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Bent Romnes
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Posted 7 May 2012 6:15 am |
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A most enjoyable weekend..Ben Banville, the man who bought Blackbird, came up from MA. to pick up his new steel on Friday. We spent a very enjoyable weekend together and, although Ben is a seasoned musician and guitar player, he is completely new to pedal steel. This weekend gave us the opportunity to introduce Ben to the wonderful workings of the pedal steel and take the time to go through the names of the parts, show him the way to tune, set up pedals and KL's and generally let him become a little bit familiar with this new machine. Ben is a one of a kind whom I am now proud to call my lifetime friend.
Bye Bye Blackbird!
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Ross Shafer
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Petaluma, California
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Posted 7 May 2012 7:52 am
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| another beautiful guitar Bent, congrats! |
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Ross Shafer
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Petaluma, California
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Posted 7 May 2012 7:52 am
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| another beautiful guitar Bent, congrats! |
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Howard Steinberg
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St. Petersburg, Florida , USA
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Posted 7 May 2012 8:20 am
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Beautiful guitar. Do you do a double neck??
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 7 May 2012 8:43 am
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Ross, thanks!!
Howard, I haven't done double neck yet but according to all the inquiries I have received, it looks like I will be getting into it, yes.
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Ben Banville
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Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 8 May 2012 3:03 am
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It stayed in tune!
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Ben Banville
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Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 8 May 2012 3:22 am
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Hi Bent,
I can't think of a better way to forge a great friendship than over the building of a pedal steel guitar!...and it was worth driving a thousand miles just for the fabulous hospitality! I set 'er up when I got home and she was still perfectly in tune...and what a great sound! That single coil is DEAD SILENT! If only my strats and tele were that quiet. WOW!
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Fred Justice
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Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 8 May 2012 5:52 am
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Bent that's a great looking guitar buddy.
Your craftsmanship is awesome.
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Per Berner
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Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 8 May 2012 6:09 am
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Wow! Absolutely stunning, superb, stellar, sweet... Your best work yet, I bet!
I suppose you are feeling something else beginning with 'S' right now, Bent... "separationsångest"...  |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 May 2012 6:57 am
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Hey everybody you move me to shivers here...thanks so much for all your kind words.
Ben, my friend, I agree. A great new friendship was forged over the weekend. Both Judy and I were proud to be hosts to such a great guest as you.In this day and age of reservations and doubts over unfamiliar people, you stepped into our home and our family like a longtime friend and we are ever so proud that you fit right in with not only the 2 of us but with our kids, grand kids and some friends as well.
Super news that she stayed in tune on the trip!
I'll post a pic of you and the guitar when you give me the ok to do so 
Folks, the pickup that Ben is talking about is actually my own BenRom single coil.
Fred, it means so much to have a builder on your level say this. It builds me up tremendously. I am glad you like my work!
Per, thanks. Again, folks, Per is the artist who designed the BenRom logo. You also notice that I have now designed the fretboard with part of the logo for the markers.
Yes, Per, I actually did feel some separation anxiety when Blackbird flew the coop. It is a big comfort to know that it found a great new home with Ben Banville
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 10 May 2012 3:25 am
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That is a "sharp" Steel Bent if I ever saw one!!
Beautiful work!
Have a good trip.
Roy
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