That sounds like it would be very beautiful. Can you post some pictures?Ned McIntosh wrote: my current steel, a Carter D10, is clear lacquer over sausage-quilted maple with abalone inlay strips on the front of the cabinet.
Formica covered steels look cheap and ugly
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Hi Mike,
Here 't is! Has been posted before in another thread, preceeding it is a photo of my old Marlen D10 and Dobro 60D...both long gone, sadly.
Here 't is! Has been posted before in another thread, preceeding it is a photo of my old Marlen D10 and Dobro 60D...both long gone, sadly.
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Man, that's one handsome steel guitar.Ned McIntosh wrote:
I think abalone looks better on blond instruments, and mother of pearl on darker, stained ones.
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Well said, Ned. We know that everyone's tastes are subtly different, but I doubt that we could express exactly WHY - even with unlimited bandwidth - because most of us don't really know!
I still say that the black Emmons shown earlier says it all.....
I still say that the black Emmons shown earlier says it all.....
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I just realized I've never seen any formica-covered pianos with the exception of a couple of piano bar tops in dives.
I have seen some ugly pianos, including a picture of the Egyptian Revival one in the White House. The picture I saw was in architecture school, where the trend at the time was to allow the material to express itself without cladding it in something else.
So I had two MSA's with formica, a white and a black.
I don't know if dieboard is better than solid maple since it's denser, but I settled on a 30-yr. old maple MSA because it's solid maple and it's aged.
Formica doesn't age; it retains its looks.
What's a guy to do?
Give me spots on my apples and dings on my guitars.
I have seen some ugly pianos, including a picture of the Egyptian Revival one in the White House. The picture I saw was in architecture school, where the trend at the time was to allow the material to express itself without cladding it in something else.
So I had two MSA's with formica, a white and a black.
I don't know if dieboard is better than solid maple since it's denser, but I settled on a 30-yr. old maple MSA because it's solid maple and it's aged.
Formica doesn't age; it retains its looks.
What's a guy to do?
Give me spots on my apples and dings on my guitars.
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The quote below is from this page... http://www.formica-asia.net/history.asp
Richard Burton said:
BTW, For 34 years, the Queen Mary ruled the north Atlantic sea routes, ferrying the rich and famous to New York or England in luxury and splendor. The ship was originally for luxury travel, and hosted many famous guests like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, George and Ira Gershwin, and Sir Winston Churchill.And in Scotland, the Formica name got a tremendous publicity boost. A shipyard there was building a luxurious new ocean liner for Britain's Cunard Line. The designers had specified Formica laminates for decorative wall surfaces throughout the great vessel. The ship’s name –The Queen Mary.
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it's just an easy short-cut for manufacturers... Formica covered steels look cheap and ugly
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Yes, but only if you've got yer eyes open....IS there a difference in the tone of a steel guitar made in mica vs. one with a beautiful wood finish?
I'm sure somebody can post endless paeans about focused tone, resonance, clank, shimmering chimes - sustain, anyone? - but can they win a blindfold test? No, of course not. Do they own an oscilloscope? Do... oh never mind. I'm gonna go formica the kids, you wanna talk about dings.
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THERE`S NOTHING UGLY ABOUT THIS,SORRY FOR SHOUTING.
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There is nothing wrong with Mica.
There is nothing wrong with wood.
It's all in what you do with it.
I love my Fender and I love my Performance. One is wood and one is mica. They both have beautiful tone.
"Beauty is in the eyes of the barholder." - I like this quote.
There is nothing wrong with wood.
It's all in what you do with it.
I love my Fender and I love my Performance. One is wood and one is mica. They both have beautiful tone.
"Beauty is in the eyes of the barholder." - I like this quote.
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And i`m glad to be
Please all those with hideous looking steels please step forward and be insulted,oop`s sorry i meant counted.Just kidding Richard,no offence taken,you got your opinions as we all have,and this topic could go on for a long time.
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Jimmy.
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...not necessarily!Formica covered steels look cheap and ugly
(Edit: these are Tommy Cass restorations, pictures taken by Tom)
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I have a confession to make. The only console steel I built during the 70s I covered in black Formica and the edging was a shiny silver stuff made for cars.
I apologise to everyone for my shame.
Unfortunately no photograph of it remains. I stripped it of its parts and the body was in my mother's attick for 30 years until the house was demolished about three years ago. (Not by steel guitar lovers, I might add. )
Requiem in Pax.
I apologise to everyone for my shame.
Unfortunately no photograph of it remains. I stripped it of its parts and the body was in my mother's attick for 30 years until the house was demolished about three years ago. (Not by steel guitar lovers, I might add. )
Requiem in Pax.
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Richard...Here I got something 4 ya'
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C'mon guys you gotta love em both,I do,they both play and sound great.
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