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Topic: Bigsby plank style by Todd Clinesmith |
Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 9:44 am |
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Here are a few photos of a plank Bigsby style lap that Todd Clinesmith made for me. Like the kind Billy Robinson had in the day. Though his was an eight string. Very cool. I wanted to compare the cast aluminum neck with the wood lap that I currently play. Todd said he wanted to do a cast with the fret markers on the neck like the early Bigsbys, I like the look of that style so I said go for it. Anyway...enjoy.
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Mike Neer
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 9:55 am
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Congratulations, Mark. Looks awesome. I absolutely need one of those!
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 10:06 am
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Thanks Mike, it's loads of fun. I'm experimenting with what to do with the extra strings in A6.
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 11:09 am
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| Very nice!!! |
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Jerry Gleason
From:
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 11:24 am
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| Beautiful. Congratulations, Mark (and great job, Todd)! |
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Bob Russell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 11:46 am
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| That's a beauty! |
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S.M. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 1:26 pm Has ANYONE....................ever heard?
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| Has ANYONE every heard of what might have happened to Billy Robinsons' original BIGSBY lap steel? Just can't be that many of them floating around.......can there be? |
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Kurt Kowalski
From:
Kendall, NY USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 2:05 pm
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Oh Man!!!! Now ya gone and done did it TODD!!!! lol
I am with Mike, NOW I GOTTA GET ONE TOO.... Owwy....
Call me Todd, Kurt |
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 3:19 pm
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That's about as sweet as it gets!
So...any thoughts on the aluminum/wood difference? |
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Keith DeLong
From:
Dartmouth NS Canada
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 4:15 pm
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| Now THAT guitar would be an easy conversion to lefthanded--not easy with nonpedal steels. |
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Geoff Cline
From:
Southwest France
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 5:52 pm
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Mark: AMAZINGLY COOL. Congratulations to you. Having just sold my Clinesmith 8 rig (to buy Al Marcus' Sho-Bud), I'm jonesing bad. This guitar is breathtaking.
ENJOY...I know you will. |
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 6:07 pm
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I'll have to play it awhile to give a full review, but it has a bit more sizzle in the tone....which to my ear is different than saying it has more treble.
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 6:32 pm
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Todd is the best. Just stunning craftsmanship. I wonder if it comes close to the sound of his console steels ? My Clinesmith console is easily the best sounding steel I have ever played.
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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S.M. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 7:11 pm About Todds' tradename.......................
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Todd.........I really like the location of your 'Clinesmith' logo right next to the pickup as is shown in this series of photo's.
To me, that was all you needed to make a perfect instrument even more perfecter!........ Keep up the great work! |
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Owen McCrory
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2011 8:56 pm
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That's an eye popper for sure!
Not to make all of you out~of~state folks jealous, but I'm looking forward to hearing this one in person at some point in the near future.
Mark, any chance you'll be drivin' this rig at Orton Park or the Gandy Dancer Festival? |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 2:27 am
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| A beautiful instrument inspires. Superb work, Todd. |
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Mark Roeder
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 6:02 am
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| Owen said:Mark, any chance you'll be drivin' this rig at Orton Park or the Gandy Dancer Festival? |
I am still working out a tuning and a way to tell Kristy about why I just had to have this beautiful instrument. Right now I'm just playing it at work.
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Todd Clinesmith
From:
Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 8:34 am
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Wow, Nice to see all the great comments, and thanks to you Mark for putting up a post about the steel, and for motivating me to build this style instrument.
I have a few new models in the works and a few in the thought process I should be building over the next few years.
Mark stated the tone comparison well between my other lap steel model. This style instrument has a bit more zing but not necissarily more treble. Also the bass end is a bit tighter sounding on the metal necks in general. My other late 40's style lap is a bit more comfortable on the lap , but both are a joy to play.
I have this single 8 strung up with C# min tuning:
Oh yeah .. thank you S.M Johnson for the comment on the logo location, these comments really help solidify my designs.
Also here's a double neck version. This model fits nicely in a Pelican case.
Leo meets P.A:
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 8:41 am
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Just lovely, Todd. I really love the sleek look of the D-8!
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Twayn Williams
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 9:11 am
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Ok, I wish I'd never seen that D-8 now. That is one of the sexist steels I've ever seen, my Fender Deluxe D-8 is looking daggers at me...
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Geoff Cline
From:
Southwest France
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 10:47 am
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| Todd Clinesmith wrote: |
Wow, Nice to see all the great comments, and thanks to you Mark for putting up a post about the steel, and for motivating me to build this style instrument.
I have a few new models in the works and a few in the thought process I should be building over the next few years.
Mark stated the tone comparison well between my other lap steel model. This style instrument has a bit more zing but not necissarily more treble. Also the bass end is a bit tighter sounding on the metal necks in general. My other late 40's style lap is a bit more comfortable on the lap , but both are a joy to play.
I have this single 8 strung up with C# min tuning:
Oh yeah .. thank you S.M Johnson for the comment on the logo location, these comments really help solidify my designs.
Also here's a double neck version. This model fits nicely in a Pelican case.
Leo meets P.A:
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Ding ding...we have a winner. The Clinesmith "plank D-8"!! Lordy....straight to my heart. |
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James Nottage
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 12:30 pm Clinesmith
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My D-8 is on order and comes up soon. It drives me crazy everytime somebody posts one of these great guitars. They just keep getting better and better.
James Nottage
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 9 Aug 2011 12:48 pm Attn; Texas players
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I have a Clinesmith D10 console and S10 lap steel and if anybody around Austin, Texas wants to come check one out I am more than happy to show off Todd's great work. I also am making the rounds playing dance halls and rodeos all over Texas on the weekends so get in touch if you want to look over a Clinesmith in person. I'm warning you though, Todd's guitars are a hard thing to walk away from !
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