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Topic: What would have been... |
Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 2 Apr 2007 2:41 am |
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About late 1964 I saw my first double neck steel. It was white, and a fella by the name of Tommy Rieman (sp?) was playing it at the local Moose. (My dad took me to see it, and I was 11.)
Don't remember the make and model though. May have only been 8 string necks.
My question is, what would have been the top-of-the-line steel instrument in 1964? |
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David Collins
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Madison, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2007 3:41 am
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By George Ray, you sure know how to open a can of worms 
I expect the top of the line then would have been Bigsby, Sho-Bud and Emmons. My guess is if you saw a white one it would have been Emmons.
All of the above is opinion only, not based on any fact or experience, just a guess.
Have fun with this one guys!
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Bill Ford
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Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 2 Apr 2007 4:29 am
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1964..white=Emmons. Just a wild guess thinking white would have been a mica guitar. Was Emmons the first mica guitars, I don't remember, maybe MSA.
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Bill Ford S12 CLR, S12 Lamar keyless, Misc amps&toys Sharp Covers
Steeling for Jesus now!!! |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 2 Apr 2007 6:35 am
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| IMHO more likely an old Fender 1000.. most of the bodies were that cream shaded white... The only question is the aluminum frame,.. many were black if I recall correctly, some were polished looking, and I have seen them painted other colors... In 1964, if you played pedal steel in a bar or small club, you were most likely playing a Fender.. The others were much more limited in production... I could be wrong of course,.. this is a "best guess" type of thing... bob |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 2 Apr 2007 8:52 am
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Fender 1000..hmmmmmm By jove, I think you be closest Bob.
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Bill Ford S12 CLR, S12 Lamar keyless, Misc amps&toys Sharp Covers
Steeling for Jesus now!!! |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 3 Apr 2007 8:02 am
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Bob'r right. The old Fender 1000's were white with a polished al-mag frame. It didn't polish out that well, so they went to the textured (dark brown/black) finish as the frames often had pits and voids caused by the casting process.
By the way...that's the same reason that refridgerator manufacturers went to textured doors. It wasn't to hide fingerprints (as they told us), but to hide flaws such as small dents and scratches in the thin sheet-metal panels used to cover the doors.
As Paul Harvey said..."Now you know - the rest of the story!" |
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