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Topic: My new Melbert 8 string has arrive |
Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 9:59 am |
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 Just received my beautiful new Melbert 8string lapsteel from Bob Allen, and it's awesome. Taking pictures was a nightmare. ..rather posting them . Finally got it to work using my Samsung galaxy camera which is a very strange device.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 10:08 am
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Go get her, Stu!
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 10:36 am
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Mike,I will try,Thanks for the tuning! 
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George Macdonald
From:
Vancouver Island BC Canada
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 11:05 am Melbert
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| looks great Stu. Is that cherry wood? What tuning did you decide on? |
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Morgan Scoggins
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 11:20 am
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Nice looking guitar. Looks like cherry wood.
Bob Allen always does a good job.
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 2:27 pm
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It's Cherry wood,I would have included that but I've been dealing with a cell phone that went through the washer a couple of nights ago.I'll get some better pictures tomorrow?right now it's C6th Monday it will be C13th...Mike Neer sent me a tuning that will work,The guitar is really beautiful,Just have to put some time in on it!
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George Macdonald
From:
Vancouver Island BC Canada
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 2:57 pm Melbert
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| Stu, I have one on order just like yours. [cherry wood]. It will be a companion to my curly maple Melbert. ha. Both will be tuned to A13th. Bob Allen builds great looking and sounding lap steels. |
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Scott Duckworth
From:
Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 8 Jul 2016 8:30 pm
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Nice, nice, nice!
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jul 2016 2:59 am
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Spellchecker beats me up constantly!
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Frank Agliata
From:
Jersey Shore, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2016 5:04 am
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Very nice . . Enjoy! 
Now Bob has more time to work on mine! 
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Joshua Clements
From:
Tifton, Georgia.
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Posted 9 Jul 2016 5:58 am
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| Between you and Mr. Morgan Scoggins posting pics of your new Melbert steels, I am jealous and thinking about one myself. That cherrywood looks incredible. |
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Morgan Scoggins
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2016 4:55 am
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Joshua,
If you decide on getting a Melbert steel, contact Bob Allen at melbertsteels@gmail.com. It will probably take six to eight weeks. It only takes a small deposit to get it started.
Let me know if you do and I will send Bob a payment of $100 to help out. I want honor you and your wife for your sacrifice and commitment you demonstrated in your recent child adoption. I also want to thank you for sending me the materials I needed to get started playing steel again.
I will say one thing... that cherry wood guitar that Stu has is very beautiful!
I really love my white oak Melbert. It has incredible sustain!
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Joshua Clements
From:
Tifton, Georgia.
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Posted 12 Jul 2016 8:00 am
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| No worries Mr. Morgan. I appreciate the kindness you have always shown this young steeler. I haven't made up my mind yet as to what I am going to do though. I am also looking into a double 8 Steelmaster or something similar. I love the A6, but also want to add some of the old Hank tunes in either E13 or a similar tuning in E. |
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