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Topic: My one-of-a-kind E9th/B6th universal. |
Brad Higgins
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New York, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2017 1:51 pm |
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Here are some pictures of the one-of-a-kind universal that I built for myself about thirty years ago. It’s a little rough around the edges because, at the time, the only metal working machines I had access to were, a drill press, a metal cutting bandsaw, and a small bench lathe. The only things I didn’t make for it, are the legs (atlas microphone stands), the pedals (bought from Pedalmaster), and the tuning pegs (mini Schallers). This is the steel that I played when I worked with Commander Cody about twenty years ago, you can see a little of one of the gigs at the link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fri3M4UrqQM
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Len Amaral
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Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 31 Jan 2017 2:00 pm
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| Very nice! That guitar is a labor of love👠|
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Brad Higgins
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2017 2:05 pm
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| Len Amaral wrote: |
| Very nice! That guitar is a labor of love👠|
Thanks Len! |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2017 2:05 pm
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We sure have some talented people who belong to the Forum.  |
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Brad Higgins
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2017 2:10 pm
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| We sure have some talented people who belong to the Forum. |
Thanks Erv, I totally agree, I've gone and watched some videos that some of the members have on YouTube, some incredible players! I don't know if anyone has noticed or not, but it's a little backwards, I call it my Polish steel, aluminum frame and a wood neck. |
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Tim Brady
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2017 4:18 pm
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How impressive!
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Brad Higgins
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2017 5:12 am
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| Tim Brady wrote: |
| How impressive! |
Thanks Tim, you're too kind! |
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2017 6:53 am
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Hi Brad...great looking guitar...love the add-on neck!
Aluminum frame and wood neck "backward thinking"? No, "forward thinking"!
My Sierras' are all aluminum frames with wood necks. That's Sierras' standard construction. |
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Brad Higgins
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2017 8:56 am
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| Tom Campbell wrote: |
Hi Brad...great looking guitar...love the add-on neck!
Aluminum frame and wood neck "backward thinking"? No, "forward thinking"!
My Sierras' are all aluminum frames with wood necks. That's Sierras' standard construction. |
Thanks Tom I appreciate that. As far as Sierra's design, I haven't seen one in years. I've been completely out of the steel guitar loop for probably twenty years or so, ever since I started building violins for a living. I'll have to take a look at some of the new guitar designs out there, it should be quite interesting, thanks again. |
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