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Jay Lapp of The Steel Wheels with his Mule Resonator Guitar
Jay Lapp of The Steel Wheels with his Mule. www.thesteelwheels.com
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Good Golly Miss Molly
I take these pictures for the customers that buy them, but I end up staring at them longer than they do I bet......
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RJ Ronquillo
RJ Ronquillo stopped by the shop to check out some Mules and he is a super sweet player. www.rjronquillo.com
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New Guitar
I stupidly sold the 60's harmony H74 I had so I'm going to recreate it in both steel and wood. Flat top at first and then arch top for the wood version. It's so fun to plan out new guitars. The wheels start turning and away...
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Mules in Snow
It snowed this weekend pretty hard in Michigan. Ice, mainly, for a solid two days. Ridiculous even for here for it afforded my some last chance winter shots. This guitar is going to The Music Emporium this week. ...
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Built-in Inspiration
Maybe you’re a little like me and you currently have two or three guitars but have bought and sold more than you can count. Or you have a couple sitting around that you never really play. Those new pickups, the maple body,...
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The MuleCaster Lives
The MuleCaster Lives.
Neck through design because simple is awesome. Hipshot bender for pedal steel dreamy goodness. McNelly Pickups. It sounds alive, it looks so damn good.
I want to make one for you. One of the...
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Certificate of a Authenticity
In the home stretch of the carving for the certificate of authenticity done by Jack Baumgartner. Check out the detail. ...
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Resonator guitar set up
Sometimes I like to call these “resos for acoustic guitar players” The nut width is the standard 1 3/4”, not the typical wider 1.825 found on most resonators. You probably won’t play this guitar every song in your set, so...
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How We Set Up Resonators pt 2
Strings. It’s all about their tune and tension, right? We use Daddario flat tops, their resonator set, but replace the high 16 with a 15. The flat tops are just phosphor bronze strings that are polished. A bit warmer but much...
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Guitars of the Week
A present for a son, some flamey brass goodness, a steel cutaway - an excellent group. - Matt...
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Brass Resonators vs Steel Resonators
Charley Hicks' three Mules. Charley is the man, and recorded every one of Charley Patton's songs on youtube. I'll start you off with this one: https://youtu.be/QGvXbSd0Muw
Steel resonator guitars versus brass resonators....
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What are resonator guitar Cones made from? Resonator Biscuit Cone Material Revealed
What is the boring composition chart you see above? This is the composition of a tricone cone I sent to Metaltest in Washington state to have tested. I'm in the process of getting my lathe set up to start spinning my own...
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Oliver Bates Craven at Mule HQ
The Mini-Mule Sessions continue with stud muffin @oliverbatescraven This fella is one of my faves. We became friends while riding 600 miles pulling instruments on trailers with the @thesteelwheels . Oliver has got all the...
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