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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 8:34 am |
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A recent rescue of a 1954 Gibson Ultratone carcass, converted to a 7-string.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 7:41 am
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Looking great, Jack. Maybe it will become one of your favorites.
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Thanks, C. E. And yes indeed, it's already becoming a favorite. A6 with a low A and a high E lays out perfectly on a 7-string. |
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Michael Greer
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 8:14 am
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Jack
Another great job at rescuing these old beauties from the scrap heap....looks great.
Made me think of the new Fender armpit guitars that they beat with a hammer and chain at the factory to try and replicate what you already have in that classic lap steel
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C. E. Jackson
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Posted 23 Dec 2019 8:39 am
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| C. E. Jackson wrote: |
Looking great, Jack. Maybe it will become one of your favorites.
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Thanks, C. E. And yes indeed, it's already becoming a favorite. A6 with a low A and a high E lays out perfectly on a 7-string. |
Jack, my favorite tuning is A6. I learned on A. I purchased my first 8 string steel in 1972. With
A6 tuning, I can still play old songs I learned from 1949-1972 on 6, 7, or 8 string steels. Also,
I like this tuning for western swing and Hawaiian songs.
6 String A: E C# A E C# A (H-L)
7 String A6: E C# A F# E C# A (H-L)
8 String A6: E C# A F# E C# A F# (H-L)
C. E. Jackson
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My YouTube Steel Guitar Playlists
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2019 2:40 am
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Another great job at rescuing these old beauties from the scrap heap....looks great.
Made me think of the new Fender armpit guitars that they beat with a hammer and chain at the factory to try and replicate what you already have in that classic lap steel
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Thanks, Mike. I made a smiliar point to a friend about the so-called relics from the Fender Custom Shop and elsewhere when describing this guitar. With its new electronics and fittings, it's an apt comparison. Personally, I would never pay a penny extra for a new one that looked like this. But the phenomenon is not exclusive to guitars. Think of all the women (and Bro-Country dudes) who purchase brand-new designer jeans with holes in 'em already. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2019 2:42 am
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| 7 String A6: E C# A F# E C# A (H-L) |
That's the one I'm using, C. E. It lays out perfectly on a 7-string guitar. |
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 24 Dec 2019 10:35 am
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| Glad you brought it back to life. Great work |
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 24 Dec 2019 10:38 am
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| Glad you brought it back to life. Great work |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 2 Jan 2020 8:54 am
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That came out great, killer "all business" look to it.
I love bringing instruments back to life myself, its pretty rewarding, especially when they play and sound great. Here is an old '50s Kay i got as a thrashed husk for next to nothing, this one is a real fun guitar now.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2020 4:44 pm
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| Thanks, Daniel and Glenn. There's something about those old mahogany Gibsons that sounds pretty special. At least to my old ears. |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2020 9:41 am
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| Thanks, Daniel and Glenn. There's something about those old mahogany Gibsons that sounds pretty special. At least to my old ears. |
Yeah, i had a pink and white Ultratone some time ago and remember it having a great sound. Maybe i need to grab a project one next time i see it. |
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