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Dennis Smith

 

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Post  Posted 1 Sep 2016 5:50 pm    
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$800. on Reverb. I like it.
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Bill Leff


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Post  Posted 1 Sep 2016 6:10 pm    
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Wow!!! That certainly is different. I dig it.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 1 Sep 2016 7:22 pm    
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Cool! Here's another one. There's a lap steel in here somewhere!


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Brad Bechtel


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 6:26 am    
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That second one should be able to change its own strings.
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Larry Carlson


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 6:41 am    
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Brad Bechtel wrote:
That second one should be able to change its own strings.


Good grief, no kidding.
It took me a few moments to find the strings and tuners.
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Erv Niehaus


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 7:29 am    
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I wonder what the crank on the end is for?
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 8:08 am    
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The crank and all the other stuff on there does absolutely nothing. It's all for show. Steampunk is a style inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. The more unnecessary Victorian hardware, pipes, gauges, gears, cranks and pulleys the better!



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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 8:29 am    
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A true STEEL guitar


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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 11:39 am    
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Steelzilla!
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Peter Jacobs


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 12:59 pm    
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Well, it's a nice try, but the ethereal confabulator is on backwards. Otherwise, perfect!
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Mark Eaton


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 1:16 pm    
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I think we've had a thread here in the past about the photo of the guitar shared by Dennis Smith.

And I like the steampunk "movement" as it were. The whole Jules Verne vibe that goes with it. If I were a young guy again I might be into that scene. And some of those steampunk chicks are pretty hot. Wink

Yes, the lap steel is pretty cool in a steampunk way, but would I spend $800 to have it delivered to my house what with all the cool lap steels out there?

Not in a million years.

Unless of course I were a young single guy and it might help me to meet steampunk chicks.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 1:20 pm    
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I wonder if it has a flux capacitor?
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Skip Ellis


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2016 2:15 pm    
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Love 'em both - had thought about building one as I'm a real steampunk fan - we'll see.........
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Tom Pettingill


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Post  Posted 3 Sep 2016 5:50 am    
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Cool stuff! I've always had a fondness for steampunk and its fantastical industrial flare.
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Terry VunCannon


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Post  Posted 4 Sep 2016 5:45 am    
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I have been told my IG-6 Fry Pan looks Steampunk when I set it on this table for this picture. My wife bought me the table for a gift...I love it.

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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 4 Sep 2016 6:43 am    
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That's it, Terry! Lots of metal, gears, springs, and strings.
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 4 Sep 2016 6:47 am    
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The Steampunk aesthetic is a fun and creative vibe. I wouldn't do anything like it myself but I appreciate the heck out of the playful inventiveness of the genre.
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 4 Sep 2016 7:00 am    
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Yeah, it's fun, especially for gearheads and guys (and girls) who like to tinker with mechanical things. I like this amp, although it needs more rusty, useless parts on board.


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Larry Carlson


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Post  Posted 4 Sep 2016 9:49 am    
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Uh.......I see strings and tuners, a mic.....volume control......telegraph key...
I'm still not sure what it is but I'd like to try to play it. Mr. Green



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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 4 Sep 2016 9:56 am    
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Wow, a guitar, amp, tuner, mic all in one. Looks like a redneck workstation!
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