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Stefan. Does this help? Due to serious health issues I am having to downsize my home and have some interesting items for disposal.
Among these is a Peavey Nashville 112 in good condition.
This part ...

Here's my favourite :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdTa9MzgF6s

The best cover that I've heard.

A couple of years ago I was asked by my granddaughter to play a musical interlude at her wedding. I was to play whilst the happy couple were signing the register in the vestry.

I arrived early and ...

Some interesting attempts there from Snopes but I'm afraid they're struggling a bit.

I stand by my original contention.

The Pints and Quarts explanation hardly seems credible, The pint as a meas ...

With reference to Ms. Faust's article regarding etiquette at the NAMM, I would suggest that she is mistaken with her point number 4 - "Mind your P's and Q's", being to do with Pints and Quar ...

Hello Wayne.

I bought one of those a few years ago and it arrived with the bridge dismantled for some reason.

I emailed the late Mr. Duane Marrs with a picture of what I had and he very kindly r ...

Thanks for the link, Joachim.

Along with Micky there's Andy Fairweather Lowe, another Cardiff boy, who is still playing rhythm with Eric Clapton. there's even Geraint Watkins on the keys. He's from ...

I can't let this thread go without a mention of another fine guitarist and pal of Dave Edmunds - Micky Gee, the Master of the Telecaster.

Micky and Dave went back a long way and there was always a ...

Just to add to the confusion, Richard, you may wish to have a look at the VOX DA5. Similar effects to the Roland Micro but with a bit more ooomph.

The ultimate in pocket amps must be the Danelectro ...

As the originator of this thread, from a long time ago, I felt that I ought to chime in.

Fortunately, Mick, you have a couple of 'gurus' on board and the crumbs of their wisdom that fall upon you s ...

Don't worry, Mike, I bought the RKR 7 string frypan on eBay recently and I'm absolutely overjoyed with it. I called Rod afterwards and he says that only 12 were ever made, so it's more rare than we th ...

A popular lap steel made in the UK, probably Bradford, was the Wyseaki.

These were made by Mr. Z. Wyzecki a Polish luthier. The pick-ups were hand made and wound to the purchaser's spec by a Mr. Cy ...

And just to complete the circle of Jimi's influence on the guitar world, kindly take a look at this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvKbbDBeBNo&feature=related

An eminent cover. Thanks Larry ...

Please don't get too upset, Mr. Montee, just think what we in the UK have to put up with.

We hear of you drawing water from a fawcet whereas we get ours from a tap.

We walk along the side of the ...

I think this is the one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qck-s79efuw

I don't think that there is anything funny about assaulting senior citizens. This video promotes violence.

Are you kidding?

There's a big clue in the word SPOOF.

If this promotes violence t ...

I've got one of those. Mine's in black.

Please don't think that I'm poking my nose into your sale but your RSG looks incomplete to me.

From your pictures it seems to me that your 'resonator' ca ...

The Uke is a RISA Electric. Here's one:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risa-Electric-Solid-Soprano-Ukulele-inc-gig-bag-/330638936699?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Sting_Instruments&hash=item4cfb9dca7b# ...

I'd never heard of Wyzecki guitars before, although I have to say that the whole time I was living in England (1945-1980) I came across very few Hawaiian Guitars at all. Embarassed

That double-necked ...

At last a thread on these little-known Wyzecki guitars! Have an S8 and a D8 pictures to follow by the weekend, both picked up via Ebay UK over the years, one directly and another indirectly.

The S8 ...

That's pretty Baz. Yours?

When I brought my Wy-Sea-ki to Brecon a couple of years ago, the late Mr. Sam Tomlin, a friend of 'Henry' Wyszecki the maker, was most interested and informative and kindl ...

Is this the type that you need?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stand-Stagg-MUS-ARM-2-Music-Stand-Arm-Clamp-/190519147210?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Access_RL&hash=item2c5bd37aca

They also do a smaller one:
...

ohhhh man Bill! You are so right. I have been on a real Hollies kick the last 6 months. They were a little sugary, but their harmonies were so good. they did alot of cover tunes and turned them into t ...

Just a humble half a groats worth.

In the series of You Tube clips of Jerry Byrd and Marty Robbins kindly posted by Basil, Jerry Byrd states that Joseph Kekuku was sat whittling a piece of wood wit ...

Arch.

Absolutely spot on, I must confess.

Nevertheless, Chuck's guitar style has formed the basis of so much that followed.

In fact, the last time that I saw him I noticed that some of the mo ...

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Topic: Best Lap Steel Guitar Amp
Robert Shafer Replies: 27 Views: 19922	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Apr 2016 5:51 pm Subject: Nashville 112 for sale
Robert Shafer Replies: 27 Views: 19922	Stefan. Does this help? Due to serious health issues I am having to downsize my home and have some interesting items for disposal. Among these is a Peavey Nashville 112 in good condition. This part ...
Topic: Bobby Ingano plays a 7-string frypan
Robert Shafer Replies: 3 Views: 2212	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jul 2014 4:55 pm Subject: Bobby Ingano plays a 7-string frypan
Robert Shafer Replies: 3 Views: 2212	Here's my favourite :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdTa9MzgF6s The best cover that I've heard.
Topic: The Love of a Steel Guitar
Robert Shafer Replies: 13 Views: 4782	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Jul 2014 4:46 pm Subject: The Love of a Steel Guitar
Robert Shafer Replies: 13 Views: 4782	A couple of years ago I was asked by my granddaughter to play a musical interlude at her wedding. I was to play whilst the happy couple were signing the register in the vestry. I arrived early and ...
Topic: Etiquette for musicians at NAMM
Robert Shafer Replies: 7 Views: 3050	Forum Section: Music Posted: 23 Jan 2014 1:23 pm Subject: Etiquette for musicians at NAMM
Robert Shafer Replies: 7 Views: 3050	Some interesting attempts there from Snopes but I'm afraid they're struggling a bit. I stand by my original contention. The Pints and Quarts explanation hardly seems credible, The pint as a meas ...
Topic: Etiquette for musicians at NAMM
Robert Shafer Replies: 7 Views: 3050	Forum Section: Music Posted: 23 Jan 2014 11:47 am Subject: Etiquette for musicians at NAMM
Robert Shafer Replies: 7 Views: 3050	With reference to Ms. Faust's article regarding etiquette at the NAMM, I would suggest that she is mistaken with her point number 4 - "Mind your P's and Q's", being to do with Pints and Quar ...
Topic: Duane Marrs Cat Can
Robert Shafer Replies: 22 Views: 15281	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Dec 2013 6:03 pm Subject: Duane Marrs Cat Can
Robert Shafer Replies: 22 Views: 15281	Hello Wayne. I bought one of those a few years ago and it arrived with the bridge dismantled for some reason. I emailed the late Mr. Duane Marrs with a picture of what I had and he very kindly r ...
Topic: Billy Bremner - I've added a YouTube link.....
Robert Shafer Replies: 30 Views: 23345	Forum Section: Music Posted: 17 Nov 2013 6:42 pm Subject: Billy Bremner - I've added a YouTube link.....
Robert Shafer Replies: 30 Views: 23345	Thanks for the link, Joachim. Along with Micky there's Andy Fairweather Lowe, another Cardiff boy, who is still playing rhythm with Eric Clapton. there's even Geraint Watkins on the keys. He's from ...
Topic: Billy Bremner - I've added a YouTube link.....
Robert Shafer Replies: 30 Views: 23345	Forum Section: Music Posted: 16 Nov 2013 9:08 pm Subject: Billy Bremner - I've added a YouTube link.....
Robert Shafer Replies: 30 Views: 23345	I can't let this thread go without a mention of another fine guitarist and pal of Dave Edmunds - Micky Gee, the Master of the Telecaster. Micky and Dave went back a long way and there was always a ...
Topic: Need Opinions for a new player
Robert Shafer Replies: 30 Views: 7369	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Apr 2013 10:37 am Subject: Need Opinions for a new player
Robert Shafer Replies: 30 Views: 7369	Just to add to the confusion, Richard, you may wish to have a look at the VOX DA5. Similar effects to the Roland Micro but with a bit more ooomph. The ultimate in pocket amps must be the Danelectro ...
Topic: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jan 2013 8:34 pm Subject: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	As the originator of this thread, from a long time ago, I felt that I ought to chime in. Fortunately, Mick, you have a couple of 'gurus' on board and the crumbs of their wisdom that fall upon you s ...
Topic: Aloha. Oe
Robert Shafer Replies: 55 Views: 19576	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:47 am Subject: Aloha. Oe
Robert Shafer Replies: 55 Views: 19576	Don't worry, Mike, I bought the RKR 7 string frypan on eBay recently and I'm absolutely overjoyed with it. I called Rod afterwards and he says that only 12 were ever made, so it's more rare than we th ...
Topic: European made lapsteels
Robert Shafer Replies: 29 Views: 16852	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Dec 2012 5:41 pm Subject: European made lapsteels
Robert Shafer Replies: 29 Views: 16852	A popular lap steel made in the UK, probably Bradford, was the Wyseaki. These were made by Mr. Z. Wyzecki a Polish luthier. The pick-ups were hand made and wound to the purchaser's spec by a Mr. Cy ...
Topic: Jimi
Robert Shafer Replies: 46 Views: 8096	Forum Section: Music Posted: 29 Nov 2012 4:41 pm Subject: Jimi
Robert Shafer Replies: 46 Views: 8096	And just to complete the circle of Jimi's influence on the guitar world, kindly take a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvKbbDBeBNo&feature=related An eminent cover. Thanks Larry ...
Topic: Anyone care to join me?
Robert Shafer Replies: 61 Views: 20147	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 May 2012 3:33 pm Subject: Anyone care to join me?
Robert Shafer Replies: 61 Views: 20147	Please don't get too upset, Mr. Montee, just think what we in the UK have to put up with. We hear of you drawing water from a fawcet whereas we get ours from a tap. We walk along the side of the ...
Topic: Black Ace Bottleneck Blue Guitar
Robert Shafer Replies: 4 Views: 1451	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Mar 2012 6:24 pm Subject: Black Ace Bottleneck Blue Guitar
Robert Shafer Replies: 4 Views: 1451	I think this is the one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qck-s79efuw
Topic: Old Beatles...
Robert Shafer Replies: 2 Views: 1054	Forum Section: Music Posted: 8 Mar 2012 5:11 pm Subject: Old Beatles...
Robert Shafer Replies: 2 Views: 1054	I don't think that there is anything funny about assaulting senior citizens. This video promotes violence. Are you kidding? There's a big clue in the word SPOOF. If this promotes violence t ...
Topic: Bob, please close - Marrs Resonator Simulator for sale
Robert Shafer Replies: 3 Views: 2983	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 29 Jan 2012 8:16 pm Subject: Bob, please close - Marrs Resonator Simulator for sale
Robert Shafer Replies: 3 Views: 2983	I've got one of those. Mine's in black. Please don't think that I'm poking my nose into your sale but your RSG looks incomplete to me. From your pictures it seems to me that your 'resonator' ca ...
Topic: Does it get any better?
Robert Shafer Replies: 12 Views: 3392	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Dec 2011 8:05 pm Subject: Does it get any better?
Robert Shafer Replies: 12 Views: 3392	The Uke is a RISA Electric. Here's one:- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Risa-Electric-Solid-Soprano-Ukulele-inc-gig-bag-/330638936699?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Sting_Instruments&hash=item4cfb9dca7b# ...
Topic: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jul 2011 6:20 pm Subject: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	I'd never heard of Wyzecki guitars before, although I have to say that the whole time I was living in England (1945-1980) I came across very few Hawaiian Guitars at all. That double-necked ...
Topic: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jul 2011 5:32 pm Subject: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	At last a thread on these little-known Wyzecki guitars! Have an S8 and a D8 pictures to follow by the weekend, both picked up via Ebay UK over the years, one directly and another indirectly. The S8 ...
Topic: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jul 2011 5:03 pm Subject: What on Earth have I done?
Robert Shafer Replies: 35 Views: 18126	That's pretty Baz. Yours? When I brought my Wy-Sea-ki to Brecon a couple of years ago, the late Mr. Sam Tomlin, a friend of 'Henry' Wyszecki the maker, was most interested and informative and kindl ...
Topic: Non Pedal Steel Guitar Music Stand
Robert Shafer Replies: 4 Views: 3469	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Apr 2011 1:04 pm Subject: Non Pedal Steel Guitar Music Stand
Robert Shafer Replies: 4 Views: 3469	Is this the type that you need? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stand-Stagg-MUS-ARM-2-Music-Stand-Arm-Clamp-/190519147210?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Access_RL&hash=item2c5bd37aca They also do a smaller one: ...
Topic: The Hollies.....
Robert Shafer Replies: 57 Views: 22136	Forum Section: Music Posted: 25 Dec 2010 8:18 pm Subject: The Hollies.....
Robert Shafer Replies: 57 Views: 22136	ohhhh man Bill! You are so right. I have been on a real Hollies kick the last 6 months. They were a little sugary, but their harmonies were so good. they did alot of cover tunes and turned them into t ...
Topic: Railroaded ?
Robert Shafer Replies: 46 Views: 14511	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Dec 2007 7:46 pm Subject: Railroaded ?
Robert Shafer Replies: 46 Views: 14511	Just a humble half a groats worth. In the series of You Tube clips of Jerry Byrd and Marty Robbins kindly posted by Basil, Jerry Byrd states that Joseph Kekuku was sat whittling a piece of wood wit ...
Topic: It's Elvis, For ****'s Sake!
Robert Shafer Replies: 62 Views: 10994	Forum Section: Music Posted: 2 Sep 2007 4:50 pm Subject: It's Elvis, For 's Sake!
Robert Shafer Replies: 62 Views: 10994	Arch. Absolutely spot on, I must confess. Nevertheless, Chuck's guitar style has formed the basis of so much that followed. In fact, the last time that I saw him I noticed that some of the mo ...