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Topic: My Visit with Tommy Cass... LOOK!! |
Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 26 Jan 2007 8:00 pm |
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Yesterday I went up to Tommy Cass' place (it's only an hour away)
and I had Tom tweak my old Emmons. He did a great job, as usual.
This time I brought my camera!
The Sho-Bud below is a sight to behold.
Tom's restoring it, and it shines like diamonds.
The D-10 Emmons p/p is another one that caught my eye.
The Evans amp...
Mooney fans, Look what's written on the back of the Amp! How cool is that?
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 26 Jan 2007 9:01 pm
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 26 Jan 2007 10:59 pm
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| When Tommy Cass gets through restoring a guitar you can eat off of it, it will play itself, and get up and pack itself away at the end of the night. Absolutely flawless work. |
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 12:56 am T. Cass > guitars
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| First class work by a fine player. Some pics of the guitars he's redone actually look better than when they were new. Amazing! |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 4:57 am
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| That Sho~Bud is one of the prettiest guitars I've seen yet...really rich and elegant looking. |
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Chip Fossa
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Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 4:58 am
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Yeah,
Tommy tweaked my U-12 Williams back in October, and it really improved the guitar's response time. Tom is a first class mechanic, restorer and player. And just a great person all around.
He had a bunch of steels out that he was working on and some ones that were ready to be shipped. They sparkled and shined so much, that it was almost like looking into the sun. They were that intense.
Very nice pictures, Doug. The rod ends don't look like the conventional hexagonal tuners. What are those?
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Williams U-12 8X5; Keyless; Natural Blonde Laquer. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 5:48 am
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Chip, that's the older Sho-Bud "barrel" style. I think it's a 'female' hex at the endplate. The brass barrels at the other end of the rod are threaded. and that's what lengthens and shortens the rod. I had a LDG model with that system back in the 70's... a great sounding guitar, but I never liked the barrel tuners. When I saw the undercarriage of the Sho-Bud above I thought for sure Tom had put in 'new parts', but they are all original, and highly polished. Amazing!
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David Mullis
From:
Rock Hill, SC
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 7:29 am
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| purtiest rack and barrel I've ever seen! |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 7:35 am
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They've gotta be Coop parts underneath there. James?
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Mark Edwards
From:
Weatherford,Texas, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 8:33 am
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| Doug I have been totally amazed at what Tommy can do. Everyone that has had their steels tweaked and peaked by Tommy and has displayed pictures is a true testament of craftsmanship, artistry, and pure ingeniousness. Awesome work. Thanks for posting those pics. |
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John Davis
From:
Cambridge, U.K.
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 11:40 am Tommy Cass`s work
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| I can`t go there any more!! every time I go I have to bring one away with me!!! I can`t move around here, Steel guitars all over the place No more!! No! No! No!...........ok I`ll take it!!!!! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Jan 2007 6:55 pm
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| Yes, There's some Coop artistry installed in this beautiful Pro II. You can see the beautiful craftsmanship of two geniuses here. John Coop to create parts that blend so well with the original 'bud parts, and Tommy to clean this guitar up better than new and to install Coop's parts. The results are just stunning!! Both these gentlemen have contributed what it takes to take this guitar far beyond mediocre. If the tone is anything close to what this guitar looks like, who ever the lucky owner is, smacked a huge homerun!! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Chris Caruso
From:
Merrimack, NH USA
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Tommy Cass
From:
Baldwinville, Ma. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Jan 2007 6:44 am
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Chris L., James is absolutly right. Coop did supply the fret boards. The cross shafts, mounting brackets, and stops on the LKR & RKR are also coops'. He did supply the original parts on both of these levers also. I am really impressed with coops work, and suggest that anyone wanting precision parts for their guitar, contact him.
Chris C. "secret solution" Whatever happens here, stays here.
John Davis, You have enough !! Let someone elese have a turn.
Doug, Thanks for the kind words and the posting of the pics.
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 28 Jan 2007 8:56 am
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Tommy beautiful job on that Bud.
I'd love to fly you in here to go through mine again.
With a small stock of Coop parts in the suitcase. 
John D. ... I think you reached quota for the decade! 
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.
Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many! |
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Peter Hart
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2007 3:42 pm
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I'm not too sure what to say here other than, WOW. It's not easy being patient, especially when your waiting on such a beautiful looking guitar. And yes, by the way, it does sound as beautiful as it looks. I am simply waiting for that email / phone call saying it's ready!!
Tom, your work is second to none!! To all, thanks for all the kind words on the guitar and on the man who resurrected this instrument into what it is today.
I'm a waitin' . . . 
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Peter Hart
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 28 Jan 2007 7:21 pm
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Thanks Doug,
All I ever had was the E9th to learn and play but always wanted to try the C6th. I'm not gettin' any younger so I figured that I might as well do it now! I bought my Pro-1 over 15 years ago. It was 3 and 2. Guess who added the other two knees? Yep, Tom. And such a flawless, fantastic job. I haven't been playing much through the years but have been slowly making more time for it in the last two or so. Thanks for taking and posting all those beautiful pictures. I hope to see you at the shows this year!
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 28 Jan 2007 7:56 pm
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I am sure Tommy can give you some pointers for C6
to get your going too. He plays both necks MUCH better
than he lets on...
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DLD, Chili farmer. Plus bananas and papaya too.
Real happiness has no strings attached.
But pedal steels have many! |
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Bill Simmons
From:
Keller, Texas/Birmingham, AL, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Jan 2007 12:35 pm The Best!
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| Tommy Cass is just the ultimate in the rebuild and restoration of the steels! I believe they are better in everyway then when they first arrived from the factory. My '68 Emmons that John Davis (hi John) now has was just unbelievable...I still sob when I think I let it go but...I'm going to get another Emmons p/p one day from Tommy...great work and a great person. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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