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My new Steelguitar!

Posted: 3 Feb 2013 10:12 am
by Johan Jansen

Posted: 3 Feb 2013 11:09 am
by Mark van Allen
Wow, beautiful guitar, Johan. I'm not normally a red fan, but that's lucious. Do they have Ginkgo trees in Europe?

Posted: 3 Feb 2013 11:13 am
by Dickie Whitley
...very nice, Johan (he says while drooling). I know you'll enjoy for many years.

Posted: 3 Feb 2013 1:01 pm
by Johan Jansen
Hi Mark,

yes, the Gingko is one of the olderst trees in Europe. I told the luthier from WBS who built this cabinet to use his logo in the necks from the steelguitar.
Johan

Posted: 3 Feb 2013 4:39 pm
by Alan Brookes
An attractive instrument. I enjoyed the video. 8)

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 7:30 am
by Marco Schouten
Beautiful Johan. Will you take it to the Steeldays?

Great steel guitar!

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 8:03 am
by Bill L. Wilson
Johan, you are a great player, and that steel is a knock out. Thanks to this forum, I've learned that steel guitar is world wide. I absolutely had no clue that there were steel guitars in Europe, let alone people who knew how to play them. I sat and adjusted and played my Emmons LeGrande II last night, instead of watching the Super Bowl. Enjoy that steel man!

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 11:15 am
by Roger Shackelton
The Pretty Tune Being Played Is An Instrumental version of A song By Norah Jones, "Don't Know Why" 8)

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 3:47 pm
by Kenneth Kotsay
This is a beautiful looking steel, the gold tuning keys and cherry red/black finish is a great combination.

KEN

Posted: 4 Feb 2013 5:52 pm
by Joshua Gibson
:eek: That guitar is a thing of beauty!

Posted: 5 Feb 2013 8:10 am
by Rick Johnson
Nice guitar. Why do the necks
appear to be at different angles
or is it an illusion?

Rick

www.rickjohnsoncabinets.com

Posted: 5 Feb 2013 12:58 pm
by Nick Reed
Congrats Johan,
Great lookin Steel! I've always been facinated with the WBS Guitars. They look to be built with quality craftsmanship, and from the videos i've seen they seem to sound superb! I don't know of anyone here in the U.S. playing a WBS, but I'd sure like to try one out sometime.

Nick

Posted: 6 Feb 2013 2:44 pm
by Bas Kapitein
I love this guitar Johan, more beautiful than the one you bought from me and also with the right name on the front!
I am looking foreward to seeing (and hearing) it up close

Posted: 7 Feb 2013 12:14 pm
by Johan Jansen
Hi Rick,
we decided making the distances from necks to aprons equal, it gives this nice Eye-twister. Yes,they go towards the roller from each other.It ain't notice while playing and has no influence on the tuning (not what I can hear :) )

This guitar playes like a dream and the sound is very tight. I guess the brass changer makes the sound softer than the alu-material und most guitars..
I love it!

Posted: 7 Feb 2013 1:16 pm
by Gary Lee Gimble
JJ, I don't know from WBS, "B" stands for bling? :)

Posted: 8 Feb 2013 12:42 am
by Johan Jansen
This guitar is built by WBS (Wolfgang Bednarz and his team)
WBS= Wolfgang Bednarz Steelguitars it is a full-time pro steelguitarcompany in Rechtenbach (near Frankfurt) Germany. If you are the type that's in the market for high german quality like Mercedes-Benz or Porsche, maybe this could be something for you :)
http://wbssteelguitars.com/homeus.html
regards, Johan


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Posted: 8 Feb 2013 1:05 am
by Johan Jansen
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Posted: 8 Feb 2013 2:20 am
by Gary Lee Gimble
JJ, is that mother-0-peral inlay?

Posted: 8 Feb 2013 3:03 am
by Johan Jansen
Brass and MOP inlays :)

Posted: 8 Feb 2013 3:50 am
by Gary Lee Gimble
I've been blinded by 'da bling....

Posted: 8 Feb 2013 8:44 am
by Bob Hoffnar
Wow ! What a beauty !

Posted: 8 Feb 2013 2:12 pm
by Quentin Hickey
WOW! What a beauty Johnan

Posted: 9 Feb 2013 5:31 am
by Clete Ritta
You make it sound as beautiful as it looks!!

Clete

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 7:44 pm
by Lee Baucum
Beautiful!

Here is a hat that would go well with it. Our son works for a sandwich shop called Jimmy John's. He gave me this hat.


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Posted: 11 Feb 2013 8:09 pm
by John Palumbo
That is a piece of work. Beautiful