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Topic: Visit to Tommy Cass's house yesterday! WOW! |
Chris Caruso
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Merrimack, NH USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2019 4:30 am |
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I went to visit Tommy Cass with Frank Caruso yesterday to have my Emmons volume pedal altered. I thought I would post some pictures of the beautiful guitars he has for sale. Some are in various stages of rebuild but they are for sale! They all look amazing! Tommy is an Emmons expert but he repairs all types. Enjoy the photos!
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 23 Jul 2019 10:35 am
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Eye-candy!
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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Jeff Garden
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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 23 Jul 2019 11:05 am
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Two thumbs up for Tommy. I am fortunate enough to own one of his fully restored (and hot-rodded!) D-10 push-pulls. Beautiful things come out of that shop! You can tell just by looking at the "showroom" photo how meticulous Tommy is. And he's a super nice guy.
This is Tommy's work
Check out under the hood of the "street rod"
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 24 Jul 2019 4:41 am
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Tommy is my first call when I’m looking for an Emmons.
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Nicholas Scott
From:
Norfolk, VA USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2019 4:43 am
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Awesome. I wanted that Williams!
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 24 Jul 2019 5:58 am
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Chris, I know exactly how you feel! I've been to Tommy's shop many times, going back to the mid-1980's when he rebuilt my Emmons D-10. I have seen (and played) some rare and beautiful steel guitars there... Bigsby, Fender PS-210, early Emmons, Zum hybrid, Rickenbacker fry pan, Sho-Buds, and many others. And Tom's work is excellent! Incredible attention to detail, and sparking clean restorations.
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john buffington
From:
Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2019 12:42 pm
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Now THAT really hurts . . . . . . . congratulations on such beauties!  [/img] |
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Don Hemmer
From:
Krum TX USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2019 5:14 pm Tommy Cass
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I can’t tell y’all how much I miss my trips to Tom’s shop.
Tom made the time to tweak my guitars before I moved.
Tom’s work is incredible.I see a mica,wood neck,bolt on in the pic !
That is very cool ! Thanks for sharing Chris. Here are two Tom rebuilt for me.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Don Hemmer
From:
Krum TX USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2019 6:00 pm Tommy Cass
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Hi Doug I wish I had time to find better pics !
Yes both Wraps 64 & 65 . Tommy went above and beyond on both.
Hope your well Doug . |
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Don Hemmer
From:
Krum TX USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2019 11:57 am Tommy Ass
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Here you go a few more pics of Tommy’s work !
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 8:14 am
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Some fantastic guitars, and beautifully polished metal work. As someone who has recently installed a couple of 'slip on' knee lever flags on my push pull, I am extremely intrigued as to how the 2nd lever from the left in the last photo above is accessed with the player's knee.
Installing 10 knee levers on an Emmons push pull is no mean feat.
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Show Pro D10 - amber (8+6), MSA D10 Legend XL Signature - redburst (9+6), Sho-Bud Pro 111 Custom (8+6), Emmons black Push-Pull D10 (8+5), Zum D10 (8x8), Hudson pedal resonator. Telonics TCA-500, Webb 614-E, |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 12:17 pm
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Very cool... personally, I'm digging that mica/wood neck p/p.
Always wanted one of those... |
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Tiny Olson
From:
Mohawk River Valley, Upstate NY
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Posted 29 Jul 2019 3:26 pm
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Me too, Skip..!! Especially a black one.
Don, those horns are awesome looking man. I bet they sound as good as they look.
I gotta' get over to see Tommy soon. |
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Don Hemmer
From:
Krum TX USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 2:01 pm Tommy Cass
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Ken you do have to reach for it but it is do able.
Tiny great talking to you old friend.
I hope more players show Tommy’s work because
he truly is a gift to the pedal steel community. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 3:04 pm
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Tommy posted these pics here on the forum in 2008. Looks to be Jeff Garden's guitar. Tom puts every metal piece on the buffing wheel until it shines like a mirror! When you look at an undercarriage like this... you see your face looking back at you! I know, he's rebuilt about 10 guitars for me, going back to 1985
 
Here's a sweet old rack & barrel S-10 Sho-Bud that Tom rebuilt for me about 10 years ago. I rescued the guitar from a dirt basement under a cottage where it had been stored for 20 years! The basement was not winterized so the wind, rain and snow would blow through. The case and the guitar smelled like a dirty old barn! Tom stripped it, flocked the underside, cleaned up the existing parts, and custom cut a few missing parts. He was able to locate a couple of brass barrels to complete my setup, and the guitar played like new.
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2019 3:19 pm
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| That's the one, Doug, and it's still in mint condition 11 years later! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Don Hemmer
From:
Krum TX USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 2:50 pm Tommy Cass
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| Wow Doug that Bolt is gorgeous ! |
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2019 2:54 pm
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| Yes, Doug, a one of a kind beautifully restored! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Dave Campbell
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 3 Aug 2019 8:52 am
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i bought an early '70s s10 push pull from tom a few months ago. my retired folks picked it up at tom's house on their way home from florida. they were super impressed with tom and thought he was a great guy.
when i told them the guitar they had picked up was made in 1972 they refused to believe it because it looked brand new. it's a great axe. |
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