Seymour Steel Guitars, Question for Bobbe

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 25 Nov 2001 1:40 pm

Bobbe: I have seen on your website a couple of "Seymour" steel guitars. You also recorded a CD with one. Is this guitar in production, or is it going to be produced. Can you give us any particulars on the guitar. We're curious. Thanks

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 25 Nov 2001 10:17 pm

Thank you for asking, I have built many guitars over the years starting with a triple eight Bigsby copy while in the eighth grade shop class, not only did I end up with a good guitar, but I recieved an "A" in the class. Some of my creations were great, some sucked. They all were very instrumental in me gaining a lot of valuable knowledge over the years. One of my better known endevors was a steel company I started in Duncan Oklahoma in 1961 that I ended up moving to Dallas in the spring of '63,This company as you all know turned out to be the infamous MSA effort. I decided I liked playing better than building and designing,so I moved to Nashville and this turned out to be a very good move for me. I built a few guitars after leaving MSA and these were OK but Emmons had me beat badly, as they did everyone. So I bought an Emmons and did sessions and a little road work. During the recession of '82, Ron Lashley came to Nashville and offered me the Emmons franchise for the area, I opened Steel Guitar world and built a few more guitars, along with a lot of expermenting. This seemed to be the place where good builders congregated for a while, I shared much of my findings and listened to other builders ideas. I watched many others start several companys during this period but I decided that I would rather sell their guitars than build my own. This is where I am today.
However,I thought I'd build another 15 or so guitars a couple years ago, built up all the great birdseye maple bodys,Got all the parts in stock, finished 6 of them,and still have all the bodys and parts to go together,but I have quit the project for a while as I am extremley over loaded at this stage of my life. Of the six I finished, two went to the Sacred steel org,The one on my gospel CD went to a very dear friend and great player in Nashville and he is on this forum,His name is Bill Sharp. The others were built up as left handed guitars and are working everywhere,--------NOW, arn't you sorry you asked!????
Bobbe

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Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 25 Nov 2001 11:38 pm

Nope: Thanks for the quick reply. I am not in the market for a new guitar, but I really think the Seymour is a fine looking instrument and I'm sure that they play like butter. I can see where you are coming from as there are so many fine builders out there now I don't see how the market could stand another. Congratulations on the guitar anyway?

With all your pies, I'm sure you are out of fingers.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 25 Nov 2001 11:44 pm

You said a mouth full there Jim Bob!
This is why I keep putting my foot in my mouth!
( how do you make a smiley face?)
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Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 26 Nov 2001 5:10 pm

Rumor has it that the Seymour name will not adorn the balance of the guitars that will be built. It has been dropped in favor of "Skippy". I bet it will be smooth!
Roger

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 27 Nov 2001 5:32 am

Duncan, Oklahoma?.....it really is a small world Bobbe. I am originally from a few miles west of there where my grandfather crossed the river from Texas and homesteaded.(Old Greer County/Oklahoma Indian Territory).
Best wishes....Gene

Tele · Post by **Tele** » 10 Dec 2001 4:02 am

Bobbe,

what happened to that '65 Seymour Steel that can be seen in the Emmons tuning video?

Andy

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 10 Dec 2001 4:37 pm

Andy, I don't remember which one was accidentally in this video. If it was natural with a white front,black necks, it went to the sacred steel congragation,If it
was a natural front guitar with metal necks,I think it's in my house somewhere.I haven't seen it in a while. There will be a couple more built to experment with diffrent changers, tone etc. I think I need to have a yard sale.
Thanks Andy.
Bobbe , the collector.

Joseph Barcus · Post by **Joseph Barcus** » 13 Dec 2001 3:50 pm

I have to say that Bob is a great guitar builder he built one for me several years ago. and if bob tells you something you can bank on it. Joe

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 13 Dec 2001 5:02 pm

Thank you Joe Barcus, If I tell you there's a race track ahead, you can bank on it! If I show you a "anytime teller", you can bank on it! Seriously though, You are also a good customer and great guy!!
"Silly Bob", the tone slob.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 14 Dec 2001 12:50 pm

Bobbe and Gene...didju'no that Ralph Mooney started out in Duncan??? Him did! regards, fred

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 14 Dec 2001 1:33 pm

So did Ralph Mooney, Joe Diffie, and Hoyt Axton.....

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Have a good 'un! JH U-12

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 14 Dec 2001 2:38 pm

Yes, we are all Duncanites, and we all have something else in common, WE ALL LEFT!
Just kidding, Duncan is a good town to be from, I'm about 800 from it right now!
(there gonna' love me when I come back to visit!)

Bobbe (The Halliburton flash) Seymour

Pat Burns · Post by **Pat Burns** » 14 Dec 2001 8:08 pm

..Bobbe, the story is you started up a store back in the early 60's but you didn't see any future in it...you sold it to a friend for $2000 and used the money to make your fortune building steels..the only thing you insisted on was that he couldn't use the same name you had come up with, Duncan Donuts...that true?..

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 15 Dec 2001 12:29 am

Close to true Pat, It was really "Seymour Duncan" (The pickup business)------ However I did use the $2000.00 to buy doughnuts, ALL of it! I didn't eat the holes though,
Bobbe Seymourduncan III

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 15 Dec 2001 5:39 am

The holes are the best part!

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 15 Dec 2001 3:19 pm

The holes are the least fattening!

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 16 Dec 2001 1:54 pm

batter up!

Ray Jenkins · Post by **Ray Jenkins** » 17 Dec 2001 7:46 am

The holes make hair grow.

Ray

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