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Posted: **12 Sep 2017 9:00 am**

I'm excited about getting mine. I got in on Doug's list just as he was closing his books to catch up his orders. He said it would be around December or January. I can't wait.

Posted: **13 Sep 2017 7:40 am**

Congrats, it will be worth the wait!

Posted: **15 Sep 2017 10:18 am**

I bought Bruce Zumsteg's book right after I placed my order. After having read the book 4 times, I'm glad I ordered the Encore.

If anyone hasn't read Bruce's book, I highly recommend it.

Posted: **15 Sep 2017 11:49 am**

Pookie Anselmi wrote:I bought Bruce Zumsteg's book right after I placed my order. After having read the book 4 times, I'm glad I ordered the Encore.

If anyone hasn't read Bruce's book, I highly recommend it.

How does one go about acquiring this book? It'd be great to read the backstory for the designer of my Steel.

Posted: **15 Sep 2017 12:00 pm**

Bruce Zumsteg
25625 S. Brush College Road
Harrisonville, MO 64701

15 dollars check or money order: no credit cards or paypal

Posted: **21 Sep 2017 12:23 pm**

Doug shipped my new Encore on Tuesday... tracking number shows it's out for delivery today!!!! I will take pics and share with you guys.

Posted: **22 Sep 2017 4:57 am**

Great Steels, instead of polishing the end plates , play it !

Posted: **22 Sep 2017 11:31 am**

I have an encore s/n 0005. I love it! It holds tune like crazy as well.

Posted: **22 Sep 2017 2:26 pm**

As good as anything out there

Posted: **25 Sep 2017 5:34 am**

That's great Brian. I was going to post today and ask if someone would post close-up pics of their Encore. Looking forward to seeing yours.
Congratulations

Posted: **25 Sep 2017 9:22 am**

Pookie Anselmi wrote:That's great Brian. I was going to post today and ask if someone would post close-up pics of their Encore. Looking forward to seeing yours.
Congratulations

Mine all got photo-bucket-ed. I'll repost them soon.

Posted: **25 Sep 2017 1:15 pm**

Thanks Karl. Here's a question. What other options are available for the Encore besides a 4th pedal, color, pickups and arm pad?

Are different position markers available? anything else? I didn't want to contact Doug for these questions, I know he's busy.

I told Doug what I wanted, I'm sure he'll contact me when he's ready to build mine.
Thanks

Posted: **25 Sep 2017 3:15 pm**

Tony Prior wrote:Great Steels, instead of polishing the end plates , play it !

No one in the audience is going to go 'you know what was the one thing missing from that band? They didn't have shiny polished plates on their pedal steel'.

Posted: **26 Sep 2017 11:41 am**

Here are a bunch of close up pictures of my new Encore. Sorry it took a few days...I've been struggling with being very sick lately. Fantastic PSG!!! Love it!

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Posted: **26 Sep 2017 11:55 am**

Here is my guitar's copedant with string gauge and Jeff Newman tunings.

Posted: **26 Sep 2017 1:14 pm**

WOW! That looks real sharp. Congratulations.

Posted: **26 Sep 2017 4:05 pm**

I LOVE the red stripes on the black!!! WOW! That's very sharp looking...even elegant. Congrats, Brian.

Posted: **26 Sep 2017 4:20 pm**

Brian Coulson wrote:Here is my guitar's copedant with string gauge and Jeff Newman tunings.

Brian,
nickel wound strings ok with it ?
Thanks !

Posted: **26 Sep 2017 5:18 pm**

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Brian,
nickel wound strings ok with it ?
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Hey John. I'm not sure if you are asking me a question or giving me advice... but anyhow, the wound strings on my encore appear to be nickle wound and definitely not bronze like an acoustic guitar.

Posted: **26 Sep 2017 5:21 pm**

Thank you Brian,
That's what I wanted to know.
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Posted: **26 Sep 2017 5:22 pm**

Mike Wheeler wrote:I LOVE the red stripes on the black!!! WOW! That's very sharp looking...even elegant. Congrats, Brian.

Hey Mike...Yes I really like the look. Doug did an amazing job, as is the case for every stage one and Encore I have seen pics of. Fantastic PSG's with amazing tone. I'm very pleased with mine.

Posted: **26 Sep 2017 8:42 pm**

Almost forgot...I also got Doug's volume pedal. It works great and it has a nice low profile, has a high tech dunlop potentiometer, and it looks great too.

Posted: **6 Oct 2017 1:33 pm**

Regarding whether the wound strings were nickel

John Sluszny wrote:Thank you Brian,
That's what I wanted to know.
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John:
I just bought some spare strings from livesteel and they sell both nickel and steel wound strings. Doug confirmed with me via email that I should get the "steel" wound strings. He did not mention if nickel would be ok... but i guese the steel wound strings are what are recommended on the Encore. Sorry if this caused any confusion.

Posted: **6 Oct 2017 1:44 pm**

Thank you again Brian ! Too bad I got so many spare nickel wound strings !

Posted: **6 Oct 2017 1:54 pm**

I don't think it's a big deal though. Perhaps Doug suggests steel versus nickel because steel lasts longer. Many people simply prefer the tone of nickel more though...but the nickels do not last as long. They will both work fine.
Below is a link to a forum topic between steel versus nickel strings:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=209081

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