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Topic: Sol Hoopii’s Rickenbacker |
Chris Templeton
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The Green Mountain State
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Posted 4 Jul 2018 3:42 pm |
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I haven't seen this. That's way cool. Congratulations, Mike. I'm happy it's in your hands!
You are a way proud guy in your picture! When I had Jerry Byd's Excel. I saved his half wound strings for a while.
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David M Brown
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California, USA
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Posted 6 Jul 2018 6:34 am
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Ralph called his tuning E9th. While there's still some cross-pollination with F#, I'd still name it as coming out of E .... so E13th.
(Hi to Low) E, C#, G#, F#, D, B, G#, E |
Looks like the Jules Ah See tuning to me! Great tuning. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 6 Jul 2018 6:39 am
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Ralph told me he developed this tuning by ear in the early 1940s. Sol was his biggest influence when he was starting out. Ralph owned the 4th frypan ever made. His band was outfitted with those (then) newfangled electric instruments by Rickenbacker for free as a way to promote them. Ralph is an unsung steel pioneer.
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Todd Clinesmith
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Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 8 Jul 2018 7:27 am
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Don't know about Boggs but Leon McAuliffe said that Eldon Shamblin had helped him work out the voicings of the first A6th and E13th tunings he used.
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Todd Clinesmith
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Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 8 Jul 2018 9:29 am
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| Don't know about Boggs but Leon McAuliffe said that Eldon Shamblin had helped him work out the voicings of the first A6th and E13th tunings he used. |
That makes sense, great info .
Mike, when we gonna hear a tune on the Ricky? I know you got to be playing that guitar quite a bit.
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Barney Roach
From:
California, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2018 7:18 pm
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That is just SO COOL Mike! Congratulations.
I can not tell if either of these is the same
instrument, but posting them in the spirit that
they may be.
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 8 Jul 2018 8:22 pm
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Barney, definitely appears to be the same guitar in the top photo, not the bottom. This instrument originally had the white celluloid plates, but they have been chromed.
Todd, hope to make a video soon. Still trying to get reacquainted with this tuning.
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 8 Jul 2018 10:58 pm
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| Congratulations Mike! I can't wait to hear it. |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 10 Jul 2018 6:02 am
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| That's pretty Trippy Mike, congratulations! The tailpiece is very interesting, I'm assuming that's a mod. What have you found out about it? I see the neck has the T-logo which I believe was only used between 1946-1949. All the pics I've seen on T-logo steels have the outside pup harness around the pickup cavity. I see yours doesn't have this harness hardware, can you tell me if there are any screw holes above the pickup cavity left from the harness hardware? Was there ever a molded bake light bridge before the moded bridge was put on there. The reason I'm asking is because I'm rebuilding a T-logo steel and the pics on line look like there should be two screw holes above the pup cavity which mine doesn't have.Just wondering if yours or anyone else with a T- logo steel can verify that there are indeed screw holes above the pup cavity. Thanks... |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 10 Jul 2018 10:49 am
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Yes, the previous owner swapped out the bridge and tailpiece, but I have all those parts. The pickup is still really nice and strong with some real tone.
There are two screws holes above the pickup cavity--this is the model that had the one piece pickup cover and tailpiece.
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Jerry Wagner
From:
California, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2018 12:10 pm
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| I'm drifting off-topic, but I suspect the previous owner might have replaced the original tailpiece & bridge because the notched metal tailpiece can sometimes fail to retain the barrel-end on strings. I wedge a little piece of cotter pin into the barrel on 2 strings to secure them, but that's really annoying. I don't know if anyone's discovered an ideal way to fix this problem. If so, please let us know! |
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Garry Vanderlinde
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CA
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Posted 10 Jul 2018 3:09 pm
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This instrument originally had the white celluloid plates, but they have been chromed.
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In one of the photos you can see some metal showing through the white. Cool wear!
Is there anyway you can remove the chrome or would you even want to? |
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 10 Jul 2018 6:25 pm
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| Thanks for that info mike, that tells me what I needed to know. |
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Mark Helm
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 12 Jul 2018 11:04 am Way to go, Mike!
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I had a feeling you'd end up with it. Things tend to land where they belong. Have fun with it! I'm acquiring a 1937 B7 next week that could be its older brother!
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