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Post by leeophonic on Oct 2, 2022 9:08:24 GMT
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Post by ken1953clark on Oct 2, 2022 9:20:25 GMT
Ooh!
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Oct 2, 2022 9:58:17 GMT
Wonderful guitars - they sing through a valve amp.  ...and contrary to some on line posters mine does not go out of tune with temperature variations, including under stage lights, any more than all my other guitars and basses. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 2, 2022 10:52:40 GMT
That is ridiculously cheap and it is in great condition for a 1937 model. It even has the screw-on handrest that often gets lost in the decades.
He'd let it go for £750
Someone please BUY IT NOW!
Shine On
Michael
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Post by ken1953clark on Oct 3, 2022 10:52:29 GMT
Biff, bash, bosh. Potatoes for the rest of the month :-)
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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 3, 2022 14:20:30 GMT
Biff, bash, bosh. Potatoes for the rest of the month :-)  (Once upon a time and long ago in a far off galaxy... a little family pic I set up) Phew! Someone had to get that one. Well done Ken. Nice :-) Shine On Michael |
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Post by bonzo on Oct 3, 2022 15:04:34 GMT
With the help of the missus I have developed willpower!
Lovely guitar! Are the electrics OK Ken?
(As Chicken Shack once said)
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Post by mitchfit on Oct 3, 2022 15:45:44 GMT
now that it is too late to act on this-
first off, my wife is greatly relieved!
for those who have one of these, are they adaptable in any way for standard upright [as opposed to lap style] playing?
mitchfit
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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 3, 2022 16:03:31 GMT
now that it is too late to act on this- first off, my wife is greatly relieved! for those who have one of these, are they adaptable in any way for standard upright [as opposed to lap style] playing? mitchfit  Mitchfit, there is no way you can play these as a regular guitar. Apart from the shape, they are so heavy that it would be hard to hold. They are made of aluminium, but it feels like they're made of concrete. Nice sounding guitars and unusual for lap steels because they are long scale with frets. I like playing them because of the long scale, it's like playing an electric Triplate. I have used mine on numerous recordings and performances over the decades. I got it from George Gruhn in 1991 and it's been in use ever since. It's called "the bug" because when I got it there were loads of dead bugs inside. It needed some wiring work to make it buzz free, so while the work was being done the bugs were stored in a jar and returned to their home when the work was complete. They're still in there, but diminishing in numbers because over the years the movement of the guitar is turning them to dust. Shine On Michael |
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Post by mitchfit on Oct 3, 2022 22:29:15 GMT
MM,
thanks for tuition free education. never been comfortable with lap use.
some saying from a long time ago about old dogs and new tricks comes to mind.
mitchfit
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Post by ken1953clark on Oct 6, 2022 16:22:39 GMT
Haven't had a chance to plug it in yet. Very musty, been in storage a while. What are the knurled knobs in front of the tone and volume controls? Do they give me access to the innards or just move the pickup up and down?   |
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Oct 6, 2022 17:34:51 GMT
Nice one, Ken.
The knurled knobs are there to adjust the pickup height side to side - be gentle with them though.
To get to the innards there's a circular plate held on with screws at the back of the guitar - you'll need to remove the fabric covering first, again very gently.
PS - is that the original case with it, as well?
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Post by leeophonic on Oct 6, 2022 17:50:45 GMT
Ken well done, enjoy the process of getting it singing again, this is the best part for me of a new instrument entering the nest, clean oil, lubricate new strings and lemon oil that Rosewood board. Then tube amp fun all the way to Mississippi!!!
Regards
Lee
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Post by Michael Messer on Oct 6, 2022 19:22:36 GMT
That is a beautiful guitar in very nice condition. It's serial number is very close to mine, which is #5677. Probably left the factory on the same day. I would say the material on the back is not original as it is usually maroon, brown, or green felt. I stripped the felt off mine as it was a bit manky. I got mine in 1991 and at that time I was recommended to a wonderful luthier, Mark Wilmott, in Buckinghamshire. Mark is a stickler for detail and as well as returning all the dead bugs to their home, he replaced all the cables with 1930s cable. He also used the solder he took off the joints to re-solder the new joints. The guitar has sounded perfect and never buzzed under any type of lights in all those 31 years since Mark did the work on it. Mark is still around and I am sure is still an excellent repairer / luthier. www.markwillmottguitars.comShine On Michael |
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Post by ken1953clark on Oct 6, 2022 19:38:11 GMT
Nice one, Ken. The knurled knobs are there to adjust the pickup height side to side - be gentle with them though. To get to the innards there's a circular plate held on with screws at the back of the guitar - you'll need to remove the fabric covering first, again very gently. PS - is that the original case with it, as well? Yup, original case, though a bit tatty. All the clasps work ok though |
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