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Pete Hunt

 

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Post  Posted 10 Jan 2018 2:12 pm    
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Help. I bought a few Nibro magnets for my Valco lapsteels and would like to find a few more as the herd seems to multiply. I can't seem to track down Rick Aiello who made them anywhere. Does anyone know I might get hold of some?
Thanks, Pete Hunt.


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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 10 Jan 2018 3:18 pm    
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Rick Aiello


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Post  Posted 11 Jan 2018 6:45 am    
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Ive been making a few sets on the weekends ... ill make you a set
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James Hartman

 

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Post  Posted 11 Jan 2018 9:04 am    
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Hmm... this is an intriguing notion. I don't suppose there are sound clips available demonstrating the tonal difference with the Nibro?

Pete? Rick?
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Dustin Rhodes


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Owasso OK
Post  Posted 11 Jan 2018 10:40 am    
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Are Rick's pickups available for sale?
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Rick Aiello


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Berryville, VA USA
Post  Posted 11 Jan 2018 4:38 pm    
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I have been making a few NIBros for folks on weekends.

I have no before/after video or mp3 comparisons ... frankly because I don't have a Supro style steel guitar to compare and contrast ... in reality, there is such a huge difference, its kinda overkill to even try. Wink

The various pickups I've developed ... all evolved into the L&M unit ... and they are too time consuming to do during the school year.

If I had a benefactor ... ha, ha Laughing
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 11 Jan 2018 5:48 pm    
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I have Rick's Nibro magnets in my black Airline Valco. It was a good sounding guitar to begin with, but the Nibros really fattened up the midrange, producing a stronger, richer sound. A big improvement, no doubt about it.

I don't have any comparison recordings, but below are some videos I made with the Nibros in my Valco lap steel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6KQC3A2t60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSG4w4D54PQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W82dYp-odi4
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James Hartman

 

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Post  Posted 11 Jan 2018 7:22 pm    
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Doug Beaumier wrote:
I have Rick's Nibro magnets in my black Airline Valco. It was a good sounding guitar to begin with, but the Nibros really fattened up the midrange, producing a stronger, richer sound. A big improvement, no doubt about it.

I don't have any comparison recordings, but below are some videos I made with the Nibros in my Valco lap steel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6KQC3A2t60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSG4w4D54PQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W82dYp-odi4



Thanks, Doug; that's helpful. I have a '50s Oahu "Symphony" here for comparison.
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