My new Williams....

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 14 Aug 2023 9:12 am

This is a bit premature as I don't actually have it yet.

Bill Rudolph kindly sent me this photo (at my request) while they wait for a delivery of cases. No word yet on when I'll have it but I'm delighted with its appearance.

8+6 D13th/SD-12.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 14 Aug 2023 9:39 am

Yeah!!!!!

Steve Cattermole · Post by **Steve Cattermole** » 14 Aug 2023 9:43 am

That guitar is beautiful, I love the shade of blue they used. Congratulations Roger, glad it will be in your hands,I know it will get played, a lot. CATT

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 14 Aug 2023 9:43 am

Great looking guitar. You’ll love it.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 14 Aug 2023 9:55 am

And keyless, too.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 14 Aug 2023 10:12 am

Wonderful that you got a picture. Here is my picture of my "AWAITING A CASE" Williams.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 14 Aug 2023 10:13 am

That's a looker Roger. I love Royal Blue as a colour for a pedal steel cabinet.

Steve Mueller · Post by **Steve Mueller** » 14 Aug 2023 12:22 pm

Nice Roger! I just got a wide body S12 a few months ago. You'll be astounded at the sound and clarity of the new changer, especially in the lower register. Great choice of Alumitone pickup too!

Larry Dering · Post by **Larry Dering** » 14 Aug 2023 12:27 pm

Wow, stunning looks. Gotta be making you anxious when it's held up by a case. Hope you get it soon.

Michael Luxem · Post by **Michael Luxem** » 14 Aug 2023 1:09 pm

Roger, that is a stunningly beautiful guitar. I have a Williams SD-10 and plan to upgrade to a Williams SD-12 at some point. Would you mind posting your codpedant for us?
Thanks.

Jeff Garden · Post by **Jeff Garden** » 14 Aug 2023 2:07 pm

Beautiful steel, Roger! I know it will be worth the wait and hopefully your next post will start out with "case closed"

Johnny Cox · Post by **Johnny Cox** » 14 Aug 2023 7:20 pm

Gorgeous guitar Roger.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 15 Aug 2023 4:50 am

Thanks for everyone's nice comments.

The jury will remain 'out', however, until I sit down behind a 12-string after so long with my D-10.

The hurdles I face won't be anything to do with the workmanship in this guitar, of that I'm pretty sure.

I will spend time with the setup before making any changes; stuff that looks good on paper (to me) might be open to alteration.

I'll post my setup once I've lived with it a while.

Dean Edwards · Post by **Dean Edwards** » 15 Aug 2023 5:25 am

Great looking guitar , Roger. No wonder you were so excited waiting for it .

I hope you get it soon

Dean

Bobby D. Jones · Post by **Bobby D. Jones** » 16 Aug 2023 7:02 pm

Roger that is one beautiful Maple Blue Lacquer Finish guitar.

Only when it becomes an "Open Case" in Naples Florida, Will Roger become a Happy Camper.

Good Luck in this project, Happy Steelin.

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 17 Aug 2023 12:57 am

That's a beautiful steel guitar Roger! Good luck making the transition from a D10 to the SD12 D13 tuning!

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 17 Aug 2023 4:16 pm

That's gorgeous......I love the Williams keyless system....it is such a breeze to change strings because you do not have to wrap the string.....just pull it tight by hand in a straight line and tighten down the tuning nut.....on my 8 string Williams I have a .080 as my bottom string and the tuning nut holds it down with a deathlike grip.......

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 17 Aug 2023 4:41 pm

That’s a fine steel Roger….hope you’re sitting behind it soon! I may be just a bit bias but it’s a Williams…

… Carl Williams…

Jim Bloomfield · Post by **Jim Bloomfield** » 21 Aug 2023 6:14 am

Bill, can you tell us about those pickups in your new guitar? They look huge! Nice steel!

Justin Shaw · Post by **Justin Shaw** » 21 Aug 2023 8:54 am

Jim Bloomfield wrote:Bill, can you tell us about those pickups in your new guitar? They look huge! Nice steel!

That's an alumitone of some kind

Jim Bloomfield · Post by **Jim Bloomfield** » 21 Aug 2023 1:22 pm

Justin Shaw wrote:
Jim Bloomfield wrote:Bill, can you tell us about those pickups in your new guitar? They look huge! Nice steel!
That's an alumitone of some kind

Not that one, I’m talking about the pickups in the red Williams in Bills pic.

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 21 Aug 2023 1:47 pm

Beautiful guitar Roger, If you are looking for a name for her I'd nominate 'Blueberry'

Johnny Cox · Post by **Johnny Cox** » 21 Aug 2023 4:14 pm

Very beautiful guitar. I hope you enjoy D13th.

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