Lap steel models from Fern's Guitars, Amsterdam

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 4 Dec 2009 4:25 am

Posted FYI .... maybe these have been discussed on the forum but I hadn't seen these guitars before; some elegant designs.

Deco Slide

http://www.fernsguitars.nl/lapsteel/deco_slide_int.php

Slide King

http://www.fernsguitars.nl/lapsteel/sli ... .php?cat=8

Junior Slide

http://www.fernsguitars.nl/lapsteel/jun ... de_int.php

Sound Samples

http://www.fernsguitars.nl/info/sound_int.php

Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 4 Dec 2009 6:58 am

Never heard of them before, I really like the "Deco" model, cool design:

Some nice regular guitars there as well..

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 4 Dec 2009 8:40 am

Thanks for pointing these out, Andy. As Steinar said, those are some nice designs.

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 4 Dec 2009 2:56 pm

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"Playing harmonics (like Jerry Byrd's Maui Chimes) has never been easier."
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Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 4 Dec 2009 4:06 pm

????

Oh. Doh!

Richard Shatz · Post by **Richard Shatz** » 4 Dec 2009 4:45 pm

HowardR wrote:=========================================
"Playing harmonics (like Jerry Byrd's Maui Chimes) has never been easier."
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I wish I'd thought of that.

AJ Azure · Post by **AJ Azure** » 4 Dec 2009 10:52 pm

cool designs, vomitous samples. Why don't builders get better demos on their sites? Especially, buying over seas those samples are crucial for making a buying decision.

Ferdinand van den Berg · Post by **Ferdinand van den Berg** » 11 Dec 2009 4:14 am

Hi,

Thanks, Andy for mentioning the website.

I am Ferdinand, the builder of the instruments. For the last five years I have been building professionaly on the instruments. I run a small workshop in the center of Amsterdam.

As for the sound samples... For the moment I am very happy to have at least SOME samples... If you have suggestions on what would be useful for a musician to hear, I would be happy to listen.

I am also aware of the problem building instruments oversea, while it would be great to sell in USA. At the moment I try to find ways to have testing reviews etc. Of course time and money is involved here. Suggestions at this point are also welcome.

I would like to invite everybody who has questions, or suggestions to contact me, by email, or by this forum.

Thanks for the support,
Fern,
Amsterdam