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Happy Birthday Paul, I'm still playing the guitar you built for me in 1981. Thanks for all your help through the years. Chuck Rich

Very sad day at our house. Terry and I have been friends for 70 years. We took Steel lessons together in Flint Michigan, had a little trio when we were kids, stayed at each others house, and stayed in ...

Hi Jim: I remember Freeman very well. We worked together for about three years at the Wayside in Detroit. I played Steel and Freeman played Bass in the group. He was also a very good Steel player. We ...

Hi Ethan: I think the Charles Adams you are referring to was better known as Chuck Adams. I knew him well in the 50's. We took lessons from Russ Waters in Flint Michigan. Chuck was my first hero. He w ...

Hi Jack, I did take lessons from Russ Waters in the early 50's. He was a very good teacher and had over 200 students at one time. Some others you might remember from that time was Chuck Adams, Jim Ba ...

Hi Allen, The fellow you describe as Jim Murray, I think is Jimmy Murrah. I first met him in Detroit around 1956. He was a super player. At that time he was playing a triple neck Fender, and was ve ...

I was going to add my name to the list but my friend Terry Bethel beat me to it. I took lessons studying the Oahu system at the Honolulu Conservatory in Flint,Michigan about the same years that Terry ...

A friend of mine just purchesed a Teisco Steel at a yard sale. It is a 6 string non pedal guitar. Looks like could have been manufactured in the 50"s. Is anybody familiar with this guitar. I per ...

Mike,
I don't remember who all was on the session from Cincinnati. Sad to say Dumpy Rice (I used to call him Lumpy Corn) passed away about 4 years ago. He was a great guy and a very creative keyboar ...

Hi Mike, Whew, I do remember that recording session. Boy that was a long one was'nt it? Roger Horne, if I remember right was the keyboard player for the Cathedral Quartet. I had known Duke Dumas fro ...

Hi Ron, I heard you were looking for me. Are you from the IRS Ha Ha! I see your from Flushing Mi. I grew up in Lapeer just east of you and moved to Cincinnati to work at WLW (radio and TV in the mid ...

I have a Dobro, and I replaced the neck with an 8 string neck years ago. It turned out great, but I no longer have the Dobro decal on the head stock. Would anyone know where I could find a Dobro Deca ...

I also have a Vega that I would like to date. Mine has the same logo as Mark's but is shaped a little different. It has two horseshow magnets under the pick up. On the body of the guitar under the P ...

I have a 1953 Fender stringmaster quad, and also a 1952 custom double neck. Under the keyheads of both guitars is the name Babe. Michael Allen of Fresno Ca. informed me that Babe was Babe Simoni. J ...

Nick, I knew Chuck Adams very well,as he and I took lessons from the same teacher,Russ Waters at the Honolulu Conservatory of Music in Flint, Mi. Chuck was 4 years older than I. He was one of my first ...

Ben, Yes I was the culprit. There were some good players in that band, they sure carried me, Ha Ha ! Keyboard, Danny Burton, his wife Charlene, Vocals, Mark Schulte on guitar, Tim Short on drums, D ...

I saw your post on the forum, and realized I could clear up some of the issues concerning Chuck Carroll.
There were two Chuck Carrolls in the Detroit area in the 50's and 60's. The Chuck Carroll (the ...

Michael and Rick, thanks for the info. Michael, do you know anything more about Babe Simoni?

Rick, Thanks for your idea about taking the tuner off the chrome plate. I will try it the first chance ...

I have a dark 1953 Fender stringmaster quad I am fixing up. A tuning key in one of the key heads is stripped. My ? is how do you get the key out of the key head to replace it? It is soldered in plus ...

This is an interesting post for me. I worked with Lonnie Barron about 1955. He had a dance hall in Richmond Mich., and did bookings in Canada. When I went to work with Casey Clark, Terry Bethel too ...

Russ, I work with Casey when he still had his morning radio show on wjr and tv show on cklw on friday nights. I worked with him from about 1956 to late 1958,shortly afer Buddy left to go with Dickens ...

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Topic: Paul Franklin Sr turns 90 on 10/24/23..
Chuck Rich Replies: 80 Views: 58799	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 11 Oct 2023 6:04 am Subject: paul franklin sr.
Chuck Rich Replies: 80 Views: 58799	Happy Birthday Paul, I'm still playing the guitar you built for me in 1981. Thanks for all your help through the years. Chuck Rich
Topic: Terry Bethel R.I.P.
Chuck Rich Replies: 45 Views: 20662	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 17 Jun 2019 11:30 am Subject: Terry Bethel
Chuck Rich Replies: 45 Views: 20662	Very sad day at our house. Terry and I have been friends for 70 years. We took Steel lessons together in Flint Michigan, had a little trio when we were kids, stayed at each others house, and stayed in ...
Topic: Freeman Cowgar
Chuck Rich Replies: 6 Views: 2292	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Feb 2018 10:45 am Subject: Freeman Cowgar
Chuck Rich Replies: 6 Views: 2292	Hi Jim: I remember Freeman very well. We worked together for about three years at the Wayside in Detroit. I played Steel and Freeman played Bass in the group. He was also a very good Steel player. We ...
Topic: Charles Adams?
Chuck Rich Replies: 6 Views: 2415	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Dec 2016 10:05 am Subject: Charles Adams
Chuck Rich Replies: 6 Views: 2415	Hi Ethan: I think the Charles Adams you are referring to was better known as Chuck Adams. I knew him well in the 50's. We took lessons from Russ Waters in Flint Michigan. Chuck was my first hero. He w ...
Topic: Jim Murray, Steel Player?
Chuck Rich Replies: 5 Views: 3066	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:02 am Subject: Russ Waters
Chuck Rich Replies: 5 Views: 3066	Hi Jack, I did take lessons from Russ Waters in the early 50's. He was a very good teacher and had over 200 students at one time. Some others you might remember from that time was Chuck Adams, Jim Ba ...
Topic: Jim Murray, Steel Player?
Chuck Rich Replies: 5 Views: 3066	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Feb 2011 10:14 am Subject: Jimmy Murrah
Chuck Rich Replies: 5 Views: 3066	Hi Allen, The fellow you describe as Jim Murray, I think is Jimmy Murrah. I first met him in Detroit around 1956. He was a super player. At that time he was playing a triple neck Fender, and was ve ...
Topic: Oahu alumni
Chuck Rich Replies: 38 Views: 14083	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Jun 2010 7:54 am Subject: Oahu Alumni
Chuck Rich Replies: 38 Views: 14083	I was going to add my name to the list but my friend Terry Bethel beat me to it. I took lessons studying the Oahu system at the Honolulu Conservatory in Flint,Michigan about the same years that Terry ...
Topic: Teisco Steel
Chuck Rich Replies: 5 Views: 2665	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Feb 2010 5:58 am Subject: Teisco Steel
Chuck Rich Replies: 5 Views: 2665	A friend of mine just purchesed a Teisco Steel at a yard sale. It is a 6 string non pedal guitar. Looks like could have been manufactured in the 50"s. Is anybody familiar with this guitar. I per ...
Topic: Does anyone know where Chuck Rich is?
Chuck Rich Replies: 14 Views: 4506	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 31 Oct 2009 10:19 am Subject: Dumpy
Chuck Rich Replies: 14 Views: 4506	Mike, I don't remember who all was on the session from Cincinnati. Sad to say Dumpy Rice (I used to call him Lumpy Corn) passed away about 4 years ago. He was a great guy and a very creative keyboar ...
Topic: Does anyone know where Chuck Rich is?
Chuck Rich Replies: 14 Views: 4506	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 31 Oct 2009 8:44 am Subject: Recording session
Chuck Rich Replies: 14 Views: 4506	Hi Mike, Whew, I do remember that recording session. Boy that was a long one was'nt it? Roger Horne, if I remember right was the keyboard player for the Cathedral Quartet. I had known Duke Dumas fro ...
Topic: Does anyone know where Chuck Rich is?
Chuck Rich Replies: 14 Views: 4506	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 30 Oct 2009 5:00 am Subject: Where is Chuck Rich?
Chuck Rich Replies: 14 Views: 4506	Hi Ron, I heard you were looking for me. Are you from the IRS Ha Ha! I see your from Flushing Mi. I grew up in Lapeer just east of you and moved to Cincinnati to work at WLW (radio and TV in the mid ...
Topic: Dobro ?
Chuck Rich Replies: 1 Views: 985	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Mar 2008 7:49 am Subject: Dobro ?
Chuck Rich Replies: 1 Views: 985	I have a Dobro, and I replaced the neck with an 8 string neck years ago. It turned out great, but I no longer have the Dobro decal on the head stock. Would anyone know where I could find a Dobro Deca ...
Topic: How old is my Vega lap steel?
Chuck Rich Replies: 18 Views: 12836	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jan 2008 8:10 am Subject: How old is my Vega lap steel?
Chuck Rich Replies: 18 Views: 12836	I also have a Vega that I would like to date. Mine has the same logo as Mark's but is shaped a little different. It has two horseshow magnets under the pick up. On the body of the guitar under the P ...
Topic: ? for Jody Carver
Chuck Rich Replies: 2 Views: 693	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Aug 2006 9:27 am Subject: ? for Jody Carver
Chuck Rich Replies: 2 Views: 693	I have a 1953 Fender stringmaster quad, and also a 1952 custom double neck. Under the keyheads of both guitars is the name Babe. Michael Allen of Fresno Ca. informed me that Babe was Babe Simoni. J ...
Topic: Does anyone remember Chuck Adams?
Chuck Rich Replies: 6 Views: 1322	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 May 2006 5:32 am Subject: Does anyone remember Chuck Adams?
Chuck Rich Replies: 6 Views: 1322	Nick, I knew Chuck Adams very well,as he and I took lessons from the same teacher,Russ Waters at the Honolulu Conservatory of Music in Flint, Mi. Chuck was 4 years older than I. He was one of my first ...
Topic: Scott C. Anderson- Re: Chuck Carroll
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 994	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Feb 2006 6:30 am Subject: Scott C. Anderson- Re: Chuck Carroll
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 994	Ben, Yes I was the culprit. There were some good players in that band, they sure carried me, Ha Ha ! Keyboard, Danny Burton, his wife Charlene, Vocals, Mark Schulte on guitar, Tim Short on drums, D ...
Topic: Scott C. Anderson- Re: Chuck Carroll
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 994	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Feb 2006 8:00 am Subject: Scott C. Anderson- Re: Chuck Carroll
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 994	I saw your post on the forum, and realized I could clear up some of the issues concerning Chuck Carroll. There were two Chuck Carrolls in the Detroit area in the 50's and 60's. The Chuck Carroll (the ...
Topic: ? restoring Fender Quad
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 752	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2005 7:05 am Subject: ? restoring Fender Quad
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 752	Michael and Rick, thanks for the info. Michael, do you know anything more about Babe Simoni? Rick, Thanks for your idea about taking the tuner off the chrome plate. I will try it the first chance ...
Topic: ? restoring Fender Quad
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 752	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Dec 2005 1:12 pm Subject: ? restoring Fender Quad
Chuck Rich Replies: 3 Views: 752	I have a dark 1953 Fender stringmaster quad I am fixing up. A tuning key in one of the key heads is stripped. My ? is how do you get the key out of the key head to replace it? It is soldered in plus ...
Topic: Casey Clark
Chuck Rich Replies: 17 Views: 2813	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Oct 2005 5:58 am Subject: Casey Clark
Chuck Rich Replies: 17 Views: 2813	This is an interesting post for me. I worked with Lonnie Barron about 1955. He had a dance hall in Richmond Mich., and did bookings in Canada. When I went to work with Casey Clark, Terry Bethel too ...
Topic: Casey Clark
Chuck Rich Replies: 17 Views: 2813	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Oct 2005 6:18 am Subject: Casey Clark
Chuck Rich Replies: 17 Views: 2813	Russ, I work with Casey when he still had his morning radio show on wjr and tv show on cklw on friday nights. I worked with him from about 1956 to late 1958,shortly afer Buddy left to go with Dickens ...