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customxke

You hardly ever see these anymore.

Post by customxke »

Got this on eBay a few months ago. It was alleged to be a basket case, but it was all there, sans logo. Its a 50s pedal steel, double six. I thought the only ones that existed were from the catalogue shoot. Anyone know anything???

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Ok...this took me a second to figure out....hope i did this rightImage
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I never heard of a D6 pedal steel.
Very interesting.
You can probably get some info on the Steel Guitar Forum.
http://steelguitarforum.com/cgi-bin/for ... LastLogin=
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It sounds amazing, and barely stays in tune (Like most pedal steels of the era) Its a blast to play, and sits well with my other natural finished 50s ricks. I'll check out the steel forum. I'm still learning how to play it, and having a ton o' fun.
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Man that looks like fun! Seriously!
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It is Kenny. (the pedal steel isn't named "kenny", its just fun). A friend of mine says it makes the sound of Angels Crying. I really just wanted it because it goes with my other Rics, and because I thought it might be historically significant, and worthy of some TLC. As it turns out, it's quite lovely to play and hear. Who knew??
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