The Steel Guitar Forum

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 .

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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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.

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!

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

Thanks guys for all the info . Gary .

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?<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Rex Thomas on 16 July 2004 at 04:55 PM.]</p></FONT>

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 .

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

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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Sierra Session 12 (E9), Sierra Olympic 12 (C6add9),
Sierra Laptop 8 (E6add9), Fender Stringmaster (E13, A6)</font>

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 .