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Topic: Digital Photo Lap Steel Guitar Database? |
Michael Winslow
From:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2006 7:43 pm |
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This is just a thought...and I've thought about it for a couple of years. I don't even know how we would do it, but I'm sure it would need an administrator of some kind.
Over the years I've notice that many No Peddlers Forum Members are asking questions regarding various lap steel guitars and how they look. What are the differences between model A & B?
With all of the photos available on the internet, ebay, and from the personal collections of Forum Members, I think it would be really cool if No Peddlers started a digital photo database of lap steel guitars which Forum members could refer to.
We've all seen really rare lap steels online. Wouldn't it be great to have those photos available to Forum Members as research material? I think it would be incredible if we could document the entire history of non-pedal lap steel guitar in digital photos (and commentary, of course) which we could all refer to.
Any thoughts about this Forum Members? |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 20 Jul 2006 9:20 pm
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I second the motion. 
All in favor say: "Aye"
Aloha,
Don |
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2006 9:49 pm
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| That's a great idea. I'd love to see it happen. I mean "Aye" [This message was edited by Mitch Druckman on 20 July 2006 at 10:51 PM.]
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 1:00 am
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Lee Gillespie
From:
Cheyenne, Wy. USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 2:55 am
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| Me too .. Lee |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 3:09 am
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| Add my vote to the list! |
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Denny Turner
From:
Oahu, Hawaii USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 6:29 am
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Aye.
I have quite a few to contribute.
Aloha,
DT~
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 6:39 am
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| This would be a wonderful, useful references for players and collectors. Screen resolution is only 72 dpi. The designer in me has a pipe dream for a hard-bound, coffee-table book that would be encyclopedic in scope and feature high-resolution, 300-600 dpi photos. The realities of the publishing world preclude that, so an on-line database is the next best thing. |
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Matt Johnson
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 7:16 am
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Aye.
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 7:20 am
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| Certainly would be interesting and very useful. Hope one of you computer geniuses out there in "Forumland" gives it a whirl. |
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 7:30 am
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 Home run, Michael. It's gotta happen. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 7:33 am
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I'd have a few photos to contribute. All it will take is for someone to make this happen. Which, as is well known by anyone who has made something like this happen, ain't easy----it takes know-how, time, resources, some $$ and infinite patience to hold the hands of people who don't know how to take & send photos (no problem--easy to learn, if that person is actually interested in learning).
It'll be an excellent project if someone goes for it and I'll be happy to contribute to the data base and to use it. |
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Terry Farmer
From:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 8:38 am
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| Count me in. I can't host it but I would like to contribute. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 9:09 am
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| Couldn't his be part of the Steel Guitar Forum website ? |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 9:18 am
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Scott--good idea.
Alan--those are b0b's money, resources and time that you are generously donating. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 9:37 pm
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I have quite a few pictures here. I haven't been able to find the time to compile full details on all of them, and of course there are mis-named and duplicate files.
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Brad's Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Matt Johnson
From:
California, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 6:09 am
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How about something like this?
http://home.earthlink.net/~msjd123/index.html
Send me a couple of your favorite pictures to the address on the site and I'll post 'em.(lapsteelguitar@yahoo.com)[This message was edited by Matt Johnson on 22 July 2006 at 07:37 AM.] |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 7:03 am
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| Aye aye sir |
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 10:41 am
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REMOVED
Last edited by Michael Lee Allen on 28 Feb 2011 1:32 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Michael Winslow
From:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2006 8:03 pm
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I would like to thank everyone who has responded to my post.
First, of course, this is b0b's site, and he has the final say in this matter. Second, I would like to thank Brad Bechtel for posting all of the great pics of lap steels.
OK, let's say hypothetically, there was a link right below No Peddlers for a lap steel photo database. If for example, Brad posted all of his photo links there, then that would be a start. Since Brad hasn't had time to compile full details on them, Forum members could write about the instruments they know in detail, and all Brad would have to do is post them along with the jpeg's. Ultimately, there would just be a link for example, "Fender Deluxe 8" with jpegs and text. If there are errors, Forum members could respond.
For example, let's say there's a link with several jpeg's of a Fender Deluxe. Forum members could email Brad text and he could post it beneath the photos. And with digital photo's, if Forum members can shoot better pictures than what is available, Brad could add them to the database.
I'm not a computer expert, so I'm only speaking as a member. Basically, after seeing that Brad was able to post his extensive photo collection, I believe this is do-able. If No Peddlers members are willing to write the text about instruments they know and send in additional photos, we would have a great database.
Any comments from b0b and Brad would be appreciated. If there's enough disk space, I think this would be a great interactive project for No Peddlers members.
Since we're the Steel Guitar Forum, I think that a database like this should be on our site. Any more comments or input from members would be appreciated.
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 26 Jul 2006 7:03 pm
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| If it's on this website, or linked to it, it should also include pedal steels and acoustic steels such as Weissenborn. |
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