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Topic: Florida Steel Guitar Club April 2011 Mtg/Jam |
Don Sulesky
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Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 1 Apr 2011 6:25 am |
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The Florida Steel Guitar Club's April 2011 Meeting/Jam will be Wednesday, April 13th, CR470, Lake Panasoffkee, Fl. (our regular Meeting/Jam place).
Come early and support Catfish Johnny's Restaurant before the jam.
The FSGC Club holds monthly Meetings/Steel Guitar Jams the 2nd Wednesday of each month.
The Jam runs from 5:30 until 8:30...
Lake Panasoffkee is exit 321 on I75, approximately 60 miles west of Orlando and about the same distance north of Tampa.
Don
Check out the Club's new web site for SPECIAL EVENTS and pictures. http://www.floridasteelguitarclub.com/
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Member: FSGC, PSGA, TSGA
Co-founder: Florida Steel Guitar Club
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 2 Apr 2011 2:03 am
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| As I mentioned in the e-mail notice, I hope to have an Eminence 15" prototype speaker available for anyone to try at the jam. |
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Skip Ellis
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Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2011 4:25 pm
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Jack - do you have any idea of price and availability yet?
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Fred Thompson
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Zephyrhills, FL
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Posted 4 Apr 2011 5:20 pm
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Moved from Bushnell to Zephyrhills today. Will be doing our final show in Tampa tomorrow with Debbie Myers, then relax for a couple weeks before we head north.
Plan on being at the jam next week. Will bring my 'lite' outfit this time. 
SEE YA THERE!  
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Larry Lorows
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Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 5 Apr 2011 12:05 am
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Hi Fred, where are you located in Zephyrhills? We'll have to get together some time. Larry
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 5 Apr 2011 2:10 am
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Skip, Eminence didn't give me any possible production information. I know the manager that contacted me said it's being tested by a couple of Nashville pickers.
Looking at what Ken Fox posted on the Electronics section of the forum it may be shelved due to the apparent big increase in the material for the Neodymium magnet. |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 4:33 am
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Looking forward to hearing one last time Fred before you head back to Maine.
Don
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Private one on one lessons available
Member: FSGC, PSGA, TSGA
Co-founder: Florida Steel Guitar Club
"Steel guitar is like playing chess in the dark with three players". Jeff Newman quote from 1997 seminar |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 7:28 am
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I have the Eminence "PS15" speaker (4 ohms)cabinet finished and the speaker installed. I'll bring it with me Wednesday evening. Don't know if I'll have the cabinet done for the SICA and it installed, for comparison.
Initial thoughts with the Eminence is that it sounded like the JBL K130 I had in a Twin Reverb amp, when I tested it with my wife's GFI S-10 with the stock GFI II pickup (basically a George L's E66). Then when I tested it with my Franklin and Lawrence 710's I thought it had too much high and mid. But after playing it for a while and getting it "broke in" it's sounding better and better. I had to cut the Treble, and both Mid controls and increase the Low EQ in the MB200 with my Franklin.
Eminence was shooting for a speaker that could compete with the Peavey 1501-4 that's used in later Nashville 400's and in Nashville 1000's and Session 2000's. According to Mike Brown at Peavey the Black Widow 1501 was built because the JBL's they were using would not handle the power. Thus the Eminence PS15 is right on with sounding like a 1501 and JBL. |
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Larry Danley
From:
Winter Haven, Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 4:51 pm
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| I'm planning on coming, We are not playing on Fri night at the opera in Alburndale, it has close for the season. |
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Fred Thompson
From:
Zephyrhills, FL
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 5:38 pm
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Thanks for the nice words, Don.
Larry, it will be great picking with/on you again 
See Ya'll Wednesday 
Fred
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 12 Apr 2011 4:31 am
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Just a reminder for the Jam.
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Private one on one lessons available
Member: FSGC, PSGA, TSGA
Co-founder: Florida Steel Guitar Club
"Steel guitar is like playing chess in the dark with three players". Jeff Newman quote from 1997 seminar |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 13 Apr 2011 4:05 am
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| I have both speakers finished and will have both at the jam for anyone to try out tonight. I especially would like comments on the Eminence "PS15" prototype speaker as I'll pass the comments on to Eminence. |
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Dave Flanagan
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Mt. Vernon,Il.
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Posted 13 Apr 2011 8:10 am
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Jack : what about the weight?  |
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2011 8:25 am
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Are you gonna be there, Dave? I'm packing up right now.
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 13 Apr 2011 9:17 am
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Dave, the Eminence "PS15" weighs about 9 lbs, the SICA weighs 6.6 lbs (3 Kg).
The Eminence in cabinet is 25 lbs. The cabinet is the same outside dimension as a Nashville 112 except 1" taller (21X17X10).
The SICA in cabinet is 21 lbs. The speaker cabinet outside dimension is 17 3/4 X 17 3/4 X 10".
Both were made with 1X pine boards.
One person in the audience, yesterday, came up to the stage when we took a break and wanted to know what model "JBL" I was using - referring to the Eminence PS15. |
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Dave Flanagan
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Mt. Vernon,Il.
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Posted 13 Apr 2011 11:32 am
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Thanks Jack; No Skip I'm back in Il. and we're having a steel show this weekend in Mt. Vernon, wish you all could be here  |
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Skip Ellis
From:
Bradenton, Fl USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2011 1:16 pm
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Well, the Manasota crowd didn't make it either thanks to a 75mph blowout on I-75 just north of Ruskin. Clyde called AAA and we were able to limp home on the donut spare.
Oh, well......
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2022 Brook Lyn, 2014 Martin 000-18, 2022 Ibanez GB-10, two homebrew Teles, Evans RE200 amp, understanding wife of 49 years. 'Steeless' at the moment |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 14 Apr 2011 4:20 am
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Wow!!
What a night.
The crowd was really into it last night and were having a super time.
The two speakers Jack tested out both sounded great.
It is a hard choice which one is better to me as it all depends on tweaking the MB200 power amp EQ settings.
Thanks so much to Cal Akers and Andy Young filling in on guitar and bass because our friends from the Manasota club had the above mentioned tire problem.
Fred Thompson and George O'Neil got a great send-off
from the very enthusiastic audiance last night.
It was nice to see our fellow steeler and friend Larry Danley at his steel. He's been busy playing steel with the Haywood Henson Band.
Don
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Private one on one lessons available
Member: FSGC, PSGA, TSGA
Co-founder: Florida Steel Guitar Club
"Steel guitar is like playing chess in the dark with three players". Jeff Newman quote from 1997 seminar |
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Larry Danley
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Winter Haven, Florida, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2011 9:02 am
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Thanks to all my friends at the Steel Jam, What a great night of fun, and great players. Thanks Jack S. Don S. for doing such a great job with the show.
The Crowd was just so much Fun, it's nice to play when folks are having a good time.
Catfish, I just want to say you did and Excellent Job of singing, just great my friend. |
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Fred Thompson
From:
Zephyrhills, FL
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Posted 14 Apr 2011 1:08 pm
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AMEN to all the above! Everyone sounded great,(even Cal  ). Joking aside, Andy, Cal, and our drum crew did a super job and Catfish Johnny always sings a great song! The audience was super, even giving a few 'standing ovations'
I'm sure gonna miss the jams this summer, but come November,...........
To all the players and fans; Stay healthy, happy, and cool
Fred
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