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Topic: Black Lacquer Pedal Steels |
Kenneth Kotsay
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Davie/Ft Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 5:09 pm |
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Has any Black Lacquer pedal steels ever been produced, if so, when and what company made them, any photos??
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 5:22 pm
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| ShoBud,obviously. |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 5:23 pm
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Plenty....
Emmons, Sho~Bud, Williams, etc...... I'll dig up some pictures. I've owned at least 3. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 5:50 pm
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Don't forget Mullen. They have produced some absolutely stunning black lacquer guits w/MOP etc. Williams too. Here's a corner of me ol' Ebony Willy.
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John LeMaster
From:
North Florida
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 6:03 pm Black Sho Bud LDG
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My friend Chuck from north Florida has one exactly like this. It is a sweet guitar in every respect.
John L.
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 6:03 pm
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My '75 Emmons P/P.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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John Walden
From:
Simi Valley, California, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 6:12 pm " Blackie "
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Some years back, Jimmy Eaton and I went down to Jim Palenscar's shop to see Steel Guitar Heaven. It was my first visit. As luck would have it, Mark Guiles was there, and I asked him if he could make me a body that was all black with diamond inlay, but allow the wood grain to shine thru. Between Mark and Gary Carpenter, this is what I got.
Needless to say... I was, and still am, one happy guy.
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http://www.myspace.com/johnmwalden
Rains SD-10
Emmons SD-12 PP
Sho-Bud LDG
Fender Twin w/ JBL's
Mesa Boogie Mark IV x 2
Peavey 112 w/Knob-Guards x 2
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Mike Bagwell
From:
Greenville, SC, USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 6:17 pm
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Here's a ZB
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 6:42 pm
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It's safe to say that any builder of lacquer guitars can make you a black one.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 7:26 pm
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But will it sound better?
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 10 Feb 2012 9:19 pm
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Here's my Jackson Blackjack Custom with lacquer finish.
Brett |
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Richard Argus
From:
Perth, Western Australia,
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 4:32 am
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Darvin,
That is a beautiful PP!!
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 6:33 am
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Ed Fulawka made a black one a couple of years ago - sold it to the US...can't remember where. But it was sure an eye catcher!
I am working on two at the moment. One will be totally black; body, neck, fret board. The logo will be black in white outlines. Fret board will have white lines.
The front will be trimmed out in shiny aluminum strips.
It will get the usual 6 coats of instrument lacquer on top of the black stain.
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BenRom Pedal Steel Guitars
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john widgren
From:
Wilton CT
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 8:22 am Lack Blacquer
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In a recent visit with Jeff and Gloria Surratt at Show~Pro, I saw a Black Lacquer guitar being assembled, and it was mirror flawless. I think it may have been for forumite Jamie Lennon. I think Tommy White may have a blaclac guitar too...not sure tho.
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 8:34 am
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| I still have my black lacquer/ pearl inlaid RusLer. It was made in 1976. Unfortunately, it's got a few dings, but, it still looks great. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 10:38 am
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Kenneth Kotsay
From:
Davie/Ft Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 4:00 pm
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I had the opportunity sometime ago to see & hear a STEINWAY piano costing well over $250,000.00, the LACQUER finish on this piano, well awesome is not the word to discribe this finish. I could see my face on the surface of this piano, I could have shaved my face right there. I did not attempt to touch this piano or breath near it, what a beauty.
Thus far the Emmons, Jackson & the Rains that were posted all looks beautiful, (the Emmonas was my first choice) but comparing them to this Steinway, well I guess at $250,000.00 you do get the awesome state of the art LACQUER finish.
Wish I had a photo of this Steinway to post. |
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Ransom Beers
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 6:09 pm
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| OK,I gotta do this:What's a Steinway? |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 6:19 pm
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Depends on how much beer is in it.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 11 Feb 2012 6:52 pm
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Kenneth Kotsay
From:
Davie/Ft Lauderdale, Florida
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Posted 12 Feb 2012 10:42 am
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What's a Steinway, first push/pull steel every invented.
Anyway it's one of the top pianos in the world, the company is located in Long Island City-Queens, NY.
Take the #7 IRT subway train from Flushing Main Street to Queens Plaza transfer to the RR to Ditmars Blvd., upon arrival at Ditmars Blvd , go the exit stairway, walk 1/2 blocks east till you arrive at "Cosmos Greek Cafa & Flee Joint".
Ask Cosmos for a Cheese Burger, Cheese Burger, no coke only pepsi. He'll then will call his borther-in-law who owns a yellow cab, no makings just the word cab in Greek. George the Greek cab driver will take you to the STEINWAY PIANO CO. located at 1 Steinway Place, Long Island City, NY 11105.
Brings you picks & steel bar, make certain you ask for the Concert Piano Model D tune to E-9th, go have a blast. |
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 12 Feb 2012 11:22 am
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Were the 1976 Fender Sho-Buds black lacquer, or was it black paint?
They made about 4000 of them, I believe. |
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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