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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 5 May 2004 4:41 pm |
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| I would like a picture of the old Wright d-10 if anyone has one..I'm not sure of the spelling but believe it was Wright..Thanks |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 May 2004 4:49 pm
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I have one or two that I posted in the Sierra Auction post some time ago. I forget what section it was in. If you can't find it I can dig one up and size it down. It was a nice D10 and all original.
Be patient. I'm really busy this week.
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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 May 2004 5:32 pm
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I would really love to have an early "Wrght Custom" to be included in the Sho-Bud collection I am amassing. Any early significant pieces of history are welcome.
The Wright Custom is the guitar Jimmy Day played on Ray Prices "Crazy Arms".
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 May 2004 9:26 pm
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The one I pictured was Bobby Dixons's and it went for 350$ at the Sierra Auction..
It went to the new owner of SPSG.
I got another 12 hour day, a show gig and another 12 with a weekend at Jubitz, but I'll post another pic inbetween somewhere..
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 5 May 2004 10:01 pm
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| I have an old brochure from 40 years ago with my D-10 and my picture and Barbara Mandrell, Gene Pooler, Zane King and others but I have no way of posting it here. I traded it back to Chuck Wright in about '66 and I think it went to a very young Jack Smith according to Chuck, at that time. Maybe Jack can verify that. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 5 May 2004 10:59 pm
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| Hey Bobbe, as fate would have it, that Wright Custom Q8 is sitting in my office..... Did you see the auction where Vance Terry's D10 went for $315 on e-bay? [This message was edited by chas smith on 06 May 2004 at 12:01 AM.] |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 5 May 2004 11:45 pm
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I have a Triple 8 with two pedals, it originally was idendical to Jimmy Day's guitar. Someone brutally chopped off the fourth neck and painted the guitar red. I had it restored and put the original Isaacs E9 on the inside neck. Plugged into a Standel it gives the exact sound Jimmy had on Crazy Arms  |
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Dave Burr
From:
League City, TX
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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 May 2004 8:32 pm
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No Chas., I didn't see the e-bay sale. Sorry I didn't too. I'd sure like to put one in the big Sho-Bud display I'm building for the world to see and share. The history of the instrument is what I'm trying to preserve.
Help! Anyone.
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 6 May 2004 10:54 pm
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| Bobbe, I'll send you the pics I downloaded from e-bay and one of the T-10 I have. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 7 May 2004 5:48 am
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A quad 8 with 9 pedals: $840 total. Gotta have one. What's the lead time, David?  |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 7 May 2004 6:53 am
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Nor sure b0b, I'll get back to ya,  |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 7 May 2004 9:52 am
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| Let's see here, I got the Q- 8 with 7 pedals, the T-10 with 3 pedals, the Wright volume pedal, now all I need is the Wright Custom forklift.... |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 7 May 2004 9:55 am
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Chas,
There will be one comming to you town soon!!!!!! |
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bob grossman
From:
Visalia CA USA
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Posted 7 May 2004 7:01 pm
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| I think the picture that David Wright posted might have been of my guitar c. 1957. I had many pictures of Chuck's guitars from even before that date to when he stopped making them. Tom Bradshaw has all the many pictures I took and all the brochures. Many! |
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 8 May 2004 10:10 pm
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| Wow David, that predates my 63 Wright Custom but it sure takes me back in time. Somewhere I still have the letter your dad wrote to me with the price quote and it's still close to B0b's price range above. |
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Reece Anderson
From:
Keller Texas USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 May 2004 2:11 am
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| I consider my friend Chuck Wright to be a legend in the world of steel guitar. |
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Ronnie Miller
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 9 May 2004 8:44 am
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Hey David, I'll take 10 sets of those strings. check's in the mail $ 25.00
cya....Ronnie |
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bob grossman
From:
Visalia CA USA
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Posted 10 May 2004 5:46 am
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If Tom Bradshaw still has my file box of steel literature and pictures taken over many years, there are a bunch of Wright brochures and pictures - a bunch.
You listening, Dave W? |
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 10 May 2004 11:05 pm
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| I consider meeting and knowing Chuck personally years ago one of the highlights of playing the steel. He took me with him to his playing gig one night in Brisbane Ca back in the 60s and I felt very honored. He not only built them but he played them very well. I'm sorry that time and distance has broken that fellowship with him that I thoroughly enjoyed. |
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Paul Warnik
From:
Illinois,USA
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Posted 11 May 2004 6:04 am
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I have one of the few Wright Custom quads made-They were the coolest steel guitar from their day (next to a Bigsby  ) |
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Robbie Daniels
From:
Casper, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 11 May 2004 11:22 am
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| First pedal steel I ever owned was a four neck Wright Custom in 1959. Chuck Wright was building the pedal steels in Red Bluff, California. I was living in Hayward, California at the time. Wrights Custom steels had by far one of the best tones I have ever had the pleasure of using. |
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Paul Warnik
From:
Illinois,USA
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Posted 14 May 2004 8:57 am
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| I have pics from Chas of his two Wrights-Lovely |
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