The Steel Guitar Forum

Bill tells me he may attend the Dallas Show in March.

Hey Erv, The pictures of your guitars look like a work of art. You should take them to one of those high priced auction places in New York..who knows someone with money may appreciate them as much as I do.

Brad Malone wrote: Bill Rudolph is going to be a very busy man building these Steels, in fact, he is very busy now.

Brad. I remember last time i called Bill, he said that my geeetaaar would be ready in the middle of march, and i told him that theres no hurry cause im awaiting it in july. So i gave him free hands to make when ever its possible for him. So he is very busy



Olli.
i see you have been playin autumnleaves


more pictures!!!
these geetaaaaars are like candy for the eyes

Jani, When I spoke to Bill on the phone he said he was busy and told me the waiting time but because of the day to day changes in any business, I did not feel it was right for me to repeat that conversation on the SGF. It is much better for people interested in the Williams Steel to phone Bill and get the information from him.

Hey guys, I just wanted to report that I now have my Williams for 5 months now and have not broken a one string string in that lenght of time. I never liked using my C pedal on my other steels for fear of breaking the E string when it was pulled to F# but on this Williams 600 Series I use it without fear but it did take me a few months to get over my fear. Why, Why, Why did Bill not make this Steel 20 years ago?...Every kid in the world should get one for Christmas and the worlds problems would be solved.

Seems like I'm always tagging along after Brad to throw this in, but the Williams 400 Series, while different in several respects, has the changer design in common with the 600, as far as the reduced bend in the string at the changer and resultant lack of string breakage is concerned. Just so anyone interested in, and/or having the chance to acquire a Williams knows not to pass one up because it's not a 600 Series. 400 Series is good too!

They sure are Brint. I seldom break a string either and I play it every day. Larry

can anyone post more willy pics please! it would be a pleasure to sitt back here and watch "willypics"

See all the pretty Willys, Bill has got to be one of the best at putting out a good looking lacquer guitar.
I had one the same as Brads, same color everything except I had the 400 changer, and mine was a full double body.
But same exact color.
He's really a super guy, wish I could afford to have a 600.
Good Job Bill, you deserve a lot of credit in the Steel World.

OK Jani, ya talked me into posting my "400". I'm one of the lucky guys that live close enough to Bill to visit with him and hopefully I don't drool on the beautiful steels he's building for you folks that have them on order. He gives a whole new meaning to the term "craftsman".

Geo

Aren't you going to trade for a new "600", George?

Del, I've given it a lot of thought. This is a great guitar and I don't know if I want to sell it and then wait for a cross over. There isn't anything wrong with what I have. I'd love to have a C/O, but then I'd have to go through the agony of deciding what color . Everytime I go to Bill's shop I want one of everything.

If I ever get a solid offer that is acceptable for this one, then I probably would go with a C/O.

Geo

George Mc Lellan wrote:OK Jani, ya talked me into posting my "400". I'm one of the lucky guys that live close enough to Bill to visit with him and hopefully I don't drool on the beautiful steels he's building for you folks that have them on order. He gives a whole new meaning to the term "craftsman".

Geo

ooooh boy what a beauty. i cant wait until willy arives . it will be like home that shout out and say " willy come home, its dinner time"

Hey Folks, I've had my Williams 600 series for over 6 months now and I have still to break any strings...this 600 series changer is really great...what a great design

oh boy oh boy oh boy !!!! you guys are drivin me nuts

full speed ahead !!

Hate to say this, but some of us must be gettng older or wiser. We used to carry on like this over playboy, penthouse, or something

Robert Harper wrote:Hate to say this, but some of us must be gettng older or wiser. We used to carry on like this over playboy, penthouse, or something

well nowadays try hustler or jallu ooh but wait a minute you dont have jallu there but hustler is very good and highqualitypictures.

Here's one Bill built for me:

Erv Niehaus wrote:Here's one Bill built for me:

geee !!! whys there fessy fretboards ?

Cause I like 'em!

Hey Erv, Bill didn't do a bad job on the fireplace either....LOL

Hey, those Fessy fretboards do look pretty nice on a two-tone guitar!

Bob,
I am a big fan of Jerry's longhorn fretboards. I like the simplicity of them and also I prefer the narrow fretlines that Jerry uses.
I will have some pictures today of my new Zum and I also put the longhorn fretboards on this guitar also.