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Gary Preston


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Columbus, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2004 2:34 pm    
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Hi, Sonny . Please shoot the pictures whenever you get the chance . These guitars are a looker to say the least ( or at least i think so ) . How long have the crossover guitars been made ? Is Bill the first to do so ? Thanks Gary .
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Bobby Lee


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Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2004 2:55 pm    
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Sho-Bud/Baldwin made a primitive crossover D-10 in the 1960's, but it didn't work very well. I'm not sure if anyone else has made one. Bill's crossover design is revolutionary, in my opinion. He didn't copy it from anyone.

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Gary Preston


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Columbus, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2004 3:14 pm    
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b0b , please let us know when you recieve your new Willy and maybe you can show us the new arrival . I will be looking for the ''pics'' . Thanks , G.P.
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Sonny Miller

 

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Lino Lakes, Minnesota, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 8:53 am    
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Gary, just sent you some pictures by email. My steel is not a crossover, but the crossover would of been my first choice. I took the Black Mica, because Steve Schmidt has about the same thing. His PSG is 10 years old and looks as good as mine. That is quality that lasts for sure!
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2004 9:01 am    
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If I'm not mistaken, when I visited with Bill, he said that his patent just came through on his crossover design. It took quite a while as the patent office lost his initial application.
Erv
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Gary Preston


From:
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 15 Jul 2004 3:49 pm    
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Thanks guys for all the info . Gary .
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Rex Thomas


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Thompson's Station, TN
Post  Posted 15 Jul 2004 7:14 pm    
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Hey, anybody: Since I don't see undercarriage (sp?) pics on the WILLIAMS WEBSITE (I can't find any links on the WILLIAMS WEBSITE: http://www.williamsguitarcompany.com/ to click for pictures of the undercarriage,) what kind of bell cranks do they have?

[This message was edited by Rex Thomas on 16 July 2004 at 04:55 PM.]

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Gary Preston


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Columbus, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 16 Jul 2004 3:11 pm    
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Hi, Rex . I think you can go to the Williams web site and see the undercarriage . Try that ,i hope that helps . Best regards,,,Gary .
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Steve Spitz

 

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New Orleans, LA, USA
Post  Posted 16 Jul 2004 4:30 pm    
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Can you guys explain the crossover concept ? Does this mean the knee levers can be used on either neck, one neck at a time ? Thanks, Steve
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Bobby Lee


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Cloverdale, California, USA
Post  Posted 16 Jul 2004 5:49 pm    
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The crossover lever switches all of the pedals and knee levers from one neck to the other. You don't have to change your sitting position, and you have 5p+5k on both necks.

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Bobby Lee - email: quasar@b0b.com - gigs - CDs, Open Hearts
Sierra Session 12 (E9), Sierra Olympic 12 (C6add9),
Sierra Laptop 8 (E6add9), Fender Stringmaster (E13, A6)
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Gary Preston


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Columbus, Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 18 Jul 2004 10:29 am    
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b0b do you know if there has been any tuning problems with this set-up ? Like not coming back to pitch one way or another ? Just wondering out loud . Gary .
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