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Declan Byrne

 

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Post  Posted 13 May 2011 5:29 pm    
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Just browsing and came accross this video of Buddy Merrill jr.Wow !!!! He sure has class.Maybe this was viewed by you before but for those who didn't here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcipRLzk4zM&feature=related
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Doug Jones


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Post  Posted 13 May 2011 7:26 pm    
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Top notch!
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Susan Alcorn


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Post  Posted 14 May 2011 6:39 pm    
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Wow, really nice! He has a lot of control.
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Walter Stettner


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Vienna, Austria
Post  Posted 15 May 2011 5:55 am    
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What's the tuning on the front neck with all the bass strings?

Here's another one, years later, from Buddy's last guest appearance on the LW Show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-6bAV-J_VU&feature=related

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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 15 May 2011 8:34 am    
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I think the front neck may be tuned to E7. I had a quad Stringmaster years ago and the nut on the front neck had extra wide grooves to accommodate thick strings.

Here's another clip of young Buddy M. playing his "steel kut-tar" on Welk's show ---> Click

This clip makes me wonder why he ever "upgraded" to pedal steel guitar. Oh well, that's progress. Oh Well Cool
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Rich Gardner


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Columbus, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 15 May 2011 5:39 pm    
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Maybe he didn't consider it an upgrade?
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Frank Freniere


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Post  Posted 17 May 2011 10:48 am    
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Yes, amazing control. So cool how LW leans in and (probably) tells the kid, "Now remember to smile for da peeple!"
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Declan Byrne

 

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Post  Posted 17 May 2011 3:19 pm    
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Did they use a small bar back in them days Question
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Ken Mizell


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Post  Posted 21 May 2011 12:39 pm    
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Anyone know what happened to him? Still pickin'?
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