Ralph Mooney and Roy Nichols
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Ralph Mooney and Roy Nichols
Hey Guys,
I've been a long time lurker on the forum and you guys really have something special going on here. I play mostly spanish style guitar although I own and play a 50's Carvin 6 string lap steel. I'm in no way a master at it but I have fun and it's a great break from my regular guitar playing. At some point in my life I hope to tackle the pedal steel.
Anyhow, I am posting because I am doing some research and am looking for a photograph of Roy Nichols playing his Mosrite double neck guitar. He would have been playing it around 1959-1960 when he was backing Wynn Stewart. Ralph Mooney was the steel player in the band then and I though it was possible that one of you guys had a picture of the band or knew where I could find one. There are several online, but none of them show Roy's guitar. I'm sure a photo exists, I just haven't been able to find it. If anyone can help, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Elisha
I've been a long time lurker on the forum and you guys really have something special going on here. I play mostly spanish style guitar although I own and play a 50's Carvin 6 string lap steel. I'm in no way a master at it but I have fun and it's a great break from my regular guitar playing. At some point in my life I hope to tackle the pedal steel.
Anyhow, I am posting because I am doing some research and am looking for a photograph of Roy Nichols playing his Mosrite double neck guitar. He would have been playing it around 1959-1960 when he was backing Wynn Stewart. Ralph Mooney was the steel player in the band then and I though it was possible that one of you guys had a picture of the band or knew where I could find one. There are several online, but none of them show Roy's guitar. I'm sure a photo exists, I just haven't been able to find it. If anyone can help, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Elisha
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Ralph Mooney and Roy Nicols
Great subject on some of my favorite folks. Good luck. Jay Y.
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I am just looking for photos. Deke doesn't have any of the Roy Nichols Doubleneck. I know there's got to be one out there somewhere. I'm sure plenty of folks took pictures of Wynn Stewart and his band playing at the Nashville Nevada club as well as on tour. I posted here thinking someone might have a picture of Ralph Mooney where Roy and his guitar were visible.Chris Lucker wrote:I thought you were looking for the photos.
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Thanks Chris. If you mean the current owner, I know him quite well. Neither he or I have a picture of the guitar in it's original state. If it's an old owner, hopefully they have an old picture of it.Chris Lucker wrote:The bus stop double Mosrite, refinished and sold through a SF music store.
The owner should know about this thread by tomorrow and may contact you.
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The timeline suggested here might be a bit off, I assume someone told you Roy had the doubleneck in 1959-1960, but these pics are from the Nashville Nevada Club, which opened in late 1961, and Merle Haggard didn't join that group until April of 1962.
Sure, I'm almost a decade late to post this, but I only found this conversation in a search today.
Sure, I'm almost a decade late to post this, but I only found this conversation in a search today.
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There's various pics of Roy on this page, including one of him playing the doubleneck at the Foothill Club.
https://www.askzac.com/post/roy-nichols ... ask-zac-72
https://www.askzac.com/post/roy-nichols ... ask-zac-72
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