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I play several nights a week in Port Charlotte / Punta Gorda area

Frank Parish and a few others also play in this area

I’m on Facebook - send me a friend request

More red flags than a CONSTRUCTION ZONE!

An all pull guitar has a separate rod for each raise or lower on each pedal or lever
A push pull has A SINGLE ROD for raises and ONE ROD for lowers on each string that is raised or lowered.
Waaay fe ...

How cool!
Thanks, John
Always loved Peterson tuners
Now I have another reason why. 😎

Frank,
I played gigs regularly with a band that tuned 1/2 step lower than standard

I dedicated the Fessy to that task. It took less than an hour, using E9 strings, to retune open and all pedals a ...

I have used Blitz cloths for decades on strings and metal surfaces. My military buddies told me they used them on brass buttons etc. I believe some of the metal care products can damage clear coat ...

Congratulations on the new guitar, Chris, and welcome to the Rittenberry family. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine!

Thanks. It sounds really nice too.
Derek did the inlay and stain; Clay did a great job on the clear coat and wound the pickup. And Derek finished it off with Gary’s Prestige Series parts and sp ...

My brand new Ritt
Derek did an excellent job

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/806_26199242B1F04468AD2376C2CD68B530_1.jpg

I completely agree with Jon and Erv. A bit more tension and string mass can make for slightly shorter throw and richer tone. I havenâ€™t used 11s on any of my guitars for more than 20 years.

Read E9 tab from the top down - same key tab is written in
Read C6 tab from the bottom up - and realize you are in B6 no pedals - open

Read E9 tab from the top down - same key tab is written in
Read C6 tab from the bottom up - and realize you are in B6 no pedals - open - with 4 & 8 lowered

Well, Iâ€™m on the list for a new Rittenberry S/D-12 myself

Derek has agreed to build me a two tone lacquer guitar with a natural maple top and dark front & back aprons. It will still be ...

Just wanted to add my thanks to Jerry for being a valuable resource and just a great guy to talk to in the 20+ years I've played Fessenden guitars.

Haven't talked to you in a while, buddy. Hope ...

I've been using Quilter amps exclusively since the ToneBlock 200 first appeared on the scene, 2014 or so. The 200 was difficult to EQ. Not a conventional tone stack. I had to use an outboard 3 band ...

When I first started playing steel in 1975, I loved the silky feel of nickel/steel strings. I had several bars of varying sizes and that allowed me to home in on the most comfortable bar size to fit ...

Skeet,
Just tune all three with the maximum raise engaged for each. Then let off the raises and tune the open (unraised) tone at the endplate -- lower row of holes. Shouldn't require no rocket scie ...

What Paddy said
For the 3,5,4,3,1,4 pattern MTTIMT works best for me
Easier to pick block the two thumb strokes than the two middles on top for me
Your mileage may vary

Well, naturally, I LIKE IT. ðŸ˜Ž
I have had the E to D lever on the 8th string since Bud Carter built my first store-bought U12 guitar in 1975. It is not just there as a B6 change. It gives th ...

Do you want to be able to play stuff folks typically play on the back neck of a D-10? If you like what C6 sounds like, you might want the changes that go along with C6. If you just want to lower the ...

After playing 10 string about 6 months, in 1975, I bought a D-12 MSA from Scotty in St Louis and never looked back.

Why?

I'm a guitar player and loved the fact that 10 string E9 has the same fre ...

I can (and often DO) play my two Emmons push-pull U-12 guitars barefoot. A number of things (mostly shock springs and pedal return springs) can contribute to heavy action on a push-pull. A little sh ...

Thanks for the kind words, guys.
Incidentally, my personal favorites are the two 'Charlie Brown Christmas' songs. I think 'Christmas Time is Here' is my all time favorite Christmas song.

Have gre ...

Harry was a great resource and a great guy. 1980 was a good year for steel guitar.

One curious thing about the catalog, however, that caught my eye:
The Emmons LeGrande models show a SINGLE 12 LE ...

Merry Christmas to all my friends on the Steel Guitar Forum.

For the past decade or so, Iâ€™ve recorded a Christmas or holiday themed tune to share with my buds on the Forum.

All these song ...

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Topic: Players in southwest Florida?
Larry Bell Replies: 5 Views: 3774	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Oct 2023 4:35 am Subject: Players in southwest Florida?
Larry Bell Replies: 5 Views: 3774	I play several nights a week in Port Charlotte / Punta Gorda area Frank Parish and a few others also play in this area I’m on Facebook - send me a friend request
Topic: scam ???
Larry Bell Replies: 26 Views: 4536	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Aug 2022 7:15 am Subject: scam ???
Larry Bell Replies: 26 Views: 4536	More red flags than a CONSTRUCTION ZONE!
Topic: Emmons push-pull guitar musings
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 2520	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Aug 2022 10:09 am Subject: Emmons push-pull guitar musings
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 2520	An all pull guitar has a separate rod for each raise or lower on each pedal or lever A push pull has A SINGLE ROD for raises and ONE ROD for lowers on each string that is raised or lowered. Waaay fe ...
Topic: Tuning to D#
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 2590	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Aug 2022 7:30 am Subject: Tuning to D#
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 2590	How cool! Thanks, John Always loved Peterson tuners Now I have another reason why. 😎
Topic: Tuning to D#
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 2590	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Aug 2022 2:50 pm Subject: Tuning to D#
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 2590	Frank, I played gigs regularly with a band that tuned 1/2 step lower than standard I dedicated the Fessy to that task. It took less than an hour, using E9 strings, to retune open and all pedals a ...
Topic: Miracle Cloth
Larry Bell Replies: 2 Views: 1491	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Mar 2022 4:45 am Subject: Miracle Cloth
Larry Bell Replies: 2 Views: 1491	I have used Blitz cloths for decades on strings and metal surfaces. My military buddies told me they used them on brass buttons etc. I believe some of the metal care products can damage clear coat ...
Topic: New Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 3967	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Mar 2022 4:14 am Subject: New Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 3967	Congratulations on the new guitar, Chris, and welcome to the Rittenberry family. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine!
Topic: Let's see your Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 3420	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Jan 2022 1:40 pm Subject: Let's see your Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 3420	Thanks. It sounds really nice too. Derek did the inlay and stain; Clay did a great job on the clear coat and wound the pickup. And Derek finished it off with Gary’s Prestige Series parts and sp ...
Topic: Let's see your Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 3420	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Jan 2022 9:41 am Subject: Let's see your Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 3420	My brand new Ritt Derek did an excellent job https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/806_26199242B1F04468AD2376C2CD68B530_1.jpg
Topic: .012 on a Push-Pull?
Larry Bell Replies: 18 Views: 4739	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 May 2021 5:47 am Subject: .012 on a Push-Pull?
Larry Bell Replies: 18 Views: 4739	I completely agree with Jon and Erv. A bit more tension and string mass can make for slightly shorter throw and richer tone. I havenâ€™t used 11s on any of my guitars for more than 20 years.
Topic: Universal Teaching Materials
Larry Bell Replies: 5 Views: 1855	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Oct 2020 7:40 am Subject: Universal Teaching Materials
Larry Bell Replies: 5 Views: 1855	Read E9 tab from the top down - same key tab is written in Read C6 tab from the bottom up - and realize you are in B6 no pedals - open
Topic: Universal Teaching Materials
Larry Bell Replies: 5 Views: 1855	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Oct 2020 7:38 am Subject: Universal Teaching Materials
Larry Bell Replies: 5 Views: 1855	Read E9 tab from the top down - same key tab is written in Read C6 tab from the bottom up - and realize you are in B6 no pedals - open - with 4 & 8 lowered
Topic: 12 string Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 13 Views: 3606	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Sep 2020 3:06 pm Subject: New Rittenberry
Larry Bell Replies: 13 Views: 3606	Well, Iâ€™m on the list for a new Rittenberry S/D-12 myself Derek has agreed to build me a two tone lacquer guitar with a natural maple top and dark front & back aprons. It will still be ...
Topic: Considering selling the company
Larry Bell Replies: 4 Views: 3059	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Apr 2020 2:49 pm Subject: Considering selling the company
Larry Bell Replies: 4 Views: 3059	Just wanted to add my thanks to Jerry for being a valuable resource and just a great guy to talk to in the 20+ years I've played Fessenden guitars. Haven't talked to you in a while, buddy. Hope ...
Topic: New Quilter and TT15
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 4218	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jan 2020 12:57 pm Subject: New Quilter and TT15
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 4218	I've been using Quilter amps exclusively since the ToneBlock 200 first appeared on the scene, 2014 or so. The 200 was difficult to EQ. Not a conventional tone stack. I had to use an outboard 3 band ...
Topic: after seeing Paul Franklin Bar lesson,few questions came up!
Larry Bell Replies: 26 Views: 12338	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Dec 2019 2:15 pm Subject: after seeing Paul Franklin Bar lesson,few questions came up!
Larry Bell Replies: 26 Views: 12338	When I first started playing steel in 1975, I loved the silky feel of nickel/steel strings. I had several bars of varying sizes and that allowed me to home in on the most comfortable bar size to fit ...
Topic: Changing string gauges on Emmons PP
Larry Bell Replies: 2 Views: 1192	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Nov 2019 9:19 pm Subject: Changing string gauges on Emmons PP
Larry Bell Replies: 2 Views: 1192	Skeet, Just tune all three with the maximum raise engaged for each. Then let off the raises and tune the open (unraised) tone at the endplate -- lower row of holes. Shouldn't require no rocket scie ...
Topic: Pick blocking and fingering approach
Larry Bell Replies: 19 Views: 5692	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Nov 2019 7:36 am Subject: Pick blocking and fingering approach
Larry Bell Replies: 19 Views: 5692	What Paddy said For the 3,5,4,3,1,4 pattern MTTIMT works best for me Easier to pick block the two thumb strokes than the two middles on top for me Your mileage may vary
Topic: U12 Copedent Questions
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 2412	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Apr 2019 6:13 pm Subject: U12 Copedent Questions
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 2412	Well, naturally, I LIKE IT. ðŸ˜Ž I have had the E to D lever on the 8th string since Bud Carter built my first store-bought U12 guitar in 1975. It is not just there as a B6 change. It gives th ...
Topic: E9 with 10 strings, or U12?
Larry Bell Replies: 17 Views: 2421	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Oct 2018 9:32 am Subject: E9 with 10 strings, or U12?
Larry Bell Replies: 17 Views: 2421	Do you want to be able to play stuff folks typically play on the back neck of a D-10? If you like what C6 sounds like, you might want the changes that go along with C6. If you just want to lower the ...
Topic: E9 with 10 strings, or U12?
Larry Bell Replies: 17 Views: 2421	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Oct 2018 6:26 am Subject: E9 with 10 strings, or U12?
Larry Bell Replies: 17 Views: 2421	After playing 10 string about 6 months, in 1975, I bought a D-12 MSA from Scotty in St Louis and never looked back. Why? I'm a guitar player and loved the fact that 10 string E9 has the same fre ...
Topic: extended C6 or Uni B6 or XXX?
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 1497	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Sep 2018 8:42 am Subject: extended C6 or Uni B6 or XXX?
Larry Bell Replies: 12 Views: 1497	I can (and often DO) play my two Emmons push-pull U-12 guitars barefoot. A number of things (mostly shock springs and pedal return springs) can contribute to heavy action on a push-pull. A little sh ...
Topic: 2017 Christmas Greetings to My Forum Friends
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 2964	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Dec 2017 6:14 am Subject: 2017 Christmas Greetings to My Forum Friends
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 2964	Thanks for the kind words, guys. Incidentally, my personal favorites are the two 'Charlie Brown Christmas' songs. I think 'Christmas Time is Here' is my all time favorite Christmas song. Have gre ...
Topic: Harry Guffee - Steel Guitar Country catalog
Larry Bell Replies: 13 Views: 5720	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Dec 2017 8:54 am Subject: Harry Guffee - Steel Guitar Country catalog
Larry Bell Replies: 13 Views: 5720	Harry was a great resource and a great guy. 1980 was a good year for steel guitar. One curious thing about the catalog, however, that caught my eye: The Emmons LeGrande models show a SINGLE 12 LE ...
Topic: 2017 Christmas Greetings to My Forum Friends
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 2964	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 18 Dec 2017 5:02 pm Subject: 2017 Christmas Greetings to My Forum Friends
Larry Bell Replies: 6 Views: 2964	Merry Christmas to all my friends on the Steel Guitar Forum. For the past decade or so, Iâ€™ve recorded a Christmas or holiday themed tune to share with my buds on the Forum. All these song ...