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Topic: Show off your Willy |
Ryan McMahon
From:
The Land Of Sky Blue Waters
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 4:09 am |
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Bill Rudolph is a master of inlays, and laquer finishes
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 7:17 am
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Bill built me this one a few years ago:
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 7:31 am
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I've noticed that Williams makes some of the prettiest steel guitars, ever.
Do they sound just as good __ if they are not black? 
To you with discriminating taste:
How would you rate their sound on a scale of 1 thru 10,
10 being an Emmons PP? |
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Ryan McMahon
From:
The Land Of Sky Blue Waters
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 8:27 am williams tone
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| I would have to say the tone of my Willy, as compared to my Sho-Bud, Fessy,Emmons pp or any other i have owned or played, the Willy with a tru tone, has a ton of growl. At least thats how Bill explains it. i tend to agree! Did i mention sustain? The growling sustainer.Yes they do play as pretty as they look!!! |
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Dennis Saydak
From:
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 8:35 am
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I couldn't be more pleased with mine. You can probably tell I like blue
Erv, how come you need so many "fly swatters' hanging under your Willy? 
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Dennis
Just when you think you're getting ahead in the rat race, the rats get faster. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 8:49 am
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Dennis,
I had Bill put separate right knee levers for the E9th and the C6th necks. |
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 9:25 am My Willy
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 10:32 am Another shot
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 11:02 am
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Pay no attention to that man behind the steel!
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 11:27 am
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Clinesmith consoles D-8/6 5 pedal, D-8 3 pedal & A25 Frypan, Pettingill Teardrop, & P8 Deluxe. |
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 2:47 pm
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Mine looks a lot like Brad's... Sure is a sweet axe!
Larry J.
Last edited by Larry Jamieson on 26 Mar 2009 7:17 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 3:12 pm
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| At my age it is not often someone asks to see my "Willy",,,,??? |
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Tim Owen
From:
Mishawaka, Indiana
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 4:28 pm
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I got this one in 2004. I will be getting another one soon!
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 26 Mar 2009 9:59 pm
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| You would not want to ask Archie Nicol to show you his willie ! |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 6:42 am
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| Brendan Mitchell wrote: |
| You would not want to ask Archie Nicol to show you his willie ! |
Just ask him to wear his kilt and let the wind do the rest. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 6:53 am
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Here's another of Bill's creations:
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Mike Ester
From:
New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 8:04 am
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| Sonny Jenkins wrote: |
| At my age it is not often someone asks to see my "Willy",,,,??? |
Dude!!!!!!!
That is so NOT RIGHT, on so many levels!!!!!!!
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 8:33 am
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Williams fretboards have differently colored position markers on different instruments.
Is there an early and later fretboard; or can they be "custom color" ordered? |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 8:39 am
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 10:05 am Conflicted about color scheme
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| Hey Erv N. and Ryan M., now you guys got me all conflicted, I cannot decide which of the two I like the best so I guess it's a tie and you both win the color scheme award..IMHO, of course. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 10:07 am
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Bill has toned down his fretboards the last few years.
He had some guitars at the Wisconsin Rapids steel show and one of the guitars had basically a flat black fretboard with very subtle white fret markers.
When he built mine, I told him the only thing I didn't like about his guitars was the fretboards.
(So I him put on Fessenden fretboards) I really like the longhorn design. |
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Ray Kedge
From:
Middlesex, England
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 12:29 pm One that got over the Water
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Here's mine ,Bill builds a superb guitar
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 1:41 pm
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Show you my Willy ? This is everyone's Willy....
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 1:52 pm
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Alan,
I think I'm going to be sick. |
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Larry Scott
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2009 3:44 pm I'll start with upskirt shot......... get your paper towels
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Gary your welcome in my kitchen any time
aint no Jet but wifey gots a new Escalade |
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