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Topic: New member of this illustrious forum |
Jim Brobeck
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Chico, California, USA
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Posted 10 May 2009 6:28 pm |
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I have been reading messages in Steel Without Pedals for a few months and have decided to become a member.
I've been playing lap guitar since the mid 70's. About 10 years ago I did some tree climbing work for Paul Chandler and got to choose a new electric steel from a batch of 20 that he and his wife were making in their Northern California workshop.
A few years ago I visited McCabe's Guitar store on my way to a camping expedition in Baja California and picked up a Wechter Scheerhorn resonator guitar that I keep in a G tuning.
Last year I added two Brauchli Hollownecks to my collection and they are such a joy to play! One is a Tasmanian Blackwood fixed bridge instrument with a rubbed oil finish that reveals the natural beauty of the wood. I like to think that the openness of the grain adds to the hearty vibrations I feel when playing. The other Brauchli has a cedar soundboard and a floating bridge. Daniel Brauchli's website goes into some detail about the tonal differences in these bridge designs. They both have extraordinary volume for non-resonator lap steels but, as promised, are quite different! By rotating between acoustic instruments my ears stay clear and open allowing long playing sessions.
I look forward to reading the interesting discussions in this friendly forum.
Thanks,
Jim Brobeck
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Chris Drew
From:
Bristol, UK
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Posted 11 May 2009 12:19 am
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Hello again Jim & welcome aboard!!!
It's good to see you here! 
Hey, I'd be very interested to hear a side-by-side comparison of those 2 Braulchli hollownecks... also, what happens to the tone of the floating-bridge guitar if you remove it's thong (wahey!!! ) which I assume is there for some kinda damping, right?
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