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Topic: Bobbe--What was it!?!? |
Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 6:21 am |
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| Hey Bobbe. You were going to give us the low down on the old steel on Ebay. What was that thing? thanks |
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Bobbe Seymour
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Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Dec 2005 6:55 am
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Built by Billy Braddy in 1960, it had all the parts cast from his own guitar at a little foundry in Dallas. The original guitar is now owned by a well known recording artist.
This ebay guitar was a good copy until a later owner decided to do a "Resto" on it himself.
The buyer from E-bay bought it because of the Braddy connection.
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2006 11:37 am
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This raises an interesting question. If it was built in 1960 from new cast parts, why do you suppose it has the 3/25/1952 stamp on the leg socket?
That does explain why the pedal rack appears to be made of extrusion rather than a cast piece.
Did he only cast the keyhead and the endplates?
Are those legs Wright Custom, or Bigsby?
Are the endplates too narrow due to casting shrinkage, the body too wide, or everything just right? It seems to me that it would be very difficult to predict precisely how much shrinkage you are going to get when making reproducing cast aluminum parts, but then, I am not in that business. |
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Bobbe Seymour
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Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 Jan 2006 11:55 am
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The ser# was cast into the "new" part by the casting process, Shrinkage is one sixteenth inch per foot. Very predictable. You can wiggle the pattern in the sand enough to allow for this amount on a part this small.
Your observation powers were wrong on the pedal board, as it was also cast from the original guitas parts. First time ever Chris! You are a good observer most of the time.
I viewed this guitar last week in an effort to make a bid to restore it, very interesting guitar, and I will be making identical Bigsby cast iron/aluminum pickups for the resto.
Billy bought the legs from Paul A., and yes, he got some of the parts from---------->You guessed it, Ole' Shot himself. This later led to he and Tom Morrell each getting the first two single 9 string Sho-Buds ever built. Twin steels on the "Western Star Lighter" band. 1960-1.
Bobbe
[This message was edited by BobbeSeymour on 05 January 2006 at 11:59 AM.] |
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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 5 Jan 2006 1:01 pm
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Also Chris, if I get to do this job, I will re-number the guitar so there will only be one guitar in the world with that number on it. Billy's original Bigsby.
The restoration guitar will have the number of the date production was completed, for instance, a number like # 2 5 06.
Bobbe |
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