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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 6:53 am    
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It looks like the builder upgraded with a new front neck, which provides for a fulcrum for the B bender. Could that long bolt be a knee-bender?

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Rick Barnhart


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Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 7:12 am    
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I’ve got a sinking feeling, you’re right.
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Bill Sinclair


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Waynesboro, PA, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 7:44 am    
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This used to be one of those Valco "Siamese" D6 guitars. I don't remember the model name but it was basically two Supro Comets that they bolted together. Looks like someone made up a new inside (back) neck as an eight string and heavily modified the remaining six string neck. The magnets and cover for the string through pickup are missing - could that even work at all? Oh well, if you're going to do destructive experimentation that probably wasn't the worst choice for a guitar since it was kind a kludge to begin with.
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Noah Miller


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Rocky Hill, CT
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 8:02 am    
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Originally it was a Supro 1450 Twin, but that's indeed a whole new neck
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Mark Eaton


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Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 9:43 am    
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The old expression comes to mind here: "He has a face only a mother could love." Wink
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Bill Groner


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QUAKERTOWN, PA
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 9:46 am    
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Mark Eaton wrote:
The old expression comes to mind here: "He has a face only a mother could love." Wink


MAYBE?????? Rolling Eyes
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Ken Pippus


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Langford, BC, Canada
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 10:25 am    
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Mom would have to be "visually impaired."
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David Knutson


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Cowichan Valley, Canada
Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 10:31 am    
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I kind of like that it is being "displayed" on a dirty laundry sink. Class all the way. Smile
Do those mechanics work?
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Charlie McDonald


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Post  Posted 13 Jun 2018 10:36 am    
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It looks like the necks were labeled individually, the heartache neck, etc, then the '&' was added, because this guitar....
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Andy DePaule


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Post  Posted 15 Jun 2018 11:32 pm     On E-Bay
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On E-Bay I bet they would describe it as "Rare & Vintage with Custom Modifications"
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Mark Helm


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2018 9:14 am     Supro?
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Looks like someone glued two Supros together, but they did make double necks.
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Daniel McKee

 

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Post  Posted 21 Jun 2018 10:33 am    
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Wouldn't it be difficult to use that palm lever since it comes so far back. Considering it works the front neck that would have to be moved by the arm, right?
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John Billings


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Post  Posted 21 Jun 2018 11:12 am    
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i use my wrist or forearm.
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