New Old Steel

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 6 Aug 2020 10:03 am

Hi,

I bought this beauty yesterday--a '53 Dual 8 Professionial in great shape. Strong pickups. A tone monster.

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Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 6 Aug 2020 11:05 am

Nice score, Bob! I'd love to find a dual 8! Any info on Mari Lynn?

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 6 Aug 2020 11:32 am

Howdy,

Thanks Joe.

I'm hoping to get some info on Mari Lynn, and am already working on it. The vintage dealer I bought it from is a good friend and is looking for contact info for the family member he bought the deceased Mari Lynn's instruments from nearly a year ago. If need be I may drive down to Citra and ask around. Any gal with custom rhinestone nameplates on her steel must have been photographed professionally.

This is definitely NOT the steel player Mari Lynn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgNDA6MUbuY

Be sure to read John Sosman's comments on the YouTube post. What a hoot!

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 6 Aug 2020 11:39 am

Congrats on the new Dual Pro. The one we have is marked August '52 and it sounds great too. Love those Traps.

Jim Mckay · Post by **Jim Mckay** » 6 Aug 2020 12:36 pm

You better pack than one up and send it over here as well Bob.

Looks great.
Regards Jim.

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 6 Aug 2020 1:26 pm

Thanks Jim.

I had never played a Fender with Trapezoid pickups before. They are incredible. From what I've heard, not all Dual Pro 8s out there today have strong pickups. These are as strong as my Sierras with George L pickups, which are 18k!

And those precious jewels on the nameplates have to be worth at least $10k!

Nicholas Cox · Post by **Nicholas Cox** » 6 Aug 2020 1:50 pm

Yes they sound the best with no strings.

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 7 Aug 2020 9:17 am

I have C6 on the inside neck, Cajun G on the outside neck.

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Don Barnhill · Post by **Don Barnhill** » 7 Aug 2020 11:57 am

Congrats on the Dual 8. Very nice!

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 7 Aug 2020 12:01 pm

Thanks everyone!

Raymond Craig · Post by **Raymond Craig** » 7 Aug 2020 7:21 pm

I have to ask what is cajun g timing?

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 8 Aug 2020 8:33 am

Hello Raymond,

Cajun G is like Dobro tuning with a high G on top. Must have the high G to get the traditional Cajun non-pedal steel sound. For 8 strings it looks like this low to high: D G B D G B D G.

A few players substitute an E for the low B, making it a G6, but most use the straight High-G tuning.

Raymond Craig · Post by **Raymond Craig** » 8 Aug 2020 5:10 pm

thanks Bob

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 9 Aug 2020 8:35 am

Hey Bob, any recommendations on listening to non-pedal steel Cajun players? I lived in Lafayette for a few years and never saw a steel player in a Cajun band. Would love to hear some!

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 10 Aug 2020 8:25 am

Hi,

Here's a link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGpvcxqp-ds&t=1351s

Randall Foreman on steel. Not using any pedals for this gig. He's a veteran player in this style.

Note that he using a capo bar. This group is playing in several keys, which is not the norm.

Here's Johnny Sonnier's band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSQeECggt5k

Here's vintage video the legendary late Rodney Miller. There are several more songs in this collection. Rufus and Tony Thibodeaux on fiddles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGZj_QON7M

Rodney uses the pedals a little, but you can essentially duplicate most of his sound without pedals.

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