I was pleasantly surprised to see so many lap steels in Walter's vast collection. somewhere around 30 of them. I'm wondering if he played much steel, or spoke much about it. as far as I know, he never recorded any.
I was also a little surprised that he owned dozens of lap steels but not a single modern-day pedal steel... guess it just wasn't his thing. the Gibson Electraharp he had was obsolete by the 1960s and was missing parts.
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I’m amazed by Walter’s collection of around 30 lap steels. It makes me wonder if he played much or talked about it, as I don’t recall any recordings. Interestingly, he owned numerous lap steels but no modern pedal steel. Perhaps it wasn’t his thing. His Gibson Electraharp, obsolete by the 60s, was missing parts. This scenario reminds me of my journey when I decided to buy Phd Thesis help. Just like Walter’s unique collection, I chose what suited me best.
found this pic of WB today by accident... never saw it before. good to know he actually played the lap steel. he had quite a few of them!