This Emmons Steel Guitar

[Ron Kirby]

After careful consideration I decided to keep with the guitar that kept with me. Through the good and the bad times. Like "Jesse and Jane"

Thanks again for Listening!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWdfV-Geyqs

[Carl Kilmer]

Ron, all I can say is "That Is Beautiful" as usuale.
I always love to hear anything you do. Your playing
is so smooth and pretty and I love the sound you get
from that Emmons. It's as good as it gets. Need more.

[Richard Keller]

Very nice Ron. I really like my Emmons Legrande 2 guitar also. I hope I can play as well as you do someday.

[Mark Greenway]

Great job and tone. I had an Emmons that was that very same color back in the 80's. I loved that guitar. I sold it for $1,000 at Seymore's store. I was playing for a gospel group, and we were getting the bus worked on at Hemphills, and I just decided that I had enough and walked in to Seymore's, sold it and went back to Oklahoma. Of course, I regret that now. That was the only Hunter Green Emmons that I had ever seen until I saw this one.

[Mark Greenway]

[Ron Kirby]

Thanks Carl, Years ago I owned three guitars and played them all at equal amounts of time. But I never got real comfortable playing any of them. For me, getting very comfortable with a guitar just takes me a while. Thanks again.

Thank you Richard! Im sure you will do fine. Just let the horse pull the cart and let it feel where you want to go. (That's what I was tought anyhow!). Thanks again.

Thanks Mark! I have't seen to many around either. I guess most players didn't prefer the color. I dont like that you sold your guitar. But a player must do what they must do at that time. I remember in Texas when I was playing at Gilley's, times were not good for me in the 80's. I would get paid Friday night and go to a pawn shop the next day and pawn my SKH to pay the rent. Then get a pay in advance from Sherwood the next day to get my guitar out of the pawn shop and start all over and over again , and over again, but I did managed to keep my guitar. Pawn shops kept me alive with steel in those days and in my early TN. days too . You take care now.

Sincerely, Ronnie

[Lavon Chappell]

Nice playing. I must ask what kind of camera do you use? The video quality is awesome.

[Ron Kirby]

Good Morning Lavon, My cam-recorder is an old Canon z-8oo. The color was not good so I used Youtube's color ajustment to get the color the steel really is. I enjoy writing tunes. When I first moved here my first day job was a carpenter's helper restoring the old Ryman. I helped put the windows in. I wrote every night but mostly nights singing at Tooties. My friends called me "The Stranger" and then "The Phantom". But I didnt care, I just kept writing. I had to pawn my flat top a few times too. Anyhow, Thanks for the compliments Lavon! and have a nice Sunday.

[Eddie Harper]

Hi Ron,
I never tire of listening to you play, especially this song. I don't know the situations arising from the inspiration that you wrote the song from, but it's a song that tugs at your Heart, Especially Mine.....Eddie

[Bishop Ronnie P Hall]

Hi ya Ron! (Kirby)
One word, "Beautiful"! Keep up the good work. You have the "touch" and "talent"! you also have a fan in me. God Bless!
Bishop Ron Hall
Ron

[David Nutt]

Ron, fabulous playing and a tone to die for,great stuff.
I have an 90s D10 Emmons lashley LG, plus a S10 L/G 11 love em to bits but havnt as yet found the switch that gives the Kirby tone.
Dave

[Ransom Beers]

Arnett Mills has the title of "Mr. Smooth" but IMO it's a very close tie,all I can say is "WOW"!!!!!
One of my mostest favorite players,thank you Ron.

[Michael Barone]

Ron, thanks for sharing a special personal creation, with such beautiful tone.

Mike