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I haven't been on the forums much of late, and then I see this and I am just stunned. BOb built far better than he knew, bringing us together as never before. Because of him, we have become a richly-e ...

Fun fact:-

There is a nonsense sentence which helps you remember the names of the seven modes (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian), and it goes thus:-

"I own ...

When I started out in the video production industry back in 1993, tripods with carbon-fibre legs were just starting to appear.

Camera-crews loved them initially because they made the tripods so lig ...

With a little TLC it could end up looking like this:-
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/7881_Underside_Completed_00_1.jpg

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/7881_Marlen_Ob ...

I can't tell you anything about the Quilter amp, but I recently bought the Fender Twin Reverb Tone Master and I am highly impressed with it.

I preface my remarks with the following brief history:- ...

Stage left, slightly angled towards the centre of the stage so I can keep an eye on the band leader. Just seems to be the most natural for me.

Very saddened and shocked to learn of Mike's passing. RIP. Sad

Bluegrass got me started on my musical journey back in about 1975.

Tony Rice was one of the notables back then, he and a certain Clarence White. Tony went on to blaze a trail for guitarists which ...

Terribly sad news. I had a personal message of appreciation from Mike after I posted on a subject and he was such a gentleman. Rest in peace.

I'm pretty sure Winnie WInstons's book "Pedal Steel Guitar" listed Ralph's copedant in the back with a lot of other players of the day.

Mike, that depends on which side of the output jack the capacitor is connected to.

If it is connected to the ground of the jack, connect the unused terminal on the pot to the active side of the jac ...

It won't do anything as the other terminal (on the pot) isn't connected to anything. All you have is a variable resistor on one end of a capacitor, the other end of which is connected to the output p ...

I was the Australian purchaser of the Marlen D10 Gary Sill referred to several posts ago. It had been offered for sale via the forum for some time, and eventually, since I had owned a custom-built Mar ...

Not to take anything away from the great builders we have today (and we are blessed with several of note), but ultimately it comes down to the player.

The late, great John Hughey was once asked whe ...

There are two ways of looking at this:-

Do you need to be capable of making your band preferentially employable because you bring a number of different sounds and instruments to it?, or:-

Do you ...

Mike, that looks like a Schaller machine-head, ought to be plenty of suppliers for those.

If one's gone, chances are the rest are all fairly tired, I'd just buy ten left-handed ones and ten right- ...

Hi Mike,
Over the years I have posted quite a bit of information on the Marlen Pull-release steel guitars as I owned one and re-furbished the undercarriage several years ago.

Rather than repeat th ...

My rig is as simple as it can get; steel-guitar, volume-pedal, amplifier (Peavey Nashville 112 with Burr-Brown op-amps), with the second output of the volume-pedal to a Peterson strobo-Flip tuner. I a ...

When you turn the tuning-nut, is the rod rotating as well? If so, the nut won't advance and retreat along the thread and it won't tune the open-note.
In the Marlen Pull-release system, is is vital ...

Mike Perlowin is quite correct, so I'll add MSA to my list above. Nothing touches the MSA for the ease of swapping pickups in and out.

They are all great, and all still in production. They're not j ...

Not necessarily in order of merit:- Show-Pro, Rittenberry, Mullen and Williams.

I have a Mullen and a Williams and would love to own a Rittenberry and a Show-Pro. I think I could stop at those fou ...

Definitely not built by Sho-Bud, but one of the high-end steels and much favoured by session-players for the tone and playability. Jeff Surratt builds one of the best steels money can buy.

Mike, I believe that's how the Alumitones started out, but, guitarists being what they are, people began experimenting. Whoever first thought of trying them in a steel-guitar was truly inspired.

Ca ...

"Two frogs walk up to a bar..."

Re the little tabbed stop-collars; I turned these up on a Unimat 3 model-makers lathe (I rebuilt the undercarriage on a 1972 Marlen D10 several years ago).
I see one very similar stop-collar in t ...

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Topic: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Ned McIntosh Replies: 371 Views: 2872058	Forum Section: Rest in Peace b0b (Bobby Lee) Posted: 18 Mar 2023 12:09 am Subject: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Ned McIntosh Replies: 371 Views: 2872058	I haven't been on the forums much of late, and then I see this and I am just stunned. BOb built far better than he knew, bringing us together as never before. Because of him, we have become a richly-e ...
Topic: relative minor explained, and modes
Ned McIntosh Replies: 35 Views: 6524	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Sep 2022 12:33 pm Subject: relative minor explained, and modes
Ned McIntosh Replies: 35 Views: 6524	Fun fact:- There is a nonsense sentence which helps you remember the names of the seven modes (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian), and it goes thus:- "I own ...
Topic: Aftermarket Carbon Fiber Legs
Ned McIntosh Replies: 12 Views: 2121	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Mar 2022 1:18 am Subject: Aftermarket Carbon Fiber Legs
Ned McIntosh Replies: 12 Views: 2121	When I started out in the video production industry back in 1993, tripods with carbon-fibre legs were just starting to appear. Camera-crews loved them initially because they made the tripods so lig ...
Topic: NGD! Marlen D10 Basket Case
Ned McIntosh Replies: 14 Views: 4777	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jul 2021 8:20 pm Subject: NGD! Marlen D10 Basket Case
Ned McIntosh Replies: 14 Views: 4777	With a little TLC it could end up looking like this:- https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/7881_Underside_Completed_00_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/7881_Marlen_Ob ...
Topic: Twin TM vs Quilter TT12 vs ???
Ned McIntosh Replies: 21 Views: 7331	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Jul 2021 4:48 pm Subject: Twin TM vs Quilter TT12 vs ???
Ned McIntosh Replies: 21 Views: 7331	I can't tell you anything about the Quilter amp, but I recently bought the Fender Twin Reverb Tone Master and I am highly impressed with it. I preface my remarks with the following brief history:- ...
Topic: How Do You Angle Your Guitar On Stage?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 31 Views: 5274	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jul 2021 11:28 am Subject: How Do You Angle Your Guitar On Stage?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 31 Views: 5274	Stage left, slightly angled towards the centre of the stage so I can keep an eye on the band leader. Just seems to be the most natural for me.
Topic: RIP Mike Perlowin
Ned McIntosh Replies: 130 Views: 71134	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 24 Jul 2021 11:26 am Subject: RIP Mike Perlowin
Ned McIntosh Replies: 130 Views: 71134	Very saddened and shocked to learn of Mike's passing. RIP.
Topic: Tony Rice
Ned McIntosh Replies: 28 Views: 11517	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 29 Dec 2020 3:09 pm Subject: Tony Rice
Ned McIntosh Replies: 28 Views: 11517	Bluegrass got me started on my musical journey back in about 1975. Tony Rice was one of the notables back then, he and a certain Clarence White. Tony went on to blaze a trail for guitarists which ...
Topic: Mike Douchette
Ned McIntosh Replies: 78 Views: 24208	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 6 Dec 2020 2:31 am Subject: Mike Douchette
Ned McIntosh Replies: 78 Views: 24208	Terribly sad news. I had a personal message of appreciation from Mike after I posted on a subject and he was such a gentleman. Rest in peace.
Topic: Was Ralph Mooney's front neck Standard C6?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 21 Views: 11593	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jul 2020 11:20 am Subject: Was Ralph Mooney's front neck Standard C6?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 21 Views: 11593	I'm pretty sure Winnie WInstons's book "Pedal Steel Guitar" listed Ralph's copedant in the back with a lot of other players of the day.
Topic: Marlen Volume Control?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 8 Views: 1584	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jul 2020 11:15 am Subject: Marlen Volume Control?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 8 Views: 1584	Mike, that depends on which side of the output jack the capacitor is connected to. If it is connected to the ground of the jack, connect the unused terminal on the pot to the active side of the jac ...
Topic: Marlen Volume Control?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 8 Views: 1584	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jul 2020 12:34 am Subject: Marlen Volume Control?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 8 Views: 1584	It won't do anything as the other terminal (on the pot) isn't connected to anything. All you have is a variable resistor on one end of a capacitor, the other end of which is connected to the output p ...
Topic: Show us your Marlen steel
Ned McIntosh Replies: 34 Views: 9681	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Jul 2020 7:01 pm Subject: Show us your Marlen steel
Ned McIntosh Replies: 34 Views: 9681	I was the Australian purchaser of the Marlen D10 Gary Sill referred to several posts ago. It had been offered for sale via the forum for some time, and eventually, since I had owned a custom-built Mar ...
Topic: Why do Franklin guitars sound so great?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 105 Views: 34404	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Jul 2020 6:45 pm Subject: Why do Franklin guitars sound so great?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 105 Views: 34404	Not to take anything away from the great builders we have today (and we are blessed with several of note), but ultimately it comes down to the player. The late, great John Hughey was once asked whe ...
Topic: Secondary Instrument
Ned McIntosh Replies: 58 Views: 11835	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Jul 2020 6:33 pm Subject: Secondary Instrument
Ned McIntosh Replies: 58 Views: 11835	There are two ways of looking at this:- Do you need to be capable of making your band preferentially employable because you bring a number of different sounds and instruments to it?, or:- Do you ...
Topic: Marlen 210
Ned McIntosh Replies: 15 Views: 3841	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Jul 2020 6:22 pm Subject: Marlen 210
Ned McIntosh Replies: 15 Views: 3841	Mike, that looks like a Schaller machine-head, ought to be plenty of suppliers for those. If one's gone, chances are the rest are all fairly tired, I'd just buy ten left-handed ones and ten right- ...
Topic: Marlen 210
Ned McIntosh Replies: 15 Views: 3841	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jul 2020 1:18 am Subject: Marlen 210
Ned McIntosh Replies: 15 Views: 3841	Hi Mike, Over the years I have posted quite a bit of information on the Marlen Pull-release steel guitars as I owned one and re-furbished the undercarriage several years ago. Rather than repeat th ...
Topic: Show Us Your Stage Rigs!
Ned McIntosh Replies: 88 Views: 37076	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Feb 2020 10:38 pm Subject: Show Us Your Stage Rigs!
Ned McIntosh Replies: 88 Views: 37076	My rig is as simple as it can get; steel-guitar, volume-pedal, amplifier (Peavey Nashville 112 with Burr-Brown op-amps), with the second output of the volume-pedal to a Peterson strobo-Flip tuner. I a ...
Topic: Help tuning Marlen pull release
Ned McIntosh Replies: 4 Views: 1600	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Nov 2019 5:03 pm Subject: Help tuning Marlen pull release
Ned McIntosh Replies: 4 Views: 1600	When you turn the tuning-nut, is the rod rotating as well? If so, the nut won't advance and retreat along the thread and it won't tune the open-note. In the Marlen Pull-release system, is is vital ...
Topic: If you could have only one?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 51 Views: 13437	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Oct 2019 3:50 am Subject: If you could have only one?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 51 Views: 13437	Mike Perlowin is quite correct, so I'll add MSA to my list above. Nothing touches the MSA for the ease of swapping pickups in and out. They are all great, and all still in production. They're not j ...
Topic: If you could have only one?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 51 Views: 13437	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Oct 2019 1:48 am Subject: If you could have only one?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 51 Views: 13437	Not necessarily in order of merit:- Show-Pro, Rittenberry, Mullen and Williams. I have a Mullen and a Williams and would love to own a Rittenberry and a Show-Pro. I think I could stop at those fou ...
Topic: Is the show Pro built by sho bud?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 5 Views: 2549	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Oct 2019 1:45 am Subject: Is the show Pro built by sho bud?
Ned McIntosh Replies: 5 Views: 2549	Definitely not built by Sho-Bud, but one of the high-end steels and much favoured by session-players for the tone and playability. Jeff Surratt builds one of the best steels money can buy.
Topic: The Alumitone Pickups have landed!!!
Ned McIntosh Replies: 106 Views: 75017	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Oct 2019 1:41 am Subject: The Alumitone Pickups have landed!!!
Ned McIntosh Replies: 106 Views: 75017	Mike, I believe that's how the Alumitones started out, but, guitarists being what they are, people began experimenting. Whoever first thought of trying them in a steel-guitar was truly inspired. Ca ...
Topic: Too many bars
Ned McIntosh Replies: 4 Views: 1138	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Aug 2019 8:08 pm Subject: Too many bars
Ned McIntosh Replies: 4 Views: 1138	"Two frogs walk up to a bar..."
Topic: Another Marlen question
Ned McIntosh Replies: 3 Views: 1477	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Aug 2019 7:51 pm Subject: Another Marlen question
Ned McIntosh Replies: 3 Views: 1477	Re the little tabbed stop-collars; I turned these up on a Unimat 3 model-makers lathe (I rebuilt the undercarriage on a 1972 Marlen D10 several years ago). I see one very similar stop-collar in t ...