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Topic: Norm Hamlet's steel |
Erv Niehaus
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:34 am |
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I watched an old Austin City Limits DVD last night featuring Merle Haggard.
There were several good shots of Norm Hamlet playing a rather gaudy green pedal steel.
Would anybody know the brand of that guitar?
There was a name on the center front but I couldn't make it out.
Thanks! 
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:43 am
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Maybe Russler (not the Russ Hicks brand).
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Daymon LaPoint
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Jasper, Texas
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:44 am
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Erv, I think that would maybe be his Rus-Ler Steel. Lots of flashy pinstripes and so on.
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Fred Justice
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Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:46 am
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Erv, that was his Rus~Ler guitar. Built in East Phoenix by my friend Russ Russell.
I remember the day he picked it up at the Rus~Ler shop.
Pretty cool guitar with all the pin striping.
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Rick Kornacker
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Dixon Springs, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:47 am "guitar in question..."
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Hey Erv! I'm thinking that I might have seen the show you are talking about at some point where he played a Rus-ler guitar. Yes, it was a standout. Never cared for lime-green lollipops, ha ha. Regards, RK
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Rick Kornacker
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Dixon Springs, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:48 am double-post computer glitch!
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never mind
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:56 am
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Thanks so much!
Yes, it was a very unique guitar, not that I cared that much for the look but Norm certainly knew how to handle it!
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Greg Cutshaw
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Corry, PA, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 9:57 am
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| Might be a good fit for "Rainbow Stew"! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 10:00 am
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Greg,
Yes, they were meant for each other! 
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 10:04 am
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Another vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXfsu26TgyM
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 10:19 am
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Richard,
Thanks for posting that video, some real pickers on there!
Erv |
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Carl Heatley
From:
Morehead City,NC
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 11:49 am
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| I remember talking to Norm years ago about Rus-Ler guitars and I think he said his was a D11 and that he still had it!!! |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 12:34 pm
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| I spoke to him last year or so, and he said he still has it. |
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 12:48 pm
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John Ciano, a steel guitarist from NJ had one just like that. Even the pinstripes if I am recalling correctly, exact same color as well.. bob
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Jim Anderson
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Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 1:21 pm
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| Saw Merle and the Strangers in Fargo (or maybe Grand Forks) in January of 1979. Norm was playing the Rus-Ler. We stayed in the Holiday Inn there. Next morning there was two generic looking tour buses and a generic tractor trailer in the parking area. Turned out to be the Haggard show rigs. Went into the restaurant for breakfast and in the next booth was Norm, Roy Nichols, Biff Adams, and another fellow I didn’t recognize. If I remember, Norm said he just got it. Really nice people. Asked if Merle was there too, they laughed and said no, he flies to the gigs. Their food came and we left. Got pics of that night but they’re long gone. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen. |
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John De Maille
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On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 26 Feb 2018 5:07 pm
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I've still got mine. Bought it new in 76'
It's not my main Steel, but, it still plays and sounds great! |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 27 Feb 2018 5:54 pm
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I like the endplate design! Designs like this, and the ones on the Fulawka, ZB, and old Marlen guitars showed a little flair and thought. It was easier to tell the brand from the endplate design.
Nowadays, most all endplates (including those on the most expensive makes) are cheap and generic looking (all right angles). Take the nameplates off most all modern pedal steels, and looking at the fronts from twenty feet away, you can't tell one from another.  |
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