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Amps DO make a difference it seems. I'm no engineer, but often wondered about the impedance of a pickup, matching, or not matching, the amp input impedance, in it's first pre-amp stage....making some ...

Maybe one of the screws on the bottom of the pickup ?? Not much on the pickup that could rattle..Did you have the pickup out ??

Duke Ching has one. I carried it for him once...just once !!

I saw him on TV some years ago, and enjoyed his take on Ernest Tubb ! I have a CD of him here , someplace !

I took some steel lessons in the late 40s, and the course was a Gibson, notation & not tab. Like many here, I forgot most of it !! Very Happy

That was really nice !! Old familiar tune, that I had forgot the name of ! Smile

"only " $1,425 ?? Geez...get real ! It's still a B6 Rick bakelite !! Guitar people are getting more crazy all the time....

If I were to get a different frypan, it would be a long scale 6 string. Short scale doesn't quite get the sound of a long scale......at least to my ears !

My 7 string has a serial number, but not very legible. Also has the "Pat Pending" stamped in it, which I believe is like 1936(??)

My ear tells me that a long scale early Rick frypan has a better tone, or that "Rick" sound, than the short scale.
Not sure how a Clinesmith long scale frypan would compare to a 30s Rick ...

I have one of Basil's bars. Seems a bit easier to hold, for me. Works well & seems quiet etc...

I always take note of the vibrata, or vibrato, of the player. Seems like the speed of that has much to do with what comes out the other end ! Alan has a vibrato that I can recognize almost at once, ...

I believe Bobby is with a tour group on the East Coast. At least that's what he told me

I remember the Moon Eyes stuff very well ! had some of the products on my hot rods in the 60s Very Happy

Hawaiian music and hula are big in Japan these days..

Wonderful, isn't it !! Very Happy

The serial number is usually prefixed with a "C" before the number. Haven't seen or worked on one with a "6"

The neck appears to be a 30s piece, but the body & pickup are post-war parts.... Maybe assembled from parts etc...

I was always sorry that I sold my D8 Stringmaster. Then there was the Dual-pro....I could never make that instrument sound like I wanted. I finally shipped it to Bobby Ingano, and told him to give it ...

That fret board is the same as the ones used by the late Elva West, on the guitars he built...Tradewind brand. I have one here, a D-8. Not sure where the fret boards originated..

That is really nice Kay !! Very Happy

I guess I would never remember even three tunings these days, to be able to sort it out. How about a 6-neck frypan ? Very Happy

I recently did a neck/headstock repair on a 30s 7-string bakelite for Bobby Ingano. Luckily, it broke on a long flat angle, with lots of area for the epoxy to mend it. It broke just between the tun ...

I guess my response to this is WHY !!! Very Happy

I've been using just a slight touch of reverb, for a long time. Some can't hear it, but I can ! Very Happy

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Topic: Different Lap Steels sound different, don't they?
Bill Creller Replies: 25 Views: 5639	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Sep 2019 10:41 pm Subject: Different Lap Steels sound different, don't they?
Bill Creller Replies: 25 Views: 5639	Amps DO make a difference it seems. I'm no engineer, but often wondered about the impedance of a pickup, matching, or not matching, the amp input impedance, in it's first pre-amp stage....making some ...
Topic: Mystery Rattle in Richenbacher horseshoe pickup
Bill Creller Replies: 5 Views: 1595	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Aug 2019 12:20 am Subject: Mystery Rattle in Richenbacher horseshoe pickup
Bill Creller Replies: 5 Views: 1595	Maybe one of the screws on the bottom of the pickup ?? Not much on the pickup that could rattle..Did you have the pickup out ??
Topic: Stringmaster
Bill Creller Replies: 10 Views: 2884	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Aug 2019 2:09 pm Subject: Stringmaster
Bill Creller Replies: 10 Views: 2884	Duke Ching has one. I carried it for him once...just once !!
Topic: Well I'm Excited!
Bill Creller Replies: 18 Views: 5385	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Aug 2019 7:15 pm Subject: Well I'm Excited!
Bill Creller Replies: 18 Views: 5385	I saw him on TV some years ago, and enjoyed his take on Ernest Tubb ! I have a CD of him here , someplace !
Topic: Piano or Guitar? Two Questions
Bill Creller Replies: 38 Views: 8673	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Aug 2019 5:17 pm Subject: Piano or Guitar? Two Questions
Bill Creller Replies: 38 Views: 8673	I took some steel lessons in the late 40s, and the course was a Gibson, notation & not tab. Like many here, I forgot most of it !!
Topic: Maria Elena - Lap Steel Guitar
Bill Creller Replies: 5 Views: 1812	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Aug 2019 1:51 am Subject: Maria Elena - Lap Steel Guitar
Bill Creller Replies: 5 Views: 1812	That was really nice !! Old familiar tune, that I had forgot the name of !
Topic: Pre-War Panda- Rick Aiello serviced! on Reverb
Bill Creller Replies: 9 Views: 3234	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Aug 2019 8:18 pm Subject: Pre-War Panda- Rick Aiello serviced! on Reverb
Bill Creller Replies: 9 Views: 3234
Topic: Pre-War Panda- Rick Aiello serviced! on Reverb
Bill Creller Replies: 9 Views: 3234	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Aug 2019 7:38 pm Subject: Pre-War Panda- Rick Aiello serviced! on Reverb
Bill Creller Replies: 9 Views: 3234	"only " $1,425 ?? Geez...get real ! It's still a B6 Rick bakelite !! Guitar people are getting more crazy all the time....
Topic: Vintage 7 string Frypan with no Serial Number
Bill Creller Replies: 15 Views: 4055	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Aug 2019 6:28 pm Subject: Vintage 7 string Frypan with no Serial Number
Bill Creller Replies: 15 Views: 4055	If I were to get a different frypan, it would be a long scale 6 string. Short scale doesn't quite get the sound of a long scale......at least to my ears !
Topic: Vintage 7 string Frypan with no Serial Number
Bill Creller Replies: 15 Views: 4055	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Aug 2019 1:19 am Subject: Vintage 7 string Frypan with no Serial Number
Bill Creller Replies: 15 Views: 4055	My 7 string has a serial number, but not very legible. Also has the "Pat Pending" stamped in it, which I believe is like 1936(??)
Topic: who plays short and long scale?
Bill Creller Replies: 35 Views: 6284	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Aug 2019 12:51 am Subject: who plays short and long scale?
Bill Creller Replies: 35 Views: 6284	My ear tells me that a long scale early Rick frypan has a better tone, or that "Rick" sound, than the short scale. Not sure how a Clinesmith long scale frypan would compare to a 30s Rick ...
Topic: Is Tribotone Permanently Out Of Business?
Bill Creller Replies: 18 Views: 6038	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Aug 2019 12:42 am Subject: Is Tribotone Permanently Out Of Business?
Bill Creller Replies: 18 Views: 6038	I have one of Basil's bars. Seems a bit easier to hold, for me. Works well & seems quiet etc...
Topic: looking for steels with Hawaiian tone
Bill Creller Replies: 24 Views: 8236	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Aug 2019 12:31 am Subject: looking for steels with Hawaiian tone
Bill Creller Replies: 24 Views: 8236	I always take note of the vibrata, or vibrato, of the player. Seems like the speed of that has much to do with what comes out the other end ! Alan has a vibrato that I can recognize almost at once, ...
Topic: Bobby Ingano- Lap Steel master- Aug 2019 VG Interview
Bill Creller Replies: 5 Views: 2842	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jul 2019 6:58 am Subject: Bobby Ingano- Lap Steel master- Aug 2019 VG Interview
Bill Creller Replies: 5 Views: 2842	I believe Bobby is with a tour group on the East Coast. At least that's what he told me
Topic: Now here is a real garage band!
Bill Creller Replies: 10 Views: 3797	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jul 2019 6:55 am Subject: Now here is a real garage band!
Bill Creller Replies: 10 Views: 3797	I remember the Moon Eyes stuff very well ! had some of the products on my hot rods in the 60s Hawaiian music and hula are big in Japan these days..
Topic: Youtube Video of Jeff Au Hoy and Alan Akaka
Bill Creller Replies: 22 Views: 8940	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jul 2019 6:47 pm Subject: Youtube Video of Jeff Au Hoy and Alan Akaka
Bill Creller Replies: 22 Views: 8940	Wonderful, isn't it !!
Topic: Dating a Ricky Panda
Bill Creller Replies: 8 Views: 3009	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jul 2019 6:39 pm Subject: Dating a Ricky Panda
Bill Creller Replies: 8 Views: 3009	The serial number is usually prefixed with a "C" before the number. Haven't seen or worked on one with a "6"
Topic: Can anyone give me an idea how old this Rickenbacker is?
Bill Creller Replies: 10 Views: 2646	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Jul 2019 5:39 pm Subject: Can anyone give me an idea how old this Rickenbacker is?
Bill Creller Replies: 10 Views: 2646	The neck appears to be a 30s piece, but the body & pickup are post-war parts.... Maybe assembled from parts etc...
Topic: Stringmaster VS Dual Professional
Bill Creller Replies: 14 Views: 3817	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jun 2019 9:12 pm Subject: Stringmaster VS Dual Professional
Bill Creller Replies: 14 Views: 3817	I was always sorry that I sold my D8 Stringmaster. Then there was the Dual-pro....I could never make that instrument sound like I wanted. I finally shipped it to Bobby Ingano, and told him to give it ...
Topic: 50s-60s Rickenbacker Help
Bill Creller Replies: 6 Views: 2177	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jun 2019 10:01 am Subject: 50s-60s Rickenbacker Help
Bill Creller Replies: 6 Views: 2177	That fret board is the same as the ones used by the late Elva West, on the guitars he built...Tradewind brand. I have one here, a D-8. Not sure where the fret boards originated..
Topic: "O Makalapua"
Bill Creller Replies: 4 Views: 1602	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Jun 2019 12:49 pm Subject: "O Makalapua"
Bill Creller Replies: 4 Views: 1602	That is really nice Kay !!
Topic: A Bigsby with 6 necks?
Bill Creller Replies: 20 Views: 4505	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 May 2019 3:57 pm Subject: A Bigsby with 6 necks?
Bill Creller Replies: 20 Views: 4505	I guess I would never remember even three tunings these days, to be able to sort it out. How about a 6-neck frypan ?
Topic: 1940 Ricki 8 string needing neck repair
Bill Creller Replies: 19 Views: 4438	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 May 2019 3:52 pm Subject: 1940 Ricki 8 string needing neck repair
Bill Creller Replies: 19 Views: 4438	I recently did a neck/headstock repair on a 30s 7-string bakelite for Bobby Ingano. Luckily, it broke on a long flat angle, with lots of area for the epoxy to mend it. It broke just between the tun ...
Topic: A Bigsby with 6 necks?
Bill Creller Replies: 20 Views: 4505	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 May 2019 2:54 am Subject: A Bigsby with 6 necks?
Bill Creller Replies: 20 Views: 4505	I guess my response to this is WHY !!!
Topic: Do you use Reverb when playing Hawaiian style?
Bill Creller Replies: 36 Views: 7808	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 May 2019 7:15 pm Subject: Do you use Reverb when playing Hawaiian style?
Bill Creller Replies: 36 Views: 7808	I've been using just a slight touch of reverb, for a long time. Some can't hear it, but I can !