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Topic: Tentacled Stringmaster?? |
Frank Welsh
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Upstate New York, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 10:14 am |
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Can anyone figure out what those tentacles are for? They look like vacuum cleaner parts. I've always been puzzled by this photo.
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Dana Blodgett
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California, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 10:37 am tentacled stringmaster
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It's the Stringmaster from OUTER SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dana Blodgett
From Los Osos,Ca.
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 10:53 am
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 11:32 am
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 12:39 pm
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I wonder what the audience thought when they first saw the talk box? Maybe they thought the steel player was recharging himself!
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Metered alcohol dispenser.
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Laurence Pangaro
From:
Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 2:15 pm
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It makes me wonder if Santo's talking steel was any good. I assume somebody here has heard it.
I have to admit that I find those Pete Drake tracks a bit creepy.
ciao,
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Frank Welsh
From:
Upstate New York, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 3:13 pm
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Yes, I agree that the "talking" steel guitar rig is probably the best explanation. It's just that I never heard any recordings of this nature from Santo. The reason for two such "tubes" escapes me, and the whole affair looks ponderous.
Too bad we don't have access to Santo Farina...he played with a lot of feeling and a vocalist approach to expression of notes. I'm sure we'd all have questions galore. |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 4:48 pm
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Frank Welsh
From:
Upstate New York, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 5:13 pm
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Michael, I have that album and I can't say I hear any "talking" steel guitar or other effect that would result from this contraption.
I think that you are right in that he probably used it sparingly in some Italian recording(s) during their years in Italy, no doubt as a novelty sound. |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 6:53 pm
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| Frank Welsh wrote: |
| The reason for two such "tubes" escapes me. |
One for each neck. |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 7:57 pm
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| Might be dual exhaust on a hot guitar.. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2012 8:30 pm
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| Frank Welsh wrote: |
| The reason for two such "tubes" escapes me. |
That's '70s Italian stereo for you. |
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Hugh Holstein
From:
Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 11:07 am
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That Pete Drake song is a classic. so simple, yet extremely catchy!
IMO, the steel is very adept to the talk box because of the vocal nature of the instrument itself. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 12:14 pm
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It looks like some kind of fart processing system. : )
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Hugh Holstein
From:
Rohnert Park, California, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 4:07 pm
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I guess that answers the question;
Was he a "Smart Feller"?
Or a "Fart Smeller"? |
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Frank Welsh
From:
Upstate New York, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2012 6:39 am
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| Hugh Holstein wrote: |
I guess that answers the question;
Was he a "Smart Feller"?
Or a "Fart Smeller"? |
On that note  ....maybe someone will manufacture this rig for sale to steel players with certain "needs."  |
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