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Topic: S-8 BIGSBY Lap Steel on eBay!! |
Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Paul Warnik
From:
Illinois,USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2007 11:54 pm |
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Doug-This baby looks all straight to me-if it were made from a "cut up" multi neck it would likely not have the extra wood on the tail end for the tone/volume controls-I have seen pictures of several of this type-In fact Billy Robinson's was near identical to this one-Raised frets and position markers on the neck dates from 1954 or earlier-the three holes drilled into the headstock were for a tone changer (missing) that mounted over headstock and used a lever similiar to the Crocker motorcycle handlebar brake which connected to a T-shape metal piece with adjusting screws that when applied would push down on the strings behind the nut to change the tuning-The large hole in the bottom of the headstock would be where the early plunger type tone changers would pop up through if the neck was on a pedal steel-the holes drilled through the wood on the tail end to feed the strings through is typical Bigsby-the case is made with all the same correct hardware like I got when I bought all the Bigsby stuff from Ted McCarty-the case even has the correct blue color lining inside-it is not a case that was made later-it is just that clean! Somebody will be very happy with this one-I would like to own it myself!  With the vintage Bigsby market skyrocketing I will be very interested to see what this one goes for-being lap style it may bring in more bidders who would not be interested in a console model but rather want the vintage Bigsby sound in something more portable
Last edited by Paul Warnik on 8 Oct 2007 1:21 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Billy Wilson
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El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 1:20 am
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 4:54 am
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The same seller sold a very nice Rick BD-6 last week.
eBay item: 170150796149
It went for a bargain price. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 6:51 am
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I've only ever seen photos of one other S-8 Bigsby lap steel. I believe what Paul says is true. Someone's going to be very lucky (and probably have deep pockets).
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 10:06 pm
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| I'm sure it sounds great and not that different from any other Bigsby steel. Of course there are other factors with the tone, but the secret is the PU, trust me! |
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Mike Black
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2007 8:35 am
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 9 Oct 2007 7:34 pm
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My bet is that Rick Alexander will end up with this...
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My equipment:
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Jon Zimmerman
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Oct 2007 8:58 pm Time Capsule
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...'bout as rare as Hen's ..Root Canals!!  |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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William Clark
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Posted 14 Oct 2007 7:47 pm
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| About 4 times the price of a late 50's Deluxe 8! I was going to bid until it started going over 3k. Anybody know who the buyer is? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Mike Black
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2007 7:34 am
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Mike Black
From:
New Mexico, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2007 10:09 am
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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