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Post by leeophonic on Feb 2, 2024 21:21:42 GMT
Brandoni Music circa 1995 at the Wembley guitar show had the leftovers of the Hofner factory, included were mahogany lapsteel blanks, at £15 I took a chance, the chrome bridge was another Tenner, I used a local luthier to make it up with my usual choice of pearloid for the headstock (the same sheet of pearloid on Michaels Dave king telecaster!!!) the pickup was made by Kent Armstrong who also supplied a wiring diagram after I chatted to him for half an hour or so on the phone (pre email). So that was that. Then a few years ago another pops up on Ebay, £25 for an unfinished body and another Tenner for the Bridge, I have all the other stuff kicking around just waiting for the mood to take me and I will give the project another push. There is a steel bar in each neck, for the latest one I have a maple fingerboard and will go with dark frt markers and inlays (who knows) the pickup is from a Godin electric that I coodercasted so it will not go to waste Lee Attachments:
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Post by leeophonic on Feb 2, 2024 21:08:10 GMT
Sorry to hear that, he was a real enthusiastic force and loved the instruments, I met him at one of the shows when he was just starting out with Vintage and have one of his CD,s somewhere.
Take care and hopefully you are now playing alongside leadbelly in the next chapter.
Regards
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Feb 2, 2024 20:58:49 GMT
Photos now added, can send more via message/email.
Regards
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Feb 2, 2024 20:23:08 GMT
Round neck with a nut riser, where was the repair again???
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Feb 2, 2024 20:17:14 GMT
Body stamping is wrong, it may well be a tri cone but there is no connection to National with this one,
Regards
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Feb 2, 2024 8:02:33 GMT
National cosmopolitan 1124B circa 1956 in lovely original condition, the only concession to modernity is new strings. Chunky straight neck, all electrics original tone & volume pots, knobs & switch selector, tuners all original and not far off being as good as new. The only bad is the headstock logo is a distant memory although the original outline remains and I have seen replacements available on the interweb. I have new commissions in the pipeline and it is time to de clutter, only one pair of hands and too many guitars for every day of the week. I will upload some images later (Done) I have taken the liberty of including a shot of Marks wonderful book, if you do not have a copy get ordering !!! I encourage personal inspection and collection and may even through in a free cup of tea alas if you cannot make it I will ship parcelforce 24hrs in a non original gig bag, and packed to death. Photo's to follow later today when the digital camera is recharged £1235.00
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 29, 2024 12:31:21 GMT
My son came home from school one day and I had an issue of Acoustic Guitar lying around with Tommy on the cover, that's when he chipped in I am at school with his daughter !!! She had music and performance and Dance in her DNA I was told.
Small world
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 21, 2024 22:12:54 GMT
I get why you guessed Kes because of the Steve Phillips connection but it is Daisy Tempest, www.tempestguitars.com/aboutAs I think we have a few Female luthiers in this area (south East) Daisy (East London), Rosie in Surrey and Celine in London, if you know the story of the Kalamazoo girls it aint a bad thing. Regards Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 21, 2024 19:47:34 GMT
I have the catalogue and may pop up to see the preview although there is nothing that I think I will be able to afford but always interesting to see the tools of the trade and the associated stories, there are other talks and presentations going on to support the associated guitar trade, a talk?Demo by an up and coming female luthier who's name escapes me as I type this (Rosie??) irrespective all good stuff.
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 20, 2024 8:59:40 GMT
Dave Hole was another chap from Down under, with a quirky over the neck style
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 19, 2024 13:54:32 GMT
I thought Jeff Lang but his voice is possibly not in the range you remember, who knows, Jeff is Australian, also CW Stoneking who sounds like he was from the 30's.
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 18, 2024 20:10:11 GMT
I have hit the paypal Button, goodluck with the promo that is now about to begin.
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 18, 2024 20:03:08 GMT
I had one of the lollar valco pickups in a Godin coodercaster a few guitars back, very good indeed and assuming they are the same magnets you will not be disappointed. Lee Michael here is your old case (the grey one) the creme contains my oahu and your case houses one of an old batch of unfinished Hofner lapsteels that I am slowly assembling
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 17, 2024 21:08:51 GMT
Well people can here it in the flesh which counts for a lot, previous guitars I have sold gathered momentum when a video or soundclip was available.
Good luck although I do not think you will need it.
Regards
Lee
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Post by leeophonic on Jan 17, 2024 20:03:56 GMT
Good stuff Pete, I have checked a few of your tunes and hat.s off to you, is that the Duolian that may be flying the nest Regards Lee
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