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Are there any photos or existing footage of Curly playing his Fender 1000? Was is a short scale or long scale?

Thanks
Dave

I would also like to see a photo of Chalker and his Fender1000. Of course - the tone he got on the " Travis" LP is one the iconic steel sounds ever. I've never seen a photo of CC and his Fender but they must exist somewhere - if just taken by fan.

I would love to get my hands on a recording of the Travis album.....or the album!

There's one on ebay right now for $9.50 +shipping, but you'll need a turntable…
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MERLE-TRAVIS-Cl ... 5b0ec6a301

Cover looks like this

Thanks! I have a turntable!

Here's the only "Travis" cut I could find on YouTube. Besides being C-6th 101 it's also a great LP just for listening entertainment. Remember it's a D-8 Fender 1000.

"Divorce Me C.O.D."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQSD7ST2h0

14 August 1961 [no. 10247]Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood 28, CA - Merle Travis
172 36348 FAT GAL ST-1664
173 36349 KINFOLKS IN CAROLINA ST-1664
174 36350 CINCINNATI LOU ST-1664
175 36351 DIVORCE ME C.O.D. ST-1664 ST-884

15 August 1961 [no. 10251]Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood 28, CA - Merle Travis
176 36364 SWEET TEMPTATION ST-1664
177 36365 THREE TIMES SEVEN ST-1664
178 36366 SO ROUND,SO FIRM ST-1664
179 36367 NO VACANCY ST-1664

15 August 1961 [no. 10254]Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood 28, CA - Merle Travis
180 36376 KENTUCKY MEANS PARADISE ST-1664
181 36377 LAWDY,WHAT A GAL ST-1664
182 36378 I LIKE MY CHICKEN FRYIN' SIZE ST-1664 Hilltop JS-6040
183 36379 WHEN MY BABY DOUBLE TALKS TO ME ST-1664

Here they are in .wma format. You can use one of the free converters to get them to mp3's if you need that!

The Double Talk cut is just reeking Chalker's style!

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... %20Lou.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... C.O.D..wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... %20Gal.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... 20Size.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... radise.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... rolina.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... %20Gal.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... acancy.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... 20Firm.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... tation.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... 0Seven.wma

http://www.gregcutshaw.com/Merle%20Trav ... o%20Me.wma

Sounding mighty good! Thanks Greg!

As always, thanks Greg!

Chalker also plays Trumpet on some of the songs on this LP.

Thanks Greg. Big Travis fan here and with Chalker is a real treat.

Thanks Greg!!!!!

I think there are a few other Merle Travis cuts with Chalker on the Merle Travis Johnny Bond album "Great Songs Of The Delmore Brothers". I think there's more than one steel player on that record, but here are the cuts I think have Chalker playing. All are on YouTube.

Blue Railroad Train
Blues Stay Away From Me
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
Brown's Ferry Blues
Weary Lonesome Blues
Field Hand Man (only a little steel, maybe Chalker?)

There was also a Mele Travis single with Chalker, "A World Full Of Roses". It's backed with "The Super Highway", but I've never heard that and don't know if Chalker is on it.

GENE BREEDEN TOOK ME ASIDE ONE DAY IN 1962 TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM. IT AFFECTED ME SO MUCH, I LAID MY GRETSCH CA COUNTRY GENT ASIDE AND BECAME A SLAVE TO THIS MULTI-LEGGED-UGLY-MO-POTTAMUS THAT BECKONS ME EVEN WHILE I'M ASLEEP TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT. IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST LISTEN AND BECAME ONE OF THE GREATEST LOVES OF MY LIFE. THANKS GENE, CURLY AND GOOD BYE CHET ATKINS.

GENE BREEDEN TOOK ME ASIDE ONE DAY IN 1962 TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM. IT AFFECTED ME SO MUCH, I LAID MY GRETSCH CA COUNTRY GENT ASIDE AND BECAME A SLAVE TO THIS MULTI-LEGGED-UGLY-MO-POTTAMUS THAT BECKONS ME EVEN WHILE I'M ASLEEP TO PAY ATTENTION TO IT. IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST LISTEN AND BECAME ONE OF THE GREATEST LOVES OF MY LIFE. THANKS GENE, CURLY AND GOOD BYE CHET ATKINS.

It's affecting me too!. I'm about ready to listen to this record for the 10th(or more) time since Greg posted it!!.Been woodshedding on my Fender longscale too!!!

Still no pictures? Would like to see for sure. J.R.

I have a album with him on the front cover next to a ShoBud?

Thanks for posting Greg. This album never gets old. My favorite Chalker solo on here is on Divorce Me C.O.D. I love his entrance chord.

Paul Awalt wrote:I have a album with him on the front
cover next to a ShoBud?

That'd be the "Big Hits On Big Steel" album.
Though a Sho~Bud appears on the album
jacket, the tracks were played on a
Fender pedal steel guitar.
~Rw

Forth from the bottom:


http://www.basichipdigitaloddio.com/365/

Guessing that his 1000 must have been a long scale. The short scale came out in the early 60s, by which time I believe Chalker had moved on to a more modern 10 string guitar.

In the 1960s Curly Played A Fender 2000 PSG.

Big Hits On Big Steel was recorded on his Fender 2000 guitar. The album cover photo for Big Hits On Big Steel was photographed after he had switched to A Sho-Bud guitar.

Roger

Curly played a long-scale Fender 1000 on most of the Travis stuff, including all the songs listed in Greg Cutshaw's post. The Fender 2000 (D10 guitar) wasn't released until April of 1964, so anything you hear from the early '60s with Curly was most likely done on his 1000.

here is a 40 song CD set that has all those cuts from the "travis" LP. i would assume they are the same as the LP. let you know when i get it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Merle-Travis-HO ... 20efb30e02