Come on spill the beans

[Nick Bidmade]

Nick Bidmade
Born 1952, Yorkshire.
Now retired, living in Wimbledon.
Have a Sho-Bud Fingertip converted to SD10, 3+5 with Curnow undercarriage.
Only been playing just over a year, but love it and am putting in the hours!

[Jason Lynch]

Jason Lynch
Born 1973 in London
Train operator for London Underground, Central Line.
live in Essex
Play a BMI SD10. Badly....

[Malcolm]

Malcolm McMaster
Born 1948 in Barrhead
Now living in Beith Ayrshire
Playing MSA Millenium SD10, GK MB200 with 12inch Sica Neo speaker, Nashville 112, Hilton pedal, Peterson Flip tuner, Ozark Dobro, Telecaster, Musicman Silhouette, (jack of all trades master of none)

[Donny Johnston]

Born : Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, 1948.
Now live: Newmilns, Ayrshire.
6' 2" 10st Look like Brad Pitt.
Blanton D10, Williams 600 series Wide Body, Dobro, Fender 6 string Studiomaster, Tanglewood Acoustic Electric Steel King.
Not enough practice time.

[Nick Bidmade]

Jason Lynch
Born 1973 in London
Train operator for London Underground, Central Line.
live in Essex
Play a BMI SD10. Badly....

Jason - Didn't sound at all shabby when you played at John's session at Little Barford!!!

[Will C]

Will Cowell
Born Newmarket, been everywhere else since then it seems. Now back "home"in Cambs.
Ex-Army, ex-engineer, now I'm a divorce lawyer. There's a conversation stopper!
40 years with a 6-string, all just an apprenticeship for the steel.
I have a BRITISH steel from Bernard Curnow - it plays better than I do.

I love this instrument!

[Jason Lynch]

Thanks Nick. Appreciate the kind words.

[SteelieAJK]

Allan Kelly
London born (Made in Chelsea ), resident in Hertfordshire most of my life.
I've been playing this frustrating machine for a little over 8 years now, enjoying every minute.
Current axe GFI Ultra SD10 (black.. black steels have the best tone don't they? ).. suits me fine.

[johnherring]

Oh well...Cockney-born in Stepney, 1948. Now living in a tiny village just outside Chelmsford.
50 years with 6 strings and mics.
Third attempt at trying to play this infuriatingly wonderful instrument, (at least it makes me wonder!)
Black steels have the best tone eh? Might explain a few things.
I (try to) play a white leather finish Emmons S12 push-pull. Perhaps more practise is required.

[James Crowbear]

i love beans !
French American, born in Paris, France 1951 & went directly to New York, the big apple
Lived 30 years in the USA
Got into the Musik Biz at 17, thanks to the Brits, as a roadie
(attaché case w: a lektrik razor, toothbrush, road map & a bottle of good Scotch)
i worked w: a few known English groups on their first tours of the USA in the late 60s ( memorable times ! )
Picked up on the guitbox thanks to them "understanding " musicians
round that time i picked up my first lap steel : Gibson BR6 - great lil' baby !
Brought up w: the Blues, Motown, Aretha Franklin, Jimi, Jeff Becko & Ry Cooder
worked as a roadie w: some known American bands too - went through 46 states - even Hawaii but not Alaska
hit up many many pawnshops back in those days & bought all kinds of stuff that i sold for what i considered at the time a lot of dough
when i see their prices now, i kinda kick myself but heck, i had a ball
Came to Europa & settled in France - worked in a Musik store in Paris & played on weekends for a few years
back in 1980, a good buddy who had opened the "first" second hand Musik store in Paris, gave me a SB Maverick cause he could'nt sell it & figured i might make some sense out of it
i putzed around w: it & Winnie's book but i was'nt really hooked.........yet
anyway, decided it was time to move on up to the country & paint my mailbox blue
been here in PairO'knees next to Andorra & Spain ever since
got settled down, got a wife, 4 kids & ran a biz as an elektrician, tiler, dry waller, mason, carpenter
traded my BMW bike for SB Professional D10 back in 2001 & got hooked !
got some gigs & did ok
discovered the mother ship ( b0b's forum ) & the Intl Steel Community
i've learned so much from them, that i decided to set up a French Steel Guit' Fo' & a French Steel web site too
the original Steel Guitar France dot com was established in 2001
since i've sold about 70 psgs, a bunch of lap steels, amps, accessories & given courses as well
yep ! been havin' a ball on both E9 & C6 -before the curtain closes on this mad mad world, i still manage to get out & blow some notes & chords
i'll give it up when somebody pries my steel bar & picks from my cold fingers
Blimey ! how's that for a résumé ?