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James Mayer


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back in Portland Oregon, USA (via Arkansas and London, UK)
Post  Posted 10 Dec 2009 12:13 pm    
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Anyone ever try making a 12-string/6 course lap steel? Any thought or opinions on whether or not it's a worthy experiment?
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AJ Azure

 

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Post  Posted 10 Dec 2009 1:15 pm    
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I have an adapted 12 string. Sounds sweet. Alan Brookes probably has one too.
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James Mayer


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Post  Posted 10 Dec 2009 2:36 pm    
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AJ Azure wrote:
I have an adapted 12 string. Sounds sweet. Alan Brookes probably has one too.


So...why is it so uncommon? I've never seen a production model, only adaptations or one-offs like Alan's real-steel guitar.
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AJ Azure

 

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Post  Posted 10 Dec 2009 5:47 pm    
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tom doughty uses one too, i think possibly kelly joe phelps. uncommonality has to do with the narrow minded pigeon-holing mentality that seems to infest many circles including steel guitar circles.
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Alan Brookes


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Post  Posted 10 Dec 2009 6:15 pm    
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http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=880459#880459
Check out the above. I've built several over the years.


I built the following 16-string lap steel for Basil Henriques about two years ago.

Here is a video I shot of him playing it. Unfortunately for some reason the sound and video have gone out of sync by a couple of seconds, but you get the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8oFHywB-aU
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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 10 Dec 2009 6:25 pm    
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http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=132438&highlight=lapolin

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=132749&highlight=lapolin

http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/008934.html

http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/009160.html

Check out these threads.

Also, Sho-Bud produced a double-course pedal steel at one time, and that has also been discussed on the Forum.
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Ferdinand van den Berg


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Post  Posted 11 Dec 2009 4:23 am    
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Great idea!

Fern
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Alan Brookes


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Post  Posted 11 Dec 2009 3:19 pm    
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Ferdinand van den Berg wrote:
Great idea!

Dank u wel. Very Happy
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