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Topic: The pedal steel guitar of my dreams.. |
Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 7:47 pm |
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If all goes well, I will be picking it up on Sunday... Been seeking one out for years, as they are exceedingly rare in the S-10 single frame format..Especially in this condition... I was about to try another ProI, had the deal done, but backed out with an apology to the seller, who was understanding. Pro I Buds are easy to find,,, An extra clean MSA Classic SS S10 is a once in a lifetime find . I am really hoping this is the last steel I ever buy... It will take its place beside my Carter, and hopefully I will play them both into old age... Thats about a year or two away... bob
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 7:52 pm
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btw... almost a 600 mile drive round trip to get this one... yuck......
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Ron Whitworth
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 7:53 pm
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Hello Bob;
That is a very good looking steel.
I hope it fills all of your dreams!!
Congratulations ... Ron
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We need to turn the TWANG up a little
It's not what you play through, it's what you play through it.
They say that tone is all in the fingers...I say it is all in your head 
Some of the best pieces of life are the little pieces all added up..Ron
the value of friendship. Old friends shine like diamonds, you can always call them and - most important - you can't buy them. |
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Roual Ranes
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Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2011 8:05 pm
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| You B Very Lucky Dude. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 28 Apr 2011 7:19 am
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| Wow, Bob. It looks brand new. Could this be one of those guitars that languishes under the bed for years? |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2011 1:29 pm
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| Barry Blackwood wrote: |
| Wow, Bob. It looks brand new. Could this be one of those guitars that languishes under the bed for years? |
I see a quite a few steels in this condition actually... I think many people buy a beautiful steel with every good intention and are defeated either by the complexity of the instrument, the substantial learning curve, a lack of time, or a short attention span.
After a short season of a pluck here and there, many very nice, very pricey steels go back in the case, not to be heard from in a decade or two or even three... Eventually the buyer drops dead, and his wife or kids sells it off..
Kind of a creepy scenario, but all too common.... bob
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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David Wright
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Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 28 Apr 2011 5:57 pm
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| Very nice guitar, what the serial # |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2011 6:07 pm
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| David Wright wrote: |
| Very nice guitar, what the serial # |
Won't know until I pick it up on sunday actually... bob
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 28 Apr 2011 6:18 pm
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She's a 'beaut bob. Good find and I'm sure you'll be very happy.
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2011 1:20 pm
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Mike Wheeler
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Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2011 6:33 pm
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Very heartfelt congratulations on finding one of those guitars, Bob. I know that feeling too, and it's thrilling. They play great and sound wonderful.
I have a soft spot for MSA steels, but I favor the U12s. I cut my teeth on a white tidewood Classic U12 and have never forgotten that guitar.
I know you'll have many years of fun sitting at that beauty!
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2011 9:09 am
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| Mike Wheeler wrote: |
Very heartfelt congratulations on finding one of those guitars, Bob. I know that feeling too, and it's thrilling. They play great and sound wonderful.
I have a soft spot for MSA steels, but I favor the U12s. I cut my teeth on a white tidewood Classic U12 and have never forgotten that guitar.
I know you'll have many years of fun sitting at that beauty! |
Well thanks Mike.. I have had several Classics and like them very much, but always felt the massive aluminum frame added to much weight and probably detracted from the sound and body resonance... Evidently someone at MSA came to the same realization before I did, and made a guitar without the frame..Just not too many of them.
They are hard to find in any configuration, but the single frame S10 is the hardest in my opinion.. I have seen one or two in photos, and one or two forumites have owned one or knew an owner.. I wonder what the production number was on the Classic SS line???. pretty low I would think.... bob
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I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
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Mike Wheeler
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Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2011 10:04 am
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I agree, Bob,...no aluminum frame, but don't forget....no mica either.
Yep, the Classic SS is a sleeper. I think they are one of the best kept secrets around, and are the best sounding of the MSA line.
I've got a Vintage XL U12 that I'm refurbing...all maple and I expect it to sound terrific too.
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Jan Viljoen
From:
Pretoria, South Africa
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Posted 6 May 2011 10:40 am MSA S classic
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Wow, this is my kind of instrument.
Too bad my reach is too short.
Good luck!
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Sierra S10, Stage One, Gibson BR4, Framus, Guya 6&8, Hofner lap, Custom mandolins, Keilwerth sax.
Roland Cube 80XL, Peavey112-Valve King and Special, Marshall 100VS. |
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
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Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 6 May 2011 3:26 pm
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Mine is just a youngster.
But, she's quite photogenic.
Arch. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 6 May 2011 5:15 pm
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I was going to say "gee; I see old MSA's for sale all the time" then I read the part about the frame/no frame issue... do you mean to say, NOT all steel guitars are exactly alike?!? Gee, who woulda thunk it.  |
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Sherman Willden
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Posted 10 May 2011 6:57 am
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Nice one, Bob
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Sherman L. Willden
It is easy to play the steel guitar. Playing so that the audience finds it pleasing is the difficult act. |
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 10 May 2011 10:42 pm The pedal guitar of my dreams
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| Bob that is one pretty steel. My MSA is at the bottom of the pile by a lot of standards. It has Drift Wood white Formica for its cover. It has an Alumnium Frame that runs full length of the guitar. The one thing good I see, The full frame has a plate that comes off the back of the guitar with 4 screws and cross rods can be changed or moved very easy. It is a S10 it has some weight to it. I have a cover for it and never take it down, I haul it standing up and have never had a problem with it. the tone I can not say, I have never got to play a MSA with a full wood body to compare. I put a padded rest on the back of mine and it is very comfortable to play. Good Luck and Happy Steelin with your new Baby. |
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