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Topic: Old style lap steel stands |
Levi Gemmell
From: New Zealand
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Jack Hanson
From: San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 6 May 2017 5:45 pm Re: Old style lap steel stands
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Levi Gemmell wrote: |
Does anybody know the name of a manufacturer other than Gibson, that I could possibly search for? |
Hamilton, the music stand people, made 'em too. |
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David M Brown
From: California, USA
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Posted 7 May 2017 6:04 am Re: Old style lap steel stands
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Levi Gemmell wrote: |
Have they all disappeared, and the second-hand market is dry?
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It seems so, at least when I've been looking for one. You'd think that with all the old lap steels, there would be more of those stands around.
I know there are new models of stands around, but I'd like one of those old ones. |
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Bill Sinclair
From: Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 7 May 2017 8:38 am
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I lucked into one 2 yrs. ago. Wasn't mentioned in the buy-it-now auction on ebay but I saw that the reasonably priced Oahu guitar looked like it was on a stand in the very last picture. I tracked down the phone # of the music store and asked if the stand was included. When he said yes, I clicked "Buy" while I was still on the phone! You can barely make out an old Oahu decal on it and it has a bit of rusty patina but I love it. I expect that it was made for Oahu by Hamilton or perhaps one of the old drum hardware companies.
Yeah, I don't get it. What happened to all those old stands? If you just like the look, I think you could modify a vintage snare, tom or cymbal stand to work. |
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Michael Lee Allen
From: Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 8 May 2017 8:01 am
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Michael Lee Allen
From: Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 8 May 2017 9:00 am
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David M Brown
From: California, USA
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Posted 8 May 2017 1:12 pm
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So they look retro cool...but modern stuff works better as an actual stand? |
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Abe Levy
From: California, USA
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Posted 8 May 2017 1:21 pm
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Mine works great, very solid - as long as I put a rubber band around the two swinging supports to keep the guitar tight in there. I made a new neck support to fit my clinesmith 10 string - the original was only wide enough for a six string. I love these things and I think they look way cooler than the modern ones, but I'm a vintage snob I guess. I waited a long time to find a nice one for sale. I got it here on the forum a few years ago. _________________ Mostly Pre-1970 guitars. |
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Bill Creller
From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 May 2017 5:44 pm
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I have one of the old ones also, and like Abe, I use rubber bands to keep those swinging arms pulled together !
I bought this one from L T Zinn some time ago... |
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Bill Groner
From: QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 12 May 2017 1:36 am Stand
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I just got one from Mark Roeder and it is sweet. Four nice chrome adjustable legs......very sturdy.
(http://www.deluxe34.com). _________________ Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Bill Groner
From: QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 12 May 2017 2:16 am Re: Old style lap steel stands
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WOW! Lots of work on that Gibson-prewar for $12! I know..........$12 back then was a lot of money. Pretty ingenious with those swing arms.
_________________ Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Jerry Wagner
From: California, USA
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David M Brown
From: California, USA
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Posted 16 May 2017 6:13 am
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Thanks. I just made a bid on it.
And funny enough, the steel he used an an example is the same model National Waikiki as I plan to use with it. |
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David M Brown
From: California, USA
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Posted 16 May 2017 7:07 am
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And outbid already! and i'm not going to pay more than that thing is worth! |
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Doug Beaumier
From: Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From: Boston, MA
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Erv Niehaus
From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 May 2017 7:29 am
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"One man's trash is another man's treasure". |
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Bill Sinclair
From: Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 16 May 2017 10:41 am
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Here's my setup for a gig this past Saturday. I use my Oahu stand all the time for pickup gigs where I'm just using a single neck. This model is a little different from the one that's now on ebay so maybe it's not as wobbly. Certainly not as secure as a Deluxe34 stand but I think it's more secure than the conventional guitar stand that many of us rest our very expensive acoustic guitars on. I probably would want to use one of Mark's stands with a more valuable guitar though.
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Mike Neer
From: NJ
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Posted 16 May 2017 10:47 am
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I've owned a bunch of these old stands, but never actually used them on gigs. Sold them and gave one away, always got $150-200 for them. One had a little music stand attachment that was pretty worthless. Very prone to rust, so get a tetanus shot. _________________ Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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David M Brown
From: California, USA
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Posted 16 May 2017 6:48 pm
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Realistically yes.
Nostalgically not quite....yet.
I may get one of these if I decide to go further. I'll just play my other steels that have legs already if i want to stand up. |
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Jim Williams
From: Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 11 Jun 2017 6:42 pm
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That thing went for $194...no way. _________________ GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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Kekoa Blanchet
From: Kaua'i
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Stefan Robertson
From: Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 12 Jun 2017 2:07 am
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Plus 1 for Mark's Deluxe 34 stand.
Who cares about history if it rusts and doesn't function well. For that price you can get an actual sturdy stand from Mark that does the job.
Cause at the end of the day we need something that will function so you can PLAY. However if you are not planning to actually use it then ok. _________________ Stefan
Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
E13#9/F secrets: https://thelapsteelguitarist.wordpress.com
"Give it up for The Lap Steel Guitarist" |
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Jim Williams
From: Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 12 Jun 2017 4:30 am
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I have a photo of my dad playing his old Gibson on one of these stands, but I have no idea what happened to it after his death many years ago. It could be stored somewhere probably never to be found again. _________________ GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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