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Topic: Doubleneck 6/8? |
Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2005 8:27 am |
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| Has anyone ever seen a doubleneck with a six and eight string neck? Sure, you could only put six strings on one of the necks on a double eight, but I was curious. |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Apr 2005 10:09 am
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Yes, there have been a couple like that on eBay. More common would be the 8 / 7 configuration - some Gibson Console Grandes were made like that, and I have a Regal 8 / 7.
Jerry Byrd had a custom made 8 /7 Excel. |
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Michael Aspinwall
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2005 5:33 pm
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| I own a very bizarre Guyatone 6/8 lap steel that I bought at a shop across the street from the Hollywood Guitar Center store nearly 20 years ago for $75. It's mainly a piece of home decor and features a (factory) metallic blue paint job and some of the worst luthiery I've ever seen. |
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Paul Osbty
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2005 2:36 am
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| There is also another brand. I have the electronic copies of the catalogs. Due to some forum members, I can't offer any info on these forums, however. They are out there, though. |
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David Knutson
From:
Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 30 Apr 2005 9:09 am
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Rather than just putting 6 strings on an 8 string neck, I carved a nut with spacing like a dobro and put it on. Nicer left hand spacing although a bit tight for right hand. If you're going to do this, make sure the strings don't wander too far from the pick-up poles or adjust height accordingly.
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Apr 2005 4:13 pm
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Before Jerry Byrd had an 8/7 EXCEL, he owned at least (1)-8/7 Custom~Made Sho–Bud(s). The one he played for many years is presently the property of Dewitt ‘Scotty’ Scott. (As of last Fall, as well as his Fender Twin~Reverb Amplifier)
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“Big John” Bechtel
’49-’50 Fender T–8 Custom
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15” Eminence
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