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Topic: Curiosity/ How many of you Own a Wright or Sierra Steel? |
Bob Gibler
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Kansas, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 6:08 pm |
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I thought I would pose a Question / In view of the recent post on EBAY.....
How Many Steel Guitar Forum Members out there own one or more WRIGHT or SIERRA Steel Guitars?
Please Post some Pic's and share them with us.
Curious minds would like to know.
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 7:31 pm
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I have had six Wright Customs with the painted logo and currently have two plus a single integrated cast neck/tailpiece/keyhead and pickup that may get made into a lap steel or a single pedal steel because it has a changer and a i have two spare Wright cast pedal racks with lots of pedals.
We see a lot of Wrights on the West Coast.
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Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Bob Gibler
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 7:44 pm
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| Chris Lucker wrote: |
I have had six Wright Customs with the painted logo and currently have two plus a single integrated cast neck/tailpiece/keyhead and pickup that may get made into a lap steel or a single pedal steel because it has a changer and a i have two spare Wright cast pedal racks with lots of pedals.
We see a lot of Wrights on the West Coast. |
Awesome Chris, I would love to see some pic's sometime. I am amazed at how many still exist.
I have been curious about this for a couple months now. thanks for sharing. |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2013 7:53 pm
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Do a forum search and you find photos of a couple dozen wrights.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Mule Ferguson
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N Wilkesboro NC,
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 6:02 am
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Chris: Do you know what ever happened to the Merle Travis Bigsby Steel Guitar?
Mule
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Emmons La Grande D10, Zum Encore, Multicord,Marlen S10 1972, Nashville 112, Evans HVP #2, Peavey Profex ll, Martin, Merle Travis D28M Bigsby Neck.
D28 Henderson, Dobro and Tut Bro. Fender Tele, Stelling Stagehorn Banjo |
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Bob Gibler
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 8:56 am
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| Thanks Chris, I will do that....Very much appreciate it. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 9:14 am
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Chris: Do you know what ever happened to the Merle Travis Bigsby Steel Guitar?
Mule |
I will send you a private message.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 9:52 am
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| Chris Lucker wrote: |
I have had six Wright Customs with the painted logo and currently have two plus a single integrated cast neck/tailpiece/keyhead and pickup that may get made into a lap steel or a single pedal steel because it has a changer and a i have two spare Wright cast pedal racks with lots of pedals.
We see a lot of Wrights on the West Coast. |
They must all be down in the LA area. In 42 years, I have never seen one up here in Northern California. Would love to see one in "person". You would think there would be some up here, seeing as how Chuck had a factory here in Fremont at one time. Of course, there may be several up here, but nobody takes them out to gig with.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 10:28 am
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They are in northern California. Where are you looking?
Offer a finders fee and they will appear.
Ask just to see one and they will not
Heck-- they are on eBay. That quad with the endplates they is being restored and has a thread on the Forum used to be mine. I got it for around $500 on eBay. The cast neck/pickup/tailpiece and keyhead I got on eBay as well. It was removed from a quad at some time and made into a single console. I bought it to replace the one wood neck on my quad but the single is 25 inch scale and the quad is 24 or 24+.
Wrights are relatively easy to find if you want to find them and are a buyer.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Richard Sinkler
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 10:34 am
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I've never really "looked" for them.. Just have never seen anyone playing one up here.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 4 Jun 2013 7:04 am
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My father passed this down to me.
He told me that these PSGs were built to last and that I should keep it and pass it on.
I think without a doubt the best constructed PSG ever.
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Jan Viljoen
From:
Pretoria, South Africa
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Posted 4 Jun 2013 7:38 am Sierra S10
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And here is mine.
I was just at the right time at the right place to get it.
After some fiddling and setting it up for the first time in its life, it plays excellent.
I have a link to a more descriptive post:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=239734
Let the games begin.
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Sierra S10, Stage One, Gibson BR4, Framus, Guya 6&8, Hofner lap, Custom mandolins, Keilwerth sax.
Roland Cube 80XL, Peavey112-Valve King and Special, Marshall 100VS. |
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Bob Gibler
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2013 2:51 pm
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Jan and Bo,
I really like those Sierra's you two have there. They both look brand new. |
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Matthew Carlin
From:
Lake County, IL.
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Posted 4 Jun 2013 5:47 pm
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This my before pic, still working on the after... Should be done by september ...
Double 8 with 6 pedals
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Bob Gibler
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2013 3:15 am
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This my before pic, still working on the after... Should be done by september ...
Double 8 with 6 pedals
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Matthew,
Nice WRIGHT......
That is one cool Ax. How long have you had it, and what do you know about its history?
I like it. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 5 Jun 2013 4:01 am
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My first shop to remember was in Mission San Jose, ca in 59 we moved to Red Bluff,ca then to Sac, then to salem Or
then to Dallas Tx, then to New Port Beach, Ca from there to Portland Or,, Wright&Sierras were built in all these places:-) no Sierras were built in Mission San Jose
they started in Red Bluff..
Dad built a Wright for a guy over seas, plane went down, its in the ocean some were,,long time ago:-) |
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Bob Gibler
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2013 1:59 pm
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David,
Thanks for the info. This gives me some great History to think about...Bummer on the Plane Crashed WRIGHT Steel.
It too bad that your Dad didn't keep a photo log of all of the Steels he built. I would Imagine that It would have been quite diverse and most impressive.
I will be posting more updates very soon..Stay tuned. |
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Jan Viljoen
From:
Pretoria, South Africa
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Posted 5 Jun 2013 11:10 pm Sierra History
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David Wright,
I am trying to get the complete history of my axe.
Do you remember a black Sierra S10 that was sent to South Africa, around 1992?
It must have been a rare occasion, because there were very few psg's in South Africa at the time.
Even now it is a scarce contraption. I can count them on my two hands.
Please let me know.
Jan
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Sierra S10, Stage One, Gibson BR4, Framus, Guya 6&8, Hofner lap, Custom mandolins, Keilwerth sax.
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 6 Jun 2013 2:47 am
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Jan,
Sorry I dont, my Dad was out of it at that time, Tom Baker or Don would know the facts on what you need to know, sorry |
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