Panitus Interruptus

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 6 May 2005 11:09 am

As of today ...

I will no longer take orders for my cast aluminum "Pans" ... until after the HSGA Convention in October.

Because of recent acquisitions ... a second furnace and a set of high quality "Mothers" (via Terry Farmer) ...

I will be busy this summer gettin' my new models made and finished ... to take to the convention.

These particular ones will be offered for sale at the Convention ... and future orders will taken there after.

Of course I will finish these 5 ...

And fill my waiting list orders ...

But I want to devote the "all important" summer months to building up my inventory .... and making these show pieces.

The new models will be:

A newly designed 6 string 22.5" Dustpan

A 6 string 25.5" Dustpan

A 7 or 8 string 22.5" Dustpan

A 7 or 8 string 25.5" Dustpan

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 6 May 2005 11:10 am

A 10 string 22.5" Dustpan

A 10 string 25.5" Dustpan

* The "A" will be cast empty ... for the slotted tuning machines

A 6,7 or 8 String Headless Dustpan

*Design Courtesy of Terry Farmer ... his personal "Shorty" will be cast this Sunday from this "Mother" ...

Hmmm ... Mother's Day

And last but certainly not least ...

The Boobpan

A 25.5" & 22.5" combo Double Neck 6,7 or 8 string Dustpan.

All of the above will be equipped with MRI pickups.

So ... between these "Show Pans" ... and Jason Lollar's magnet orders ...

I've been workin' on these for the last two weekends ... 5 pairs 1.25" bass horseshoes, 4 sets of 1.5" MRIs, 2 sets of 1.25" MRIs & a set of 1.5" horseshoes ... I'll finish them Saturday.

Its gonna be a busy and HOT summer.

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 6 May 2005 11:45 am

Holy Shiite! I always was a boob man.
What do you figure that will weigh?

Dan Sawyer · Post by **Dan Sawyer** » 6 May 2005 11:48 am

Rick, congratulations on the new line-up. It's very ambitious, but you're the man who can do it… and the Boobpan had me laughing… but it's a great idea: having both scale lengths in one guitar.

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 6 May 2005 12:22 pm

Terry Farmer has already made most of the "Mothers" ... and they are just downright impressive !!!

So much so ... my wife gave me the official "okie-dokie" for that second furnace and extension collars ... so I could cast these big rascals.

As far as the Boobpan ... Mike Neer helped me alot with the design. His suggestions were "up-lifting"

It'll weigh in at around 20 lbs ... if cast in aluminum.

Bronze ... it'll be over 80 lbs ...

I had the idea for the two scales ... cause I wanted a 25.5" neck for most of my playin' ... but also wanted to slant abit down below the 5th fret ...

So I'll tune both necks to C6/A7 on mine ... of course, most will want two tunings ...

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 6 May 2005 1:00 pm

A man with a plan
to build a better pan
and put in the hands
of a happy steeler man.

Great looking line up.
The Boobpan certainly seems the offspring
of some mothers
of your Invention.

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 6 May 2005 2:16 pm

David's a poet and don't know-it ...

Hee, hee ...

Just in from Terry F. ... he said I left out a couple ...

A Double 25.5" ... both necks (6,7 or 8 strings) ...

&

A Double 22.5" ... both necks (6,7 or 8 strings) ...

He's full of surprises ...

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Harry Dietrich · Post by **Harry Dietrich** » 7 May 2005 4:10 am

Rick

When are you going to find time to cut the grass???

Happy casting..........Harry

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 7 May 2005 4:57 am

or mow the lawn....

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 7 May 2005 7:22 am

Harry, I plan on hiring a couple of my neighbors ... Black Angus cattle ... for lawn maintance.

Sorry ... a HSGA convention joke ... had to be there

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 7 May 2005 8:03 am

Speaking of the HSGA convention ...

I just remembered ...

... that late, late ... final evening jam when it was just Gerald R., Dave G., Bill L., Howard R. and me.

We were all noddin' off with ... and I mentioned that "Battle of the Bands" scene in Cheech & Chong's movie ...

They didn't remember it ... I sang the song (ouch) ... they still didn't remember it ...

So this year ... Gerald, Dave, Bill and Howard ... I expect you to know it

Click the Bobble-Heads

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 7 May 2005 8:07 am

Hey, it's Alice Bowie!

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 7 May 2005 8:45 am

Looks like it's gonna be an even funner convention.

Can't wait to check out all of those pan varieties. Sure will be plenty to do.

Looking forward to it.

Gerald Ross · Post by **Gerald Ross** » 7 May 2005 9:19 am

Thank you Rick!

The HSGA is honored that you are choosing our 2005 Joliet Convention to debut your new line of steel guitars!

Slotted head stock, cool.

Long scale, cool.

Seven strings, cool.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'

Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association
[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 07 May 2005 at 10:22 AM.]

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 7 May 2005 11:22 am

Mike ... looks like you win the Boobie Pan ... I mean Prize

Earache my Eye ...

Harry Dietrich · Post by **Harry Dietrich** » 7 May 2005 6:20 pm

Rick

If Howard knows you have Black Angus lawn mowers, he'll probably come down and eat the beauties. LOL!

Happy pickin........Harry

Jan Hess · Post by **Jan Hess** » 7 May 2005 10:21 pm

Hi Rick!! The "Pandemonium Continues"!! In my 52 yrs. of life,I've seen a lot of neat things.It would take a lot of beers & a lot of philosophizing to say what I want to say, but I know most of you know.Being the newbie here this is all new to me,so it is awesome!!One thing that excites me, outside of myself,is all these cool people who move the world ahead in their own way.Rick,I hope the pandemonium keeps on flowing like a hot batch of aluminum......Soundhound

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 8 May 2005 5:53 am

It would take a lot of beers

take the short cut, 3 shots of 100 proof Vodka....

The Boobpan

I'm afraid to ask about Rick's latest....The Peter Pan, and it's respective scale length!

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 8 May 2005 5:58 am

Rick, in the first photo, you have something that you made out of black pipe...a couple of threaded nipples and a reducing coupling attached to a hose. What's that for? Also there's a piece of brass something on the coupling, what is that?

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 8 May 2005 6:45 am

Thanks Jan ... for the kind words.

Howard ... Peter Pan

Those fixtures you asked about ... are the Propane Injecting Burner system for the furnaces.

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 8 May 2005 12:05 pm

I thought they were moonshine stills.

Rick these guitars look awesome! I can't wait to see and play the variety of them at the convention!

Russ Young · Post by **Russ Young** » 8 May 2005 1:01 pm

Howard, it's been a while -- but I have to say that "Peter Pan" is worthy of a rimshot!

Rick, it's been a while -- but I have to say that you amaze me ...

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 12 May 2005 4:40 am

What nothing new this week from

The PANdemonium Steel company?

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 12 May 2005 5:13 am

Well, since you asked ... I'm "brainstorming" ...

Trying to figure out how to tell my major stock holders (Chrissy, Ellie, Emmie and Big Dust) ...

That I need a third furnace ... to fill the Double-long Dustpan 8 (25.5" / 25.5").

2 gallons ain't gonna do it ...

I used the old cliche ...

You have to spend money ... to make money

For the second one ...

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Aiello's House of Gauss


My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 12 May 2005 5:37 am

3 furnaces no waiting!