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Mike Sigler
From:
Give Em A Try !
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 2:53 am |
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Guys,
I know it may sound weard,but i was wondering if any of you could post pictures of vintage Pedal Steels from 1969 on back...i am working on a book to preseve old vintage pedal steel guitars to be used at my booth at steel guitar shows for the young guys...
Thanks for your help!
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James Morehead
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 5:54 am
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Ok, I've got a few of the shobuds. Starting with my '67 fingertip--prior owner removed the logo in center of apron.
Next is my daughter's '68 singleneck Professional, before I refurbed it. Note the two knobs and one switch on the back shelf. The switch was the coiltap switch, and the knobs are volume and tone knobs.
Next is a (end of 1969) '69 "The Professional" D-10, one of the very first made. Note the old style diamond inlay. This guitar was made just after the Baldwin/Crossover era. This is a guitar I used to own.
The other two we still have. That is, the fingertip and the single neck Professional. |
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Mike Sigler
From:
Give Em A Try !
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 6:58 am
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Thanks James
I thought this is something that should put togather
for the next batch of steel players to remember were they come from....I know seeing some of the old guitars was a great help when i started... and gave a great respect for the guys that played them....
Im not sure how much help i will get, but we are off to a good start...  |
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James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 7:08 am
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Well Mike, you have a great idea there, and I hope folks do not mistake this for a "Shobud only" thread.
Also, I don't know how extensive you'd like to get, but I have hundreds of detailed pictures of undercarrage/changers/fingers, ect. if you need more detail. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 7:16 am
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| Note the old style diamond inlay. |
Really? I have a Super Pro with that inlay. Didn't realize it was that old. |
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James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 7:41 am
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| Yep, really. The newer diamond inlay that I have seen is different--the diamond points actually touch. Email me a picture of yours, Barry, I'd like to see this old style on a Super Pro. |
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 9:53 am
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Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 9:58 am
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| Email me a picture of yours, Barry, I'd like to see this old style on a Super Pro. |
James, I can't, the guitar's in storage. However, it shouldn't be any different than any other Super Pro. I thought you were referring to the diamond pattern being old, not the spacing of the diamonds within the pattern. |
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 11:10 am
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I don't suppose this one counts - I'm clueless about Sho-Bud dating...but here it is anyway.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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Roger Rettig
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 11:15 am
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Then, of course, there's this one (look at me - rigid with fear on TV!)
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 11:20 am
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Sorry, Mike - I just re-read your post; neither of those steels can have been from the '60s. It's only me who qualifies!
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 12:12 pm
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| snazzy duds, roger! |
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 12:37 pm
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Maybe I was inspired by that guy in the Winnie Winston book - who appears to be demonstrating how to throw a pedal-steel over his shoulder.
He looked even scarier 'cause he had trousers to match!!!
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 12:54 pm
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| Email me a picture of yours, Barry, I'd like to see this old style on a Super Pro. |
James, I can't, the guitar's in storage. However, it shouldn't be any different than any other Super Pro. I thought you were referring to the diamond pattern being old, not the spacing of the diamonds within the pattern. |
Ah, That's cool, Barry, sometimes there was some custom shop guitars, and this old style very well might have come out of on a Super Pro. But yes, there were several different inlays used at Shobud company. My favorite is the rope inlay. To me, it's awesome. Stu's guitar also has that old style diamond inlay. Rodger R.'s guitar has the zigzag style, for lack of a better description. These are all beautiful guitars. |
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Cliff Kane
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the late great golden state
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 2:02 pm
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Mike,
a 1966 Emmons D10 "Bolt-On":
(It plays and sounds great!)
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 2:32 pm
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Here is a 1969 Sho~Bud Baldwin transitional model, when they were ushering out the Crossover and introducing the Professional. This one has a Crossover-type body but Professional mechanics, 8+3. It was with me for a while, and now resides in California.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 4:48 pm Re: Vintage Steel Guitars
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| Mike Sigler wrote: |
Guys,
I know it may sound weard,but i was wondering if any of you could post pictures of vintage Pedal Steels from 1969 on back...
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The Forum is full of such pictures. Just use the "Search" function. |
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Steve Feldman
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Central MA USA
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 5:10 pm
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Mike,
a 1966 Emmons D10 "Bolt-On":
(It plays and sounds great!)
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Separated at birth:
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"...An admission of interest in protracted commentary is certainly no reason to capitalize on surmised aberations that do not exist." - BH |
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Mike Sigler
From:
Give Em A Try !
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 6:21 pm
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| Guys, This is really getting good...I am getting some great input, and may seek this on a higher level of publication.... Man this is gonna make a great picture book! thanks again.. |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 7:27 pm
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| Mike Sigler wrote: |
| .... Man this is gonna make a great picture book... |
...after you've contacted the originators of the pictures and obtained their permission to publish.  |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 7:38 pm
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| Alan Brookes wrote: |
| Mike Sigler wrote: |
| .... Man this is gonna make a great picture book... |
...after you've contacted the originators of the pictures and obtained their permission to publish. |
Well, I believe that's implied with the opening post, right?
Of course, If Mike were to acquire his pictures through the search function as you suggest, he might need that permission.
Mike has my permission to use mine I've posted on this thread.  |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 7:57 pm
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I hope you're right.
Mike, you can go ahead and publish any photos of mine you can find on the Forum. |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 8:36 pm
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Permission granted to use mine.
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Jackson Steel Guitars
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 1 Nov 2008 8:57 pm
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Nice axe, Steve!
Separated at birth:
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Yours looks more minty than mine, but man what tone and sustain. I really like these old Emmons pickups with the solid black edge.
Cheers!
Cliff |
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