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Topic: New Tradewind lap steel |
JOZEF SMITH
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WESTMINSTER - CA - USA
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Posted 7 May 2009 9:38 pm |
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Elva West just made a new 8 string lap with Stringmaster pick-ups and hardware. It sounds great and looks good. Body shape can be changed per customer request. Call Elva at 714-637-4084
See pics attached.
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James Mayer
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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
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Posted 7 May 2009 9:45 pm
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
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Sweden
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Posted 7 May 2009 11:52 pm
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Stylistically tasteful,displaying an aesthetic
balance,the head slots paraphrasing the PU´s,or the
other way around,blender control easily accessible...
nice...McUtsi |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 8 May 2009 4:12 am
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| Nice looking. I would have made the neck a bit wider. |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 8 May 2009 5:27 am
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I agree re: the NECK. It appears strings 1 and 8 are 'out-in-space'. I have a SHO-BUD 10 string which was actually made from the mould of the 8 string frypan, (JB model). Similar sting set-up...strings 1 and 10 are 'out-in-space'.
Elva, and his guitar, look good !  |
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Roger Palmer
From:
Rossendale, UK
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Posted 8 May 2009 6:42 am
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Looks nice
What is the thumbscrew for behind the bridge? |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 May 2009 6:49 am
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It's a blend control to mix the sound of the two pickups, similar to that found in the Fender Stringmaster steel guitars.
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 8 May 2009 8:41 am
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I'll bet she sounds mighty sweet.  |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 8 May 2009 9:06 am
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Elva has been making excellent steel guitars for many years. I have a few of his early Tradewind models...he has sure come a long way in the meantime !
Elva is a very fine fellow to deal with, very trustworthy, honest and totally reliable. |
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Gwyneth Morgan
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 8 May 2009 9:15 am
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| How much difference does a blend control make when the pickups are that close together? More than I might think? |
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Nils Fliegner
From:
Germany
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Posted 8 May 2009 10:16 am
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I owned a Fender D8-Stringmaster once and the bridge pickup on its own sounded a bit thin IMHO - so I ended up using both pickups on full all the time.
This setup also gives the best humbucking effect, I presume. Or am I wrong about this?  |
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 8 May 2009 12:07 pm
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Gwyneth,about the blend control...one PU is wound
north-going-south and one south-going-north...when
both coils are in,You have a humbucking circuit...
ingenious.McUtsi |
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Gwyneth Morgan
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 8 May 2009 12:13 pm
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That is ingenious.
Thanks for the info, Ulric! |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 9 May 2009 12:25 pm
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Hi Elva,
Great to see you and your guitars again, I bet the new one sounds great! Hope to visit you again soon, will visit with Jozef!
Kay |
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