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Randy Beavers
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Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 6:35 pm |
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Bruce Zumsteg asked me to share this with the Forum. Some of you may have seen this at the TSGA show last March, and for those that didn't, enjoy!
Here are the details from Bruce.
“I carved this figure and made the model steel guitar in honor of the man who had a major impact on my life, as he has on so many others. I doubt that I would be doing what I have done for the last 40 years had it not been for the tremendous influence of Buddy Emmons.
Some facts about the project:
• The figure is carved from basswood (linden wood) and painted with thinned acrylic artists paints.
• The guitar body was made from a piece of rosewood, and all of the hardware was machined from aluminum, except for the strings and pedal rods, which are stainless steel.
• The fretboards were taken from a picture on-line, reduced to my scale, and printed on photo paper.
• The model is 1/6 scale, making the guitar about 5 ½ inches long.
• The majority of the project was done in the mid ‘80’s. Then I got so busy that I had to quit woodcarving. I finally got back to it and completed the project about a year and a half ago.
For the most part I’m happy with the way it turned out, and I wanted to share the pictures with my fellow steel guitar friends. I hope you enjoy looking at them. And sorry, no it’s not for sale; and due to the amount of time it took to complete this one, I won’t be making another one. Thanks for looking.â€
Bruce Zumsteg
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 6:42 pm
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| Bruce is a very talented man! |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 6:50 pm
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| Stunning. Absolutely stunning. |
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Paul Sutherland
From:
Placerville, California
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 6:55 pm
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It's a push-pull! 
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 7:01 pm
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| Great job - he even got the pinkie sticking out. |
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Mike Howard
From:
Grandfield, OK USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 7:29 pm
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Beautiful... absolutely amazing!
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The Greatest Challenge in Life,
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Fish
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 7:37 pm
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"Uncommonly!"
Masterful work, Bruce.
Thanks for posting this, Randy. |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 7:57 pm
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| Awesome! Between you and Bill Stafford we have some amazing artists in our support group! |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 28 Jun 2015 9:05 pm
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Yes I saw that in the flesh at Dallas, it is a stunning piece of work, as you would expect from Bruce - very impressive
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14'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
08'Zumsteel Hybrid D10 9+9
94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
Telonics, Peterson, Steelers Choice, Benado, Lexicon, Red Dirt Cases. |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Dave Grothusen
From:
Scott City, Ks
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 3:26 am
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| Bruce you amaze me. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 4:10 am
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That is a marvelous piece of art!
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Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 4:32 am
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WOW.!!!!!! 
GREAT Job!!!!! |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 4:46 am
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| Great work, excellent likeness! |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 4:51 am Buddy carving or Zumsteels
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| Bruce, while the carving is undoubtedly pretty cool and one of kind, many of us are quite pleased you went in another direction and built more of those Zumsteels. Thx, stevet |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 5:31 am
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| It's amazing how many people are "MULTI-talented",,,that we don't even know about (i.e. this additional talent that Bruce has),,,another example is Billy Robinson,,,,,who else???? I seem to recall something about certain brain waves relate to artistic abilities,,etc,,,???? |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Pete Walthall
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 7:47 am buddy emmons
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| i think we should have a a holiday honering buddy emmons ..hes done more for are country than most of the other... |
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Tim Russell
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 9:28 am
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That is surely an awesome work of art, and also a labor of love. Buddy would be honored to see that...
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Billy Easton
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 9:53 am
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Bruce..
That is incredible!! I got to see it in Dallas last March, but I am also proud to call Bruce friend and been the recipient of a special carved figure that I display proudly in my living room.
Billy Easton
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Billy & Meriul Easton
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Sid Hudson
From:
Virginia, USA
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Jay Dee Maness
From:
North Hills, CA
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 11:04 am Emmons
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| I have seen this before. It`s beautiful. |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 29 Jun 2015 1:10 pm
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| Sonny, have you seen Bill Stafford's paintings?? Incredible! |
You should see some of the Excel spreadsheets I've created over the years! 
That Little Buddy is awesome. (Would it be a Little E?)
Lee, from South Texas |
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