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Posted:Wed, 11/18/2009 - 7:43pm -- Subject:Anybody know who made this guitar?
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I seen yesterday a guitar that Jerry Douglas plays it's a Tele lap steel???? Anybody got a clue who made this guitar? and if so how do I get intouch with em?
I'm pretty sure that the conversion was done by Nashville guitar repair and modification king, Joe Glaser. I don't know how long Jerry has had the Tele, but his Glaser Lap Strat was used on at least one of the three MCA Masters Series albums back in the mid to late 1980's. In other words, this converted Fender thing is not a new development. I don't believe he has a website, but Joe Glaser has a phone number if you want to investigate further: (615) 298-1139
Or it might be a question for JerryD on his board.
A "little birdie" told me a few years ago at an event out here that featured Fender that there might be something in the works for the future regarding something to do with lap steels and JerryD, but that's the last I heard of it.
If you are not already familiar with it, you can do you own version of a squareneck Tele or Strat with Lonnie Specter's "Redneck:"
Glaser is the guy who did the original work on Brent Mason's old Tele where he changed pickups to give him the sound of a Tele, Strat, and Les Paul all in one guitar.That guitar became the prototype for the Valley Arts (Gibson) Brent Mason model.
Glaser also did some mods on JerryD's first Lap King lap steel that was made for him by Jason Dumont. Around Nashville, apparently he is still The Man when it comes to this kind of work.
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While living in Nashville (and still playing a fair amount of electric guitar) I had Joe Glaser install one of his popular strap-activated B-Benders in my favorite Telecaster; I also had him do setup and repair work on a few other instruments and in every case the quality of his work was impeccable. A few years back I had the pleasure of spending quite a bit of time with him when he came to Big Rapids Michigan for a week-long Northwoods musical instrument builder's seminar -- he's a very intelligent, professional instrument designer/builder, and an expert repairman who I wouldn't hesitate to have work on any of my instruments.
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I'm pretty sure that the conversion was done by Nashville guitar repair and modification king, Joe Glaser. I don't know how long Jerry has had the Tele, but his Glaser Lap Strat was used on at least one of the three MCA Masters Series albums back in the mid to late 1980's. In other words, this converted Fender thing is not a new development. I don't believe he has a website, but Joe Glaser has a phone number if you want to investigate further: (615) 298-1139
Or it might be a question for JerryD on his board.
A "little birdie" told me a few years ago at an event out here that featured Fender that there might be something in the works for the future regarding something to do with lap steels and JerryD, but that's the last I heard of it.
If you are not already familiar with it, you can do you own version of a squareneck Tele or Strat with Lonnie Specter's "Redneck:"
http://www.lapdancerguitars.com/news.html
One of the best electric guitars I've ever played was a Glaser Tele about a year and a half ago - it was beat, but felt/sounded fantastic...
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Glaser is the guy who did the original work on Brent Mason's old Tele where he changed pickups to give him the sound of a Tele, Strat, and Les Paul all in one guitar.That guitar became the prototype for the Valley Arts (Gibson) Brent Mason model.
Glaser also did some mods on JerryD's first Lap King lap steel that was made for him by Jason Dumont. Around Nashville, apparently he is still The Man when it comes to this kind of work.
Man I really thank you for thr info
While living in Nashville (and still playing a fair amount of electric guitar) I had Joe Glaser install one of his popular strap-activated B-Benders in my favorite Telecaster; I also had him do setup and repair work on a few other instruments and in every case the quality of his work was impeccable. A few years back I had the pleasure of spending quite a bit of time with him when he came to Big Rapids Michigan for a week-long Northwoods musical instrument builder's seminar -- he's a very intelligent, professional instrument designer/builder, and an expert repairman who I wouldn't hesitate to have work on any of my instruments.
Erik@AdvancedMusicTechnology.com