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Topic: New Old Steel |
Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2020 10:03 am |
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Hi,
I bought this beauty yesterday--a '53 Dual 8 Professionial in great shape. Strong pickups. A tone monster.[img]
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Joe Cook
From:
Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 6 Aug 2020 11:05 am
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| Nice score, Bob! I'd love to find a dual 8! Any info on Mari Lynn? |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2020 11:32 am
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Howdy,
Thanks Joe.
I'm hoping to get some info on Mari Lynn, and am already working on it. The vintage dealer I bought it from is a good friend and is looking for contact info for the family member he bought the deceased Mari Lynn's instruments from nearly a year ago. If need be I may drive down to Citra and ask around. Any gal with custom rhinestone nameplates on her steel must have been photographed professionally.
This is definitely NOT the steel player Mari Lynn[url]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgNDA6MUbuY[/url]
Be sure to read John Sosman's comments on the YouTube post. What a hoot! |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 6 Aug 2020 11:39 am
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| Congrats on the new Dual Pro. The one we have is marked August '52 and it sounds great too. Love those Traps. |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 6 Aug 2020 12:36 pm
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You better pack than one up and send it over here as well Bob.  Looks great.
Regards Jim.
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Canopus d-8
Excel Jerry Byrd frypan
T-8 Stringmaster |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 6 Aug 2020 1:26 pm
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Thanks Jim.
I had never played a Fender with Trapezoid pickups before. They are incredible. From what I've heard, not all Dual Pro 8s out there today have strong pickups. These are as strong as my Sierras with George L pickups, which are 18k!
And those precious jewels on the nameplates have to be worth at least $10k!  |
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Nicholas Cox
From:
CA
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Posted 6 Aug 2020 1:50 pm
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Yes they sound the best with no strings.  |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2020 9:17 am
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I have C6 on the inside neck, Cajun G on the outside neck.
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Don Barnhill
From:
California, USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2020 11:57 am
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Congrats on the Dual 8. Very nice!
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Current Lap Steels: 1953 Supro |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2020 12:01 pm
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| Thanks everyone! |
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Raymond Craig
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 7 Aug 2020 7:21 pm dual 8
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| I have to ask what is cajun g timing? |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2020 8:33 am
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Hello Raymond,
Cajun G is like Dobro tuning with a high G on top. Must have the high G to get the traditional Cajun non-pedal steel sound. For 8 strings it looks like this low to high: D G B D G B D G.
A few players substitute an E for the low B, making it a G6, but most use the straight High-G tuning. |
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Raymond Craig
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2020 5:10 pm cajun G tuning
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Joe Cook
From:
Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 9 Aug 2020 8:35 am
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| Hey Bob, any recommendations on listening to non-pedal steel Cajun players? I lived in Lafayette for a few years and never saw a steel player in a Cajun band. Would love to hear some! |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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