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Topic: New Infinity...Additional Pictures |
Dave Bertoncini
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Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2013 10:21 am |
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Just picked this up from Frank yesterday...what a great guitar and Frank is the best to deal with. I will take some better pictures when time allows
Last edited by Dave Bertoncini on 28 Sep 2013 12:53 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Ron Whitworth
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Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 14 Sep 2013 11:20 am
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Hello Dave;
Congratulations on your new pedal steel.
You have a great one there & you are right about
Fran & Frank - both are SUPER folks!
Enjoy your new baby.
Ron
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We need to turn the TWANG up a little
It's not what you play through, it's what you play through it.
They say that tone is all in the fingers...I say it is all in your head 
Some of the best pieces of life are the little pieces all added up..Ron
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 5:34 am
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| Thanks Ron...I have had couple days now to get acquainted with it and I like it better and better all the time |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 5:37 am
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I have know Frank & Fran for many years. None better. I have seen and played some of the guitars Frank did rebuilds on (mostly MCI/EMCI) and his work is second to none. I haven't seen an Infinity in person, but can't imagine another guitar being built any better.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 5:47 am
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| Richard...it is a dream guitar to me...I can't imagine anything any better. Frank's attention to detail is impressive |
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Wayne Franco
From:
silverdale, WA. USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 3:19 pm Hi Dave
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Very nice looking guitar. Glad to see your playing.
Wayne |
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John Groover McDuffie
From:
LA California, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 3:33 pm
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| Is "new infinity" an oxymoron? |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 4:42 pm
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Yes John, just like "to infinity and beyond".
I've had an Infinity S12u for a few months now and continue to really like it.
Dave, what do you think of the string height off the neck?
It measures 3/4" which is quite a bit more than my previous guitar. It was the only thing I had to work at getting used to. I'm fine with it now. |
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 5:06 pm
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Wayne...you will have to come down and check it out
John...lots of things about me are oxymoron's
Jim...mine measures a little less than 5/8". I think Frank mentioned something about the necks being higher...wasn't sure what he meant, it seems like it is very easy to play in tune. All I know is it the best steel I have ever played. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 5:32 pm
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Frank builds them the way he plays them
GREAT!!!!!!
I hope to meet this man one day....  |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 6:25 pm
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| would love a buncha pics of the undercarriage and everything else. |
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2013 6:42 pm
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David...Frank speaks highly of you too
Chris...I will try, when I can quit playing it long enough to take more pictures |
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2013 12:53 pm
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As requsested...few more pictures. Sorry I am not a photographer.
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Joe Naylor
From:
Avondale, Arizona, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2013 3:09 pm
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And that is a nice lookin seat setting behind that Infinity too - could not resist
Joe Naylor
www.steelseat.com
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2013 3:12 pm
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| Joe...not sure where that came from...some guy named Joe Naylor, I think |
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2013 2:33 pm
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Very nice guitar, love those pedals. Shades of the old push pull pedal but better.
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D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2013 3:55 pm
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Agree the pedals with the rounded edges are truly awesome.
G |
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2013 4:09 pm
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Infinity guitars are just gorgeous works of art. Frank is a great player, as well. During jams you don't have to look up to know who's turn it is. It's a shame he couldn't name them after himself, but I understand his name is Franklin Carter
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Dave Bertoncini
From:
Sun City West, Arizona USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2013 4:29 pm
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Yes you are right on the name...he told me someone said he should combine the names and call them a Farter.
The pedals are comfortable...much nicer than the flat ones...pedal and lever action is very smooth and a nice positive half stop for the second string.
Everytime I play it or check it out I keep noticing more cool details |
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Jerry Van Hoose
From:
Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Posted 30 Sep 2013 4:47 pm
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| Dave, great looking Infinity! Wow! |
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Larry Lenhart
From:
Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 30 Sep 2013 7:59 pm
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| That is a beautiful looking steel ! Maybe I will get to see it in person while i am in mesa for the next two months !! Joe, always looking at men's seats !! I wonder about you sometimes !! |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2013 12:13 pm
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| The pedal rack and the way the pedals attach is awsome too. On can put a pedal anywher along the rack. They slide in grooves and are locked in position with one set screw. One can fool with side to side positioning if one so desires. They don't have to be fixed at certain intervals. The rack is heavy duty where it needs to be and feels very stable under foot. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2013 12:14 pm
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| The pedal rack and the way the pedals attach is awsome too. On can put a pedal anywher along the rack. They slide in grooves and are locked in position with one set screw. One can fool with side to side positioning if one so desires. They don't have to be fixed at certain intervals. The rack is heavy duty where it needs to be and feels very stable under foot. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 1 Oct 2013 1:48 pm Nice!
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Nice guitar Dave.
Have fun picking,
Andy
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2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2013 10:04 am
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I sat down at an Infinity a couple years ago at Dallas and they are great feeling and playing guitars and the tone was awesome.
As for the pedals, I think they, along with the old Emmons Push Pull pedals, are the very best designed pedals on any steel guitar. They are slick on top which lets your show sole slip as pedals are pressed instead of catching on a grove. The width never did matter to me.The old Sho-Bud Design was just aweful to play for me because of the little diamond groves which would bind on my shoe sole and make the pull out of tune.
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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