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Topic: Is anybody building new double 8 consoles? |
Bob Delle Cava
From: New Jersey, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2023 9:30 am
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Just curious. Don’t really see anything out there. I know the market is not big for these. |
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Jim Fogarty
From: Phila, Pa, USA
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K Maul
From: Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 15 Jun 2023 11:45 am
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These guys do, too and they are excellent!
http://www.ramguitars.com/RAM_Guitars/NeoGrande.html _________________ KEVIN MAUL: Airline, Beard, Clinesmith, Donner, Evans, Excel, Fender, Fluger, Gibson, Hilton, Ibanez, Justice, K+K, Live Strings, MOYO, National, Oahu, Peterson, Quilter, Rickenbacher, Sho~Bud, Supro, TC, Ultimate, VHT, Williams, X-otic, Yamaha, ZKing. |
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Bill Sinclair
From: Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Bob Delle Cava
From: New Jersey, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2023 12:45 pm
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That’s great stuff. Thanks! |
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G Strout
From: Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 16 Jun 2023 3:36 am
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Melbert makes one!
https://www.melbertguitars.com/double-neck _________________ Melbert 8, Remington S8, Silk 6 string, Rick B6, Tremblay 6 lap steel, Marlen S-10 4&4, Prestige Guild M75 and Artist Award, Benedetto Bravo, Epiphone Century Electar (the real one) and a bunch of old lap steels.... mostly Ricks and Magnatones' |
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George Piburn
From: The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Will Brown
From: Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2023 6:00 pm D8
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How come Jimmie Hudsons name never gets mentioned when any body ask this question. He build a great non pedal steel console I know I own or have owned 20 or more of his. He can build you a really good low cost one. Or he can build you a RollsRoyce model it all depends on how much you want to spend and he's a super guy to deal with. Never meet the man but talked to him thousands of times on the phone. During all the builds he has done for me making sure he was building what and how I wanted them. Give him a call see what you think |
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G Strout
From: Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 17 Jun 2023 6:17 pm
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I thought that jimmie had closed the business and / or had retired from making steel guitars? _________________ Melbert 8, Remington S8, Silk 6 string, Rick B6, Tremblay 6 lap steel, Marlen S-10 4&4, Prestige Guild M75 and Artist Award, Benedetto Bravo, Epiphone Century Electar (the real one) and a bunch of old lap steels.... mostly Ricks and Magnatones' |
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Will Brown
From: Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2023 5:15 am D8
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No he is still building but not as Hudson steels but as Growler steel but he still builds the non pedal line also. He is. Building me one as we speak |
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Steven Pearce
From: Port Orchard Washington, USA
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G Strout
From: Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 18 Jun 2023 7:54 am
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Steve..... pics please if you get a chance. I am thinking about having Bob do me 6/8. Still in the planning stages. Looking at some of Jerrys PUPs (Sentell) and possibly a bender on the 6 neck. _________________ Melbert 8, Remington S8, Silk 6 string, Rick B6, Tremblay 6 lap steel, Marlen S-10 4&4, Prestige Guild M75 and Artist Award, Benedetto Bravo, Epiphone Century Electar (the real one) and a bunch of old lap steels.... mostly Ricks and Magnatones' |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2023 9:05 am
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Another (obvious) possibility is the modular approach by getting a Deluxe34 stand that holds two guitars. I own a triple console, which is cool, but jesus, it’s a beast.
The Deluxe stand with my Clinesmith aluminum cast 8 along with any of my other laps is very adaptable to different bands and jams. And light.
![](https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/15860_IMG_5270_3.jpg) _________________ A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first. |
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2023 7:30 am
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Can you still get a Deluxe34 stand?
Erv |
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Brooks Montgomery
From: Idaho, USA
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Posted 19 Jun 2023 7:44 am
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Asher guitars owns Deluxe stands now, but it sounds like they are slow going…. _________________ A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first. |
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Tom Wolverton
From: Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 20 Jun 2023 9:31 pm Jimmie Hudson
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I’m building a double neck from Jimmie’s kits. It will be an 8-string Stringmaster on the rear neck and a 6-string Valco style (string thru) on the front neck. I call it my “Master Blaster”. 🤣
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Steven Pearce
From: Port Orchard Washington, USA
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Posted 22 Jun 2023 7:28 pm
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I ordered this Melbert, D6, 24 and a half scale. I asked Bob for this color and he did a great job. The tunings are; front neck is D, rear neck is A6th. I wanted the string spacing 3/8th’s at the bridge and nut, straight run, and it’s right on.
Happy happy! Thanks Bob for another great steel.
Steve
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