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Topic: An olde fashioned steel guitar stand for playing............ |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 5:14 am |
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The thought of putting any decent guitar on one of those rickety old contraptions kinda scares me.  |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 10:38 am
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| Doug Beaumier wrote: |
| I've owned a couple of those 1950s Oahu stands in the past, and yes, they wobble and they are unstable. It's hard to concentrate on your playing when your guitar is twisting around and you have to be ready to grab it if the stand tips over. Save your money and buy one of the high quality stands on the market today. |
Doug
I realize you're only being practical, man... but hey, with those old stands, you know... the TONE!!
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 10:46 am
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 1:27 pm
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When I took delivery on my 1945 Barder 3-neck, it did not have built in legs. I purchased a 2-necked chrome stand which fit my 3-necks OK. (see picture).
I used this stand for the next 5 years before buildimg a more substantial table stand with 3-legs.
The attached picture was myself and Earl Finley when we were both on the Ole Rasmussen Band aroung 1950.
Taken at McDonald's Ballroom in Compton, Ca.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 4:37 pm
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Mark Roeder's stands blow those away in every single way. I had a number of the old ones--gave them away and sold them.
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Bud Angelotti
From:
Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 5:15 pm
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Thanks for the heads up Ray. That might be really neta to have. I like old stuff.  |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 5:41 pm About those 'old rickety stands'................
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I've had one just like in the picture and have found it to be extremely STABLE, not at all shakey, and it has proven to be quite an asset while playing my Ric's. And YES, the TONE is unequalled!!!
BILLY: Were you on Rassmussen's "Charleston Alley"?
That was a great song and arrangement. |
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Billy Tonnesen
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R.I.P., Buena Park, California
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 8:41 pm
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Ray, check your E-Mail.
The Tone on my old Barder Steel Guitar was also, IMHO, unequalled. It is solid wood with Richenbacher pick ups.
When the Guitar needed and maintenance I took it to Paul Bigsby who lived close by. He made new nuts for it with slots to better fit the string guages. I always used Bigsby strings as long he sold them.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 2 Apr 2012 6:00 am
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| Doug Beaumier wrote: |
| Herb, you're right.. the Tone of those old Oahu stands was unbeatable! |
As my friend Texas John Loner would say, "the contribution of the Oahu Guitar Stand to the amazing sound of the steel guitar cannot be measured!"
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 2 Apr 2012 6:41 am
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Reece had a pretty solid looking stand last time I seen him play in St. Louis..Maybe he can custom manufactors them..
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Ray Mardin
From:
New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2012 4:43 am 1930's gibson steel
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hey guys got to tell you about this guitar as i live in new hampshire in a small area and have allways love the steel guitar i play pedal steel or try to  anyway bach to the story there is a store called the vintage fret shop and the owner dave and crew are great guys so dave brought out this 1930's twin neck steel it was a 7 string and 8 string neck he has done alot of work to it as it was in need of repair so i helped hin string it up the top neck i used a'9 and the bottom neck e tuning the seven'th string i tuned to gflat it sound awsome i know there are many ways to tune it and it has a stand like the one posted on this site |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 8 Apr 2012 5:50 am
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| Gee, legs that actually screw in. What a concept. |
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