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how many LaGarritt players are there out there?

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 2:07 pm
by Mike Archer
just wondering if anyone else plays a LaGarritt
steel guitar besides me....
as one of Gary Rittenberrys early guitars
I find this one to be an awesome steel guitar
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Posted: 23 Jan 2011 7:08 pm
by Paul Crawford
Just added a SD-10 to the mix last year. Beautiful workmanship and great tone in a light weight package.

hey Paul!!

Posted: 24 Jan 2011 3:38 pm
by Mike Archer
thanks for posting I thought I was all alone here
hehehe!! great news on the sd-10!!
I know about orlando I had my raising in sanford fla close to you! ive played in both towns and many more I left in 1973..
I remeber JIMMY Heads music store in orlando
it at one time was in samford when I was a boy
but that was long ago
yeap these guitars are tone monsters IMHO
ive played emmons for 25+ years and I like these guitars there well built and neat and sturdy
mabe some more players will post
thanks again Mike :D

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:31 am
by Patrick Rusert
I bought this SD10 from Mike Headrick about a year ago, and I've been thrilled with it. Beautiful sounding guitar...hopefully my playing will do it justice some day.

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Patrick

great looking sd-10!!

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 11:28 am
by Mike Archer
thats a real nice steel Patrick!!
you made a wise choice there
black is a great color for steel guitars
it dont make um sound better but sure looks
great!!
as you can see mine is kinda wine color
very catchy as a looker too
may you have many hours of fun with your steel

Mike :D thanks for posting!!

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 3:40 pm
by Steve Reynolds
Here's mine, built in 1999. I bought it from Jack Schrader in 2007. What a great guy.
Steve R.

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Posted: 27 Jan 2011 1:15 am
by Casey Lowmiller
Here is a pic of my LaGarritt. I got is used, did a little horse trading and wound-up with a tone machine.

Apparently, it was some sort of custom order as it is a 4X5...which wasn't a common combination according to Gary. Might be the only one like it.

It is a beast...and yes it sounds like a push-pull!!!

When I bought mine, I decided to add some pulls. Called Gary Rittenberry, who is extremely nice and helpful, and ordered the parts. Put the parts on, messed some stuff up :( Thanks to my friends James Morehead and Bill Dobkins got things corrected. I now have a Franklin pedal and that thing will rattle your amp...talk about bass!!!


Glad to see that there are more LaGarritt owners around.

I know that there are at lease 2 or 3 more out there, seen them for sale. Hopefully the owners will step forward.

For informational purposes, the LaGarritt came after the Nashville LTD and before the Rittenberry. It was the in-between guitar.

Casey

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great looking steels

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 10:43 am
by Mike Archer
hey Steve and Casey those are nice looking steels
and your right they are tone machines
mine makes me wanta play all night
mine was built in the late 80s
Gary is still at work making the Rittenbeery steels
and they are tone machines as well
I hope to go down to his shop soon to see him and the new guitars hes about 175 miles from me
close enough to go
yall keep pickin!!
Mike :D

please close it up

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 4:23 pm
by Mike Archer
close her up

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 7:36 am
by basilh
Mike reconsider asking b0b to close the thread, there MAY be MANY who would wish to reply and you're locking the door to them..

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 5:33 pm
by Alan Brookes
I agree with Basil. The Forum is an archive and you don't just close a topic once you've received an answer to your question. Members in the future will have the same questions and will benefit from the previous postings.

ok Fellas shes open

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 7:05 pm
by Mike Archer
ok my friends you are correct
I was to hastey to close it thanks for asking
to keep it open
Mike :D

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Posted: 5 Feb 2011 5:19 pm
by Mike Archer
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