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Topic: Sweet Voice And Easy On The Eyes ... A Sapele Bender Belle |
Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 27 Mar 2012 12:37 pm |
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Here is another fun one I just finished up and thought I'd share 
The lighting could be better, but these are not too bad for now.
A few specs
24.5" scale
1 piece Ribbon Sapele body
Birdseye maple fretboard and trim
Dusenberg Multibender bridge
BG-Pups Custom wound pickups
4 way rotary switching
Custom Belle inlay
Hand rubbed Tru Oil finish
Custom Hatton Tweed Case
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Some misc pics of my hand crafted steels
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Carl McLaughlin
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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 27 Mar 2012 2:20 pm Southernbelle
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 I can hardly wait for it to get here.I'M on pins and needles.Thankyou so much Tom for the beautiful job w/ attention to detail..Carl .Can you tell i'm excited?????
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Wayne D. Clark
From:
Montello Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2012 2:31 pm
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TOM, IS THAT A PIECE OF ART OR A LAP STEEL GUITAR. I'D HAVE TO ORDER A SECOND ONE JUST LIKE IT, WITH OUT THE CASE ONE TO PLAY AND THE OTHER TO HANG ON THE WALL. THAT'S A LOOK BUT DON'T TOUCH,CARL ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR GLOVES TO PLAY THAT? WHAT TUNING ARE YOU SETTING UP ON HER.
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Carl McLaughlin
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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 27 Mar 2012 2:39 pm southernbelle
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I hope i play well enough to honour this beauty..SWEET..Carl
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Carl McLaughlin
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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 27 Mar 2012 2:42 pm southernbelle
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Open E tuning for now High to low E B G# E B E ,GUAGES 15 18 24 30 38 56.. LEVER on B to C# LEVER on G# to A.....Carl
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Wayne D. Clark
From:
Montello Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2012 7:07 pm
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| Thanks Carl, Enjoy, which I'm sure you will. |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 27 Mar 2012 7:33 pm
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| Which BG-pups are on there? I love the look of that Sapele body and how the grain comes right through. Another work of art. Enjoy! |
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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David Kurrasch
From:
Royse City, Texas, USA
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Carl McLaughlin
From:
St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 7:50 am Belle
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Thanks for all your comments.Once i'm playing it i will try to put on a sound bite..CARL
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Michael Nemick
From:
Caseville, Michigan, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 8:13 am
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Ohhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhhh !!!!!! That is stunning to say the least. Congratulations Carl. Tom you are an "Artiste"
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Chuck Huffman
From:
Sonora, California, Now Living in Siloam Springs, Ar. USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 11:02 am
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My word!! I think this could almost be criminal. What a beauty
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 11:27 am
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| Hyperventilating! Pulse speeding! Wallet empty. Sigh. |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 12:55 pm
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| Hey Tom.....Which BG-pups are on there? |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 1:05 pm
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Thanks everyone and a special thanks to Carl. It was my pleasure to get to know you and build one of my babies for you too
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| Hey Tom.....Which BG-pups are on there? |
Steve, they are basically a 6 string version of the set thats in the JYD, oversize 50's style Alnico 3 magnets wound for a lush big and rich full voice.
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Carl McLaughlin
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St.Stephen,New Brunswick,Can
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Posted 9 Apr 2012 3:51 pm Southernbelle Beauty
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ITS HERE,ITS HEREPICS DON'T DO IT JUSTICE, AND WHAT A SWEET SOUND.THE CRAFTMANSHIP IS 11 ON A SCALE OF 1-10..TOMS WORK SHOULD BE ON DISPLAY EVERYWHERE THER IS A STEEL GUITAR SHOW...AWSOME..CAN YOU TELL I AM OVER THE MOON.IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT AND THE GREAT PRICE AND SERVICE..CARL.AS SOON AS I CAN PLAY IT WELL ENOUGH I WILL TRY TO POST A SOUND CLIP
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I have a Tele plus telecaster, Larrivee acoustic. Also have a Fender resonator guitar with new Quarterman cone and spider, and an Allan tailpiece .Playing through a Fender Super Champ XD, using a little delay on the amp and a Harmonix Holy Grail Echo pedal, set on Hall turned to about 1pm.Just Bought a Yamaha FGX5 Recently and love it. Recently got a Sho-NUFF 6 string pedal steel in open G.Still learning. |
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 9 Apr 2012 4:42 pm
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That is a beautiful piece of work. Amazing!
Tom, do you have a circuit diagram available of the electronics for the 2 pickups?
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Fluger Cat-Can; Asher Electro Hawaiian; Gibson BR4; Fender FS52; Guyatone 8str;
Fender Resonator ; Epiphone Coronet 1937; Rickenbacher Ace; Rickenbacher NS;
Dynalap 8string; Harbor Lights 8string; Aiersi Tri-Cone; Fender Stringmaster |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 10 Apr 2012 11:34 am
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Carl ... I'm Thrilled that you are enjoying your new steel!! ... A lot of love goes into every instrument I build and it was my pleasure to craft her for you!!
Peter .. Thanks!
The wiring is basically your typical Tele style switching with the addition of the more aggressive 4th series combo.
The switching goes
1) bridge
2) bridge + neck in parallel
3) neck
4) bridge + neck in series
Here is a 4 way diagram from Seymour Duncan http://cdn.seymourduncan.com/images/support/schematics/tele_4ws.jpg
That uses the more common and easy to find 4 way blade switch, not the rotary switches I use, but the idea is the same.
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Ron Yarboro
From:
USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2012 7:00 am
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That's a real beauty Tom. Love your attention to detail. The ribbon in the Sapelle shimmers.
-Ron |
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Russ Cudney
From:
Sonoma, California, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2012 8:45 am
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looks dad burn good to me.......
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 13 Apr 2012 11:08 am
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| Thanks for the diagram, Tom. |
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Jeff Spencer
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 14 Apr 2012 1:32 am
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OOhhh my gossssh!  What a piece of craftsmenship. You sir are to be commended! Thanks for sharing!! |
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