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Topic: My new Clinesmith Joaquin D-8 |
Roger Fletcher
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 24 May 2024 12:22 am |
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I recently received a Joaquin D-8 from Todd, and what a gorgeous instrument it is.
Here it is in action.
https://youtu.be/5MtUbhdhXJ0 |
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David DeLoach
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 24 May 2024 2:58 am
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Sounds great Roger! Would love to have one of Todd's D8's!
I have a couple of Todd's steels and they are my favorites.
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https://www.MasterGuitarists.com/ |
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Nathan Laudenbach
From:
Montana
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Posted 24 May 2024 5:11 am
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| That is some great playing Roger. Your technique is really top notch, definitely worthy of that guitar. |
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Joe A. Roberts
From:
Seoul, South Korea
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Posted 24 May 2024 6:18 am
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Great Hawaiian touch, Roger! I am looking forward to more.
Beautiful instrument too, looks like some nice birdseye maple on that instrument, it would be cool to see some pics.  |
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Paul Seager
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Joseph Lazo
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 24 May 2024 7:50 am
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| I'm not really into Hawaiian steel music, but you just made me a fan! |
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Dennis Belt
From:
California, USA
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Posted 24 May 2024 8:09 am
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| Beautiful playing. I can feel the trade winds. More, please! |
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 24 May 2024 9:01 am
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| Georgous instrument and beautiful playing! |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 24 May 2024 12:04 pm
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Lovely playing! What is the scale of your D8?
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster T8 black
PedalMaster D8 |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 24 May 2024 12:53 pm
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Well played! Todd's guitars are matchless.
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Steel Guitar Books! Website: www.volkmediabooks.com |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 24 May 2024 1:16 pm
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| Outstanding playing ... |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 25 May 2024 6:36 am
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| Nice! Thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, are you running that gorgeous instrument through a tube amplifier? |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 25 May 2024 10:55 am
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Very nice. Instrument and playing. 
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Canopus d-8
Excel Jerry Byrd frypan
T-8 Stringmaster |
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Joe Cook
From:
Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 25 May 2024 1:59 pm
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| What a beautiful instrument. Very nice playing, Roger! |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 25 May 2024 3:03 pm
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Terrific, Roger!
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"
-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
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Roger Fletcher
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 27 May 2024 4:44 am
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Thank you all for your most generous comments.
In answer to a couple of queries, the scale length is 24.625 inches, and I didn't use an amp for the recording. The guitar was plugged into a digital delay pedal and then into a digital multi-track recorder.
And here are a couple of pics.
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Ethan Shaw
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 28 May 2024 10:20 am
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| Man, that's so cool! I've been drooling over those Clinesmiths for a long time, but this makes me want one even more! Great playing, Roger! |
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 29 May 2024 9:00 am
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| What are your two tunings? |
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David DeLoach
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Roger Fletcher
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 29 May 2024 11:10 pm
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Thanks, Ethan. Another thing I like about this instrument is the gap between the necks. It makes playing palm harmonics on the inner neck easier (for me at least).
Allan, the tunings are inner neck A13, outer neck C13.
David, neat setup! I used an X-style keyboard stand for my T-8 Stringmaster after it broke a leg.
And here is a second video:
https://youtu.be/M6hKGUO3xwM |
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