Road trip today! Checked out a S-12 Franklin and other stuff at Elderly Music in MI and then hopped down to Sweetwater Sound in IN and bought a new Gold Tone PBS-M at a great price. Looked at Beard "R" at Elderly and thought the Gold Tone was almost a good at 1/4 the price. Anyhow here's pics of the Franklin steel that I tried out (on consignment):