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To help explain these suggestions for the non-illuminati, incandescent lamps are nearly perfect constant current devices. Once they begin to glow, regardless of the voltage applied, the current passin ...

I've been given a 20w Heathkit A-9B amp that needs tlc. I haven't plugged it in but presume the electrolytic caps are long past the use-by date and I don't want to smoke the 5V4 to find out. These are ...

Billy Hew Len with Myrna English and Sonny Chillingworth in a club performing "Alekoki"

Sweet, sweet Hawaiian. No get moah bettah.

Here's where the cool stuff is:

http://frets.com/

Frank Ford's machine shop and luthier works.

Here's quite a bit of information on the Rickenbacker pickup:

http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Products/Horseshoes/horseshoes.html

See Jason Lollar's web pages at http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/merchant.mvc and then visit Frank Ford's machinery pages at http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Products/Horseshoes/horseshoes.html where ...

How about the ladies of steel? Owana Salazar, for starters. She puts on a pretty nice show - mostly kiho`alu - and always good when she comes to Seattle.

I hope this isn't asked 3 time per week - I looked, though, and didn't find an answer so I'm hoping someone can tell me where to find a road map to understanding lap steel tab notation. I get quite a ...

I've got a Pignose and a Zoom FX box and the combination is pretty fun. You can do a play hookie from work trick, load up on batteries and head down to the Seattle waterfront on one of those "th ...

Thanks all for the info - I'm familiar with the ki ho`alu (slack key) tunings (http://www.taropatch.net/tunings.htm) so this is starting to fall together. I'll peruse the Instruction link here and see ...

Interesting the Rickenbacher (before the spelling change) horseshoes should come up - Frank Ford whom I mentioned in my intro is helping fab some and has a show-all at his web site:
http://www.frets. ...

Checking in from the Seattle area - I've lurked here for several months and learned quite a bit from you all. I'm a returning player - grew up in Hawaii (1950s, Aiea) and took steel guitar lessons for ...

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Topic: Power supply caps, tube amp
Dennis Peterson Replies: 12 Views: 2740	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Mar 2013 10:14 pm Subject: Power supply caps, tube amp
Dennis Peterson Replies: 12 Views: 2740	To help explain these suggestions for the non-illuminati, incandescent lamps are nearly perfect constant current devices. Once they begin to glow, regardless of the voltage applied, the current passin ...
Topic: Power supply caps, tube amp
Dennis Peterson Replies: 12 Views: 2740	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Mar 2013 5:46 pm Subject: Power supply caps, tube amp
Dennis Peterson Replies: 12 Views: 2740	I've been given a 20w Heathkit A-9B amp that needs tlc. I haven't plugged it in but presume the electrolytic caps are long past the use-by date and I don't want to smoke the 5V4 to find out. These are ...
Topic: youtube Billy Hew Len "Alekoki" on Fender 400
Dennis Peterson Replies: 47 Views: 22596	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Sep 2011 9:06 pm Subject: Re: youtube Billy Hew Len "Alekoki" on Fender 400
Dennis Peterson Replies: 47 Views: 22596	Billy Hew Len with Myrna English and Sonny Chillingworth in a club performing "Alekoki" Sweet, sweet Hawaiian. No get moah bettah.
Topic: 1956 Stringmaster Triple at Gryphon
Dennis Peterson Replies: 12 Views: 4048	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Sep 2011 9:52 pm Subject: Behind the Gryphon Showroom
Dennis Peterson Replies: 12 Views: 4048	Here's where the cool stuff is: http://frets.com/ Frank Ford's machine shop and luthier works.
Topic: Arched Metal Cover Over A Pickup
Dennis Peterson Replies: 4 Views: 1502	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Jun 2011 7:36 pm Subject: Horseshoe pickups
Dennis Peterson Replies: 4 Views: 1502	Here's quite a bit of information on the Rickenbacker pickup: http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Products/Horseshoes/horseshoes.html
Topic: Rechrome Horseshoe Magnet
Dennis Peterson Replies: 2 Views: 1013	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jan 2011 10:30 pm Subject: Rechrome Horseshoe Magnet
Dennis Peterson Replies: 2 Views: 1013	See Jason Lollar's web pages at http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/merchant.mvc and then visit Frank Ford's machinery pages at http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Products/Horseshoes/horseshoes.html where ...
Topic: Great (non pedal) steel guitar players
Dennis Peterson Replies: 53 Views: 21269	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Oct 2010 8:39 pm Subject: Great (non pedal) steel guitar players
Dennis Peterson Replies: 53 Views: 21269	How about the ladies of steel? Owana Salazar, for starters. She puts on a pretty nice show - mostly kiho`alu - and always good when she comes to Seattle.
Topic: Tab notation
Dennis Peterson Replies: 1 Views: 1314	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 29 Sep 2010 6:50 pm Subject: Tab notation
Dennis Peterson Replies: 1 Views: 1314	I hope this isn't asked 3 time per week - I looked, though, and didn't find an answer so I'm hoping someone can tell me where to find a road map to understanding lap steel tab notation. I get quite a ...
Topic: Pignose 7-100 for Lap Steel
Dennis Peterson Replies: 14 Views: 15422	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Sep 2010 8:26 pm Subject: Pignose 7-100 for Lap Steel
Dennis Peterson Replies: 14 Views: 15422	I've got a Pignose and a Zoom FX box and the combination is pretty fun. You can do a play hookie from work trick, load up on batteries and head down to the Seattle waterfront on one of those "th ...
Topic: Intro and questions from a returning player
Dennis Peterson Replies: 4 Views: 2042	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Sep 2010 11:46 am Subject: Intro and questions from a returning player
Dennis Peterson Replies: 4 Views: 2042	Thanks all for the info - I'm familiar with the ki ho`alu (slack key) tunings (http://www.taropatch.net/tunings.htm) so this is starting to fall together. I'll peruse the Instruction link here and see ...
Topic: Great 10 minute film of Spade Cooley from the late 40's
Dennis Peterson Replies: 7 Views: 2131	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Sep 2010 10:34 pm Subject: Great 10 minute film of Spade Cooley from the late 40's
Dennis Peterson Replies: 7 Views: 2131	Interesting the Rickenbacher (before the spelling change) horseshoes should come up - Frank Ford whom I mentioned in my intro is helping fab some and has a show-all at his web site: http://www.frets. ...
Topic: Intro and questions from a returning player
Dennis Peterson Replies: 4 Views: 2042	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Sep 2010 10:21 am Subject: Intro and questions from a returning player
Dennis Peterson Replies: 4 Views: 2042	Checking in from the Seattle area - I've lurked here for several months and learned quite a bit from you all. I'm a returning player - grew up in Hawaii (1950s, Aiea) and took steel guitar lessons for ...