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Topic: (8 ) or 10 or 12 cheap non-pedal steel guitar |
Giorgio Robino
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Genova, Italy
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Posted 23 May 2005 7:31 am |
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Hi all
I'm an ambient music player (see http://solyaris.altervista.org )
I'm look for a 10/12 lap-steel guitar
May someone here suggest an instrument for cheap price ?
many thanks
giorgio |
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HowardR
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Posted 23 May 2005 9:15 am
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| Keep an eye on ebay.....or actually, keep watching ebay (don't want to take me literally). The Alkire A Harps are 10 string and the MOT (mother of toilet seat) modals are the cheapest I believe. |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 23 May 2005 10:16 am
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Howard, it's actually Alkire E-Harp, but pronounced A-Harp. AY! 
ROGER |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 23 May 2005 11:08 am
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Hey Giorgio,
I think you need to find a pedal steel (probably on eBay) that lacks pedals and knees. I see you moving that direction, and that would be the way to get half-way there and have fun at the same time.
Just a thought.
Charlie |
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Chuck Fisher
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Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 23 May 2005 3:31 pm
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Look in instruments for sale on this forum, I have a great 10 string for sale.
CF |
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 23 May 2005 3:55 pm
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| it's actually Alkire E-Harp, but pronounced A-Harp. AY |
I knew that. I was posting in Italian.
Ey, ya' wanna ten string? Meet me at the Piazza de Republica..... |
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Giorgio Robino
From:
Genova, Italy
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Posted 24 May 2005 5:17 am
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Thanks all,
Stephan: I like that instruments; I'll get info for prices
Charlie: how are you?
Yes probably you are right that a pedal would be more interesting ... the problem is that simply a student pedal steel is very very expensive for my busget ... a big percentage of extracosts come from the shipping in Italy ... it's a nighmare to import a heavy box in Italy cause costs of transports .. customs ... etc.
So if any of you like to sell a pedal (or not pedal) please get info about how mutch cost the freight.
HowardR:
lesson of Italian language :
"Piazza Della Repubblica" not "Piazza de Repubblica"
and note that every big town in Italy have a "Republic's Place" in his center because ... if USA is a democratic union ... Italy is a stae based on a republic ... mmhhh ... maybe ...
I'm joking
giorgio |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 24 May 2005 6:04 am
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Hello Giorgio,
I know what you mean; for me it was a really cheap steel or a good lap, and I went for the Dynalap. Mark Vinbury has new 8-string models; my 6 has a great voice, and I love it. You can find his edress in his post under my 'Dynalap' topic.
But I know, you want those wierd strings at the top, right? Keep putting the word out, and some fool or wise man on the forum will offer you a slightly dysfunctional steel that will give you the range; pedals and knees can come later. Remember, your Artisan will sell in Italy, rare as steels are there.
Maybe contact Farris Currie; he may know of a basket case that would work.
By the way, the US is actually a republic, where government is done by elected officials, not by the people themselves.
(Ben Franklin called the new nation 'a republic.') Can't think of any true democracies, except for the Forum. I guess we're all in the same boat. And it's getting rocky!
Good luck, and I'll keep my eye open.
Charlie
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 May 2005 8:36 am
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| Can't think of any true democracies, except for the Forum. |
oh yeah? just try to say the word "possum"
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