The real Holy Grail lap steel

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 19 Jan 2018 10:13 am

is not this one ... but it works well for "hot licks"

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 19 Jan 2018 10:20 am

A medium rare find indeed...

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 19 Jan 2018 10:31 am

The pre-1965 Webers had the best tone.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 19 Jan 2018 11:01 am

That's the holy grill of lap steels.

Andy DePaule · Post by **Andy DePaule** » 19 Jan 2018 6:41 pm

Andy Volk wrote:The pre-1965 Webers had the best tone.

Pre CBS Weber?

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 19 Jan 2018 7:01 pm

That's a smokin' hot lap steel.

Andy DePaule · Post by **Andy DePaule** » 19 Jan 2018 9:01 pm

Everybody agrees if you play a tune on that for more than 9 minutes it would be well done...

Well there is a good reason I'm not a comedian on late night TV!

Lee Holliday · Post by **Lee Holliday** » 20 Jan 2018 1:12 am

I think this topic has been over done, stop it before the moderators haul you over the coals....

Lee

PS can you play Hickory hoedown.....

Tony Pulver · Post by **Tony Pulver** » 20 Jan 2018 7:53 am

Looks like that would be great for making sliders....

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 20 Jan 2018 9:06 am

That's good for hot licks!

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 20 Jan 2018 10:13 am

"Struttin' with some Barbecue" came to mind but my vote for the most appropriate song for this instrument is .....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCcWjDFBsds

Paul Arntson · Post by **Paul Arntson** » 20 Jan 2018 1:15 pm

And ... the body is painted black.