Just ordered a Clinesmith D10 [UPDATE]

Todd Clinesmith · Post by **Todd Clinesmith** » 28 Apr 2012 7:39 am

I'm looking forward to getting this one to you Mike, and looking forward to hearing what you do with it.

Rob, I'll be shipping yours out monday. Look forward to hearing from you when you get it.

Doug the scale length is 24.5 . It is my Leo meets PA model.

I have some ideas going for some 22.5 inch cast lap steels. An Adolph meets PA type guitar. Also a 25 inch scale of this type. Hopefully by fall or winter this will get going.

Todd

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 28 Apr 2012 8:19 am

Congratulations, Mike (and Todd). Todd wouldn't be able to build such beauties if there weren't a market for them.
I look forward to hearing what you get out of such a beautiful instrument!

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 28 Apr 2012 8:24 am

Todd Clinesmith wrote: I have some ideas going for some 22.5 inch cast lap steels. An Adolph meets PA type guitar. Also a 25 inch scale of this type. Hopefully by fall or winter this will get going.
Todd

Les Anderson · Post by **Les Anderson** » 28 Apr 2012 11:34 am

Mike, if one of the necks on your new D-10 is a 24 1/2" scale, please let us know what type and gauge of strings you plan on or will be using? If I lived a bit closer to you, I would drop in to take a few lessons to learn your style of picking. You really do have your own style.

My personal feeling is that a D-10 should have a 24.5" neck. They really do growl and have a beautiful deep melodic tone.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 28 Apr 2012 12:56 pm

Les, yes, it will have 24 1/2" scale, but so does my S-8. I love that scale length. My favorite Stringmaster had that scale, as well.

Thanks for the kind words. I feel like I'm just at the tip of the iceberg, but I am working toward my own goals.

Jeff Repp · Post by **Jeff Repp** » 28 Apr 2012 3:55 pm

Congratulations Mike - I got mine in January from Todd. It looks great, plays great, and sounds incredible. I have mine in E13 (w/ a low B) and A6 (w/ a B on top and a low D on the bottom).

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 28 Apr 2012 4:16 pm

I sure wish you guys would knock this off

George Piburn · Post by **George Piburn** » 28 Apr 2012 5:13 pm

Todd is a Genius, Bravo,

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 28 Apr 2012 7:15 pm

Damn, Jeff, that is one gorgeous instrument. How do you like playing it? Wait, I think I know the answer to that....

Matthew Carlin · Post by **Matthew Carlin** » 28 Apr 2012 7:16 pm

Congrats Mike, they are very nice instruments!

Steve Hamill · Post by **Steve Hamill** » 29 Apr 2012 6:07 am

"I have some ideas going for some 22.5 inch cast lap steels. An Adolph meets PA type guitar.. "

I felt a ripple in the force when this was mentioned. I will lay down on one of those right now, and I know some of my island bruddahs have been hoping for this for a long time.

Roy Thomson · Post by **Roy Thomson** » 29 Apr 2012 6:19 am

Exceedingly beautiful and a powerful looking instrument!
Congratulations Mike! We all look forward to seeing
pics and hearing more of your fine work on it.

Roy

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 29 Apr 2012 12:44 pm

Steve Hamill wrote:"I have some ideas going for some 22.5 inch cast lap steels. An Adolph meets PA type guitar.. "

I felt a ripple in the force when this was mentioned. I will lay down on one of those right now, and I know some of my island bruddahs have been hoping for this for a long time.

It's true what they say - that you Hamills have exceptional sensitivity to the Force.

Sorry, couldn't resist that.

Gary Reed · Post by **Gary Reed** » 29 Apr 2012 1:24 pm

If wanted to try a D10 Non-Pedal could I just not attach the pedals, change the tunings and see if I like it?

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 29 Apr 2012 2:10 pm

Yes, but keep in mind that the string spacing on PSGs is a lot closer than on most non-pedal steels. That makes for more difficult bar slants, especially on adjacent strings.

Brian Hunter · Post by **Brian Hunter** » 29 Apr 2012 2:17 pm

Mike Anderson wrote: It's true what they say - that you Hamills have exceptional sensitivity to the Force.

ebb · Post by **ebb** » 29 Apr 2012 5:40 pm

after almost 40 years of playing paul redmond and i believe that 24.5" scale is the holy grail. no more and no less

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 29 Apr 2012 5:43 pm

ebb wrote:after almost 40 years of playing paul redmond and i believe that 24.5" scale is the holy grail. no more and no less

It works for me, too.

Jerry Gleason · Post by **Jerry Gleason** » 29 Apr 2012 7:17 pm

Congratulations on your new guitar purchase, Mike! You can't buy anything finer. I know you'll love it. I just hope you're not too afraid to take it out of the house to gig with it...

Mark Roeder · Post by **Mark Roeder** » 29 Apr 2012 7:45 pm

I will be waiting to see what you do with your extra strings Mike. I am still not sure how to make the best use of them on mine.

Mitch Druckman · Post by **Mitch Druckman** » 29 Apr 2012 8:07 pm

Absolutely Beautiful.

I'm also looking forward to seeing Todd's approach to the cast steels. I hope the volume and tone controls are off to the side like on these double neck models.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 30 Apr 2012 4:19 am

Mark Roeder wrote:I will be waiting to see what you do with your extra strings Mike. I am still not sure how to make the best use of them on mine.

Mark, one of the necks will have my own extended C6/A7 tuning while the other will, in all likelihood, have Tom Morrell's E13 tuning tuned down to C13. Two C6 based tunings on one guitar, you ask? Yes, both will be capable of two different things. Besides, I'll still have my other Clinesmith for the E9 tuning.

I look forward to digging in.

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 30 Apr 2012 6:16 am

Hmmmm? I think if I told my wife the Clinesmith was a coffee table she may let me have one

Seriously, what a beautiful instrument.

Lenny

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 15 Nov 2013 6:33 am

My Clinesmith will be arriving on Monday!

Two 10-string necks, one tuned to one of my variations of C6 for chordal work, and the other designed by single string playing, but based on C6.

I can't wait to dig in....

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 15 Nov 2013 7:26 am

Congrats Mike....it's a wonderful thing to be awaiting a gem.

Will you continue to keep your S-8 Clinesmith in E9? Would you be so kind as to spell out your version of E9? I realize you listed it before but I can't find the thread. Thanks

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