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Doug Jernigan knocks Indiana out of the park on Vassar Clements' Hillbilly Jazz album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObASRY1-qo0&list=PL19kp5Xy8sYB0cdJqagr0_RgV_WNi9QwT&index=13

I would wholeheartedly recommend this one:

http://playsteelguitar.com/book3-16-songs/

Written for 6 strings, but easily adaptable for 8. Eight common tunes in A6, in a combo platter with C6 and ...

Agreed. Wish there were more of Gabby's steel guitar recordings available. Plus, the tab for Chloe by Mike Neer is undeniably excellent. Bigly recommended!

I personally favor the 3/4" x 3" Latch Lake (formerly Broz-O-Phonic) bar:

https://latchlakemusic.com/slides/hawaiian-bar/

The refinishing looks really pretty and I think if you're going to keep the guitar that's fine. You should definitely please yourself because it is your guitar.
...but in most cases the way to keep ...

Guitar Reranch used to sell a tinted clear coat that worked real well to put a little "aging" to a refinish.
Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but it's been my impression that ...

I've had a few, but always come back to this one:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Hilton_Legend_Pro_Delay_2_1.jpg

Made in Missouri, USA. Thanks, Keith, for a great analog delay ...

Does the small 5th knob on non-stereo (no Rick-O-Sound) Rickenbacker electric Spanish guitars essentially perform the same function as the blend wheel on Fender's Deluxe 6, Deluxe 8, and Stringmaster ...

I purchased one that's nearly identical (the flying saucer knobs on mine are ivory) in Honolulu back in the mid-'80s:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Robs_pix_Ric_B6_121023_1_1_1.jp ...

The first John Hughey thing that hit me and made me want to play Steel was on Cal Smiths, Hello Mrs Johnson ...
Same here!!!

I was one of the hippies working at Bobby's Custom Campers in Manitou S ...

It's somewhat surprising that John's work on the Time Jumpers CD/DVD Jumpin' Time has yet to be mentioned. Stellar.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Jumpin_Time_1.jpg

Sadly, some of the guitars coming out of China recently are superior to many that have come out of Bozeman and Nashville in the past.

And, Jack, what did you use to strip the paint?
This stuff:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Klean_Strip_1_1.jpg

I scraped off the excess stripper and old paint with a plastic p ...

Also, anybody know if the chrome damage can be buffed off and shined (I'm sure some car guys might know?

A few years back I acquired an old Ultratone that's paint was in the process of flaking ...

Minnetonka Moccasins:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Minnetonka_Moccasin_1.jpg

No clue if they're Sentell pickups, but Jerry & Christine Sentell in Sacramento make Stringmaster pickups that look like those. Check out their LS19 and S40 models:

https://www.sentellpickups.n ...

Looks like a BR-9 student model Gibson with an aftermarket volume knob. Great pic; thanks for sharing!

The Highway Patrol is a classic. Love the cover version by Junior Brown.

When one breaks (seldom), I'll change 'em all. Or if I want to change tunings on a particular instrument and the gauges are wrong, I'll change 'em. I have several lap steels with strings that have bee ...

Modulating from C to Eb was common during the middle of the last century, as ably exhibited by the incomparable Hoosier Hot Shots:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HT7vQa5rlY

...the KEH model has the gold control plate and pieces are broken on mine. Anyone have a spare available - it would look like the plate on this model: https://reverb.com/item/63489004-kalamazoo-lap-st ...

Some guys consider the Session 400 among the best steel guitar amps ever produced, and the LTD 400 just as good if not better (due to its decreased size and weight).

I have an old Session 400 head ...

I’m also looking for pickup rewinders outside of lollar, anyone that specializes in lap steel pickups? Let me know!

Jerry & Christine Sentell in Sacramento. I have dozens of Sentell picku ...

Difficult pieces to find, especially in good condition. They were fragile, and easily removable. Many find the pickup/bridge covers (Gibson's term was "fingerrest") obtrusive to their right ...

My '73 rosewood 'mica fatback D-10 had many extra bellcranks (don't remember exactly how many, but at least a half-dozen). When I had Clem Schmitz go over it for it's 100,000 mile check-up some years ...

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Topic: Steel Player on Indiana
Jack Hanson Replies: 5 Views: 158	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 14 Dec 2024 12:07 pm Subject: Steel Player on Indiana
Jack Hanson Replies: 5 Views: 158	Doug Jernigan knocks Indiana out of the park on Vassar Clements' Hillbilly Jazz album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObASRY1-qo0&list=PL19kp5Xy8sYB0cdJqagr0_RgV_WNi9QwT&index=13
Topic: Need a good A6 Beginner Instructional Book
Jack Hanson Replies: 4 Views: 304	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2024 9:51 am Subject: 16 Songs for Lap Steel Guitar - 3 Tunings by Doug Beaumier
Jack Hanson Replies: 4 Views: 304	I would wholeheartedly recommend this one: http://playsteelguitar.com/book3-16-songs/ Written for 6 strings, but easily adaptable for 8. Eight common tunes in A6, in a combo platter with C6 and ...
Topic: Chloe (Gabby Pahinui)
Jack Hanson Replies: 5 Views: 280	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2024 9:41 am Subject: Chloe (Gabby Pahinui)
Jack Hanson Replies: 5 Views: 280	Agreed. Wish there were more of Gabby's steel guitar recordings available. Plus, the tab for Chloe by Mike Neer is undeniably excellent. Bigly recommended!
Topic: Bullet Bar to try
Jack Hanson Replies: 10 Views: 458	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2024 9:35 am Subject: Bullet Bar to try
Jack Hanson Replies: 10 Views: 458	I personally favor the 3/4" x 3" Latch Lake (formerly Broz-O-Phonic) bar: https://latchlakemusic.com/slides/hawaiian-bar/
Topic: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Dec 2024 1:14 pm Subject: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	The refinishing looks really pretty and I think if you're going to keep the guitar that's fine. You should definitely please yourself because it is your guitar. ...but in most cases the way to keep ...
Topic: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Dec 2024 11:29 am Subject: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	Guitar Reranch used to sell a tinted clear coat that worked real well to put a little "aging" to a refinish. Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but it's been my impression that ...
Topic: Delay pedal that doesn’t create white noise
Jack Hanson Replies: 11 Views: 1056	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Dec 2024 12:38 pm Subject: Delay pedal that doesn’t create white noise
Jack Hanson Replies: 11 Views: 1056	I've had a few, but always come back to this one: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Hilton_Legend_Pro_Delay_2_1.jpg Made in Missouri, USA. Thanks, Keith, for a great analog delay ...
Topic: Stringmaster blend control vs Ric "5th knob"
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 351	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 4 Dec 2024 10:25 am Subject: Stringmaster blend control vs Ric "5th knob"
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 351	Does the small 5th knob on non-stereo (no Rick-O-Sound) Rickenbacker electric Spanish guitars essentially perform the same function as the blend wheel on Fender's Deluxe 6, Deluxe 8, and Stringmaster ...
Topic: Rickenbacker
Jack Hanson Replies: 7 Views: 637	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Dec 2024 3:19 pm Subject: Rickenbacker
Jack Hanson Replies: 7 Views: 637	I purchased one that's nearly identical (the flying saucer knobs on mine are ivory) in Honolulu back in the mid-'80s: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Robs_pix_Ric_B6_121023_1_1_1.jp ...
Topic: John Hughey: Best Solos/Parts?
Jack Hanson Replies: 22 Views: 2654	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Dec 2024 3:01 pm Subject: John Hughey: Best Solos/Parts?
Jack Hanson Replies: 22 Views: 2654	The first John Hughey thing that hit me and made me want to play Steel was on Cal Smiths, Hello Mrs Johnson ... Same here!!! I was one of the hippies working at Bobby's Custom Campers in Manitou S ...
Topic: John Hughey: Best Solos/Parts?
Jack Hanson Replies: 22 Views: 2654	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Dec 2024 2:50 pm Subject: John Hughey: Best Solos/Parts?
Jack Hanson Replies: 22 Views: 2654	It's somewhat surprising that John's work on the Time Jumpers CD/DVD Jumpin' Time has yet to be mentioned. Stellar. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Jumpin_Time_1.jpg
Topic: Largest Counterfeit Musical Instrument Seizure on Record
Jack Hanson Replies: 5 Views: 749	Forum Section: Music Posted: 30 Nov 2024 6:17 pm Subject: Largest Counterfeit Musical Instrument Seizure on Record
Jack Hanson Replies: 5 Views: 749	Sadly, some of the guitars coming out of China recently are superior to many that have come out of Bozeman and Nashville in the past.
Topic: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Nov 2024 7:10 am Subject: Re: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	And, Jack, what did you use to strip the paint? This stuff: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Klean_Strip_1_1.jpg I scraped off the excess stripper and old paint with a plastic p ...
Topic: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Nov 2024 11:45 am Subject: Re: Fender Deluxe Refinishing & Chrome Buffing Questions
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1038	Also, anybody know if the chrome damage can be buffed off and shined (I'm sure some car guys might know? A few years back I acquired an old Ultratone that's paint was in the process of flaking ...
Topic: Favorite Footwear That You Wear To Play Steel
Jack Hanson Replies: 29 Views: 2252	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Nov 2024 10:34 am Subject: Favorite Footwear That You Wear To Play Steel
Jack Hanson Replies: 29 Views: 2252	Minnetonka Moccasins: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/12244_Minnetonka_Moccasin_1.jpg
Topic: Fender Deluxe 8 String Pickups
Jack Hanson Replies: 11 Views: 1303	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Nov 2024 8:15 am Subject: Fender Deluxe 8 String Pickups
Jack Hanson Replies: 11 Views: 1303	No clue if they're Sentell pickups, but Jerry & Christine Sentell in Sacramento make Stringmaster pickups that look like those. Check out their LS19 and S40 models: https://www.sentellpickups.n ...
Topic: Santo & Johnny photo
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 724	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Nov 2024 5:33 pm Subject: Santo & Johnny photo
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 724	Looks like a BR-9 student model Gibson with an aftermarket volume knob. Great pic; thanks for sharing!
Topic: Red Simpson: Info and Steel Player
Jack Hanson Replies: 7 Views: 1193	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Nov 2024 1:44 pm Subject: Red Simpson: Info and Steel Player
Jack Hanson Replies: 7 Views: 1193	The Highway Patrol is a classic. Love the cover version by Junior Brown.
Topic: How often do you change strings on a non-pedal steel guitar?
Jack Hanson Replies: 15 Views: 1707	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Oct 2024 6:50 am Subject: How often do you change strings on a non-pedal steel guitar?
Jack Hanson Replies: 15 Views: 1707	When one breaks (seldom), I'll change 'em all. Or if I want to change tunings on a particular instrument and the gauges are wrong, I'll change 'em. I have several lap steels with strings that have bee ...
Topic: Most common modulations? Why?
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1929	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Oct 2024 11:05 am Subject: Most common modulations? Why?
Jack Hanson Replies: 17 Views: 1929	Modulating from C to Eb was common during the middle of the last century, as ably exhibited by the incomparable Hoosier Hot Shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HT7vQa5rlY
Topic: Kalamazoo / Gibson gold control plate (purple KEH model)
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 463	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 18 Oct 2024 9:22 am Subject: Re: Kalamazoo / Gibson gold control plate (purple KEH...
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 463	...the KEH model has the gold control plate and pieces are broken on mine. Anyone have a spare available - it would look like the plate on this model: https://reverb.com/item/63489004-kalamazoo-lap-st ...
Topic: Session 400 problem
Jack Hanson Replies: 23 Views: 1624	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Oct 2024 8:43 am Subject: Session 400 problem
Jack Hanson Replies: 23 Views: 1624	Some guys consider the Session 400 among the best steel guitar amps ever produced, and the LTD 400 just as good if not better (due to its decreased size and weight). I have an old Session 400 head ...
Topic: Kalamazoo / Gibson gold control plate (purple KEH model)
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 463	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 17 Oct 2024 4:35 pm Subject: Re: Kalamazoo / Gibson gold control plate (purple KEH...
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 463	I’m also looking for pickup rewinders outside of lollar, anyone that specializes in lap steel pickups? Let me know! Jerry & Christine Sentell in Sacramento. I have dozens of Sentell picku ...
Topic: Orange/Salmon Gibson Century - need headstock / bridge cover
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 365	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 17 Oct 2024 12:59 pm Subject: Orange/Salmon Gibson Century - need headstock / bridge cover
Jack Hanson Replies: 2 Views: 365	Difficult pieces to find, especially in good condition. They were fragile, and easily removable. Many find the pickup/bridge covers (Gibson's term was "fingerrest") obtrusive to their right ...
Topic: Bit of Emmons trivia for those who like that sort of thing.
Jack Hanson Replies: 4 Views: 1046	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Sep 2024 1:33 pm Subject: Bit of Emmons trivia for those who like that sort of thing.
Jack Hanson Replies: 4 Views: 1046	My '73 rosewood 'mica fatback D-10 had many extra bellcranks (don't remember exactly how many, but at least a half-dozen). When I had Clem Schmitz go over it for it's 100,000 mile check-up some years ...