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Bobby Burns

 

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Post  Posted 14 Apr 2017 7:52 pm    
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/182477004068
What's the deal with the extra tuning screws on the end plate? Does anybody know the story on this one?
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Bobby Burns

 

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Post  Posted 14 Apr 2017 7:56 pm    
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It looks like it has ZB style tuners for a set of raises, and permanent style tuners for a set of lowers.
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Marco Schouten


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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 7:11 am    
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Did Curly ever play a single neck? I've only seen him playing double necks.
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Erv Niehaus


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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 7:36 am    
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And he had the necks switched around with E9th on the top neck.
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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 8:37 am    
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Seems unlikely that Chalker would play a guitar with only 3 pedals.
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Bobby Burns

 

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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 8:47 am    
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I was thinking this didn't seem like anything I'd seen him play, but even more interesting to me is the extra tuning screws. I thought someone might know about such an experiment.
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.


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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 3:29 pm    
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I know Curly had his C6th neck on the front. Most folks do. Nice tone from his Sho-Bud here..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_cP6s_5wnA

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Bob Carlucci

 

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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 4:15 pm    
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yikes... Thats the same sound he had on his MSA's....
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Peter Freiberger

 

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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 6:17 pm    
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According to the ad, this guitar was made for "Curly Chucker". Who said it was Chalker's? Bobbe Seymour?
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Bobby Burns

 

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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 7:17 pm    
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That's pretty funny! In the tile though, it does say Chalker.
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Daniel McKee

 

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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 7:36 pm    
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Yea I noticed the "Curly Chucker" listed below but it has a name plate on the front that says something like "custom made for" I dont recall if it was able to be read in the photos though. Interesting looking guitar but it seems a little high. If it could be proven to have been played and owned by Curly Chalker then maybe its worth the asking price, he was quite a musician and made a huge impact on the steel guitar world.
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Russ Wever

 

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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 8:48 pm    
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To:classic57guitars
Sent:Mar-05-17 11:13

New message to: classic57guitars
Aside from the sticker that appears to be falling off the front of the guitar,
what do you offer to authenticate that this instrument was, in fact, built for
Curly Chalker? Thanks . . .


New message from: classic57guitars (575Purple Star)
the guy that I got it from said that the person he got it from bought it from
a store in Nashville however I don't have any paperwork saying that and the
guy I purchased it from has passed away two years ago.i have never seen
another single neck sho-bud with that kind of carriage underneath,i read
where mr.chauker designed this setup for his style of playing.i hope this helps!
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richard burton


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Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 10:26 pm    
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I'm guessing that the upper row of screws are for split tuning, and the lower row are the tuning screws for the raises (similar to ZB).

Perhaps the raise tuning wasn't accurate enough by relying on the pedal and lever stops, or maybe there was an improvement in tone/sustain by having the ZB type raise tuning screws.

If you look closely at these screws, you can see marks in the endplate where they have 'bottomed out'

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Mike Perlowin


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Los Angeles CA
Post  Posted 15 Apr 2017 11:52 pm    
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It seems strange that Curly would ever play a single 10 E9.

BTW on the DVD I made (which is still available if anybody wants one,) he is playing an MCI. A D-10 of course.
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