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Topic: Doc's new Dustpan |
Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 1:09 pm |
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It's headin' to Hawaii ...
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Richard Sevigny
From:
Salmon Arm, BC, Canada
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 1:11 pm
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Nice little guitar. 
Like the strategic finger placement in the photos...
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Danny James
From:
Summerfield Florida USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 1:50 pm
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Hey Rick,
Wow that is one great looking piece of work. 
Betcha couldn't have done it without those little helpers though.  |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 1:57 pm
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Beautiful! Does that mean Tucker and Dusty are long and longer scale?
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 2:28 pm
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Thanks for the kind words y'all ...
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Beautiful guitar Rick!  Which one of your pickup models is on this one?
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It's essentially a Potbelly pickup ... wound with 38 AWG magnet wire ... 2.35 k Ohm ...
| Mike Neer wrote: |
| Beautiful! Does that mean Tucker and Dusty are long and longer scale? |
Yep .. Tucker (only 2 yrs) is destined for the "Brute Squad" ... remember Fessick (Andre the Giant) in the movie "Princess Bride" ... .
He towers over this perfect 22.375" scale ...   
Haven't cut his hair yet ... everytime my mother-in-law says something about it ... I add a year till his first trim ...
I think he's up to 7 yrs old now ... before the clippers come out ...  |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 2:51 pm
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Another beautiful guitar, Rick! Your well deserved pride in creating such a beauty comes through well in the photos. Congratulations to both you and Doc.
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 3:11 pm Beauty is uncompromising.................
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A very fine example of real craftsmanship!
That should place you right up there in the historical facts book along with Paul A. Bigsby and the like.
Congratulations............
I hope you wrist does not become inflamed from the incorrect ergonomics view in the photo. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 3:44 pm
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Another great piece of work Rick!
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 4:19 pm Can't wait to hear Isaac play it
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Glad that one is coming to Oahu.
If it goes 'missing', guess who to look for?!
From the looks, it should be worth a couple of years in OCCC.
I may be wrong, but to my knowledge, not since David Kelii's factory custom Fry-Pan has there been an 8 string like this made.
Something tells me this one is even better... |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 6:16 pm
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| Mighty fine looking piece Rick!! I know how good it sounds |
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 7:38 pm
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| Looks awesome and I know it sounds stellar! |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 7:46 pm
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| What a beauty, almost as beautiful as your family. |
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Jim Konrad
From:
The Great Black Swamp USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 8:07 pm
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I love it!!!!!!!!!
The coolest part is long after all the humans are gone, hundreds of thousands years later an alien archaeologist will dig one up and scratch his two heads? 
A much cooler story than any wooden guitar could ever hope for!!
I agree with Ray as your art is already part of the story of the steel guitar. |
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 8:46 pm
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| Thanks for posting pics of the new Dustpan. It's always great to see your work. Bravo! |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 8 Sep 2008 11:05 pm
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Just another good example of Aielloian Artisanship!!!
Aloha,
Don |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 9 Sep 2008 1:56 am
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| Another masterpiece. In a few short years you've gone from "How the hell do I make a sand cast" to this level of craftsmanship. I can only shake my head. Guess it helps to be obsessed? : |
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Harry Dietrich
From:
Robesonia, Pennsylvania, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Sep 2008 5:06 am
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"Truly the age of the craftsman has not yet passed!"
Beautiful job, Rick.
Har |
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Bob Reani
From:
Como - Italy
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Posted 9 Sep 2008 5:57 am
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Beautiful work Rick!It's always a pleasure to see your guitars.  |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2008 6:40 am
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Gorgeous guitar Rick. Kids are looking good too!
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2008 12:39 pm
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| Bill Leff wrote: |
| Kids are looking good too! |
Well, the girls got all upset that they weren't in the picture ...
You know that "Green-Eyed Monster" ...
So here's Ellie and Emmie ... with Isaac's Dustpan
Anyway ...
I had planned on making two this summer ... but I'm movin' pretty slow these days ... this one took 2 full months to build ...
Thanks again for all the nice comments ... |
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Terry Farmer
From:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2008 1:15 pm
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| Da Man!!!!!!!!! |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2008 1:43 pm
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Doc ... it's on its way ...
Maybe one day ... I'll take my babies over there ...
Get a root canal ... drink a few (dozen) Mai Tai cocktails ... and listen to you play that rascal ...
Till then ...
Ocean City ... another filling ... a fifth of Sailor Jerry ... and my JB & Andy Iona records ...
Will have to do ...
Enjoy ... |
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Kevin Greenberg
From:
Lakewood, CA
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Posted 10 Sep 2008 1:56 pm Dust pan
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| Most excellent! One day I gotta scrape together some dough for one of those. |
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