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Topic: New Custom Williams D-8 Console |
Hal Braun
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Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 3:41 pm |
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Just picked it up today from Bill R. HARD maple body, and hard maple wood necks at 24 1/4 scale, 3/8" spacing at the bridge, one piece milled top just like his pedal steels, beautiful inlay, gorgeous lacquer finish, Lawerence 705 reissues, tele knobs, switchcraft 3 way.. Extended legs, play sitting or standing. Tuned C6 and E13
Custom milling work is flawless, great tone, and this thing sustains long enough to go grab a beer! And.. it is the only one on the planet (today anyway  )
A couple of quick pics:
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Jeff Spencer
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 3:48 pm
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Stunning.  Enjoy and thanks for the post. Any chance of a soundclip? |
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Hal Braun
From:
Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 4:25 pm
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| John Ely is coming over next Saturday, maybe I can record some of him playing it... |
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Matthew Carlin
From:
Lake County, IL.
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 4:52 pm Wow!!!!!
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That is one sweet guitar!!!
Why do audio when you can do video. 
Love the music room as well nice tranquil paint on the walls. Great place to shed.
what's the blue amp?
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 5:00 pm
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Wow, that is one smart looking guitar! Super nice. Good luck with it.
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Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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Bob Russell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 5:13 pm
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| That's a beaut, Hal - congrats!! |
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Hal Braun
From:
Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 5:51 pm
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The blue amp is my Savage Macht 12 with 2 10's. Nice tone, easy to carry. Also have the 72 fender silverface Vibrolux Reverb and a boutique 15/30 watt class a O'Brien.
Another shot of "my little corner of the house"...
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Steve Green
From:
Gulfport, MS, USA
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Jerry Gleason
From:
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 9:32 pm
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| Very nice! I'll bet it sounds great! |
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Charles Kleinert
From:
Briggs, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2011 5:49 am
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Beautiful guitar, enjoy it; Looking forward to sound clips.
chuck
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Remington D8, Fender Champ, Peavey Nashville 112 |
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Hal Braun
From:
Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2011 7:56 am
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I am getting set up to record John next Saturday, but to my ears, the Lawrence 705 blades are very full, throaty.. more like my Gibson humbuckers in the neck position.. It is definitely not a "stringmaster" single coil type sound.. but I like it.
John will probably hate it  he loves his Fenders, but viva la difference! It for sure hits the blues/rock genre tone. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2011 9:50 am
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| beautiful, but why not let him add the other two strings to each neck?? |
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Hal Braun
From:
Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2011 10:44 am
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| Bill Hatcher wrote: |
| beautiful, but why not let him add the other two strings to each neck?? |
String spacing. I wanted 3/8th spacing at the bridge. That would mean he could not fit 10 strings on his standard necks and hardware making it very expensive. (not to mention I can barely play 8 much less 10). It also seemed more "traditional" and easier to find teaching material.
I considered a single 10 on his 12 string setup, but decided 2 eights were more practical. |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2011 10:45 am
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| I'm knocked out by my Williams S10, so I'm not surprised at what a fine job Bill did with your D8. Just beautiful. |
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Steve Ahola
From:
Concord, California
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 11 Sep 2011 11:49 pm
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A Double Drool from me!!
That is a gorgeous guitar and looks very solid!!! 
I certainly would like to hear what it sounds like
and to hear John Ely play it.
Aloha,
Don
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Rick Winfield
From:
Pickin' beneath the Palmettos
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Posted 13 Sep 2011 4:36 am
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W0W
That wood is beautiful,as is the milling work !
Looks so solid, I can hear the sustain, and rich tone
pouring thru the www.
Good luck & Enjoy
Rick |
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Chris Watkins
From:
Eastern North Carolina
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Posted 14 Sep 2011 12:42 pm Chandler
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I think I have seen that chandler somewhere  |
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