Any modern luthiers making a Stringmaster replica ?
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- Mitch Crane
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Any modern luthiers making a Stringmaster replica ?
Any modern replicas of the Fender Stringmaster or Deluxe 6/8 ? Just curious if anyone has attempted it or not ?
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http://www.tradewindsteelguitars.com/products.htm
Tradewind Steel Guitars may have what you are looking for, forum search reveals this thread in 2009.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... =tradewind
Hope these links help, I recall these are the guitars which have been mentioned before in answer to similar questions.
Tradewind Steel Guitars may have what you are looking for, forum search reveals this thread in 2009.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... =tradewind
Hope these links help, I recall these are the guitars which have been mentioned before in answer to similar questions.
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Mitch:
You should definitely check out John Allison's steel guitars:
http://www.allisonguitars.com/pages/steel_guitars.html
John, who posts here regularly, is a fine luthier and plays around the Austin area with his swing group. A working steeler who builds a great instrument...can't do much better than that.
You should definitely check out John Allison's steel guitars:
http://www.allisonguitars.com/pages/steel_guitars.html
John, who posts here regularly, is a fine luthier and plays around the Austin area with his swing group. A working steeler who builds a great instrument...can't do much better than that.
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Yep! We don't need no repros...John Allison wrote:Thanks for the mention, Geoff...
My steels aren't copies or repros of anything, but I've tried to incorporate as much of the basic playability and sound of the old Stringmasters as possible with a different (and I hope unique and interesting) design aesthetic.
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I found when shopping for a steel recently, that all the decent modern steels that would be comparable, like the Remingtons, George Boards etc., cost more than a real vintage steel. I purchased a real clean double 8, "56 Stringmaster for a little over a grand, and I love it. It's the real deal, and I'm one guy that definitely lives in the past!
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The Lap King Bel Aire doesn't look like a Stringmaster, but it is available with the same pickup configuration, with 6 or 8 strings.
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Depending on whether or not you want a top condition specimen, or might be willing to buy a fixer-upper, if you're patient, you will find them from $700.00 up to about $1300.00. Ebay almost always has one to three up for auction. Sometimes they are asking too much, and don't get a bid at all.
Don't forget the old Nationals, as they weren't bad instruments either. Before buying, do your homework about scale lengths. The longer necked instruments had more sustain, while the shorter scale examples made bar slants easier. It's all about personal tastes.
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Don't forget the old Nationals, as they weren't bad instruments either. Before buying, do your homework about scale lengths. The longer necked instruments had more sustain, while the shorter scale examples made bar slants easier. It's all about personal tastes.
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You may also want to compare the price of a used, rather than new, modern instrument, to an older one. At the same time, figure the probability of repairs on a vintage Deluxe, Stringmaster, etc. to a newer one. Finding original or appropriate substitute parts for a vintage instrument can take time and money. The forum has plenty of such threads.
On the other hand, I recently purchased an S8 Remington, with legs, on this forum for a good bit less than I think I would have had to pay for a Deluxe and I hope to be repair-free for a long, long time. Only time will tell about that last part.
On the other hand, I recently purchased an S8 Remington, with legs, on this forum for a good bit less than I think I would have had to pay for a Deluxe and I hope to be repair-free for a long, long time. Only time will tell about that last part.
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Jim, I just want to say that that may be one of the best things anyone has said about my work. With all my instruments, I try to pay tribute to classic design aesthetics and still come up with something that has a fresh look.Jim Konrad wrote:IMO Those Allisons look like instant classics.
I really do appreciate your comment!