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Topic: Ed van Cleaf deceased and George Lake |
Richard Brandt
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Waymart, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2009 12:32 pm |
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2009 2:34 pm
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Thanks for that picture Richard. I had always thought that Ed play a six string bakelite.
Ron |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 23 Aug 2009 6:31 pm
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Seems I recall Ed played a 7 string Ric Bakelite...hard to determine on that old pic...looks like 8.
Anyway, for those who never knew Ed Van Cleaf,
you can now see he was a good looking dude, (played a swinging steel !) Memories!!! Thanx Dick for posting the pic.  |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:25 am
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| I found some old video of Ed playing a 7-string Ric but am still looking to determine his tuning. I know on some songs he tuned the 2nd string up. |
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c c johnson
From:
killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:56 am
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| I know Ed used an abbreviated B11 by tuning C to C# and using the first five strgs of A6 for his B11 and flatting the mid E and using a split strg slant to get the B11 sound when he felt it was necessary. He would play (My boat is sailing) chimes using E C# A skip G, use mid E. |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 2:14 pm
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He certainly had a nice tone and technique. I wasn't aware that he played a bakelite, makes sense though  |
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