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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 4:16 pm |
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There’s something about a walnut stringmaster on a New England fall afternoon! Cleaning out the music room today and took a few pics. Happy Thanksgiving to all forum members.
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 4:22 pm
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Doug, that's a beauty! Thanks for sharing.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 4:26 pm
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| Thanks Rick, I see that you have one just like it on your site. It's a great sounding guitar! |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 4:31 pm
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Since your cleaning out your music room and I hate to see a perfectly good steel go to waste you can throw that my way instead.
After all, it is the least I can do...
That is truely a beauty! |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 4:43 pm
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Just beautiful....... What's that third neck tuned to? Looks like bass strings?
Steinar
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 4:44 pm
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Great Stringmaster. Great Photography.
I love my T8.
Thanks for sharing.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 5:10 pm
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I have the outer neck tuned to E7. That neck was designed to accept thicker strings. The nut on that neck has extra wide grooves for thicker strings. Similar to the Quad, which had the wider nut grooves on the outer neck.
The strings on this guitar might be the original ones from the 1960s! I've never changed them and I've had the guitar for several years. I don't play it much. I play mostly pedal steel and telecaster, although I did play this T8 once last year on a recording session where they were looking for an old time sound. I don't take it out on gigs because I don't want to scratch it![This message was edited by Doug Beaumier on 23 November 2005 at 07:44 PM.] |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 9:05 pm
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It looks like it just came out of the FENDER factory ! Beautiful condition ! Man, I'm drooling....I'll bet Jody will just love those pics !!  |
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 10:02 pm
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Beautiful!
Is the scale 22&1/2 or 24&1/2? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 10:27 pm
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24.5"
It has great sustain and tone. Much more than 22.5" scale guitars IMHO. I was pleasantly surprised by that.
Here are a few more pictures. I'll probably take these down in a couple of weeks because my server space is pretty loaded up and they start charging extra at some point...
Enjoy!
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 11:12 pm
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 23 Nov 2005 11:51 pm
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According to the guy I bought it from, the guitar was owned by an older woman who never learned to play it. When I first saw it I was blown away. It does have a few very tiny dings here and there, so I wouldn’t say it’s mint, but it’s a 9.99 out of 10.
It seems like the Fender walnut finishes, in general, show chips and dings more than the blonde finishes do. I guess that’s obvious. I’ve never seen a Walnut finish without little dings showing bare wood here and there.
To be honest, I have not played this guitar much either. Mostly because I’m more comfortable playing pedal steel, but also because I want to keep this guitar pristine. So it’s been in the closet for several years. I probably have 3 hours of playing time on it. |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Nov 2005 6:10 am
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That's smart Doug. These babies are going to be worth a heck of a lot more in a few years . .
Not that I'll ever sell mine.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 24 Nov 2005 6:10 am
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Doug, a beautiful guitar!
I never thought about it before, but I just checked my '56 T-8 and yes, the grooves in the top neck nut ARE larger than the other two necks. Learn something every day, I always say.
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Ron Brennan
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA; Formerly, Edison, NJ
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Posted 24 Nov 2005 7:56 am
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Doug,
WOW, I've seen it before. It is just Gorgeous!!!! Wonderful background seting to display this piece of art.
You are a good person to "caretake" this fine Steel Guitar. You know what your are doing...The future world of steel guitar players thank you...
I still have my D6 Stringmaster I bought in 1960. It too was walnut...Your right, dings showed up easily...back then I was on the road with it and had it painted in Ebony...what did I know, back then!!!...I still have it and it sounds great!!!
Thank's for sharing and have a great Thanksgiving!!!
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"55" Stringmaster D8,"59" Stringmaster D6
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"60"Fender Concert Amp 4-10's
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 24 Nov 2005 10:37 pm
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| Thanks for all the great comments! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 29 Nov 2005 12:02 am
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 29 Nov 2005 7:03 am
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| Over the weekend I saw a photo of Barbara Mandrell standing at a triple neck like this. She must have been about 10 or 11 years old. I wonder how she reached the far neck? |
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Carter York
From:
Austin, TX [Windsor Park]
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Posted 29 Nov 2005 7:28 am
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| Doug, that's a really nice looking guitar. I see that each neck has it's pickup blend knob, and I see the plastic-topped toggle for neck selection, but what is the other toggle switch on the guitar? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 30 Nov 2005 7:52 am
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The small toggle switch allows all 3 necks to be activated at the same time. So in effect it bypasses the 3-way neck selector switch. When that small toggle is on however, there is a noticable drop in overall output and tone. So I leave it in the off position and use the normal 3-way switch for neck selection.
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Carter York
From:
Austin, TX [Windsor Park]
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Posted 30 Nov 2005 8:07 am
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| Thanks for the info, Doug. I notice the same thing on my double neck, when I put the switch in the middle, both necks active but with decreased output. Thanks for posting those photos, what a beautiful guitar! |
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