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Topic: Deluxe 34 steel guitar stand for 8 string cast aluminum lap |
Ronald Lee White
From:
Richmond, VA, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2021 11:00 am |
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I am trying to get in touch with Mark Roeder to fabricate a lap steel stand for my 8 string aluminum frypan steel. Is he still making lap steel stands?
I can't access his web site for some reason.
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Ralph Czitrom
From:
Ringwood, New Jersey
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Posted 12 Dec 2021 1:51 pm
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| I recall reading here a little while ago that Mark has retired. A Google search I did seemed to confirm that. Good for him and too bad for the steel guitar community. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 12 Dec 2021 2:12 pm
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| He still has listings on Reverb. |
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Rich Gibson
From:
Pittsburgh Pa.
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Posted 12 Dec 2021 4:33 pm
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| The website is down but I was able to get I touch with him using the email listed in the forum and got some parts…I hope he’s still in business.he didn’t say anything about that.The stands are great. very creatively engineered. |
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Ronald Lee White
From:
Richmond, VA, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2021 8:02 am
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Thanks for the info. I went on Reverb and bought a universal.
You guys are a wonderful resource.
Merry Christmas, or Merry whatever your persuasion! |
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 13 Dec 2021 11:54 pm
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| I have one of his 4 legged stands with the brackets for a dobro and I was hoping to get a set of brackets that will work for a single neck lap steel. I am curious know if he has any inventory left, so I'll be keeping up on this thread. He had a good run, but I'm glad to hear that he's getting to play more gigs. |
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2021 8:36 pm
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| Jon Light wrote: |
| He still has listings on Reverb. |
Thanks, Jon. I just checked now and there don't seem to be any listings. Ebay only shows t-shirts. Hmmm. Glad to hear that Ronald was able to buy one. Maybe it was the last one available. |
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Ronald Lee White
From:
Richmond, VA, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2021 10:41 am
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I feel very fortunate finding one since Mark is now "retired", but keep looking Bill. Maybe he just fabricates them at his leisure and sells them on Reverb. I hope that is the case.
And thanks, Jon, for alerting me to the web site. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 15 Dec 2021 11:03 am
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| It's confusing, what's been said, where, with two threads currently running on this subject. The other thread makes mention of the fact that he no longer has his manufacturing facilities. If so, it may mean that the last few that I saw listed on Reverb were....the last few. That's just a shame. I wish nothing but the best for Mark. But I have so often referred people to his site because in a world of people recommending using walkers as lap steel stands, at least there was one professional option. He saw a need and he filled it so well. |
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2021 3:55 pm
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| Ronald Lee White wrote: |
I feel very fortunate finding one since Mark is now "retired", but keep looking Bill. Maybe he just fabricates them at his leisure and sells them on Reverb. I hope that is the case.
And thanks, Jon, for alerting me to the web site. |
Thanks, Ronald. I’m sure one will come up for sale either here on the Forum, Reverb, or eBay. I will probably post a wanted listing here on the Forum as well. And, Jon, hard to say what the circumstances are for Mark. Better to think the absence of the stands is due to him wanting to retire rather than a loss of manufacturing facilities. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 15 Dec 2021 3:59 pm
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| Loose wording on my part. 'Lost' or gave up, as in 'retired and gave up the lease'. I have no idea. |
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Roger Fletcher
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 16 Dec 2021 1:53 am
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| Bill Eisele wrote: |
| Better to think the absence of the stands is due to him wanting to retire rather than a loss of manufacturing facilities. |
My understanding of the email he sent me was that he no longer had access to the workshop because he had retired, and not the other way round. |
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Bill Eisele
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2021 7:33 am
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| Roger Fletcher wrote: |
| Bill Eisele wrote: |
| Better to think the absence of the stands is due to him wanting to retire rather than a loss of manufacturing facilities. |
My understanding of the email he sent me was that he no longer had access to the workshop because he had retired, and not the other way round. |
Thank you for the clarification, Roger. |
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Christopher Blood
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2021 3:44 pm
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| Sure glad I bought mine when I did. |
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Karlis Abolins
From:
(near) Seattle, WA, USA
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Posted 1 Jan 2022 7:31 am
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I just looked on the Asher Guitar website and they list the Mark Roeder designed lap steel stand for sale in their accessories. The listing says that stands are being shipped Dec. 21 and that they are waiting for new stock.
So, it appears that Mark's design will continue into the future.
Karlis |
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