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Topic: The Latest, Greatest, Benoit Masterpiece |
HowardR
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Dec 2005 9:47 pm |
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More! more !  |
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HowardR
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Posted 24 Dec 2005 9:56 pm
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Loni Specter
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West Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2005 11:39 pm
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Howard, I know you were advised to open the box carefully, but this.....
Happy Chankwanzamas  |
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HowardR
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 5:09 am
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 7:03 am
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Howard, that's a mighty fine headstock, but where's the rest of the guitar??? Please?
Steinar
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Gary Boyett
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Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 7:33 am
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I feel like I'm watching a peep show.
I'll be right back, I have to get some more dollars! |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Mike D
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Phx, Az
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 8:08 am
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Tease! C'mon, out with it man!
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Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 8:22 am
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| I demand full frontal! |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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HowardR
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HowardR
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Bill McCloskey
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Nanuet, NY
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 9:40 am
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| Looks great Howard. Can't wait to see it in person. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 9:52 am
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Howard, what a superior example of craftsmanship! Of particular interest to me is the cover plate. I assume Carroll carved or fashioned it as well.
Gorgeous! I'm happy for your good fortune. I'd love to own one of his creations someday.[This message was edited by Jerry Overstreet on 25 December 2005 at 10:07 AM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 10:09 am
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Whew! Gotta take a break from this...I've been on this box all morning photgraphing, uploading, downloading,....my eyes are going to pop out of my head if I don't break for a beer...
I'll be back to talk about this guitar, which I tried to show as best I could as it's a hand carved archtop. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 10:10 am
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Stunning. I look forward to some text when you get a chance. I'd like to hear what the two of you set out to create. What was the goal, intention, design philosphy etc. What is the cover plate? It looks so cool. What is the tuning? What does the bender do?
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AJ Azure
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Massachusetts, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 11:26 am
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HA I knrw the next thing was going to be archtop inspired!
So let's talk.... 9 strings..tuning?
Pedal?[This message was edited by AJ Azure on 25 December 2005 at 11:27 AM.] |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 11:51 am
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Phewwww ... 
That is one serious Work of Art ...
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Aiello's Cast Steel Guitars
My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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HowardR
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 11:54 am
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Great questions Jon. There is a rhyme and reason behind the guitars of which Carroll & I collaborate.
Ever since I became aware of metal or glass on strings, I've always loved that sound. I started off listening to blues & rock slide playing. As soon as I heard bluegrass dobro, I couldn't get enough of it. Then it was pedal steel guitar. Now I'm talking 30+ years ago. I didn't know a pedal from a non pedal steel. Didn't matter. I bought all kinds of steel records & dobro records. Country, western swing, Hawaiian, rock.....so, the music could be anything. As long as it had some kind of bar on strings.
While much of the world views dobro as bluegrass and steel as country, we know better. We know that ANY music can be played on any tuning and any related steel instrument. I'm not speaking of preferences here. I'm speaking about capabilities.
Now, I'm into resonators. If any kind of music can be played on a resophonic guitar (Jerry D., Bob Brozman, Harry Manx, Rob Ickes, & many many others), why can't a resophonic guitar be built like any other guitar, or at least with certain characteristics and attributes?
Look at Chris Knutsen's instruments. Harp guitars, harp ukes, Hawaiians, Konas, Hawiian harp guitars, teardrop bout harp guitars. Why can't the resophonic guitar be taken to where it has never been before?
The answer is, it can. It has. Look at the Selmer/Macaferri style resonator. Look at the teardrop resonator. And now we have an archtop resophonic jazz guitar. The music has no limits. The resophonic guitar has no limits. They go hand & hand. They are like the Dali Lama and a NYC dirty water hot dog....ONE WITH EVERYTHING.
And that's my philosophy. Throw a joke in there too because if you can't laugh, what good is it? 
Ok, that was Philosophy 101 1/2..... |
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HowardR
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 12:06 pm
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I will discuss the building of "The D'Benoitto" in a bit. I will find the photos of it's construction and load those. They are very interesting and I'm sure y'all would like to see them.
BTW, this was a three way collaboration. The coverplate was carved by my HAT BLOCK MAKER whose everyday business is carving some of the craziest shapes that you can imagine for hats![This message was edited by HowardR on 25 December 2005 at 12:11 PM.] |
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Dan Sawyer
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Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 2:35 pm
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| That headstock shape reminds me of something. Oh yeah… Santa's hat! |
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Bill McCloskey
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Nanuet, NY
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Posted 25 Dec 2005 2:39 pm
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| Howard, was this the instrument you played Derango Reinlhiebt on? |
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