show. It was at the "Guys & Dolls Ballroom!"
Anyway, sorry to hijack this thread.
Back to searching for a UK steel!
JP |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2008 2:21 pm
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David,
You might want to talk with Micky Byrne. Super nice guy, good Steel player and lives in England. You can e-mail him at (mickybyrne@blueyonder.co.uk) |
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David Hartley
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 5:55 am David... I suggest contacting John Davis too....
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He has a few steels and may be able to help you out..he is about an hour from London.. His email address is..
jd@pedalsteelguitar.co.uk |
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Iain
From:
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 6:13 am
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Oh, just noticed this - I replied to your notice in the "Events" section.
Iain |
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David Mansfield
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 7:06 am
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Just wanted to thank everybody for the generous offers of help. The perfect solution hasn't appeared, so we're going to ship my steel today via Fedex, which, it turns out, is much more affordable than Rock-It Cargo.
Cheers,
David |
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