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Topic: LeGarrit pedal steel |
Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2014 5:12 pm |
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Had one at the house today.. a fellow John Miller owns it,,
It was an SD 10.. I was mightily impressed.. The undercarriage was sort of overbuilt, and more solid than just about anything you could imagine, in a modern pedal steel guitar.. Parts were massive, and ultra rugged, if not high tech.
It played beautifully, had great sustain was easy to work on, and judging by the ultra short and soft throw on full tone lowers, had a VERY well designed changer.. Plus the guy got it dirt cheap.. Not slick and pretty, or high tech and refined, but a very nice, dependable , common sense steel guitar, that came in the coolest case I have ever seen on any steel anywhere.. I would grab one of these in a second, if I could get one as cheap as John did... bob
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 21 Jun 2014 4:26 am
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| Those were built by Gary Rittenberry, previous to his current design. Knowing Gary, I believe that he has always tried to build the best guitar possible. |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2014 9:14 am
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| Bill Moore wrote: |
| Those were built by Gary Rittenberry, previous to his current design. Knowing Gary, I believe that he has always tried to build the best guitar possible. |
the undercarriage was built out of very thick ,ridged aluminum.. It looked a tad "primitive" due to the heavy construction... Not "refined". Just ultra stout, and well done. it played as soft and sweet as any steel I have layed hands on.. I would buy one in a heart beat.. I knew they were built by Gary Rittenberry, but you don't see many people here discussing them.. If I ever see an S10 I plan to jump on it.. bob
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John Miller
From:
Maine, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2014 5:07 pm
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Here are some pics of the undercarriage of my 2003 LaGarritt. Really appreciate your feedback on this instrument Bob. It's my first PSG and I really had no idea of what I had.
and the case that came with it, looks like tooled leather
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 21 Jun 2014 6:09 pm
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I personally like the idea of the cross shafts going all the way across, and "anchored" in metal, instead of the wood. I also like GFI's idea of the center bearing / bracing as they have on the Ultra series guitars.
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Damir Besic
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Nashville,TN.
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