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Topic: Australia :- 6 or 8 string? |
Al Salmon
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Kallangur, Australia
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Posted 15 Apr 2009 10:06 pm |
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Hey Aussies! Who owns an 8 string Lap/console Steel and where did you get it?? No-one here makes an 8 string that I know of. Anybody know better? 
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Reverend Al Salmon.
'Six is enough, but eight is great!' |
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Don McGregor
From:
Memphis, Tennessee
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Posted 16 Apr 2009 5:02 am
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I found a couple of Australian lap steel builders on the internet.
Cole Clark Guitars makes an 8
www.coleclarkguitars.com
(Ben Harperlikes'em)
They even make one that is a combination lap steel and skateboard.
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These guys make a 7, and maybe could be convinced to build an 8 string:
http://www.neilsonguitars.com/ |
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Guy Cundell
From:
More idle ramblings from South Australia
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Posted 16 Apr 2009 7:13 am
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There are plenty of 6's around these parts, Al, but 8's are a different matter. I asked some local builders who were keen to have plenty of my money but I went for an imported Gold Tone lap which was only about $350 landed. Elderly Instruments are pretty good to deal with IMO.
I also landed a Stringmaster triple 8 here for about A$2600 which I bought off Ebay but that was before the bottom dropped out of the Australian peso.
good luck |
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Ian Kerr
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 16 Apr 2009 10:51 pm
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Hi Al,
Have you visited our local steel guitar web site?
http://www.brissteelguitar.com
Go to Links and under LUTHIERS you will find Des Anthony. Des is a local player of pedal steel lap and dobro and builds really fine instruments. You can visit his web site or give him a call. Des lives at Pinjarra Hills. You might also look in the FOR SALE category. |
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Ben Hoare
From:
NSW Australia
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Posted 18 Apr 2009 8:10 am
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Hi Al pretty sure maton used to make lap consoles not sure if still do maybe on request ,would be worth asking.
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 3:01 am
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You should check out Des Anthony's work, he makes some fine lapsteels and dobros !! As mentioned above, his contact details are on the Brissie steel site !
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08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 10:10 am
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| Build one yourself. After all, a lap steel is just a plank with a pick-up on it. Most of the rest is just cosmetic. The quality of the sound depends on the quality of the components. Believe me, I've built many of them, and it doesn't require much in the way of carpentry skills. I built one in a weekend. I've also built one which took the better part of a year. The one that took the better part of a year turned out much better, but the weekend one plays okay... |
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