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Great looking Console Grande! This is a later one, as evidenced by the 4 legs and P-90 pickups. I think this variety was made from early 50s until 55/56. The knobs are replacements, should be gold ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22232_20240528_213125_1.jpg

Any guess on the vintage? I'm guessing mid to late 50s-ish - but I'm no Scholar on these

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/ ...

So very sorry to hear this. Such a great guy and the SGF is just a very special little corner of the Web, thanks to b0b. RIP.

That's great! These definitely need to be played in public. I need to get back to playing mine.

I reviewed the SM+ model a couple years ago, compared it to a nicer more professional style 4 model Gold Tone once made.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=352525

The SM+ is just ...

I figured "invent" was a bit of a stretch at least. First commercially successful design, sure. I think people were trying to electrify guitars back in the 20s if not earlier.

Though you'd find this news story today interesting:

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/american-invented-electric-guitar-rock-roll

The development of the Rickenbacker frying pan specifically is ...

I don't think the classic Don Helms style Gibson Console Grande guitars, from about 1948-1956, have any serial numbers on them, or only very rarely they might have one. Later Gibson console models mi ...

The reverb in a Fender tube amp, and a VP.

I think I've heard these referred to as "hula" style bodies. A few builders in recent years have continued to make them. Why they are less common, I don't know. Perhaps they're just consi ...

Fair warning, these may have different leg angles depending on which neck configuration (2, 3, 4) they were intended for. They're not necessarily all the same.

Jody also told me or implied a small coda to the story:

Sometime later on Merle Travis Composed that hit song FAT GAL Wink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujLFdr8L9Q

Well, the Mk1 models are a little different as they only have a blend pot, and it is not 1Meg. But if you refer to the second page of this old thread I basically dug up all the wiring diagrams I coul ...

It kind of depends, for which Stringmaster?

I hadn't seen an update on Jody in a couple of years, I hope he's doing well. He reached out to me a couple of times about some vintage Fender guitars I had and was very friendly. He shared this one ...

I probably just don't know what I'm talking about, but if it's real then I don't know why the Country Music Hall of Fame, or a similar org perhaps, wouldn't get some donors together if they have to an ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/14000_olredcompare_1.jpg

See what I'm talking about here, from the book and zoom in from the fb ad photo.

The listing is by a Marc Helms, so it sounds like it could be the family. Even if it was in the Hall of Fame museum, the family presumably retained ownership and could retrieve the guitar at any time ...

Thanks for the reply. As for strings sets, is there any you would recommend for the E13th and A6 neck?

A lot of people perhaps make up their own string sets, but to get started, if you look at the ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18178_20220405_185524_1.jpg
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18178_20220405_185516_1.jpg

Yeah I think what you have is a very clean post-war ...

To OP:

I would surmise that, just as with Telecasters and other guitars, by the early 60s Fender was already finding suitable Ash less plentiful or available and was largely switching to Alder exce ...

I am happy to say I am a new proud owner of a Gibson Grande Console (unsure the exact year). I have to figure out how to play it now....
My lower neck is an A6 and my upper neck is the E 13th except ...

Nicely done, nice guitar. Good on you to preserve originality, but I can't imagine why anybody would want to go back to the original legs. My '54 seems to have come with 4 screw-in legs/mounts, much ...

That's very nice, well done.

I worked this out on my 8-string some time back and it is a lovely song on steel.

If by resonator you mean squareneck spider cone guitar then some players do use a G6 tuning, especially on 8 string instruments. The instrument is associated primarily with Bluegrass and Country musi ...

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Topic: Gibson Console Grande
Brad Davis Replies: 20 Views: 1650	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Oct 2024 9:48 am Subject: Gibson Console Grande
Brad Davis Replies: 20 Views: 1650	Great looking Console Grande! This is a later one, as evidenced by the 4 legs and P-90 pickups. I think this variety was made from early 50s until 55/56. The knobs are replacements, should be gold ...
Topic: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jun 2024 4:50 am Subject: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22232_20240528_213125_1.jpg Any guess on the vintage? I'm guessing mid to late 50s-ish - but I'm no Scholar on these https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/ ...
Topic: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Brad Davis Replies: 372 Views: 2962754	Forum Section: Rest in Peace b0b (Bobby Lee) Posted: 11 Mar 2023 8:24 am Subject: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Brad Davis Replies: 372 Views: 2962754	So very sorry to hear this. Such a great guy and the SGF is just a very special little corner of the Web, thanks to b0b. RIP.
Topic: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Sep 2022 10:11 pm Subject: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	That's great! These definitely need to be played in public. I need to get back to playing mine.
Topic: Weissenborn Question
Brad Davis Replies: 12 Views: 1369	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Aug 2022 10:09 am Subject: Weissenborn Question
Brad Davis Replies: 12 Views: 1369	I reviewed the SM+ model a couple years ago, compared it to a nicer more professional style 4 model Gold Tone once made. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=352525 The SM+ is just ...
Topic: Adolph Rickenbacker and the invention of the electric guitar
Brad Davis Replies: 11 Views: 2014	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jul 2022 10:24 am Subject: Adolph Rickenbacker and the invention of the electric guitar
Brad Davis Replies: 11 Views: 2014	I figured "invent" was a bit of a stretch at least. First commercially successful design, sure. I think people were trying to electrify guitars back in the 20s if not earlier.
Topic: Adolph Rickenbacker and the invention of the electric guitar
Brad Davis Replies: 11 Views: 2014	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jul 2022 5:26 am Subject: Adolph Rickenbacker and the invention of the electric guitar
Brad Davis Replies: 11 Views: 2014	Though you'd find this news story today interesting: https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/american-invented-electric-guitar-rock-roll The development of the Rickenbacker frying pan specifically is ...
Topic: Console Grande: serial number?
Brad Davis Replies: 4 Views: 1078	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 May 2022 5:47 pm Subject: Console Grande: serial number?
Brad Davis Replies: 4 Views: 1078	I don't think the classic Don Helms style Gibson Console Grande guitars, from about 1948-1956, have any serial numbers on them, or only very rarely they might have one. Later Gibson console models mi ...
Topic: What is the best ONE effects pedal for lap steel
Brad Davis Replies: 8 Views: 2174	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 May 2022 5:46 pm Subject: What is the best ONE effects pedal for lap steel
Brad Davis Replies: 8 Views: 2174	The reverb in a Fender tube amp, and a VP.
Topic: Guitar shaped bodies
Brad Davis Replies: 7 Views: 1908	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 May 2022 4:57 pm Subject: Guitar shaped bodies
Brad Davis Replies: 7 Views: 1908	I think I've heard these referred to as "hula" style bodies. A few builders in recent years have continued to make them. Why they are less common, I don't know. Perhaps they're just consi ...
Topic: Source for Fender 3" Round Sringmaster Steel Leg Inserts
Brad Davis Replies: 6 Views: 1162	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Apr 2022 8:20 am Subject: Source for Fender 3" Round Sringmaster Steel Leg Inserts
Brad Davis Replies: 6 Views: 1162	Fair warning, these may have different leg angles depending on which neck configuration (2, 3, 4) they were intended for. They're not necessarily all the same.
Topic: Jody Carver story
Brad Davis Replies: 2 Views: 900	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Apr 2022 9:32 am Subject: Jody Carver story
Brad Davis Replies: 2 Views: 900	Jody also told me or implied a small coda to the story: Sometime later on Merle Travis Composed that hit song FAT GAL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ujLFdr8L9Q
Topic: Stringmaster Blend Pot Specs
Brad Davis Replies: 3 Views: 896	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Apr 2022 9:23 am Subject: Stringmaster Blend Pot Specs
Brad Davis Replies: 3 Views: 896	Well, the Mk1 models are a little different as they only have a blend pot, and it is not 1Meg. But if you refer to the second page of this old thread I basically dug up all the wiring diagrams I coul ...
Topic: Stringmaster Blend Pot Specs
Brad Davis Replies: 3 Views: 896	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2022 3:09 pm Subject: Stringmaster Blend Pot Specs
Brad Davis Replies: 3 Views: 896	It kind of depends, for which Stringmaster?
Topic: Jody Carver story
Brad Davis Replies: 2 Views: 900	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Apr 2022 2:56 pm Subject: Jody Carver story
Brad Davis Replies: 2 Views: 900	I hadn't seen an update on Jody in a couple of years, I hope he's doing well. He reached out to me a couple of times about some vintage Fender guitars I had and was very friendly. He shared this one ...
Topic: Don Helms' guitar for sale on Facebook Marketplace?
Brad Davis Replies: 17 Views: 4450	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Apr 2022 5:36 am Subject: Don Helms' guitar for sale on Facebook Marketplace?
Brad Davis Replies: 17 Views: 4450	I probably just don't know what I'm talking about, but if it's real then I don't know why the Country Music Hall of Fame, or a similar org perhaps, wouldn't get some donors together if they have to an ...
Topic: Don Helms' guitar for sale on Facebook Marketplace?
Brad Davis Replies: 17 Views: 4450	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Apr 2022 7:52 pm Subject: Don Helms' guitar for sale on Facebook Marketplace?
Brad Davis Replies: 17 Views: 4450	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/14000_olredcompare_1.jpg See what I'm talking about here, from the book and zoom in from the fb ad photo.
Topic: Don Helms' guitar for sale on Facebook Marketplace?
Brad Davis Replies: 17 Views: 4450	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Apr 2022 7:43 pm Subject: Don Helms' guitar for sale on Facebook Marketplace?
Brad Davis Replies: 17 Views: 4450	The listing is by a Marc Helms, so it sounds like it could be the family. Even if it was in the Hall of Fame museum, the family presumably retained ownership and could retrieve the guitar at any time ...
Topic: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Apr 2022 5:34 pm Subject: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	Thanks for the reply. As for strings sets, is there any you would recommend for the E13th and A6 neck? A lot of people perhaps make up their own string sets, but to get started, if you look at the ...
Topic: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Apr 2022 5:48 pm Subject: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18178_20220405_185524_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/18178_20220405_185516_1.jpg Yeah I think what you have is a very clean post-war ...
Topic: Wood Leo Used For the Stringmaster
Brad Davis Replies: 25 Views: 5167	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Apr 2022 9:40 am Subject: Wood Leo Used For the Stringmaster
Brad Davis Replies: 25 Views: 5167	To OP: I would surmise that, just as with Telecasters and other guitars, by the early 60s Fender was already finding suitable Ash less plentiful or available and was largely switching to Alder exce ...
Topic: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Apr 2022 9:28 am Subject: Gibson Console Grande-sters Unite!!!
Brad Davis Replies: 105 Views: 76600	I am happy to say I am a new proud owner of a Gibson Grande Console (unsure the exact year). I have to figure out how to play it now.... My lower neck is an A6 and my upper neck is the E 13th except ...
Topic: Gibson Console Grande Leg Mods
Brad Davis Replies: 2 Views: 2245	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2022 9:32 am Subject: Gibson Console Grande Leg Mods
Brad Davis Replies: 2 Views: 2245	Nicely done, nice guitar. Good on you to preserve originality, but I can't imagine why anybody would want to go back to the original legs. My '54 seems to have come with 4 screw-in legs/mounts, much ...
Topic: My Favorite Hymn IN THE GARDEN
Brad Davis Replies: 3 Views: 1260	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2021 10:52 am Subject: My Favorite Hymn IN THE GARDEN
Brad Davis Replies: 3 Views: 1260	That's very nice, well done. I worked this out on my 8-string some time back and it is a lovely song on steel.
Topic: C6 on a resonator
Brad Davis Replies: 10 Views: 4465	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jul 2021 6:29 pm Subject: C6 on a resonator
Brad Davis Replies: 10 Views: 4465	If by resonator you mean squareneck spider cone guitar then some players do use a G6 tuning, especially on 8 string instruments. The instrument is associated primarily with Bluegrass and Country musi ...