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Ron !
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 7:02 am |
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The following came to my attention last night.
Overhere in The Netherlands there is a guy that ownes two Mullen D10.A friend of mine said to me that this guy is thinking about removing both rearnecks of these Mullens.
These part would come in handy because i am building a steel guitar right now and i can use the floorpedals and also the changers etc etc.And the plans are there to build more steels so parts would be nice to have on the shells.
My question to you all is...did you ever hear of someone that would mudalate a Pedal steel guitar like that??
Just because he does not use the C6th.
Ron |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 7:12 am
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b0b,
Will boil me in oil if the following is incorrect, but I could swear I recall him removing a neck from a steel. Not sure.
b0b, please don't make the flames too hot 
carl |
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John Fabian
From:
Mesquite, Texas USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 7:45 am
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I've seen this type of modification many times. I wouldn't call it mutilation.
Most owners who do this do it to reduce the weight they carry around and are fairly clear they are not going to learn C6.
Obviously, a steel guitar owner can modify his/her steel(s) since he/she paid for the guitar and it belongs to them.
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John Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars
www.steelguitar.com
www.steelguitarinfo.com
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 7:56 am
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There are a lot of Sho~Bud "LDG" guitars out there that started out as D-10s. The neck and mechanism is removed from the back neck and a pad is put in place. If you want to be able to tell the difference, just look at the changer end and if it is cut out for a changer on the back neck, it is not a real LDG.
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 8:02 am
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Isn't that what Lloyd Green originally did to have his first LDG?.........JH
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Livin' in the Past and the Future with a 12 string Mooney Universal tuning.
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 9:16 am
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I cannot lie about this. I removed the back neck from my Sierra. I found it very uncomfortable to play the back neck using the standard inside pedals. I have since solved that problem with a new Williams crossover D-12.
I prefer a double cabinet, but the location of the C6th pedals on a traditional double neck is simply not comfortable for me. It squeezes the "family jewels" too much when I go for pedal 8 or LKR. Combining LKR and RKL was particularly awkward.
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 Bobby Lee - email: quasar@b0b.com - gigs - CDs, Open Hearts
Sierra Session 12 (E9), Sierra Olympic 12 (C6add9),
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 10:37 am
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Well I can't believe it! ya mean there is something the "Old" man can type that b0b does not send a raised eyebrow smiley face?
Miracles never cease to amaze me. 
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 12:16 pm
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I don't know about other brands but Emmons have different length changer fingers on the two necks.
Jerry |
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Jeff Lampert
From:
queens, new york city
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 12:37 pm
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| It squeezes the "family jewels" |
b0b, I'm impressed. 
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[url=http://www.mightyfinemusic.com/jeff's_jazz.htm]Jeff's Jazz[/url]
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 2:04 pm
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Maybe b0b needs a custom-built pac-a-seat!
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 2:32 pm
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Jerry:
were you talking about a Legrande or a p/p or both in regards to changer finger length.
Bud |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 4:10 pm
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Someone did that to a Marlin and I had the good fortune to be friends with the person that did the deed for him. Along with his help and knowhow, and some technical advise from the genious(sp) that designed and built the guitar originally "Mr Lenard" we used the leftover parts modified the changer to a 12 string and ended up with what I think is a first class S12, 5+5 that sounds,looks and plays great. One mans throw away is another mans treasure.
I know some probably are tired of me braggin bout my guitar,but I'm proud of it.
http://www.msnusers.com/WilliamsHandywork/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=26
Bill[This message was edited by Bill Ford on 13 August 2004 at 05:12 PM.] |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 5:15 pm
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While we're 'owning up' here, I may as well confess to 'mutilating' my old ZB D10 in the same way!
I was convinced I was never going to tackle C6, so did it to save weight - the late Gordon Huntley made and fitted a padded rear-neck cushion for me, and somewhere in England there's a box with the changer and all sorts of bits and pieces; I've long since sold that ZB, and the box of bits somehow went astray over the years...
Now I've made a clean breast of things, I feel better!
(What could I have been thinking!!!!!?)
RR
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2004 8:10 pm
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| This is a true story about a friend that happend around 35 years ago.He had a super high IQ and and a great steel player.HE was killed years ago in a car accident.He had a double neck steel and figured out how to get all he wanted on one neck.Instead of taking the necks apart by taking the long bolts out that held them together he took a saw and sawed the necks apart.I won't name him but bet Reese Anderson remembers who i am talking about.lol.Tracy |
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