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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 27 Nov 2013 7:57 am    
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Wow! The aluminum precursor to the Gibson EH-150 wooden steels.

http://www.retrofret.com/products.asp?ProductID=4494&CartID=

PS sorry for the amount of Andy Volk forum saturation this week. I'll shut up now.
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Tom Pettingill


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Post  Posted 27 Nov 2013 10:19 am    
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Those aluminum Gibsons are pretty cool and a neat piece of history. Very Happy
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Bill Hampton

 

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Post  Posted 27 Nov 2013 11:37 am    
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Can't speak for anyone else Andy, but I say the more the better. It's the readers choice if they want to skip some posts. Very Happy
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Myk Freedman


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Post  Posted 27 Nov 2013 2:15 pm    
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So funny to see this post. I was actually there today and played that steel! Not much point saying it sounded amazing as it really, really did! Not sure I'd say $9000+ amazing, but i guess everything's relative.
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 7 Dec 2013 11:46 am    
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http://www.fretboardjournal.com/blog/catch-day-1935-gibson-e-150
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David Matzenik


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Post  Posted 7 Dec 2013 2:16 pm    
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As posted previously, Ross Coole in Western Australia went to the trouble of making a replica. I dare say he might do another one if someone would part with $9000. Whoa!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahGn82nFjvU

My guess is that Gibson, being an established wooden instrument maker, discontinued the aluminium guitars when they saw what they were getting into. The matter of atmospheric temperature was most probably secondary. Rickenbacher was already a metal working business when they began work on the pickup and guitar design.
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Myk Freedman


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Post  Posted 7 Dec 2013 3:43 pm    
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Well, I hope Retro Fret never finds a buyer. Seeing as that steel is so rare, once it's in private hands shmoes like me will never get a chance to play on one again!
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C. E. Jackson


Post  Posted 7 Dec 2013 5:29 pm    
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Thanks for posting, Andy. I will post a song tonight played on my 1935 Gibson EHG so the great tone can be heard.

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Bill Creller

 

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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 8 Dec 2013 9:35 am    
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My personal opinion ( and no offense ) is that people are really nuts on prices sometimes.....it's still a guitar !
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David Brewer

 

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Western Australia
Post  Posted 8 Dec 2013 11:31 pm     Ross Coole EH-150 and pan styles
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Hi, I'm new around here but just wanted to add a few comments and correct a few things re the Ross Coole aluminium guits. Postings from David Matzenik and Myk Freedman mention the price of $9,000 for one of Ross's guitars. I'm not sure where that figure came from but it's not correct. I'm a steel player (regular guit too!) and friend of Ross, and the approx price of the pan in question is in fact $2,900. Lucky Oceans mentioned this figure in one of his postings here: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=224907&highlight=coole So when you consider the labour involved and the hand-wound horse-shoe pick up, (not to mention the hand made moulded fibreglass roadcase!) it's incredibly good value! This pan by the way is still in the US, so anyone can reply to Lucky's posting if they wish. Ross sells his EH-150 style guits for approx $2,500 which again is good value considering the work involved inc. hand-wound Charlie Christian style pup. I'll load some pics of one of his finished EH-150 guits. All the best, Dave.


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David Brewer

 

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Post  Posted 8 Dec 2013 11:38 pm     Ross Coole EH-150 and pan styles
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Correction to my previous post. Myk Freedman perhaps mentioned 9K in regards to a vintage guit, so my comment only relates to the posting from David Matzenik re Ross Coole 9K pricing.
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David Matzenik


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Post  Posted 9 Dec 2013 1:31 pm    
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Hi David. I didn't say that was Ross's actual price. I was making a sarcastic sideways jibe at RetroFret's price of 9k.

It is interesting that these guitars had a tone control in 1935 but Rickenbacher did not.
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David Brewer

 

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Post  Posted 9 Dec 2013 10:08 pm     Ross Coole EH-150
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Hi David, re-reading your post I can see what you mean. Was a bit confusing at first look linking the 9k price tag with the Ross Coole guits, as he definitely makes these for love not money! I'll post some new, better quality pics of the pans and EH-150's soon. All the best, Dave.
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Ralph Czitrom

 

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Ringwood, New Jersey
Post  Posted 11 Dec 2013 7:26 am     Ross Coole EH 150
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David - I've seen the SGF threads about Ross's frypans. Are you aware of any sound clips of his EH-150? I'd love to hear what that guitar sounds like.
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David Brewer

 

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Post  Posted 11 Dec 2013 10:12 pm     Ross Coole EH-150
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Hi Ralph, I was talking to Ross about this very thing! Some time in the new year I'll go over to Lucky Oceans house (just near me in Fremantle) and I'll record some sound files and some video of him playing one of Ross's EH-150 style guits. There's footage of Lucky playing one of the pans made by Ross, but I'll see if I can hook up a good quality mic next time! I'll upload some better quality still pics soon. Best regards, Dave.
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Chris Sattler

 

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Hunter Valley, Australia
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2023 8:37 pm    
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I realize this thread is nearly ten years old but this guitar is still listed. It has new price and has been reduced from 9k to 6k.

https://www.retrofret.com/product.asp?ProductID=10381&name=Gibson-E150-Lap-Steel-Electric-Guitar-1935
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Noah Miller


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Rocky Hill, CT
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2023 3:35 am    
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It's not the same steel. The one in the original post has a rosewood board, this one has ebony.
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Chris Sattler

 

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Hunter Valley, Australia
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2023 12:00 pm    
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The serial number was hard to see. Thanks for that. Too good to be true, I guess.
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