Bobbe's Tips
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Bobbe's Tips
Wow, todays Tips was full of good stuff. I have no idea how Bobbe finds the time to compile all of it. I had to smile as I thought about how many people reading it today actually have all those stickers and decals on their steels. I would not dare to decoate my beloved Ritt like that myself, but as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Anyone want to show pics of their steels with decals and such?
Thanks Bobbe, you are doing a wonderful job with your newsletters and they are often thought provoking.
As for the personal military jet to fly Nasty Nancy's @$$ home every weekend...........sux to be an American taxpayer!
Thanks Bobbe, you are doing a wonderful job with your newsletters and they are often thought provoking.
As for the personal military jet to fly Nasty Nancy's @$$ home every weekend...........sux to be an American taxpayer!
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I can't imagine permanently disfiguring an exquisite steel guitar or drilling holes in a brand new one.
Here's what I did. I used sheet closed-cell foam cut to fit between the pad and neck of my guitar. It is non-marring and instantly removable. I added red stickers on the foam to mark the fret numbers and key positions. This had the added advantage of providing some protection against bar dings while I developed some manual dexterity using the bar. Worked for me.
Here's what I did. I used sheet closed-cell foam cut to fit between the pad and neck of my guitar. It is non-marring and instantly removable. I added red stickers on the foam to mark the fret numbers and key positions. This had the added advantage of providing some protection against bar dings while I developed some manual dexterity using the bar. Worked for me.
Dennis
Just when you think you're getting ahead in the rat race, the rats get faster.
Just when you think you're getting ahead in the rat race, the rats get faster.
How to get Bobbe's tips
George,
Just go to Bobbe's web site and sign up for the newsletter. I've put the link here, or you can go to the link section of the forum...lots of good links there!
http://www.steelguitar.net/
Just go to Bobbe's web site and sign up for the newsletter. I've put the link here, or you can go to the link section of the forum...lots of good links there!
http://www.steelguitar.net/
Dattebayo!!!
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As Bobbe mentioned, quite a few of the early Bigsby players had their names emblazoned across the front of their guitars. Although it seems a bit over the top to me, I can see how a lot of players may have seen that and integrated it into the mystique and cool factor that attracted them to steel, and hence "decorated" their own guitars.
I've seen a large number of guitars over the years that had a name decal, or shadow of same, still surviving long after the original owner.
I've seen a large number of guitars over the years that had a name decal, or shadow of same, still surviving long after the original owner.
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Bobbe Seymour
I agree Bobbe`s news letter is the best thing we have had in a while .I look forward to good info plus some good stories.Bobbe is putting much time and effort in the letter. We all need to think him.Come on guys you need to read his letter it is good.
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The Jagwire strings sticker is a interesting one that you see a lot on the front apron of steels. You don't see strings stickers on other instruments like that. I wonder who started this trend?
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I stop whatever I am doing every time Bobbe's newsletter gets delivered to my e mail. He has a customer for life here and I tell all my musician friends about him too. I wish him much success. I just ordered a Nashville 112 from him and he is going to sign it for me.Thats about it for me as far as "de-facing" music gear.
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Bobbe also wrote about the decline of the use of great musicians on recordings. Once, in the past, the steel and guitar were featured greatly in country music, but I think too that the general music public has lost any interest in high fidelty music reproduction. They are just as happy with their little ipods or tiny computer speakers or their little plastic unit/speakers.
I still have an old Marantz reciever and Pioneer stero speakers, but they do have high fidelity. I want to hear the music as it was meant to be heard. The garbage coming out of Nashville and other places have some of the worst mixdowns and little music separation. Thank goodness Bobbe's recordings are mixed with perfection where you can hear all the instruments in balance. No one seems to care about quality in the music today.
Keep up the good work Mr. Seymour, we do appreciate all you have done and are doing for the steel and steel players.
Wally
I still have an old Marantz reciever and Pioneer stero speakers, but they do have high fidelity. I want to hear the music as it was meant to be heard. The garbage coming out of Nashville and other places have some of the worst mixdowns and little music separation. Thank goodness Bobbe's recordings are mixed with perfection where you can hear all the instruments in balance. No one seems to care about quality in the music today.
Keep up the good work Mr. Seymour, we do appreciate all you have done and are doing for the steel and steel players.
Wally
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I've got stickers and like them!
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Here's a shot of my BMI...I love the wooden moulding piece I added a couple of years ago and I wouldn't take the Masonic emblem off for anything. In '87 I went to my first St. Louis Convention and Jim Bob Sedgwick had his Williams guitar on stage with "Asleep at the Steel" painted across the front apron! I thought it looked great and some foreign players wanted their pictures taken with it!...JH in Va.
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Jerry,
How did you come up with that molding trick? what did you use? how thick is it? I like it!!
-Another Jerry
How did you come up with that molding trick? what did you use? how thick is it? I like it!!
-Another Jerry
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Cal,
I heard Mitch Grissom is also taking cases like these. . . . . .
and Lee, yours is OK since it's a Mullen. . .
or if you retire and move to Florida you can put your name on the front. . . . .
I heard Mitch Grissom is also taking cases like these. . . . . .
and Lee, yours is OK since it's a Mullen. . .
or if you retire and move to Florida you can put your name on the front. . . . .
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I'm just hoping Bobbe doesn't prosecute.
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hi
My name is on the front of my Williams, if Bill can put his I can put mine. Ilike it others must cause some down here in florida did theirs after I did mine, and have ordered decals for others where I got mine from. It is a decal and can be removed easly by sarting at the edge with finger nail, and it will peale right off.
ernie
ernie
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Hey Jerry B.....I found that moulding piece at Lowe's Home Center here in Va. Beach. The moment I saw it I knew just where it'd look good so I bought it for around 3 or 4 bucks........Micky B. in England liked it too so I shipped one over to him....JH in Va.
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