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Topic: Bronson by Rick Aiello... |
Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 10:27 am |
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I just want to say thanks to Rick Aiello...we are truely lucky to have him around the steel scene. A while back I bought a Bronson lap steel in pretty bad shape...he has rebuilt it & it will soon be back to me...check out...
http://www.hsga.org/forum/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1199057744/0#0
Thanks Rick...you are the man...Terry V. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 11:23 am
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That's amazing, beautiful job Rick! And congrats with the new steel Terry. 
Steinar
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 11:45 am
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| What a beauty! Rick certainly did an awesome job on it. Any chance of postin a sound sample? |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 1:00 pm
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It's a heck of a lot nicer now than when it left the factory.
It's a custom beauty. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 5:14 pm
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Wow, that's amazing! Congratulations to Rick for restoring this to a beautiful, playable condition!
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Gary Stevenson
From:
Northern New York,USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 6:12 pm Rick Help!
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| Rick If you see this, I would love to know where you get your brass stock. I have tried for months to find a source for brass L-angle to use as nut and/or bridge to no avail. And yes that is a beauty of a restore job. The brass works is a sight for sore eyes |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 7:28 pm
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Man that's gorgeous! Bee-yootyful work Rick!
Terry, you gotta record something and post it - even if it's just unaccompanied random noodlings . .
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Eric Ebner
From:
Texas Republic
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Posted 13 Jan 2008 7:58 pm
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Now that a piece of work! Art work  Simply amazing.
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 5:35 am
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Thanks y'all ...
I don't know if Terry has another B6 ... but this one's gonna be tough to beat ... sonically 
I just feel bad that it took so long to get to ... 
Gary ... my favorite spot on the internet to get stuff is ... Small Parts ... out of Miami, FL.
They are a "prototypers' dream" ... their inventory is massive ... and they carry stuff that is almost impossible to get ... from high tech plastics to lab equipment ...
Here's their materials page ...
http://www.smallparts.com/materials/
They ship stuff ... very fast too ...
The brass nut and bridge for this Bronson ... I milled from a 0.5" x 0.5" x 72" square bar that I ordered from them ... |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 6:44 am
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| Hey Rick, what did you use to buff the plastic? I have a couple of units around here that could use that help. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 7:24 am
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The brown bakelite buffed up real nice ... using a loose canton flannel wheel with plastic rouge (compound) ...
Using a regular sewn cotton wheel ... can "burn" the bakelite ... if you lean into it too much.
Came out like a mirror ... slippery though |
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Andy Zynda
From:
Wisconsin
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 8:22 am Yeow!!
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Holy smokes, what an awesome restore/repair!
Rick, you are the man of Steel.
Salute!!
-andy z- |
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 8:31 am
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Thanks y'all ...
I don't know if Terry has another B6 ... but this one's gonna be tough to beat ... sonically
I just feel bad that it took so long to get to ... ... |
Hey Rick...Trust me, there is no reason to feel bad...with a work of art like this on it's way back to me, I feel very lucky indeed!!! I have always said, "You can not rush an artist", and those words have never been more true...Thanks again for all you do...........Terry V. |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2008 1:26 pm Re: Bronson by Rick Aiello...
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| Terry VunCannon wrote: |
| I just want to say thanks to Rick Aiello...we are truly lucky to have him around the steel scene. |
That's for sure. If there was a patron saint of non-pedal steel it would have to be Rick. In fact, I officially nominate him for saint-hood. (We already have a knight!) |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2008 1:56 am
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Wow! Great job Rick  |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jan 2008 9:37 pm
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Outstanding job on that Rick, and I know how much work went into it!!
BILL |
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Terry VunCannon
From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2008 7:56 am It is here..............
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| Hi all...Well, I got my Bronson back in the mail this week from Rick, and it is beautiful & sounds great!!! Thanks so much Rick, you are a true ARTIST...Terry V. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2008 10:29 am
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Glad it made the trip safely ... and you like it !!! |
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