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Topic: Custom Paint Job on National Dynamic |
Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2012 10:33 am |
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I had a custom paint job on a National Dynamic done by Wayne Jarret who did many custom jobs for Jeff Cook of Alabama, Billy Gibbons, and even Prince.
He painted this lap to match a 1951 Pontiac that my father restored. I gave it to my father for Christmas about a year before he died. Here it is with my other two players, a 1949, and a 1951 National Dynamic. Note the Pontiac "Indian Head" at the base of the "Indian Head" Lap....I will try to find more pictures. I have the lap back now.....but I had much rather have my Dad back...... |
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2012 10:38 am
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| The white one in the middle, is my main stage lap steel. it is autographed by Derek Trucks and his wife Susan, Johnny Winter, Tommy Castro, the Green on on the left, is autographed by David Lindley.(There will be no more autographs on that one...it is identical to the Jackson Browne lap that Lindley played back in the day. When he signed it, he said to me...."Don't ever let this one get out of your hands".) |
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2012 6:33 am
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This is the Pontiac that this lap steel was painted like. My father had extra paint from the refurb of that car, that was used. I gave the lap to my father about a year & a half before he passed. You can see the trim on the side of the car that became the pick guards theme on the lap.
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 16 Mar 2012 6:46 am
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That's a very nice job. I think it actually enhances the original design. Thanks for sharing!
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John Allison
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2012 6:07 am
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Oh, Man! is that an early Star Chief?
Beautiful car and great paint jobs. I always wanted a guitar that color and in fact bought a gallon of auto paint very similar to that color to repaint my old '57 GMC truck when I was 18 years old. I intended to save some to paint a guitar body the same color. Got as far as primer before the engine blew and that was the end of the project. I think I did haul that paint around for years and used some of it to refin an old, cheap guitar as one of my first projects as a paid professional luthier.
I'm usually and advocate of leaving vintage finishes as they are, but there are cases where the results are just as cool as the original and the original vintage value isn't going to be adversely effected.
Very nice!
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
www.allisonguitars.com |
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Terry VunCannon
From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2012 3:55 pm
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| Yes John, the body on this National was in terrible shape or I would not have repainted it. It had really been abused...and since I had two already I decided to redo it. It really looked good sitting in the front seat of my fathers car when he showed it at a car show. A real eye catcher for a while. |
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John Allison
From:
Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2012 5:49 am
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Very cool and a lasting connection to your dad, as well.
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John Allison
Allison Stringed Instruments
Austin, Texas
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