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Topic: Baby Clinesmith got a new Big Brother |
Andy DePaule
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Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 10 Jun 2019 5:21 pm |
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Worth the wait. Baby Clinesmith got a new Big Brother today.
Todd reworked this long scale he'd built in March 2016 for me.
Looks like a brand new steel and it's got that now famous tone and sustain.
All I can say is I'm another happy camper today!  
 
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project.
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Joe Elk
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2019 5:25 pm
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Andy those are mighty fine looking steels!
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Aaron Johnson
From:
Lemoore, CA
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Posted 10 Jun 2019 5:29 pm
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| Beautiful! |
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Bill McCloskey
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Nanuet, NY
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 10 Jun 2019 9:39 pm Indeed we are
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| Bill McCloskey wrote: |
| Beautiful. We are all lucky to be living in the Age of Todd |
Indeed we are!....
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Matt Haney
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2019 6:59 am
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Andy,
I'm curious as to what Todd reworked on your long scale cast aluminum steel and why. I have a Joaquin model which I love and have been thinking about trying to acquire one of these.
Thanks,
Matt |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2019 7:40 am
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| Congratulations, Andy. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 13 Jun 2019 9:41 am Was not new
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| Matt Haney wrote: |
Andy,
I'm curious as to what Todd reworked on your long scale cast aluminum steel and why. I have a Joaquin model which I love and have been thinking about trying to acquire one of these.
Thanks,
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Hi Matt,
It was not a new steel. It was one of the first of this model that Todd made.
Maybe it was the first one? I should ask him about that? 
Was his personal steel. He also loaned it to Jeremy Wakefield for a while, though I'm not sure if it was used on any of the Sponge Bob Square Pants sound tracks?
I should ask him about that.
Anyway, Todd made it like new again for me by taking off all the black lacquer, Re sanding and polishing the surface.
I also asked him to only use the black lacquer on the fretboard background and in the keyhead because I really like the polished aluminum look. I'd seen another done like that and sold to another forum member about a year ago.
At one time I'd considered having him make a double neck like the Joaquin maple steel but those have closer string spacing and I prefer it wider.
I'm planning to make a deco style stand to hold both of these together.
Just another project to make me feel guilty for not having it done yet!
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 13 Jun 2019 9:43 am Thanks to.....
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Thanks to Joe, Aaron, Jack, Matt and Bill.
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 13 Jun 2019 1:14 pm
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Cool guitar! Enjoy, Andy.
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Steel Guitar Books! Website: www.volkmediabooks.com |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 14 Jun 2019 4:32 am Thanks Andy
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Thanks Andy,
I really love the way these steels feel, sound and play.
Now having both the tunings I like is really cool.
Best wishes,
Andy
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 14 Jun 2019 4:38 am About the E6/9th Tuning
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About the E6/9th Tuning. I was using this quite a bit last year.
This time round I'm more often tuning the bottom two strings, 7&8 to D&E rather than E&F#.
Both work well, but I do like having the low 7th D note a lot.
However, when picking out melodies the F# 7th string seems to come in handy very often.
I did come across this thread on the tuning from over a year ago. Lots of players had their ideas to add;
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=330523&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=essential+tremor&start=0
Back then I'd missed these easy chord changes C Am F G7 available like this;
I do find the last G7th back to C a little tricky to play in tune!
I still think this is a great tuning and useful for players who play both with and without pedals.
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 21 Feb 2020 12:10 pm G7th to C, Not so hard.
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In the last post I'd said this "I do find the last G7th back to C a little tricky to play in tune! "
Now that I've been using that reverse slant for many moons I find it very easy... Practice makes perfect.
I've also been using it on my A6th steel now. Good luck.
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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