missing bigsbys list

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 12 Dec 2009 1:15 am

Gene Rettig tripleneck is a -62, can't remember now if there were others we know of.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 12 Dec 2009 9:19 am

how many pedals does it have.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 13 Dec 2009 10:21 am

i think someone said in a post before there was five bigsby t10s whos originally owned those i can only think of four. tom morrel mack thomas ray myers grady lindler. who else.

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 13 Dec 2009 11:56 pm

^Whit Taylor

Gene Rettig guitar has 9 pedals. Came to think of another from -62; Art Alifano had a T8 w/ 8 pedals.

chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 14 Dec 2009 2:01 pm

I have Ray Meyers' T-10, it's a non-pedal console with wood necks.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 14 Dec 2009 6:14 pm

yes whit taylor was the name i was trying to think of i have never heard of art alifano what happened to the whit taylor t10. the ray myers guitar is really nice what year was it made.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 18 Dec 2009 2:25 pm

who was whit taylor did he play in a band.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 20 Dec 2009 11:50 am

was the whit taylor guitar destroyed.

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 20 Dec 2009 12:38 pm

Daniel McKee wrote:was the whit taylor guitar destroyed.

I hope not!!

Bobbeeee...

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 21 Dec 2009 2:40 pm

did the whit taylor guitar have pedals.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 22 Dec 2009 3:56 pm

was there any more t10 bigsbys built not mentioned in this post besides the mack thomas tom morrel ray myers grady lindler or whit taylor

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 25 Dec 2009 7:54 pm

did paul bigsby build any s8 steel guitars

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 25 Dec 2009 9:31 pm

Daniel
PA did build S-8 guitars. There's a picture of one built for Merle Travis in the Bigsby book if I'm not mistaken.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 26 Dec 2009 1:37 pm

i looked in my bigsby book and found the merle travis one i forgot about jaquin murphys s8 so i know of two was there any more . ive heard of a few but how many d10 s8s did he build. i know bob white had one.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 26 Dec 2009 7:49 pm

I started working with Whit in the fall of 62 and he already had his triple neck modified to a single neck. I last saw it in 69 and it had galv pipe welded on legs. Three flr peds and a horseshoe type
knee that pulled both directions.He was an excellant player.He liked fast single string but also big fat Chalker type chords.Bobbe knows who cut this down and can tell where pieces of it are. It is anybodys guess where Whit's part went. Whit was killed in car wreck in 1974 near Monmouth,Il.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 27 Dec 2009 12:44 pm

does anyone have a picture of whit taylor with his bigsby also does anyone know of any bigsbys built in 1961.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 27 Dec 2009 2:57 pm

Yes, I do have a couple of pics . I'm not sure how to post them. I have family that will be here tonite. Perhaps they will help me.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 27 Dec 2009 3:46 pm

i would like to see some pictures whenever you can get them posted.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 27 Dec 2009 5:02 pm

Unknown,(Drummer), Fred Jack & Whit Taylor 1967.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 27 Dec 2009 5:13 pm

I didn't see your question about 1961 ... I met Whit in fall of 62 in Colo Springs and he had it when we met.I don't know how long he had had it. Bobbe knows of this instrument and knows who trimmed it up.Bobbe was in the Springs @ time. Whit & I played together til 1968 winter. Whit name was Linus Whittington Taylor and he came from Urbana/Champain area.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 27 Dec 2009 5:31 pm

One more pic.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 27 Dec 2009 7:21 pm

is the whit taylor guitar still around.

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 28 Dec 2009 12:11 am

Thanks for the pics Fred, very cool! looks like a Sho Bud pick up on Whit's guitar.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 28 Dec 2009 1:12 am

Jussi
I was thinking the very same thing. Legend has it... that is, according to Bobbe

... that Shot made the wood neck inserts on my Gerry Gerard guitar.

And Fred, you were a strappin' young man, my friend! BTW, the Tony Harrison Band is moving to Thursdays at the Spoke starting Jan. 7, so come on out and bring Jade with ya.

Fred Jack · Post by **Fred Jack** » 28 Dec 2009 7:20 am

Thanks Herb!
Actually Peg identified the bass player for me.It seems so long ago. Damn! It was so long ago! About 125 lbs ago! Thanks for heads up .. we will be in soon .. Jade has been wanting an outing.