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Topic: 1930's "Gibsonbacher " Electric Tenor Guitar |
T. C. Furlong
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Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 2 Mar 2008 10:21 am |
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You have to admit this is at least a very interesting piece. I saw this at a vintage guitar show and couldn't resist. As you can see it has a Gibson tenor guitar neck (could it be banjo neck?) and a Rickenbacher 1-1/2" horseshoe pickup. It's probably custom made from a Rick steel and a tenor guitar. It plays just fine and sounds great. The neck is highly flamed maple and straight as an arrow. The case is a coffin style and the original leather hinges have dried out and cracked. I'd like to get $950 and I am willing to consider trades for Emmons, Franklin, Sho-Bud steels. Tube amps will also be considered. Maybe something else?
THANKS FOR LOOKING!
TC |
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John Purcell
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Florida, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2008 6:01 am
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What is the tuning on the guitar? Neck size? Skinny, chunky?
It looks like it could make a unique slide guitar.
Thanks,
John |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2008 1:33 pm
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| It's been awhile, but, low to high, is CGDA. It's a banjo neck. You can tell by the heel. |
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T. C. Furlong
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Lake County, Illinois, USA
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Posted 4 Mar 2008 8:29 pm
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The tuning could be whatever you'd like it to be. The scale length is 19", so the string guages would determine the tuning. It's currently low to high CGDA like John said.
The neck is 1-1/8 at the nut and 1-1/2 at the body. It's a liitle more than 3/4" thick.
TC |
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