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Topic: My 'new' steel!!! |
Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 23 Jun 2006 8:50 am |
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Recently I did a swap with Rick Alexander - my Stringmaster for his '71 Sho-Bud 'Professional'. I love the 'Bud - it's in good condition and has a great tone - but it's not going to work for me as a 'back up' working steel. I'd have kept it if I could have afforded to, but it's now going to another new home - my friend, Bud Vanderberg.
Bud had acquired a '95 Mullen D10 and we've done some trading - the Mullen (in glorious black!) arrived here in Medora, ND, yesterday, and I've now set her up. It's a beautiful guitar, and sounds super! It's currently 8 & 5, but I'll probably add a couple of C6 levers in due course. I have plenty on E9...
A special word here about Bud. He's really gone the extra mile for me on this deal. He spent a lot of time putting my 'Day' set-up on the guitar (knowing, as he does, how mechanically-challenged I am!) and packing and shipping the instrument so I'd have it here as a much-needed diversion in my exile...
Thanks again, Bud!
RR |
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Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 23 Jun 2006 10:29 am
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you mean I'm not the first to ever "lean on my steel" for support?  [This message was edited by Ray Minich on 23 June 2006 at 11:30 AM.] |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 23 Jun 2006 8:18 pm
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Roger-Yes old Bud is a great guy. We here in Michigan are proud of him, And hope his upcoming surgery will be successful in every way....al
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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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Larry Bell
From:
Englewood, Florida
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Posted 24 Jun 2006 5:12 am
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I just KNEW it would work out something like that.
It's a great solution. You get the guitar you need with the setup you use and . . .
. . . Bud gets the Bud.
I'm looking forward to seeing both guitars. I'm in the middle of a CD project right now but hope to catch up with Bud at the Manasota club once my schedule permits.
Congrats to Roger and Bud.
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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
My CD's: 'I've Got Friends in COLD Places' - 'Pedal Steel Guitar'
2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S/D-12 6x6, 1984 Sho-Bud S/D-12 7x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 24 Jun 2006 5:34 am
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(Hi, Larry!)
I'm just starting to get to know this guitar and, so far, I'm very impressed. I need to shorten a couple of pedal rods just a fraction as I expect to be playing this guitar in my bare feet quite a lot (nocturnal inspiration!), but it's pretty well 'ready to play'.
I'm struck by the fact that it looks like a 'wraparound'!!! The action is very smooth, and the build-quality is impressive. The guitar is very stable (more so than my LeGrande, actually) and I know I'm going to enjoy it very much.
By the way - I've just discovered yet another virtue of the now-ubiquitus and celebrated Peavey NV-112 amp. I only brought one 'Steelers Choice' seat with me to ND, but I DID bring both 112s. I was temporarily stuck for something to sit at my Mullen on, but turning the 112 on its side provides a nearly-perfect seat.... (I'm not sure how my poor 112 feels about this, but it works for me!)
Back to my new toy.....
RR
PS: Yes, Larry - it's nice that both guitars will stay in our FL 'family'! |
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