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Topic: The Steel Guitar Forum is not going away |
Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 1:31 pm |
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Folks,
He's gone, but b0b's legacy lives on. Any changes we make to this site should be invisible to you, the contributors.
Feel free to discuss suggestions for improvements in the Forum Feedback section.
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 2:24 pm
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| I want to echo everything Brad is saying here. We think it is essential to maintain and improve this community, in the ways that b0b envisioned it. Nobody could have been more tireless and selfless than he was in creating and shepherding this place. Please be patient - b0b left some very large shoes to fill. |
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 2:39 pm
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| Thank you Brad. bOb was a great contributor to the steel guitar community. I am forever thankful for him starting this website. |
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Dennis Sherman
From:
San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 2:57 pm
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b0b was a good friend, great musician and a very witty & kind human being. I will miss his smile & laughter. I'm pleased to hear that Brad is continuing the Forum...as b0b would want. Whenever I asked a steel player if they knew of the Forum they would inevitably saw "YOU know Bobby Lee??!!" R.I.P.  |
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John Booth
From:
Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 3:04 pm
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| Paul King wrote: |
| Thank you Brad. bOb was a great contributor to the steel guitar community. I am forever thankful for him starting this website. |
I believe we ALL mirror your thoughts here.
Such sad news...
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Jb in Ohio
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GFI S10 Ultra, Telecaster, a Hound Dog, and an Annoyed Wife
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 3:04 pm
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| Dennis Sherman wrote: |
| I'm pleased to hear that Brad is continuing the Forum...as b0b would want. |
Let me be clear - I'm not in charge. Dave Mudgett, Lori Lee and the other moderators are as large a part of this transition as I am.
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Jim Cooley
From:
The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 3:46 pm
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| Oh no.....it's great to know that the forum will continue, but devastating to hear that b0b is gone. |
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Daniel Phelps
From:
Versailles, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 3:49 pm
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I was crushed when I heard this. Rest in peace, Bob.
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Copyright © 2020 Daniel Phelps |
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Ethan Shaw
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2023 4:47 pm
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| Thanks Brad, Dave, Lori, and everyone else keeping this going. This forum is one of the highlights of my and many others' day, and I know b0b would appreciate y'all keeping his legacy alive. |
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Chuck Wilson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2023 8:30 am
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BoB created one of the best forums for us musicians on the internet.
Thank you everybody for stepping up to continue to moderate and maintain this great forum. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2023 10:58 am
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Like everybody else, I'd be lost without it.
Thanks, BoB!
Erv |
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Mike Vallandigham
From:
Martinez, CA
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Posted 9 Mar 2023 11:44 am
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Thanks to everyone who will help carry the torch.
I can't think of anything more valuable to Steel Guitar players than this forum. And we all have bOb to thanks for it. |
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Larry Ball
From:
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 9 Mar 2023 5:39 pm
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When they build a “Monument” depicting the “History of the Steel Guitar” and the “Greats” that contributed so much to the development of this fantastic instrument.
“b0b’s” name should be among them listed on the plaque.
“THANK YOU” b0b for your help and inspiration.
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Mullen SD10, Sho~Bud SD10 LDG, Show-Pro SD10 LDG, Peavey Nashville 112, Boss Katana 100 MK11, Telonic's F100 Multi-Taper Super Pro V/P, |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 9 Mar 2023 6:29 pm
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Thanks, Brad and all the other admins. We appreciate your steady hand and your many invisible hours behind the scenes. Much appreciated!
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Steel Guitar Books! Website: www.volkmediabooks.com |
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Fred Rogan
From:
Birmingham, AL USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2023 6:52 pm
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Very few people have the opportunity to do something that is so positive and helpful to so many people. b0b did that with this forum. A wonderful legacy. I never met b0b but had the greatest admiration for him because of this forum and how he ran it.
thank you b0b.
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Show Pro SD10 guitars
Milkman Amps |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 9 Mar 2023 8:25 pm Bob in 1978
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Bob in 1978 at the Castle Club in San Francisco with Johnny Johnson and Danny Rose.
Rest in peace with the lord my good friend,
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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Charlie Hansen
From:
Halifax, NS Canada and Various Southern Towns.
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Posted 10 Mar 2023 7:36 am
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RIP Bob. Thanks for all the work that you've put into helping the steel guitar stay in the limelight and provide people with a gathering place where they can exchange ideas and help one another.
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I don't know much but what I know I know very well.
Carter S-10 3X5, Peavey Nashville 112, plus Regal dobro and too many other instruments to mention.
Bluegrass Island CFCY FM 95.1 Charlottetown, PE, Canada, on the web at cfcy.fm.
A Touch Of Texas CIOE FM 97.5 Sackville, NS, Canada,
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Dennis Montgomery
From:
Western Washington
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Robert Vargas
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2023 6:49 pm Bob's passing
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| Sad to hear about bob's passing,I was introduced to the forum by Herby Wallace and it's been a source of great information and news about the steel guitar world.I hope it will continue. |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 11 Mar 2023 2:40 am
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B0b taught me the wisdom of brevity.
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Gary Spaeth
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2023 4:52 am
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| b0b was a genious programmer and designer. he built a great mansion to maintain and build on. |
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Dan Murphy
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2023 7:53 am b0b thank you so much.
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| Sorry to hear this. I would like to say thanks to all here for the support. Thanks to b0b for creating a place for PSG players to network and share thoughts. I have been a member for many yrs and have enjoyed it . |
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Jonathan Mitguard
From:
San Rafael, California, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2023 11:19 am Thank God
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Boy will we miss bOb but so thankful that you fellows are going to keep the forum going.
Thank You
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Mullen and Williams SU12, Owens Square neck dobro. Amps evolving Princeton II reverb w/ eminence Double T 12" |
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Michael Heaphy
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 14 Mar 2023 5:50 am Condolences to Bob's Family
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| Awwww, Such sad news. We just corresponded a few weeks ago. always a Gentleman. Peace to you as you cross that river. No Pain in Paradise ! |
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