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Will Houston
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Tempe, Az
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Posted 14 Jul 2007 10:32 pm |
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| wow, i haven't checked out brads page of steel for quite awhile and i see there's some really cool looking lap steels being made these days. has any body played any of these? like the goldtone "oahu tonemaster". or west coast,cruztone,lap kings or dynalap, or any of the other ones? Will |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 6:19 am
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| I have both a 6 string and an 8 string Goldtone Oahu Tonemaster. I feel they are excellent bang for the buck when looking at new instruments. I don't believe the 8 stringer is even pictured in their catalog and was a little hard to come by. |
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Dennis Coelho
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Wyoming, USA
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 7:43 am makers of new lap steels
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Erv: Where ever did you find an 8-string Goldtone? They have them in their on-line catalog, but Goldtone would not respond at all to my requests for vendor names, or any other information about these instruments.
You must be one of the lucky few.
Dennis |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 8:32 am
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| you know Dennis, Erv probably asked the Lord to accompany him in gettin' that 8 stringer |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 9:12 am
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I know that Music Folk in the St. Louis, MO area had one in their store in June. I played it and thought it sounded fine. If I needed another steel guitar it would have been a good choice.
To answer Will's original question, all of the steels he's mentioned have been discussed here previously. I personally have only played the West Coast Steel and Gold Tone lap steels, in spite of Colin Alder's invitation to come down to Santa Cruz to check out his guitars.
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jul 2007 9:13 am
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| Elderly Instruments has 6 string Goldtone lap steel guitars in stock, but have 8 string Goldtone lap steel guitars on order. The delivery date is unknown. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 5:49 am
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Dennis,
I got my 8 string at Elderlys. Sometimes they have them and some times they don't. You just have to keep checking.  |
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Dennis Coelho
From:
Wyoming, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 7:29 am makers of new lap steels
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Erv: thanks for the information. Elderly is almost always my first choice for things acoustic. I'll just keep checking with them for an 8 string Goldtone.
Dennis |
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Felix Blevins
From:
Dunlap, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 8:53 am Makers of new lap steels
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Will,
Before you make a decision on a particular brand you may want to check Ryan Rukavina's web site. It is www.Rukavinaguitars.com. I have an 8 string custom made lap steel that he made and I will tell you it is top quality. Also, he will make it to your specifications. The one I have has the 22 1/2 inch scale and has a Wallace Truetone pickup and the tone and sustain is great. His workmanship is as good as it gets. |
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Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 16 Jul 2007 8:48 pm
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| Thanks for the tip Felix,thats some pretty creative stuff there. Will |
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