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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2018 10:13 am    
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is not this one ... but it works well for "hot licks"


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Fred Treece


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California, USA
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2018 10:20 am    
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Laughing Laughing Laughing
A medium rare find indeed...
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Andy Volk


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Post  Posted 19 Jan 2018 10:31 am    
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The pre-1965 Webers had the best tone.
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Bill McCloskey


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Nanuet, NY
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2018 11:01 am    
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That's the holy grill of lap steels.
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Andy DePaule


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Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
Post  Posted 19 Jan 2018 6:41 pm     Pre CBS Weber?
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Andy Volk wrote:
The pre-1965 Webers had the best tone.

Pre CBS Weber? Shocked Laughing
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Doug Beaumier


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Post  Posted 19 Jan 2018 7:01 pm    
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That's a smokin' hot lap steel.
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Andy DePaule


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Post  Posted 19 Jan 2018 9:01 pm     Everybody agrees
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Everybody agrees if you play a tune on that for more than 9 minutes it would be well done... Laughing

Well there is a good reason I'm not a comedian on late night TV! Embarassed Shocked
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Lee Holliday


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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2018 1:12 am    
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I think this topic has been over done, stop it before the moderators haul you over the coals....

Lee

PS can you play Hickory hoedown.....
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Tony Pulver

 

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Minnesota, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2018 7:53 am    
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Looks like that would be great for making sliders....
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2018 9:06 am    
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That's good for hot licks! Whoa!
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 20 Jan 2018 10:13 am    
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"Struttin' with some Barbecue" came to mind but my vote for the most appropriate song for this instrument is .....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCcWjDFBsds
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Paul Arntson


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Post  Posted 20 Jan 2018 1:15 pm    
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And ... the body is painted black.
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