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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 9:12 am |
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This is a bit premature as I don't actually have it yet.
Bill Rudolph kindly sent me this photo (at my request) while they wait for a delivery of cases. No word yet on when I'll have it but I'm delighted with its appearance.
8+6 D13th/SD-12.
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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Steve Cattermole
From:
California, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 9:43 am
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| That guitar is beautiful, I love the shade of blue they used. Congratulations Roger, glad it will be in your hands,I know it will get played, a lot. CATT |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 9:43 am
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| Great looking guitar. You’ll love it. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 9:55 am
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| And keyless, too. |
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Bill McCloskey
From:
Nanuet, NY
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 10:12 am
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Wonderful that you got a picture. Here is my picture of my "AWAITING A CASE" Williams.
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 10:13 am
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That's a looker Roger. I love Royal Blue as a colour for a pedal steel cabinet.
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Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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Steve Mueller
From:
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 12:22 pm
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Nice Roger! I just got a wide body S12 a few months ago. You'll be astounded at the sound and clarity of the new changer, especially in the lower register. Great choice of Alumitone pickup too!
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2016 Williams D12 8 x 8, 2015 Williams D12 8 x 8, 2023 Williams S12 4 x 5, Milkman Amps, 1974 Gibson Byrdland |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 12:27 pm
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| Wow, stunning looks. Gotta be making you anxious when it's held up by a case. Hope you get it soon. |
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Michael Luxem
From:
Northfield, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 1:09 pm Your SD-12 Copedant?
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Roger, that is a stunningly beautiful guitar. I have a Williams SD-10 and plan to upgrade to a Williams SD-12 at some point. Would you mind posting your codpedant for us?
Thanks. |
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 2:07 pm
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Beautiful steel, Roger! I know it will be worth the wait and hopefully your next post will start out with "case closed"  |
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 14 Aug 2023 7:20 pm
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Gorgeous guitar Roger.
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Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 15 Aug 2023 4:50 am
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Thanks for everyone's nice comments.
The jury will remain 'out', however, until I sit down behind a 12-string after so long with my D-10.
The hurdles I face won't be anything to do with the workmanship in this guitar, of that I'm pretty sure.
I will spend time with the setup before making any changes; stuff that looks good on paper (to me) might be open to alteration.
I'll post my setup once I've lived with it a while.
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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Dean Edwards
From:
Naples,FL & Natrona Hts, PA
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Posted 15 Aug 2023 5:25 am
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Great looking guitar , Roger. No wonder you were so excited waiting for it .
I hope you get it soon
Dean |
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2023 7:02 pm
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Roger that is one beautiful Maple Blue Lacquer Finish guitar.
Only when it becomes an "Open Case" in Naples Florida, Will Roger become a Happy Camper.
Good Luck in this project, Happy Steelin. |
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 17 Aug 2023 12:57 am
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| That's a beautiful steel guitar Roger! Good luck making the transition from a D10 to the SD12 D13 tuning! |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 17 Aug 2023 4:16 pm
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That's gorgeous......I love the Williams keyless system....it is such a breeze to change strings because you do not have to wrap the string.....just pull it tight by hand in a straight line and tighten down the tuning nut.....on my 8 string Williams I have a .080 as my bottom string and the tuning nut holds it down with a deathlike grip.......
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Carl Williams
From:
Oklahoma
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Posted 17 Aug 2023 4:41 pm Christmas Coming Early
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| That’s a fine steel Roger….hope you’re sitting behind it soon! I may be just a bit bias but it’s a Williams…😉👍… Carl Williams… |
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Jim Bloomfield
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2023 6:14 am
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| Bill, can you tell us about those pickups in your new guitar? They look huge! Nice steel! |
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Justin Shaw
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Aug 2023 8:54 am
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| Bill, can you tell us about those pickups in your new guitar? They look huge! Nice steel! |
That's an alumitone of some kind |
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Jim Bloomfield
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2023 1:22 pm
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| Justin Shaw wrote: |
| Jim Bloomfield wrote: |
| Bill, can you tell us about those pickups in your new guitar? They look huge! Nice steel! |
That's an alumitone of some kind |
Not that one, I’m talking about the pickups in the red Williams in Bills pic. |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2023 1:47 pm
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Beautiful guitar Roger, If you are looking for a name for her I'd nominate 'Blueberry'
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 21 Aug 2023 4:14 pm
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Very beautiful guitar. I hope you enjoy D13th.
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Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
"YANKIN' STRINGS & STOMPIN' PEDALS" since 1967. |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 28 May 2024 5:43 pm
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| Roger Crawford wrote: |
| Great looking guitar. You’ll love it. |
Hey Roger, I would like to talk to Bill Williams. Because He sold a lot of his guitars in our 1997 and 1998 Conventions. Do you how I can find him? Thanks,
C.
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 29 May 2024 1:27 am
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Carl
Did you mean Bill Rudolph rather than Williams.
Bill and his son Tim build the Williams steels and Bill R. Is always very accessible by phone.
(763) 753-8645
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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