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Topic: C6 Carter Starter?
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Mike Perlowin
Member From: Los Angeles CA
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posted 20 June 2002 08:30 AM
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Is there any way a Carter Starter can be modified to a C6? Or better yet, John or Ann, have you considered making a C6 model? I'd love to have such a guitar. If one was available I'd buy it. |
Doug Seymour
Member From: Jamestown NY USA
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posted 20 June 2002 09:36 AM
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Hey, Mike, if you or anyone is interested, I might part with my keyless Excel (C6th!) Actually it's not a starter, but a finisher!
Ist class and doesn't break strings either.
(or are Carl & I just so old we don't treat our strings as rough as you younger guys??!!)
It has 3 P & 5 KL (1 is a vertical) Good as new condition, weighs in @ 25# to play + 12#
of case. Bill Lawrence pickup.....acceptable
tone! (or is that my hands?) open to serious offers! Still have the keyless Zum D10 in the closet, too! |
Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 20 June 2002 10:53 AM
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As I understand it, you cannot change the tuning of a Carter Starter without manufacturing some different parts. Basically, we're talking about re-engineering here.
C6th pedal steel is not a beginners tuning. I wouldn't expect a student model to be C6th.------------------
 Bobby Lee - email: quasar@b0b.com - gigs - CDs
Sierra Session 12 (E9), Williams 400X (Emaj9, D6), Sierra Olympic 12 (F Diatonic) Sierra Laptop 8 (D13), Fender Stringmaster (E13, A6) |
Joe Henry
Member From: Ebersberg, Germany
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posted 20 June 2002 12:23 PM
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quote:
C6 pedal steel is not a beginners´tuning
Too bad there aren´t many beginners these days who decide to start out on C6 lap steel instead. That´s what all the great players who are now old did when they started. Of course there were no pedal steels in those days, but I can´t help but think it was definitely an advantage for them. I at least tried to but didn´t get very far; maybe I should have had someone to explain it to me.
But then, why would Mike want such a guitar anyway? We all know he´s not a beginner. I have seen several ads for single neck C6 steels (Emmons and ZB, for instance, at Scotty´s; they´re gone now, but this shows there must be some interesting models out there.)
an afterthought... maybe he wants something light after his accident, but I believe there are lightweight pro models as well that are a lot easier to reconfigure to C6...Regards, Joe H.[This message was edited by Joe Henry on 20 June 2002 at 12:24 PM.] [This message was edited by Joe Henry on 20 June 2002 at 01:53 PM.] |
Al Marcus
Member From: Cedar Springs,MI USA
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posted 20 June 2002 04:50 PM
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Mike-Doug has a nice C6 setup and gets a lot of very nice music out of it. 3 pedals and 5 knee levers.I have a D10 Carter, and use mostly the bottom neck tuned to E6, same as tonic E on the guitar, and same as tonic E on E9 neck.
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Mike Perlowin
Member From: Los Angeles CA
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posted 21 June 2002 12:11 PM
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why would Mike want such a guitar anyway? We all know he´s not a beginner.
That's very flattering Joe, but I only play E9. I know very little about the C6 neck.I keep all my instruments, along with my recording gear, in my basement. There is no access to the basement from the rest of the house. I have to go outside and walk to the back to get there. I'd like to have a S-10 C6 upstairs so that I wouldn't have to go out every time I felt like practising. |
Al Vescovo
Member From: Van Nuys, CA, USA
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posted 21 June 2002 12:21 PM
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Mike, Give me a call. We can get together any time and work on the C6th. You know that's all I'm playing now. Any help I can give, I'm willing and happy to.
Your friend, AL |
Harry Hess
Member From: Blue Bell, PA., USA
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posted 22 June 2002 09:01 PM
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Mike, check out my SD-10 C6 Fessenden:
http://www.fessendensteelguitars.com/HH.html One sweet axe! Regards,
HH |
Chuck Norris
Member From: Mesquite, TX, USA
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posted 01 July 2002 08:33 AM
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Mike, I Talked to Bud don`t know if your serious but it`s not out of the question. Give him a call.
Hope that bike wreck didn`t screw something up up there. JUST KIDDING!!!
Chuck Norris NFM |
William Steward
Member From: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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posted 01 July 2002 06:23 PM
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Mike:
I am an architect by profession and can help you add an interior stair to that house - it help make all your guitars easier to get at! This turned out to be an interesting thread since I had also wondered if any manufacturers made a single neck C6 (pro or starter) and if not why not. I was interested Joe's response regarding a non-pedal C6 as a starter instrument since I just ordered one to 'learn' with....I admire some of those C6 non-pedal players as well. I will file away the answer to Mike's question until I get up to speed on my E9 and lap C6, if I'm not too old by then.[This message was edited by William Steward on 02 July 2002 at 05:01 AM.] [This message was edited by William Steward on 02 July 2002 at 05:04 AM.] |
Ray Jenkins
Member From: Gold Canyon Az. Pinal U.S.A.
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posted 02 July 2002 08:44 AM
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. I have to go outside and walk to the back to get there
Cool Mike, I have to do the same thing to get to my bathroom.  Ray------------------
Steeling is still legal in Arizona |
Al Marcus
Member From: Cedar Springs,MI USA
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posted 02 July 2002 12:12 PM
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I am looking for a lightweight S10 with 5 pedals and 5 knee levers tuned to C6 or E6. I have thought about Carter, Williams, Excel, GFI, and maybe if I could afford it the New Millenium by MSA...al |
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