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Bishop Ronnie P Hall


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Post  Posted 25 Jun 2015 10:49 am    
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Gentlemen! Very Happy And I use that term very respectfully! Here is a chance to prevent the third world war from erupting! In a rather heated discussion, I raised the subject that Gibson guitars at once upon a time manufactured a pedal steel guitar, known as an EH-820 Double Neck, I`ve forgotten how many strings, At sometime around 1960-1966/68. This guitar had eight pedals with what was known at that time a Vari-tone rotary selector switch, for different tones, and it had been finished in a beautiful deep semi-dark cherry red color. Am I right, or wrong? Please help before I forget about certain vows I made sometime ago. Mad Laughing
Ron
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Jon Light


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Post  Posted 25 Jun 2015 12:45 pm    
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EH-620

EH-820
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Bishop Ronnie P Hall


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Post  Posted 25 Jun 2015 1:30 pm    
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Allll Right Jon!!!! Very Happy (Light)

Yes!!!! we have a winner! Man do I love this forum!
Thanks sooo Much! I can hardly wait to show this one up!
Thanks a million!(Or Two)!
Ron Very Happy
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Don R Brown


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Post  Posted 25 Jun 2015 1:44 pm    
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To err is human.

To be right is divine!
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Alan Brookes


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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2015 10:02 am    
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They stopped making them after a lawsuit from the Harlin Brothers, who claimed that they infringed on their patent. Harlin had previously brought out the MultiKord, with an almost identical mechanism. I have several MultiKords in my collection.

The playing position was awkward. Notice, that, because all the pedals are grouped on the left, the mechanism is also on the left and there are no rods along the underside of the instrument. The pedals were connected to the mechanism by short cables, and so, when you folded the legs up, the cables folded up with them, and you could arrive at a gig without having to set the instrument up, as you would in a modern pedal steel guitar.
But the tone was excellent, and you could change the copedant in a couple of minutes from above without having to climb under the instrument. I've been planning on converting one to regular pedal set-up for years and someday, when I get time, I shall do it. Winking
Our fellow member, Danny James, with whom I have frequent contact via the internet, used to work on production of MultiKords, and he knew the Harlin Brothers well. He's the best expert I know on the subject, and he still plays his MultiKord, of which he is very fond. Very Happy
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Alan Brookes


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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2015 10:14 am    
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Here's one that I started to restore a few years ago, but I still need to finish. Thanks for bringing it up. It's given me the inspiration to finish the job off Very Happy

...after, that is, I've finished the resonator guitar with palm levers that I'm currently working on. Winking
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=274218&highlight=
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chris ivey


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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2015 1:25 pm    
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i love that color, alan.
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Dan Robinson


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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2015 9:54 pm    
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I've heard some Gibson ES-345s with the Varitone selector. It's a tone filter that uses inductors and capacitors. They work/sound great!

Very cool seeing the Gibson Electraharp guitars. The young lady in the 1960's EH810 ad is Nickie Annick Gabelout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqhzeGKh9UI

Alan, you've got some awesome guitars!
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chris ivey


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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2015 7:05 am    
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Dan Robinson wrote:
I've heard some Gibson ES-345s with the Varitone selector. It's a tone filter that uses inductors and capacitors. They work/sound great!

i thought most people didn't care for them on the guitars and disabled the knob.
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Dan Robinson


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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2015 9:55 am    
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chris ivey wrote:

i thought most people didn't care for them on the guitars and disabled the knob.


There ya go... I'm not like most people. Guess that's why we get along Winking
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chris ivey


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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2015 10:48 am    
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yeah, weirdos unite!! i'm nominating myself for treasurer.
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Jack Hanson


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Post  Posted 28 Jun 2015 6:22 am    
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One of the very first production pedal steel guitars was the prewar Gibson Electraharp developed in conjunction with Alvino Rey.





The instrument pictured above is in the collection of the National Music Museum at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.

http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/PluckedStrings/Guitars/Gibson/5918/Electraharp.html
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Barry Blackwood


Post  Posted 28 Jun 2015 8:03 am    
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When not in use as a musical instrument, this fine piece of furniture can double as a beautiful and functional serving cart… Shocked Laughing
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Alan Brookes


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Post  Posted 28 Jun 2015 9:34 am    
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When looking at old, original instruments, one has to realise that what may seem odd in their designs is only because over the years since then alternative plans have been developed. At the time, there was no certainty as to the best way to change the tension of strings whilst playing, which was seen to be a method of not only getting away from having to have multiple necks with different tunings, resulting in a large, ungainly instrument, but freeing one from the limitations of having to play with a tone bar and not being able to hold down multiple chords as you could with a fretted instrument. Gibson, Harlin, and all those other pioneers should be praised for having the foresight to finance the experimentation in getting this achieved, whilst still producing an instrument cheap enough for musicians to afford.
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Jacques Gabelout


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Post  Posted 21 Feb 2016 4:18 am     Gibson Multiharp
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Dan Robinson wrote the 26/06/2015: " The young lady in the 1960's EH 810 ad is Nickie Annick Gabelout "

We just discovered your comment with the link to the
video " souviens toi " (remember)and we thank you
very much ! Very Happy
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Jacques Gabelout
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Dan Robinson


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Post  Posted 21 Feb 2016 10:13 pm    
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Bonjour, Jacques et Nickie. Je suis heureux de vous rencontrer. Une belle surprise! Bienvenue sur le Forum Steel Guitar. À l'amitié.
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Jacques Gabelout


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Post  Posted 2 Aug 2016 9:52 am     Multiharp Gibson ...
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Thank you for your warm welcome, French, Dan!
Hope to see you again on our blog (with translation). "Sweet music for dreaming"
Sincerely
Jacques and Nickie
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Alan Brookes


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Post  Posted 3 Aug 2016 9:57 am    
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Nôtre ami, Jacques, je crois que la plupart des membres de ce folio peuvent comprendre la langue Française. Winking
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Jacques Gabelout


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Post  Posted 5 Aug 2016 3:22 am     Help ! ...
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Yes Alan! We noticed (and we can not thank enough Lafayette ...!)
Since this is so, here are some nice funky formulas:
"Music is all philosophies of the world" (Beethoven). "Music gives a soul to our hearts and wings to the mind" (Platon).
The Music must humbly seek to give pleasure "(Claude Debussy).
And" Why play so many notes ... when you can just play the most beautiful "Miles Davis.
Mais comme toi Alan, nous pensons que certains de vous connaissent cela aussi, même en français!
Amitiés à tous Jacques et Nickie Smile
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Jacques Gabelout


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Post  Posted 20 Oct 2016 9:39 pm    
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Hello friends,
there is just a year since we are members of your forum. On our blog updated we put the link to the https://nickiejacques.blogspot.fr/ photo of Bob in honor and thank its welcome and also yours.

Jacques and Nickie friendships Very Happy
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Jacques Gabelout


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Post  Posted 1 Nov 2016 10:30 am    
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[quote="Alan Brookes"]Nôtre ami, Jacques, je crois que la plupart des membres de ce folio peuvent comprendre le français...)

Hello Alan, a new comment received that day.
It is in French, exceptionally, I join you ...
(But its author is a member of the SGF)

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Jacques &Nickie Very Happy
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Ian Rae


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Post  Posted 1 Nov 2016 12:42 pm    
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Qu'est-ce que c'est qu'un folio?
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Post  Posted 2 Nov 2016 11:12 am    
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Jacques Gabelout wrote:
...Hello Alan, a new comment received that day.

I've included the message to which Jacques refers.

The playlist is well worth listening to. Cool
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Jacques Gabelout


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Post  Posted 5 Feb 2017 4:22 am     the Multiharp Gibson ...
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Thank you Alan...!
Are there any videos of steelers play on the Multiharp ?
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Jacques Gabelout
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 5 Feb 2017 8:42 am    
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Here's an old video of Alvino Rey playing a Gibson pedal steel, I believe ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywOuZnvbGqM&t=1m20s
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