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Topic: Who is the steel player & what guitar is he playing? |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 3:50 am |
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Was it really the style to wear your pants just under your ribcage? I'd be doomed! |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 8:00 am
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| perhaps a german made steel ? |
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Twayn Williams
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 10:00 am
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Those pants will haunt me 
The legs on that steel look like they fold up. I wonder how well such a system would work?
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 10:33 am
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| Oh! Man! Where can I get me a pair of those pants! Look at the belt loops! They're like Zoot Suit pants gone mutant! The tuning machine buttons look European. Seen them before. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 12:56 pm
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| It looks like he has a small Bohlin buckle. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 1:01 pm
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| You're right Chris! I just zoomed in, and it's a steer's head buckle. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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James Kerr
From:
Scotland, UK
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 2:00 pm
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Na, its Simon Cowal's brother.
James. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 2:03 pm
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| I'm hoping Basilh will step in here. He's got a good chance of recognizing the guitar. |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 2:35 pm
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| Looks like it could be an Epiphone console, similar to what L.T Zinn plays. |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 10 Apr 2009 11:06 pm
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Looks like an Epiphone as Scott said.
Aloha, 
Don |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 12:12 am
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I THINK that's a "Nudie" shirt 
He's quite obviously the falsetto singer in the band.
Surely that hat isn't correct with a western shirt ?
Last edited by basilh on 12 Apr 2009 1:23 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 9:20 am
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Here is the Epiphone I referred to above, as played by the elegant Mr. Zinn:
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 11:25 am
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| Is the original photo an early shot of Mr. Zinn ? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 12:03 pm
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| Alan, I put the pics side by side. You just might be right! |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 6:11 pm
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| Is the original photo an early shot of Mr. Zinn ? |
Revised - The picture that is just above was between 4-6 years ago in Waikiki at the HSGA convention.
By the way Leonard has recovered from his health problem and is perking again, i.e. that means his onery self. 
Aloha,
Don
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 6:42 pm
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I think Alan was referring to the photo that Andy Volk posted at the beginning of the thread, and wondering if that was L.T. "back in the day".
I'm sure it's not. Here are some old shots of L.T. with his band the 101 Ranch Boys. He doesn't bear much resemblance to our mystery steeler IMO.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=154231&highlight=101+ranch+boys |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 7:13 pm
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Your are right, Scott.
I was skimming too fast and did not relate it to the right picture.
Thanks for pointing it out.
I revised the earlier post.
Aloha,
Don |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 11 Apr 2009 8:01 pm
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Hmm. Look at the buttons on his shirt. Did he miss a couple or do you think maybe there are three and three, with one hidden inside those great-looking pants?
I think Fred Mertz wore pants like those.
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Where did you find that picture? |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 12 Apr 2009 2:47 am
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| Faceb0kk's old photos share group. |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 12 Apr 2009 6:49 am
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Three/double buttoning like that was very common on western shirts in the 40's and 50's, very cool little detail to spice up a shirt design. The high waist on slacks was also more than common, sometimes referred as "Hollywood waist". Wide belt loops was a rule on western pants, the guy in the photo is wearing rags that would feed you for months if you sold them on ebay today. Death to sneakers!!! 
And the guitar is an Epiphone, naturally!  |
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 12 Apr 2009 9:26 am
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You have to trust Jussi on this one !
The Honky Tonk Armani...
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Olli Haavisto
Finland |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 12 Apr 2009 5:36 pm
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| I must have a Philadelphia waist! |
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Thomas Ludwig
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 14 Apr 2009 1:25 am
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Doug,
"Eastern Europe" ??
I don't think that's the "Iron Curtain" in the background .
Thomas |
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