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Topic: Remembering Charlie Stepp (Derby Steels) |
Carl Kilmer
From:
East Central, Illinois
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Posted 19 Mar 2018 2:21 am |
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We lost our wonderful friend of many years on March 21, 2009.
Charlie was like a brother since I met him and you couldn't ask
for a nicer people than him and his wonderful wife Margit.
Miss you Charlie and think of you all the time. RIP my brother.
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aka "Lucky Kay"--Custom built Rittenberry SD10 3X5, Walker S/S, NV-112, and Hilton Pedal |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 19 Mar 2018 9:43 am
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Thanks for the memorial and reminder Carl.
We miss Charlie around here too. He always treated me good and I considered him a friend.
During hard times, Charlie found some things for me to do for him that he didn't really have to do.
He also told me not to worry if I had to sell my gear due to economics, that I would always have something to play.
He and Margit always welcomed me into the shop and their home and stopped whatever they were doing to have a cup of coffee.
Like many builders, Charlie stayed almost too busy to play and his health in the later years contributed so we seldom got to hear him play much. |
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David Weisenthal
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2018 9:54 am
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I never met the Stepps, but sure enjoy playing his wonderful steel everyday. Thanks for the remembrance guys. I would love to see any pictures of his workshop when he was building. Not sure if there are any out there.
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Derby SD10, Peavey Session 400 |
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David Zornes
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2018 6:57 pm Charlie Stepp
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| I have been a ShoBud man ever since I started playing steel in the late seventies. I would never play anything but wood neck steels; but after sitting down and playing a Derby, with aluminum necks, I was hooked. In my opinion, Charlie built the finest of steel guitars. |
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Joseph Napolitano
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 25 Apr 2018 6:27 pm
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| Thanks for the tribute Carl. I have a D10 and an Sd10 Derby.They are tremendous guitars ...superb tone, stay in tune, so well built. I think they are at least equal to Emmons, Zums , Ritts, just about anything out there. Never understood why they sell for less. I would love to have met Charlie, and enjoy reading anything about him and his company |
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Jerry Van Hoose
From:
Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Posted 28 Jun 2018 2:50 pm
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Margit, me & Charlie at their family reunion, Grayson Lake, KY.  |
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