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Thank you Jack!

Ryan - haha, that's how I felt when Andy posted about this model years ago. Smile

Correct - the tone control is the 5 switches. The middle one, "normal" (the only one I ...

Andy - haha, the case smell. It makes me wonder what it is that makes all old cases smell? Smile

My Vega case smells fine (it just "smells old") but a previous owner had the quiestionable idea ...

Hello,

It was very nice of Musicradar to do a little "Why I love my..." feature, including a video, about my 1939 Vega Console Electric:

https://www.musicradar.com/news/fredrik-kinbom- ...

Hi Fred - and congrats on your new record!

Thanks Andy! You remember it was your post about the Vega Console Electric back in 2010 or so that made me get mine. Thanks again for that! Smile

Maybe it wa ...

Love old photos like these! Smile

Is that an Oahu lap steel? The "Spanish" guitar to the left has a bridge that looks like the aluminium bridge on some of the 1930s Oahus.

Thanks for post ...

Thank you very much Bill for your CD order and your kind words! I hope you will enjoy the CD (which will ship as soon as the weekend is over).

Yes, it was nice that the Vega got to take centre stag ...

Bump of this as today is Bandcamp Friday, meaning all proceeds go to the artist. If anyone is interested in a numbered CD, here they are:

https://fredrikkinbom.bandcamp.com/album/madame-vega

Hello folks,

The first album from my lap-steel-and-piano film music project Kinbom/Brandenburg is out today via London-based label Float! You may listen to it (and order a numbered limited edition ...

Hello!

As some of you liked the previews here above of my project Kinbom/Brandenburg, I am pleased to tell you that our album â€œMadame Vegaâ€ comes out of 26 February. Smile

And the first ...

Thanks Erik! I saw that one, but the seller's price is indeed optimistic.

Hello,

I am looking for an 8-string version of the Vega Console Electric. I have a 6-string one from 1939 - it is the black model with "wheel tuners". If someone has an 8-string to sell, ...

Thanks Michael, Lee and Mitch! Glad you enjoyed it.

Lee - I still have one New Yorker. Smile

Hello,

I hope you are all well and spending quality time with your lap steels in these strange times.

My friend Sam Walker in England (with whom I have done several tours with across Europe over ...

Thanks all for listening and for your kind comments!

Sebastian - we aim to do more live gigs in Berlin with this duo, so hope you can come to one soon!

Cheers,

Fred

Thank you Kenneth and William!

Fred

Oh, these are so beautiful! When some money comes in. I only have 6-string steels, surely that is a very good reason to order a 7- or 8-string. Smile

Thank you all for your kind comments! I am glad you enjoy it. We are working on finishing an album with this material.

Peter - I take that as a compliment as I love that film and theme, and the mai ...

Hello folks,

Here is a new audio preview of my project Kinbom/Brandenburg - a duo with pianist Hans-JÃ¶rn Brandenburg:

https://soundcloud.com/fredrik-kinbom/kinbombrandenburg-preview-2

Lap ...

Do you mean an electric or an acoustic? I have a Burgin baritone Weissenborn which I custom ordered with the same scale length as a cello (27.5" if I remember correctly). It's great, and made fro ...

My thoughts exactly about my 1939 Vega "humbucker"! It's fascinating to think about the early pickups and how so many designers hit the bulls eye back then.

Great topic!

And Lynn - thanks for sharing the amazing Alvino Rey steel and story, and count me in as very interested in your book too!

"Valuable" can have many meanings, and my custom ...

Thanks Joe and James - glad you enjoy it!

Hello,

Here is a live video of my new project Kinbom Brandenburg - a duo with pianist/composer Hans-JÃ¶rn Brandenburg (Tom Waits, The Tiger Lillies, Kronos Quartet):

https://www.youtube.com/wa ...

I realised I had some paint stripper left over and yesterday started stripping the grey paint (which a previous owner found it a good idea to spray over the tweed case, after gaffer taping the edges ...

Wow!

A friend of mine in Australia has a "Rellog" 8-string which I think has the same type of pickup, and it had very nice red MOT finish. I did some research when he got that and ...

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Topic: Video/feature on Musicradar about my 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 7 Views: 2017	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jul 2021 3:43 am Subject: Video/feature on Musicradar about my 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 7 Views: 2017	Thank you Jack! Ryan - haha, that's how I felt when Andy posted about this model years ago. Correct - the tone control is the 5 switches. The middle one, "normal" (the only one I ...
Topic: Video/feature on Musicradar about my 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 7 Views: 2017	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jul 2021 4:15 am Subject: Video/feature on Musicradar about my 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 7 Views: 2017	Andy - haha, the case smell. It makes me wonder what it is that makes all old cases smell? My Vega case smells fine (it just "smells old") but a previous owner had the quiestionable idea ...
Topic: Video/feature on Musicradar about my 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 7 Views: 2017	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jul 2021 2:28 am Subject: Video/feature on Musicradar about my 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 7 Views: 2017	Hello, It was very nice of Musicradar to do a little "Why I love my..." feature, including a video, about my 1939 Vega Console Electric: https://www.musicradar.com/news/fredrik-kinbom- ...
Topic: Beautiful vintage photo of unknown group, 1930.
Fred Kinbom Replies: 9 Views: 2321	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2021 11:04 am Subject: Beautiful vintage photo of unknown group, 1930.
Fred Kinbom Replies: 9 Views: 2321	Hi Fred - and congrats on your new record! Thanks Andy! You remember it was your post about the Vega Console Electric back in 2010 or so that made me get mine. Thanks again for that! Maybe it wa ...
Topic: Beautiful vintage photo of unknown group, 1930.
Fred Kinbom Replies: 9 Views: 2321	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2021 5:53 am Subject: Beautiful vintage photo of unknown group, 1930.
Fred Kinbom Replies: 9 Views: 2321	Love old photos like these! Is that an Oahu lap steel? The "Spanish" guitar to the left has a bridge that looks like the aluminium bridge on some of the 1930s Oahus. Thanks for post ...
Topic: New lap steel and piano-based album out today!
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1397	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2021 5:47 am Subject: New lap steel and piano-based album out today!
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1397	Thank you very much Bill for your CD order and your kind words! I hope you will enjoy the CD (which will ship as soon as the weekend is over). Yes, it was nice that the Vega got to take centre stag ...
Topic: New lap steel and piano-based album out today!
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1397	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Mar 2021 9:17 am Subject: New lap steel and piano-based album out today!
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1397	Bump of this as today is Bandcamp Friday, meaning all proceeds go to the artist. If anyone is interested in a numbered CD, here they are: https://fredrikkinbom.bandcamp.com/album/madame-vega
Topic: New lap steel and piano-based album out today!
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1397	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Feb 2021 5:39 am Subject: New lap steel and piano-based album out today!
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1397	Hello folks, The first album from my lap-steel-and-piano film music project Kinbom/Brandenburg is out today via London-based label Float! You may listen to it (and order a numbered limited edition ...
Topic: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jan 2021 11:14 am Subject: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Hello! As some of you liked the previews here above of my project Kinbom/Brandenburg, I am pleased to tell you that our album â€œMadame Vegaâ€ comes out of 26 February. And the first ...
Topic: Vega 8-string console (non-pedal) steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 2 Views: 1098	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 24 Apr 2020 11:55 am Subject: Vega 8-string console (non-pedal) steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 2 Views: 1098	Thanks Erik! I saw that one, but the seller's price is indeed optimistic.
Topic: Vega 8-string console (non-pedal) steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 2 Views: 1098	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 23 Apr 2020 5:59 pm Subject: Vega 8-string console (non-pedal) steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 2 Views: 1098	Hello, I am looking for an 8-string version of the Vega Console Electric. I have a 6-string one from 1939 - it is the black model with "wheel tuners". If someone has an 8-string to sell, ...
Topic: New video with 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1821	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Apr 2020 5:44 pm Subject: New video with 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1821	Thanks Michael, Lee and Mitch! Glad you enjoyed it. Lee - I still have one New Yorker.
Topic: New video with 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1821	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Apr 2020 11:54 am Subject: New video with 1939 Vega lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 4 Views: 1821	Hello, I hope you are all well and spending quality time with your lap steels in these strange times. My friend Sam Walker in England (with whom I have done several tours with across Europe over ...
Topic: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Feb 2020 6:40 am Subject: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Thanks all for listening and for your kind comments! Sebastian - we aim to do more live gigs in Berlin with this duo, so hope you can come to one soon! Cheers, Fred
Topic: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Feb 2020 2:31 am Subject: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Thank you Kenneth and William! Fred
Topic: New Clinesmith Frypan Long Scale 6 , 7's and Short Scale 8
Fred Kinbom Replies: 38 Views: 14600	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2020 1:59 pm Subject: New Clinesmith Frypan Long Scale 6 , 7's and Short Scale 8
Fred Kinbom Replies: 38 Views: 14600	Oh, these are so beautiful! When some money comes in. I only have 6-string steels, surely that is a very good reason to order a 7- or 8-string.
Topic: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2020 11:35 am Subject: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Thank you all for your kind comments! I am glad you enjoy it. We are working on finishing an album with this material. Peter - I take that as a compliment as I love that film and theme, and the mai ...
Topic: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Feb 2020 12:51 pm Subject: A new preview of my lap steel and piano duo project
Fred Kinbom Replies: 17 Views: 4277	Hello folks, Here is a new audio preview of my project Kinbom/Brandenburg - a duo with pianist Hans-JÃ¶rn Brandenburg: https://soundcloud.com/fredrik-kinbom/kinbombrandenburg-preview-2 Lap ...
Topic: Your Baritone Lap Steel Ideas
Fred Kinbom Replies: 8 Views: 2901	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Feb 2020 12:39 pm Subject: Your Baritone Lap Steel Ideas
Fred Kinbom Replies: 8 Views: 2901	Do you mean an electric or an acoustic? I have a Burgin baritone Weissenborn which I custom ordered with the same scale length as a cello (27.5" if I remember correctly). It's great, and made fro ...
Topic: My Most Valuable Lap Steel. Please Share Yours
Fred Kinbom Replies: 346 Views: 178241	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Sep 2019 10:27 am Subject: My Most Valuable Lap Steel. Please Share Yours
Fred Kinbom Replies: 346 Views: 178241	My thoughts exactly about my 1939 Vega "humbucker"! It's fascinating to think about the early pickups and how so many designers hit the bulls eye back then.
Topic: My Most Valuable Lap Steel. Please Share Yours
Fred Kinbom Replies: 346 Views: 178241	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Sep 2019 6:43 am Subject: My Most Valuable Lap Steel. Please Share Yours
Fred Kinbom Replies: 346 Views: 178241	Great topic! And Lynn - thanks for sharing the amazing Alvino Rey steel and story, and count me in as very interested in your book too! "Valuable" can have many meanings, and my custom ...
Topic: New lap steel and piano duo (video)
Fred Kinbom Replies: 3 Views: 1073	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Aug 2019 2:04 am Subject: New lap steel and piano duo (video)
Fred Kinbom Replies: 3 Views: 1073	Thanks Joe and James - glad you enjoy it!
Topic: New lap steel and piano duo (video)
Fred Kinbom Replies: 3 Views: 1073	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Aug 2019 7:06 am Subject: New lap steel and piano duo (video)
Fred Kinbom Replies: 3 Views: 1073	Hello, Here is a live video of my new project Kinbom Brandenburg - a duo with pianist/composer Hans-JÃ¶rn Brandenburg (Tom Waits, The Tiger Lillies, Kronos Quartet): https://www.youtube.com/wa ...
Topic: (Trying to) restore case for 1939 Vega
Fred Kinbom Replies: 0 Views: 686	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Aug 2019 9:49 am Subject: (Trying to) restore case for 1939 Vega
Fred Kinbom Replies: 0 Views: 686	I realised I had some paint stripper left over and yesterday started stripping the grey paint (which a previous owner found it a good idea to spray over the tweed case, after gaffer taping the edges ...
Topic: Wild 1950's German lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 21 Views: 4475	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jun 2019 12:20 pm Subject: Wild 1950's German lap steel
Fred Kinbom Replies: 21 Views: 4475	Wow! A friend of mine in Australia has a "Rellog" 8-string which I think has the same type of pickup, and it had very nice red MOT finish. I did some research when he got that and ...