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Topic: How many Lap Steels is too much??? |
Richard Shatz
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St. Louis
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Posted 26 Feb 2005 5:26 pm |
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I've had this thing for a long time. I never play it, athough it sounds fantastic. So, I'm thinking of selling it. I almost never see one of these for sale. I guess they're pretty rare. I can't even guess the value. It's in really beautiful shape with minor pick damage close to the treble side that could probably be just rubbed out, or not. Brilliant quilted looking grain. I just can't justify taking up any more floor space with an instrument I will probably hardly ever play. I love it, but I don't need it.
I'm also considering selling my Fender "White" with matching amp.
I think they both need a better owner.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/r_shatz/detail?.dir=d2b0&.dnm=c284.jpg&.src=ph http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/r_shatz/detail?.dir=3a7d&.dnm=e715.jpg&.src=ph
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 26 Feb 2005 5:47 pm
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| I am sure I can't afford it, but what is your asking price for these? |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 26 Feb 2005 5:58 pm
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| I'm not asking anything yet. I'm trying to test the water. Again, they both need good homes, but I'm not going to give them away. I just want to know how much these things are worth to people who know and love them. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 26 Feb 2005 7:44 pm
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b0b;
I only own (1)-Steel Guitar at the present time, but; my wife says the same thing to me: “You don't need another 'gitore', you should just sell yours and stop wasting you time. You're too old anyway!" _ _ _ _ You have to be really tactful, but; it's hard to make promises you can't/won't keep!
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“Big John” Bechtel
’49-’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 26 Feb 2005 7:46 pm
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Richard, you're the only person I know of who has a worse (or I should say better) case of S-GAS than I do. What a great collection!
I only have about 33 or 34 of them, unless you count individual necks on double and triple neck steels. I'm sure there are probably others who have more than that, I just don't know about it . .
I guess the only valid answer to the original question would be: As long as you can clear a path from your bed to the toilet you don't have too many. 
Rick Alexander
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 26 Feb 2005 8:43 pm
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You won't even need to do that....Rick Aiello is working on "The Bedpan"...  [This message was edited by HowardR on 26 February 2005 at 08:59 PM.] |
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Terry VunCannon
From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 9:20 am
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| Thanks guys...I had forgot about this topic. I think I still may have a slight touch of S-GAS. This week I ordered one of the new Fender Lap Steels without seeing or hearing one. All it took was one look at a picture, & I was on the phone with a local Fender dealer & I now have one on the way. Oh well...the one with the most toys when we die....wins!!! |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Feb 2005 12:49 pm
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Doesn't seem fair does it? The winner still dies.
If it's true that angels play harps and Gabriel blows his horn, maybe I could take a few Steels and a couple of amps!  |
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