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Count me as a definite maybe. I'm working the night before, but I'll try to make it.

jdg

Hi Jim -

Got your email and will call you today to set up an appointment. I'm guessing my phone did something weird (again).

Glad you are still around.

I haven't heard anything about it closing. Palenscar was quite recently on a fishing vacation.

Well, I hope that's at least part of the issue. That still does not explain his business phone having ...

Is there one in existence in SoCal any more? Steel Guitars of North County appears to be closed, or at least their phone number no longer works.

I feel like I've asked this question before but can ...

I just saw this on Facebook Sad

Mike was local to me and always an inspiration. His classical steel guitar playing, and his version of West Side Story (authorized by the Bernstein family) were am ...

I play with a small jazz ensemble at my local community college (six-string guitar, not steel (wish I was that good)). One of the harder things for me to learn to do was to let the bass have the bass ...

More specifically, I'm looking for "You Need A Man Around Here" I suspect this is relatively simple for someone who knows and understands BIAB, but I'm just getting started and am pretty cl ...

Great catch. That was the steel I took lessons from Ernie Ball on (in the darker finish). I'd love to have one again.

jdg

One of my favorite people from the '60s when I was playing folk music.

This was one of the songs we did a lot...
https://youtu.be/jO5D21Phs5I

Rest in Peace and thank you for all the music and f ...

The last time I saw Buddy play was with the Everly Brothers and Albert Lee. What a wonderful night that was.

I'm really gonna miss him.

jdg

My introduction to the steel guitar was from the playing of Red Rhodes, Speedy West, and one of my first teachers, Ernie Ball. Shortly there after, I was introduced to the music of Buddy Emmons and t ...

Sad to hear this.

I only met Johnny once, while I was attempting to learn to play the fiddle in Austin. He had dropped by my instructor's house who was a fellow fiddler and friend. Johnny picked ...

Just saw this - add me to the list of folks who want one.

jdg

Speedy was one of the two players that got me interested in playing steel so many years ago - Red Rhodes being the other.

Miss both those guys.

jdg

Order on the way.

jdg

Cal's Corral was one of the must watch shows for me on the weekends. That's were I first discovered the Steel Guitar and fell in love with the sound.

Thanks Cal for all the memories, music, movies ...

I just noticed this posting. Damn - took some lessons from him and enjoyed seeing him at Casey's and the Steel Jams.

He played banjo for the performances of Hello Dolly in Thousand Oaks and used t ...

Hey Kevin - that was me you met. I didn't see the Duesenberg steel. The only lap steels I saw was the Aloha. I did get to talk with Sterling and Brian Ball and swap stories about Ernie.

Hope to ...

I recently heard of Johns passing and am greatly saddened. I never met John, but spoke to him on the phone enough that I purchased an instrument from him, sight unseen. He was very patient answering ...

http://tinyurl.com/bg7k6w

That should get you to a set of photos from Saturday.

jdg

OMG!

You don't expect me to turn out the lights and go to sleep tonight after seeing that do you?

Even worse - I was in that shop not too long ago and didn't see the amp on the floor - I might have purchased it then just because.

Oh well, I need to keep saving up for a lighter steel. I love my ...

Like Erv said. The Deluxe 8 is the single neck version of the Stringmaster. Stringmasters have 2 or more necks. The one on ebay is a Deluxe 8, but the seller doesn't know the difference.

Thanks Kev ...

I learned to play steel on a Deluxe 8 back in 1963 or so.

Looking at the ads on e-bay I have never seen one offered, but today did see a Stringmaster single neck 8-string offered for $1,199.99 that ...

Just ran across this on e-bay. I don't know what the going price is of a new Steel King but this one has no bids against it with a starting price of $299.

If I didn't have my Nashville 400, I'd be ...

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John Gretzinger Replies: 4 Views: 1697	Even worse - I was in that shop not too long ago and didn't see the amp on the floor - I might have purchased it then just because. Oh well, I need to keep saving up for a lighter steel. I love my ...
Topic: What's the difference in Fender Lap Steels?
John Gretzinger Replies: 23 Views: 6251	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Nov 2008 9:14 pm Subject: Re: Deluxe vs Stringmaster
John Gretzinger Replies: 23 Views: 6251	Like Erv said. The Deluxe 8 is the single neck version of the Stringmaster. Stringmasters have 2 or more necks. The one on ebay is a Deluxe 8, but the seller doesn't know the difference. Thanks Kev ...
Topic: What's the difference in Fender Lap Steels?
John Gretzinger Replies: 23 Views: 6251	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Nov 2008 12:40 pm Subject: What's the difference in Fender Lap Steels?
John Gretzinger Replies: 23 Views: 6251	I learned to play steel on a Deluxe 8 back in 1963 or so. Looking at the ads on e-bay I have never seen one offered, but today did see a Stringmaster single neck 8-string offered for $1,199.99 that ...
Topic: Steel King on E-bay - $299.00
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John Gretzinger Replies: 4 Views: 1697	Just ran across this on e-bay. I don't know what the going price is of a new Steel King but this one has no bids against it with a starting price of $299. If I didn't have my Nashville 400, I'd be ...