The Pro -- Show Pro Single 12

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0070ce82egerdp.png"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pedal Steel Guitar / Tunings"><U>PEDAL STEEL GUITAR / TUNINGS</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Equipment"><U>EQUIPMENT</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tunes Ive Written (and a few I Didnt)"><U>TUNES</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My CDs"><U>MY CD's</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Picture Gallery"><U>PHOTO GALLERY</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gig Schedule"><U>GIG SCHEDULE</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biographical Information"><U>BIOGRAPHICAL INFO</U></A></div> <bR> <div> ______________________</div> <bR> <div> to provide the author with feedback on this site please send EMail to <A HREF="mailto:larry@larrybell.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:larry@larrybell.org"><U>Larry Bell</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000" background="006265f1ezuady.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Welcome to LarryBell.org . . .</B></FONT><B>  </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to LarryBell.org . . ."><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>The Pro -- Show Pro Single 12</I></div> <div> <I>(click on pictures for larger view)</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="708" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 298 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro1.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro1.JPG"><U><IMG SRC="10363220.jpg" border=0 width="355" height="290" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro2.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro2.JPG"><U><IMG SRC="10548240.jpg" border=0 width="328" height="292" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Yes, it sounds as good as it looks -- and that's hard to do !!</div> <bR> <div> In fact, here's a sound clip to illustrate that fact . . .   <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/mp3/Family%20Bible_mix1.mp3" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/mp3/Family%20Bi"><U>click here</U></A> for a 2 minute mp3 file</div> <bR> <div> I guess I have a thing about two-tone guitars.  My last guitar was a two-tone mica finish that looks very sharp, but I must say that A.J. Nelson at Show Pro has the magic touch when it comes to natural lacquer finishes.  </div> <bR> <div> The really cool thing about this guitar is that it doesn't have to get by on its looks.  It plays like a dream and is extremely well designed, thanks to Duane Marrs and Jeff Surratt.  Jeff and Gloria and the crew at Show Pro are wonderful folks to work with.</div> <bR> <div> This is the first 12-string Show Pro that has been built.</div> <bR> <div> Here is a closeup of the front apron</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro3.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro3.JPG"><U><IMG SRC="109cf190.jpg" border=0 width="719" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>COPEDENT</B></div> <div> This is the setup that’s on The Pro -- pretty much the same as my other guitars.  Like my Fessy, it has tuning compensators on the 1st and 7th strings, on the A pedal (Pedal 2).  Jeff also split tuned the '0' pedal Franklin change with the A pedal to only lower G# to F#, both on the 5th and 9th strings.  Cool idea.  There's also a mechanical / spring-loaded half-stop on the 7th string F# to G that also works well for the 1st string.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1202b270.jpg" border=0 width="811" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Here is a picture of the evolution of the finish -- from bare wood to completion.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/TimeLineComposite.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/TimeLineComposi"><U><IMG SRC="10ba70d0.jpg" border=0 width="679" height="525" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> (click to enlarge)</div> <bR> <div> And a couple more views</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro4.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro4.JPG"><U><IMG SRC="10da7fd0.jpg" border=0 width="679" height="509" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro5.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/Pro5.JPG"><U><IMG SRC="1129f540.jpg" border=0 width="671" height="596" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> and a couple of the undercarriage for all you mechanics out there :-)</div> <div> (click to enlarge)</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="618" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 232 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/uc1.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/uc1.JPG"><U><IMG SRC="1152de20.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/uc2.JPG" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/uc2.JPG"><U><IMG SRC="1172ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>