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Topic: New Trembly Lap Steel |
George McCann
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Maui, USA
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 19 Jan 2012 4:36 pm |
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That's a very interesting looking lap steel. Are the resonator holes useful or just decoration?
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John Mulligan
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Ontario, Canada
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 19 Jan 2012 5:23 pm
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| what a cute lil' thang...... |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 19 Jan 2012 7:38 pm
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Looks like a Supro style pickup.....
I believe Jason Lollar is building those. |
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George McCann
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Maui, USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2012 10:49 pm
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Hugo asked if I wanted to leave the resonator screens in or take them off. I decided to leave them in. I should receive the lap steel early next week and can tell you better if the screen serve any funtion other than style.
John, do you think the screens add anything to the tone of your Trembly?
The pick up is Jason's Supro design. Hugo added the tone control and says It sounds great. Hugo says "That pickup is very powerful, but still sounds good with the volume rolled back. Sounds closer to a humbucker tham I expected, but in a good way.The tone control is close to the pickup, but I still find it easily controlled. Sound wise, at least on my amp, the tone curve is nice and usable all the way down." |
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George McCann
From:
Maui, USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2012 10:54 pm
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| I listened to the sound bites of all of the Trembley models, on his website and liked the organic/woody tone of this model. The small body is chambered except for the bridge pickup area. |
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George McCann
From:
Maui, USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2012 10:58 pm
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John,
Yours looks like it has the Poplar body. I asked him to use Mahogeny for the body and neck. |
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John Mulligan
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 20 Jan 2012 1:03 pm
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| I think mine has a different pickup, but I am not a specialist on pickups. It has a nice low-end growl on the bass strings. The instrument is highly responsive to touch, it can really change the tone. The little resonator screens are over an acoustic resonating chamber. It can sound a little more acoustic-ey as a result. For instance I can finger pick it in open E and accentuate that sound. It also screams when you want it to. As I said, it's very responsive to touch and attack. It's fun to play without fingerpicks for quieter moods, or for turning up and putting on the picks for a bluesy mood. It's also nice for country-style sweet playing. A very satisfying little steel. You should see the acoustic guitars he is making now! |
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John Mulligan
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 20 Jan 2012 1:04 pm
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| Mine doesn't have the tone control but I don't miss it. It has a nice balanced sound. |
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John Mulligan
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 20 Jan 2012 1:19 pm
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By the way, the hb in the serial number stands for Hobo. Hugo calls these the Hobo model.
Did you get a case with yours? |
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George McCann
From:
Maui, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2012 3:03 pm
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Thanks for the tips. Yes Hugo included the case. I was thinking of not needing finger picks as this pickup is supposed to be pretty strong. I enjoy not putting on the picks and the differnct tone you generate without them. Here is what Jason says about this tyle pickup:
This is an exact copy of the Supro/ Valco/ National string through steel guitar pickup as used on the "Coodercaster." The pickup is humbucking yet it sounds exactly like a single coil. Output is remarkably high yet it has all of the clarity of a low output pickup. The steel plate that goes over the strings spreads the magnetic field to surround the strings. This increases the pickup's sensitivity and reduces magnetic pull on the strings which increases sustain. Chrome plated to look as good as it sounds. |
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George McCann
From:
Maui, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2012 3:14 pm
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John,
The woodsy tone his sound sample generated is what attracted me to this guitar. As I've gotten older I've been more interested in Jazz and swing tones than I used to be. I'll check out his acoustic guitars. I have a Proulx Dreadnaught that I dearly love and can't find enough fingers and hands to play it enough. Sigh, all these tones in our minds and only two hands to produce these sounds. |
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John Mulligan
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Jan 2012 4:30 pm
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| The little Hobo that I have has the hand-wound single coil PU without the steel surround. The improvements he's made since then are pretty outstanding. Enjoy yours! |
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George McCann
From:
Maui, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2012 10:37 am
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John,
I think Hugo is still suppying the hand wound single with this. I asked for the mahogeny body and the PU upgrade. He was happy to oblidge me. |
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