Take A Look At These Beautiful Keyless Guitars

Zane King · Post by **Zane King** » 3 Nov 2011 5:06 pm

Hello Steel Guitar Forum Friends! I've not been able to post lately. Sorry about that. Hopefully, I can be a bit more active now. I have been working on a 10 string version of my tuning copedent. That said, my Dad has spent the past few months working on some new keyless guitars. They are absolutely beautiful machines! And wait until you hear these beauties. WOW! I will get you some You Tube videos of me playing them ASAP. Check them out in the photos here.

Brad Malone · Post by **Brad Malone** » 3 Nov 2011 5:18 pm

Hey Zane, glad to see you are back in town again. The steels look great..waiting to hear you do a couple of songs on them...also let us have your new 10 string copedent..always open to new ideas.

Whip Lashaway · Post by **Whip Lashaway** » 3 Nov 2011 7:19 pm

Great looking steels.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 4 Nov 2011 8:22 am

It appears that the two guitars have different changer setups.
In fact, one reminds me of the old Sho~Bud fingertip model.

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 4 Nov 2011 8:47 am

Hey Zane,,,welcome back!!!!,,,beautiful guitars,,,innovations galore,,,and "keyless to the core",,,,I'd love to see the underneath??

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 4 Nov 2011 9:02 am

Hi, what are the cross wires for?

Chris Dorch · Post by **Chris Dorch** » 4 Nov 2011 10:53 am

I love the idea of storing things under the pad...

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 4 Nov 2011 12:13 pm

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 5 Nov 2011 11:26 am

how bout...'kinky steels'..?

Zane King · Post by **Zane King** » 7 Nov 2011 5:29 am

Brad M. - I will be posting some new You Tube Videos very soon. The copedent for this 10 string that I will be introducing is very close to what I had last year. I will get that posted in a separate thread here very soon.

John Roche · Post by **John Roche** » 7 Nov 2011 5:43 am

BUT what are the cross wires for?

Roger Francis · Post by **Roger Francis** » 7 Nov 2011 7:30 am

Yea, inquiring minds want to know

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 7 Nov 2011 7:58 am

Just in case of an earthquake.

Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 7 Nov 2011 8:54 am

My guess is that they are stabilizing braces,,,which is a very good feature. IMO, most guitars would benefit very well from this feature.
BB

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 7 Nov 2011 3:43 pm

C.D.R. feature?...Beautiful guitars.

Zane King · Post by **Zane King** » 9 Nov 2011 5:50 am

John R. - stabilization rods are the best way to describe it just as Bobby Bowman suggests. There is no question this is a great feature. Just take most any steel guitar and you can almost rock it like a rockin' chair from east to west. With these cross rods it completely eliminates the "shake". There are other benefits as well. The great thing on these cross rods is that they are easy to install during setup. I suppose the "look" of it is a bit different to get use to but there are reasons for them.

Fred Glave · Post by **Fred Glave** » 10 Nov 2011 1:34 pm

Chris, I don't think there are loafer pads on these steels. There appears to be a small pad on the steel on the left, but instead of going the length of the neck it's only where your right wrist rests. Is that what I see Zane?

Zane King · Post by **Zane King** » 11 Nov 2011 8:26 am

In answer to the pads.....as some of you know I do not like guitars with pads on the back. I find it very prohibitive for the left arm/hand motion. That said, on the one guitar here there is a small "picking pad" if you will on the right side. It really does offer some support for the right wrist. Seems really comfortable. I also like the space then that is created behind the neck. I really enjoy playing this guitar. Simply put it is just amazing how good it plays, feels and the sound is as good as anything I have ever heard.

In answer to the question about the 2 different designs. The "blonde" guitar does have an Emmons tone changer system. The strings lock and tune from the left end. On the other guitar this is my Dad's design completely. It is just the opposite in that the strings lock and tune from the tone changers on that side. This guitar also sounds just amazing. I will do my best to get some examples up on You Tube. I just need to find an extra day in my week.

Fred Glave · Post by **Fred Glave** » 11 Nov 2011 9:43 am

I don't like the S-D arm pads either. I briefly owned one and decided that I actually hate the pad. It makes my wrist sweat and then develop a rash. It also feels like a can't move my left arm well.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 11 Nov 2011 9:51 am

What!! You don't have 9 days with 30 hours a day in each week like the rest of us??

Just kidding Zane. These look awesome and can't wait (actually I am pretty patient)to see (hear) the YouTube vids.

Zane King · Post by **Zane King** » 16 Nov 2011 7:09 am

I posted a song on You Tube today playing one of these guitars. That link is in the Steel Players section but also for the convenience for you all on this thread her 'tis....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kTxZZBZrFs

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 18 Nov 2011 5:34 pm

Mr. King,
You are one amazing person with a stable of fantastic guitars that knows the top,bottom, end to end,etc. I just sit here mesmerized at your talent for making these beautiful instruments sing...WOW!!!!!!

Bill

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Take A Look At These Beautiful Keyless Guitars

Take A Look At These Beautiful Keyless Guitars

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Cross Wires (braces)