Speedy's Grandson at it again. What is a Stratospere ?

Dennis Smith · Post by **Dennis Smith** » 25 Jan 2013 3:08 pm

Hi, Speedy's grandson has a Stratospere Item 271144335212 on ebay. It has two neck's with 16 strings on each. Looks like a 12 string. Any info on this guitar.

Thanks Dennis

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 25 Jan 2013 3:16 pm

Whoa, that must be the steel guitar version of Jimmy Bryant's Stratosphere guitar!

Jeff Mead · Post by **Jeff Mead** » 26 Jan 2013 2:12 am

Wow!!! I thought I was into weird guitars but I've never even heard of one of these.

The top string is missing so maybe we could knock him down a bit on price $:\$

On the Stratosphere guitar, the 12 string neck was designed to be tuned so the pairs of strings were tuned in harmony (thirds or fourths instead of octaves or unison).

Do you think it is possible that the steel guitar version was intended to be tuned in a similar way?

Has anyone heard any recordings that they think might feature this instrument?

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 26 Jan 2013 9:58 am

Speedy Told Me About The Stratosphere Steel Guitar When I Visited Him At His Home In 1977 in Broken Arrow,Ok.
He Had It Stored In His Attic, So I Was unable To See It.

Dewitt Scott Might Know If Speedy Ever Recorded Any Tunes On This Guitar.

The Stratophere Steel Guitar Should Be In A Museum.

Roger

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 26 Jan 2013 10:52 am

Mike Neer wrote:Whoa, that must be the steel guitar version of Jimmy Bryant's Stratosphere guitar!

Speaking of which: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxdLjOXlcJc

TK Smith, Jeremy Wakefield, Deke Dickerson ripping it up.

Noob question: don't suppose this steel could have been on "Stratosphere Boogie" or was that strictly Bigsby?

Michael Lee Allen · Post by **Michael Lee Allen** » 26 Jan 2013 11:48 am

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Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 26 Jan 2013 11:57 am

As Ron Weasley might have said, bloody hell...nice Michael, thanks for these!