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Michael, thank you so much for your post. I sold the Sho-Bud to another buyer (for the full price I was asking) the morning after Ron Spears was here. I've received his money, he's received the guit ...

Sale fell through, and my Dad's wife would really like this gone.. nice guitar! $2000 OBO, local pickup or shipped.

Amp has sold in a separate private sale.. thanks!

I'm so sorry to hear this, Hal. Your Dad was a member of this forum for over ten years, and an active participant for much of that time. We'll miss him.

My condolences to you and your family.
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I've never seen position markers on any other guitar like those on this one. Was that their standard configuration? Are there any position markers at all on the long scale?

Those position markers ...

It is quite the optical illusion because of the two pickups on one neck compared to one.. which also begs the question (at least to a guitar player) how that changes the "sweet spot" for the ...

You will probably know what this is better than I, and I am selling it for my Dad's wife.. he referred to it as his "Japanese honey" and up until the end he played it more than any other of ...

Fred,

I play a regular guitar, and my Dad left me his 37 Ric 7 string bakelite lap steel. I am going to start my steel journey with that (I think 20 strings with a bunch of pedals and knee levers ...

Jack,

Vicki Lynn says hello. Dad's obit was published in the Riverland News on the 12th. If you send an email to deedeebee@bellsouth.net, Vicki will send you a copy of it...

Thanks for your (a ...

My Father, Alton J. Braun died last week at 82. A long time steel player, he served in Korea where he formed a band "The Grand Seoul Opry" to entertain the local troops.. He returned to Ga ...

Howard, you made me laugh and cry at the same time. I remember that chrome Dobro well! Before he had the Ric, he would travel with that. I lived on a boat in San Francisco with my wife, and sent hi ...

Wow.. I knew there was a boat load of knowledge collected here.. any idea of year or model so I can research it?

Regards,

Hal

This is another one of my Dad's steels.. actually the one he played the most up until he was unable. No levers or pedals.. just a two neck 8 string steel with pickups that look for the life of me lik ...

I know the one pickup on the E9 neck has a sho-bud logo (hard to make out.. but there) the other pickup is not the same, and i do not know if it was shipped that way or what.. just that it works Smile

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Steve, (and everyone) thank you for your thoughts, Dad passed last Tuesday, and you are right that this was his most prized guitar.. over his Sho Bud and his National Steel. He took it with him every ...

Here is a picture of the guitar.. more available. My Dad bought it new from Steel Guitar World in TN on 1/9/1984 and it comes with a hard case..

To give you an idea, in 1984, when they shipped the ...

Thanks for your thoughts, I know Al really enjoyed this forum.. One of the guitars he owned was a Ric prewar Bakelite 7 string that I am taking home with me to learn slide (I play regular guitar..)
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Thanks for the replies.. this is a great start. To clarify, Al was my father.. I am down in Dunellon to scatter his ashes and help get a few things in order before returning to Minnesota.. My name ...

Well, my father left me his '37 Ric 7 string Bakelite when he passed. I have always played "regular" guitar, and he had been a steel player all his life. Of all the things there were to di ...

I am posting using my fathers account.. I am his son, and I am sorry to say that he passed away last Tuesday. He has been a lifelong steel player, and truly loved the instrument.

His wife has ask ...

We want a new cd/dvd recorder simple enough for us elderly to use yet priced so we can afford. We would like to record TV shows that come on after our bedtime so we can play them later when it's mor ...

I had a Supro dbl 6 ca. 1947 give or take. It in no way resembled this one except for the fact it had two necks. I never liked it because both necks were the same level makind it tough to play the f ...

I hate to bug you this early...I still have the hang problem, Win XP Pro, 512 Mb. I haven't done anything except run a full scan in which Norton Internet Security sees nothing. I don't think it ever ...

512 Mb
Al

Chapter 2: All the hangs are exe. files. A majority are version 5.1.2600.2180, I have no way of finding what program is associated, this particular file is rundll32.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180
other ...

Depending upon how much I use the computer I het 10 to 20 hangs a day, more of less. I go to Help & Support\Tools\Advanced System Info, Error Log which shows the date but not the time, the source, wh ...

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Topic: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 2 Mar 2009 9:46 am Subject: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Michael, thank you so much for your post. I sold the Sho-Bud to another buyer (for the full price I was asking) the morning after Ron Spears was here. I've received his money, he's received the guit ...
Topic: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 24 Feb 2009 5:30 am Subject: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Sale fell through, and my Dad's wife would really like this gone.. nice guitar! $2000 OBO, local pickup or shipped. Amp has sold in a separate private sale.. thanks!
Topic: Al Braun; Dunnellon FL
Al Braun Replies: 13 Views: 10718	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 14 Feb 2009 4:32 pm Subject: Al Braun; Dunnellon FL
Al Braun Replies: 13 Views: 10718	I'm so sorry to hear this, Hal. Your Dad was a member of this forum for over ten years, and an active participant for much of that time. We'll miss him. My condolences to you and your family. ...
Topic: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Feb 2009 12:07 pm Subject: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	I've never seen position markers on any other guitar like those on this one. Was that their standard configuration? Are there any position markers at all on the long scale? Those position markers ...
Topic: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Feb 2009 6:07 am Subject: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	It is quite the optical illusion because of the two pickups on one neck compared to one.. which also begs the question (at least to a guitar player) how that changes the "sweet spot" for the ...
Topic: Guyatone for sale PLEASE CLOSE.. thanks
Al Braun Replies: 3 Views: 1856	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 14 Feb 2009 5:16 am Subject: Guyatone for sale PLEASE CLOSE.. thanks
Al Braun Replies: 3 Views: 1856	You will probably know what this is better than I, and I am selling it for my Dad's wife.. he referred to it as his "Japanese honey" and up until the end he played it more than any other of ...
Topic: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 14 Feb 2009 5:09 am Subject: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Fred, I play a regular guitar, and my Dad left me his 37 Ric 7 string bakelite lap steel. I am going to start my steel journey with that (I think 20 strings with a bunch of pedals and knee levers ...
Topic: Al Braun; Dunnellon FL
Al Braun Replies: 13 Views: 10718	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 14 Feb 2009 5:00 am Subject: Al Braun; Dunnellon FL
Al Braun Replies: 13 Views: 10718	Jack, Vicki Lynn says hello. Dad's obit was published in the Riverland News on the 12th. If you send an email to deedeebee@bellsouth.net, Vicki will send you a copy of it... Thanks for your (a ...
Topic: Al Braun; Dunnellon FL
Al Braun Replies: 13 Views: 10718	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 13 Feb 2009 6:20 pm Subject: Al Braun; Dunnellon FL
Al Braun Replies: 13 Views: 10718	My Father, Alton J. Braun died last week at 82. A long time steel player, he served in Korea where he formed a band "The Grand Seoul Opry" to entertain the local troops.. He returned to Ga ...
Topic: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2009 6:08 pm Subject: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Howard, you made me laugh and cry at the same time. I remember that chrome Dobro well! Before he had the Ric, he would travel with that. I lived on a boat in San Francisco with my wife, and sent hi ...
Topic: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2009 5:35 pm Subject: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	Wow.. I knew there was a boat load of knowledge collected here.. any idea of year or model so I can research it? Regards, Hal
Topic: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2009 5:08 pm Subject: Do you know what this is?
Al Braun Replies: 18 Views: 3868	This is another one of my Dad's steels.. actually the one he played the most up until he was unable. No levers or pedals.. just a two neck 8 string steel with pickups that look for the life of me lik ...
Topic: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 13 Feb 2009 4:43 pm Subject: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	I know the one pickup on the E9 neck has a sho-bud logo (hard to make out.. but there) the other pickup is not the same, and i do not know if it was shipped that way or what.. just that it works ...
Topic: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2009 8:36 am Subject: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Steve, (and everyone) thank you for your thoughts, Dad passed last Tuesday, and you are right that this was his most prized guitar.. over his Sho Bud and his National Steel. He took it with him every ...
Topic: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 13 Feb 2009 7:45 am Subject: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Here is a picture of the guitar.. more available. My Dad bought it new from Steel Guitar World in TN on 1/9/1984 and it comes with a hard case.. To give you an idea, in 1984, when they shipped the ...
Topic: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 13 Feb 2009 5:50 am Subject: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Thanks for your thoughts, I know Al really enjoyed this forum.. One of the guitars he owned was a Ric prewar Bakelite 7 string that I am taking home with me to learn slide (I play regular guitar..) ...
Topic: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2009 5:40 am Subject: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Thanks for the replies.. this is a great start. To clarify, Al was my father.. I am down in Dunellon to scatter his ashes and help get a few things in order before returning to Minnesota.. My name ...
Topic: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Feb 2009 9:17 pm Subject: 7 String Rickenbacher tuning
Al Braun Replies: 14 Views: 4875	Well, my father left me his '37 Ric 7 string Bakelite when he passed. I have always played "regular" guitar, and he had been a steel player all his life. Of all the things there were to di ...
Topic: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 12 Feb 2009 7:05 pm Subject: 1983 Pro II Custom Sho-Bud $2000!
Al Braun Replies: 19 Views: 9113	I am posting using my fathers account.. I am his son, and I am sorry to say that he passed away last Tuesday. He has been a lifelong steel player, and truly loved the instrument. His wife has ask ...
Topic: dvd/cd player/recorder
Al Braun Replies: 2 Views: 1239	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 19 Jul 2008 3:21 pm Subject: dvd/cd player/recorder
Al Braun Replies: 2 Views: 1239	We want a new cd/dvd recorder simple enough for us elderly to use yet priced so we can afford. We would like to record TV shows that come on after our bedtime so we can play them later when it's mor ...
Topic: Is This A Supro???
Al Braun Replies: 7 Views: 1530	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Oct 2006 3:58 pm Subject: Is This A Supro???
Al Braun Replies: 7 Views: 1530	I had a Supro dbl 6 ca. 1947 give or take. It in no way resembled this one except for the fact it had two necks. I never liked it because both necks were the same level makind it tough to play the f ...
Topic: RE: Need Help WinXP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 3 Views: 797	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 25 Jan 2006 5:21 am Subject: RE: Need Help WinXP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 3 Views: 797	I hate to bug you this early...I still have the hang problem, Win XP Pro, 512 Mb. I haven't done anything except run a full scan in which Norton Internet Security sees nothing. I don't think it ever ...
Topic: Need Help, Win XP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 4 Views: 903	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 23 Jan 2006 4:02 pm Subject: Need Help, Win XP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 4 Views: 903	512 Mb Al
Topic: RE: Need Help WinXP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 3 Views: 797	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 23 Jan 2006 4:00 pm Subject: RE: Need Help WinXP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 3 Views: 797	Chapter 2: All the hangs are exe. files. A majority are version 5.1.2600.2180, I have no way of finding what program is associated, this particular file is rundll32.exe, version 5.1.2600.2180 other ...
Topic: Need Help, Win XP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 4 Views: 903	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 23 Jan 2006 10:19 am Subject: Need Help, Win XP Pro
Al Braun Replies: 4 Views: 903	Depending upon how much I use the computer I het 10 to 20 hangs a day, more of less. I go to Help & Support\Tools\Advanced System Info, Error Log which shows the date but not the time, the source, wh ...