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Marc Muller
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Neptune,NJ USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 7:19 am |
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Such an honor to have bought this from the original owner. Pristine condition, barely any wear and I shook the hand that made any wear on it! Here's him in 53 playing it and he and I last week. He had 1 neck with a tuning I've never heard of. C major scale that starts on a low E. 5 minutes and discovering new chords, licks. Gimme another 10-20 years and should have it together.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 7:34 am
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What a great acquisition!
ps -- Any idea what that blackguard Tele would be worth today? |
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Glenn Wilde
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California, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 8:13 am
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
What a great acquisition!
ps -- Any idea what that blackguard Tele would be worth today? |
How bout that Top Hat and Cane Ludwig drum kit? 
What an awesome pic huh.. |
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 8:15 am
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| Congrats! I have a 1950 single neck version, they have seriously great sounding pickups. |
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Marc Muller
From:
Neptune,NJ USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 9:11 am
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My other lap steels are an early 50's Gibson BR6 and this 34 Ric. Just found out there's a connection between the Ric and the Fender from my friends at Brother's Music in Wind Gap PA. In the early 1940’s Leo Fender met “Doc” Kauffman, an inventor and lap steel player who previously worked for Rickenbacker. Leo and Doc started “K&F Manufacturing Corporation”, and in 1944, they patented a lap steel guitar with an electric pickup.
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Joe A. Roberts
From:
Seoul, South Korea
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 9:16 am
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Is that C major scale tuning the Jerry Byrd C Diatonic tuning by chance? Is there no D in the tuning?
high to low: E C B A G F E
Did he happen to say why he chose walnut over blonde, or share any interesting stories from those days?
Congrats on the new guitar! |
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Marc Muller
From:
Neptune,NJ USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 9:33 am
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| Joe A. Roberts wrote: |
Is that C major scale tuning the Jerry Byrd C Diatonic tuning by chance? Is there no D in the tuning?
high to low: E C B A G F E
Did he happen to say why he chose walnut over blonde, or share any interesting stories from those days?
Congrats on the new guitar! |
Hey said he taught steel in the 50s and messed around with various tunings, saying everyone was using Jerry Byrd and he wanted to try something different. He did mention something about it being called a harp tuning? Low to high, E F G A B C D E. Very cool. 2nd neck tuned to C6 but I'm going to change to either D or E. My ric is C6 (with C# on bottom) and Gibson is dobro G, my most comfortable tuning. Need an E. |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 8 Aug 2021 9:21 pm
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Congratulations! 1950 was a grand year. I’ve got her blonde sister.
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"
-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2021 4:19 am
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| The unsung hero of Fullerton! My '79 Princeton Reverb also was initialed by Tadeo Gomez. |
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Marc Muller
From:
Neptune,NJ USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2021 5:23 am
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Congratulations! 1950 was a grand year. I’ve got her blonde sister.
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Very cool. Not that I want to pull anything apart on this instrument, but where might a signature be if there is one? |
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Jim Newberry
From:
Seattle, Upper Left America
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Posted 9 Aug 2021 7:59 am
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Marc, it will be under one of the tuner pans. One day, while restringing, take off all eight strings and take a peek. I don’t remember if mine was the inside or outside neck. “TG” are the initials of Tadeo Gomez who became famous for the way he shaped early Broadcaster/Telecaster necks. Mine has all slot-head screws which I find to be kinda cool. I love instrument history!
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"The Masher of Touch and Tone"
-1950 Fender Dual Pro 8
-1950's Fender Dual Pro 6
-Clinesmith D8
-Clinesmith 8-string Frypan
-Clinesmith Joaquin
-~1940 National New Yorker
-~1936 Rickenbacher B6
-Homebuilt Amps |
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Marc Muller
From:
Neptune,NJ USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2021 8:02 am
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| Jim Newberry wrote: |
| Marc, it will be under one of the tuner pans. One day, while restringing, take off all eight strings and take a peek. I don’t remember if mine was the inside or outside neck. “TG” are the initials of Tadeo Gomez who became famous for the way he shaped early Broadcaster/Telecaster necks. Mine has all slot-head screws which I find to be kinda cool. I love instrument history! |
Just took off one of them trying to repair 1 bum tuner. (picture in my "tunings and gauges" thread) Nothing there but will pull the other one when I change. Thanks. |
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