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Topic: 1953 triple 8 Bigsby Value?
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Brett Cookingham
Member From: Sherman Oaks CA
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posted 14 July 2003 12:32 AM
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What is a '53 Triple 8 Bigsby worth? this one was made for "Buck Lee" 08-15-53 w/no Pedals |
PAUL WARNIK
Member From: OAK LAWN,IL,USA
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posted 14 July 2003 07:11 AM
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Brett-I would be glad to give a ball park value estimation if I could see photos to help determine overall condition and originality-which are strong determining factors to Bigsby steel guitar value-A clean original unaltered one can be worth double or even triple what a beater(with utility value only)will bring-Certainly they are rare and as many that surface in nice shape I have seen an about equal number of wrecks- Also when factoring value of these I look for several things-Most importantly with these Bigsbys-because back in the day so many of the top players had them-Look for those with personality attachment to have the most value-(I am not familiar with the name "Buck Lee" and did not find him in Joe Goldmark's steel discography) Also consider that triple necks are by far the most commonly seen model-Most players would rather have a double neck-Also I give extra bonus value points for the following-wooden necks instead of metal,10 string necks instead of 8 string,and the "raised graphics" necks(1955 and earlier)instead of the later metal fretboards-Of course Bigsby did custom work and some other wierd things so that can effect value and outright appearance such as the grade of wood he used which varied-I have seen some with very "Plain Jane" looking maple and others with more Birdseye Curl and FiddleBack Flame than I have ever seen! |
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
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posted 20 July 2003 09:22 AM
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I've seen many pics of this particular Bigsby, and it's in great condition. The original owner btw, is Lee Buck, not Buck Lee, the same person who also owned one of the original Standel 25L15 amps. |
Mike Black
Member From: New Mexico, USA
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posted 20 July 2003 12:17 PM
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?[This message was edited by Mike Black on 20 July 2003 at 12:23 PM.] |
Bill Moore
Member From: Manchester, Michigan
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posted 20 July 2003 12:44 PM
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On this web page: http://www.bigsbyguitars.com/history.html it says there were only 47 Bigsby steel guitars made. I know that Paul Warnik has built several new ones from original parts, what I'm wondering is how many of these guitars are in existance? How many can be accounted for? Just curious.------------------
Bill Moore...
my steel guitar web page 
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Damir Besic
Member From: La Vergne,TN
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posted 20 July 2003 04:00 PM
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what is up with that Gretsch purchasing the best steel guitar companies?Sho~Bud and Bigsby are both bought by Gretsch.Why is that ,and that company doesn`t even make steel guitars so I don`t see a competition here.Whatever.  they just bought them to kill the production?------------------
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chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 20 July 2003 05:16 PM
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Bill, a little history of Allen Crocker, to go with the Paul Bigsby history: http://www.go-offshore.com/crocker.htm http://www.star-riders.org/starcruiser/volume1-2/crocker.html Maybe we should make a list of how many Bigsby guitars we know about. Between Paul Warnik, Mike Black, Lee Jeffries, Bobbe and Mike Cass plus the other Forum members who have/had them. it could be pretty interesting.
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they just bought them to kill the production?
They may have bought them to own the names, remember the dotcom feeding frenzy for names.....[This message was edited by chas smith on 20 July 2003 at 05:17 PM.] |
Chris Scruggs
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 20 July 2003 10:19 PM
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On the site it says there are only 6 known replacement necks, but right now I can list seven:
Merle Travis had three, Carl Smith had one, Lefty Frizzell had one, Hank Thompson had one, and Martha Carson has one. There must be more. Can any body else name a guitarist with a Bigsby replacement neck? |
Chris Scruggs
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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posted 20 July 2003 10:48 PM
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Oh, and the reason Gretsch owns Sho-Bud and Bigsby.Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the 1970's Gretsch was bought by the Baldwin piano company. Sho-Bud was also bought by Baldwin.
At this time, Sho-Bud was a big name. This, you must remember, was the time when Lloyd Green and Jimmy Day where selling ALOT of blue and green steel guitars  . In the late eighties or early nineties, the Gretsch family bought back the company from Baldwin, and Sho-Bud just happened to come with the deal. Baldwin was later bought by Gibson. In 1966, an ailing Paul Bigsby sold his company to retired Gibson president Ted McCarty. Paul died two years later. In 1999, Ted McCarty sold the company to Gretsch. A likely pair, seeing as Gretsch Guitars are so closely identified with Bigsby tailpieces. Bigsby even had a specific tailpiece for Gretsch in the 60's. That was how Sho-Bud and Bigsby came to be with Gretsch. On January 1, 2003. Fender bought Gretsch, and Sho-Bud and Bigsby where in the deal. Who would of thought in 1950, that Fender and Bigsby, the two big names in California for steel guitars and solid body guitars, would be te same company? And who would of thought in 1965, that Sho-Bud, who was quickly de-throwning Fender as the professional steel of choice, would be owned by Fender, and left to sit as a relic of the past, Untouched by it's new owner? Oh well, maybe we'll see a Merle Travis, Speedy West, or Bud Isaacs signiture model in the Fender/Bigsby catalog in the future. Or maybe eventually an LDG reissue. I think this has the POTENTIAL to be a good thing. I suppose only time will tell... |
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
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posted 21 July 2003 01:16 AM
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I've compiled a list of Bigsby instruments I know of ( so far ) and the number of steels on the list is 64. The number doesn't include the ones I've only heard rumours of being somewhere out there and I'm sure there still are guitars we do not know about. The number of Bigsby standard guitars on the list is 20 and out of those, 5 are doublenecks, I'm sure there are few more of standard guitars too. Additional information to replacement necks; Hank Thompson had two and Smitty Smith had a Bigsby neck on his Martin D28 and I think I've seen one on Rose Maphis' guitar as well.
Some of Bigsby instruments were also "recycled" already in the 40's and 50s, like i.e. Lefty Nason's steel went to Dusty Stewart and Merle Travis' hollowbody went to Jack Parsons. The first solidbody guitar to feature the famous Bigsby scroll headstock was actually built for George Cross ( or Croft, I've seen both spellings ), Merle's guitar did not originally had a scroll on the headstock, nor did it have a cutaway, it was altered to its' famous appearance shortly after it was built. One picture exists where the guitar can be seen in its' original design. The person who introduced Travis to Paul Bigsby was Joaquin Murphy, who already had a Bigsby steel before Merle ever asked Bigsby to build him a guitar.
Bigsby quit building instruments in -63, at least that's what he states in a letter to a customer, dated in March -63. He was still of course selling guitar parts and volume pedals until he sold the business to Ted McCarthy. [This message was edited by Jussi Huhtakangas on 22 July 2003 at 12:47 AM.] |
Ben Jack
Member From: Fayettevillle, Ar. 72703
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posted 21 July 2003 03:33 PM
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I have a 1951 triple neck. |
Mike Black
Member From: New Mexico, USA
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posted 21 July 2003 05:39 PM
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Bill, Thanks for the link to the new web site. We've been waiting for it. The history page, complete with Hollywoodisms, states it's from the up coming book "The Guitars of Paul Bigsby". Could it be the Book actually might be happening?
I'm pretty sure the T8 Brett asks about is Lee Buck's old guitar. It ended up back in So Cal. It's serial #121553 What it's worth? What are they asking? Then is it worth that to you?
Jussi has a great list of Bigsby Instruments. Hey if Fender ever decides to make steels again I'm gonna fill out an application! My Dream Job? Building Bigsby style steels in the Fender Custom Shop!! Maybe now that their the same companies, Leo won't mind Jody Carver playing one!
Still got the shirt Jody? Get ready for your catalog shot!
Hi Ben, Speaking of reasons to own a Bigsby, How is Bob White doing? I haven't heard anything new about him in awhile.
BTW if someone tells me how to do it I'll posta picture of that guitar here. I've got the shot uplaoded to a Yahoo Photos page but I'm haveing a hard time getting it to work.
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Damir Besic
Member From: La Vergne,TN
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posted 21 July 2003 06:41 PM
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Very Interesting.I would love to have a D-10 Bigsby ,did they have D-10 at all?
DB------------------
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Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
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posted 21 July 2003 10:44 PM
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Damir, I haven't come across of any D10 Bigsbys yet, but that doesn't mean there never was any. There are few of the triple 10's, some with pedals and some without.
Ben, are you the original owner of that guitar? |
Brett Cookingham
Member From: Sherman Oaks CA
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posted 22 July 2003 02:39 AM
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That 1953 triple 8 Bigsby is at Guitar Center (Hollywood) for $9,500.00 |
Jody Carver
Member From: The Knight Of Fender Tweed~ Dodger Blue Forever
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posted 22 July 2003 06:00 AM
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Yep,Sounds like my situation where I loaned a
friend(?)my 60 T-8 Bigsby 4 pedals and he
never returned it.It was discovered by a Forumite in PA a few
weeks back and I contacted the person who is in possession of it. He asked me for $10.000.00 for my getting "my guitar" back.
Now thats what I call fair
And to add insult to injury,its not in the same condition as it was when it was taken from me. But Its the decision of the legal society as to where it rightfully belongs. He did give me visitation rights and asked me
to take a photo with my guitar and my Cowboy
hat,,and yes Mike, I still have that shirt no pants,,just the hat and shirt.  My friend took my pants too. Now if I had a horse and sat on the saddle,,what would you
call that? bare back? or bare $ss? giddyap old paint. I must not have known I'm a "Cowboy Hero" to so many people. Happy Trails To You. [This message was edited by Jody Carver on 22 July 2003 at 06:05 AM.] |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 22 July 2003 08:55 AM
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Jody, I think you should send him a photo of you in the hat, forget the pants and shirt.... quote:
Now if I had a horse and sat on the saddle,,what would you
call that?
painful with unpleasant rash....bouncing around all day on the jewels doesn't sound like fun.... |
Jody Carver
Member From: The Knight Of Fender Tweed~ Dodger Blue Forever
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posted 22 July 2003 12:33 PM
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Chas
I dont think I would look too  in that
attire. I have just been advised that the conclusion
of "My Long Lost Bigsby" is in its final stages. My attorney has advised me of this prior to my post above. I will be posting the results of the decision
of the "legal eagles" as soon as I get the OK This started two years ago with a thread started by Paul Warnik and has mushroomed into a legal issue. I appreciate those of you who supported me but I will get a clearance from my attorney and post the final episode so that this matter will be resolved. Chas, Im used to a rash on my butt..we were so poor when I was a younger and things were "rough" my mom used AJAX on my butt and I still have the effects of it some 60 years later. |
Mike Black
Member From: New Mexico, USA
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posted 22 July 2003 06:21 PM
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Jody, didn't they used to call you "Hop-A-Long"?
But seriously, it does make sense now, the legs on your Bigsby were longer so you didn't have to sit on your rash!!!
Hey NPR is playing Floyd Cramers version of San Antonio Rose...... |
Ray Montee
Member From: Portland, OR, USA
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posted 22 July 2003 06:43 PM
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Bill Moore.....a great post now to be found among my "Favorites" list. Excellent history on the Bigsby family of musical instruments.I personally know of ONE standard six string
Bigsby owned by a long time friend in Longview, WA. A cherry guitar; sound that has never been matched. I have the 1956 Quad-8 w/six pedals that can be found at the following link for anyone curious enough to look there. It's a one owner and never had a single mechanical problem with this fine guitar. Paul set it up for me with three necks like Speedy West; one doubled as a Joaquin Murphy neck and another with Bud Issac's pedal set-up. The fourth neck was my Jerry Byrd neck. It was EVERYTHING a musician could ever want in a steel guitar. I passed on the ash-tray and surprisingly, neither the Doo-Wah and/or
Wah-Doo buttons were yet avaible. How about that? After having played my Emmons P/P for some
thirty years now, I can't imagine playing tunes like Bud's Bounce and Steelin' Away, etc. The pedal action operating the pully-cable set-up, is quite STIFF. Takes a lot of leg muscle to make it all happen. Not knowing any different back in those dark ages of pedal steel guitar, it was/is, a remarkable and tasty instrument to play. For a look-see:
http://www.harrismusic.net/images/bigsby.jpg |
Mike Black
Member From: New Mexico, USA
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posted 22 July 2003 06:46 PM
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Brett, I sold that steel to GC a couple winters ago when I bought another triple . Justin had it in El Cerrito for awhile. I think it's worth every penny of what ever they'll take! It's only money and cared for it will hold it's value at least. It's a beautiful, stock 53 triple 8 with raised graphic alum. necks. I removed the #1 neck so someone could make a pattern, which I never saw or even know if it was made, and up to that point the guitar had been as it left Bigsby's shop. I got to know Lee Buck he was a Portland, OR, Vancouver, WA player. I still have his V/T pedal,Standel and Pro amps, Lee liked Herb Remington's style. He took a few lessons from Herbie in 56. The #1 neck on it is cut for F#13 from the factory. I liked that tuning, but haven't returned to it. The other 2 necks were A6 and E13. It has a couple small nicks and dings in the finish but those could be repaired and made to almost disappear. That guitar was also the last guitar that would have had headstock type changers had it been a pedal model. I hope it gets a good home, maybe somebody better tell Ry Cooder? |
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
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posted 22 July 2003 10:24 PM
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Aaah Ray, that's a good one of yours!! Are those PU covers black? I've only seen the chrome ones. And hey, the stiff action on yours is probably just caused by the dust and dirt combined with the old lubrication. When I got mine, the guitar had been sittin in its' case unplayed for twenty three years, you needed deep sea diver's lead boots to press the pedals. I took the changers and the pedal rack apart, cleaned and oiled every part and voila, I can even play it barefeet now. Sure 'nuff, it's not feather light like modern steels, but with a little trouble you'll get surprising results. And if you don't want to do it yourself, you can always send it to me
And since I didn't have Ben Jack's guitar on the list, the number of Bigsby steels is now 65 and increasing, whoopee!! |
Bill Moore
Member From: Manchester, Michigan
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posted 23 July 2003 05:20 AM
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Ray, that Bigsby is a beautiful guitar, being a quad, would this be considered to be one of the most rare Bigsby's? With this and those Rick's, you sure have a wonderful collection of instruments. |
Chris DeBarge
Member From: Boston, Mass
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posted 23 July 2003 06:33 AM
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I could be wrong, but in the videos I've seen of Town Hall Party (or whatever it's called, you know with Tex Ritter, Joe Maphis, Collins Kids) isn't Marian Hall playing a double-neck Bigsby? |
Jody Carver
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posted 23 July 2003 08:09 AM
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Mike your question was,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Jody, didn't they used to call you "Hop-A-Long"?
But seriously, it does make sense now, the legs on your Bigsby were longer so you didn't have to sit on your rash!!!No Mike..It was those HOT ITALIAN PEPPERS you
sent me. Now my middle leg is "shorter" |
Ray Montee
Member From: Portland, OR, USA
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posted 23 July 2003 09:14 AM
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Bill Moore.......I've been told it is surely one of the most valuable since it is pristine with NO mod's; no cigarette burns; and still in the hands of the original owener. I've been offered a whopping $3,000 for it by a noted guitar shoppe dealer in Tennesee.
Paul told me he made only three and tried to talk me out of making this one for me as he had to go and have special end plates cast for it and also, stated it was too heavy and therefore impractical. During my twenties, I used to carry this 105# guitar, a Fender Bassman 4x10's, a box containing my Bigsby footpedal and cords plus an Echolette
(substitute reverb)up three flights of outside fire escape stairs to the studio level of KGW Television here in Portland. I did this for three years. It's no wonder I now stand only three feet tall with very, very short legs and really long arms.
It's my understanding that one of our Forumites has one of the original three,s four neck without pedals and also, that the other one (of three) was cut in half to make a couple of double necks, somewhere down in Florida.
Also, many of you likely know this but....
When I saw my first Bigsby pedal steel, I think it was PeeWee Whitewing (not certain about this at this late date)with the Hank Thompson contengent, the thingies that raised the notes, were located in the tuning head. They were round, like a steel bar, and when the pedal was depressed, it was pushed up against the string just before it wrapped around the tuning peg.
By the time I got mine, (several years on his long list) Paul had devised a completely different program and I at first beleived I had been gyped.
If one examines my Black pickup covers, you can easily see the black fine tuning adjustment that sets the amount of raise or drop for a given string. There is one on the 4th string, top outside neck; none on the C#min with chromatics on the bottom two strings; then the Issac's neck that has a total of five black screws.....two operated with one pedal and three screws operated by a second pedal (no splits like we're used to on current E9th set-ups.) On the nearest or bottom neck, three black screws for three seperate strings/pedals.
When compared to other Bigsby pedal models, it's easy to see the pickup covers are polished metal (no paint) and there is a much larger polished metal bracket of some sort that operates the string raises to the right or behind the pickups themselves.
JUSSI: I'm not mechanical but I do appreciate the explanation about how to correct the stiffness in the pedal operation. After receiving my one Rick from Australia with the neck broken off at the body, I truly wouldn't trust any other human being to "ship" or otherwise transport my Bigsby or others to anywhere..........
I do appreciate your offer and the other offers to babysit my equipment......If I couldn't trust a loyal Forumite, just who could I trust? Remember back in the 1960's?
ROBBED? Don't call the police, call a hippy. |
PAUL WARNIK
Member From: OAK LAWN,IL,USA
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posted 23 July 2003 11:51 AM
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Guitar Center-$9500-too much!-I have sold fine Bigsbys (with pedals) and havent got close to that price-my estimation of the true value is closer to $6000-Hey I collect Bigsbys and I WOULDNT pay that much-I guess the market that I single handedly doubled back in the early 90's has tripled now-and people bitched back then like I was crazy to pay $3000 (for a Bigsby steel with personality attachment) |
PAUL WARNIK
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posted 23 July 2003 11:55 AM
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Perhaps P.A. would be "rolling over in the grave" to know that Fender now actually owns his name-dont look for Fender custom shop to be producing any Bigsby re-issue steel guitars-thats my gig-they dont have the parts or moulds-I DO! |
Ray Montee
Member From: Portland, OR, USA
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posted 23 July 2003 01:40 PM
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Paul......in no way wanting to contradict your position:
I saw a post some time back that triple-8 Bigsby's with several pedals and in top flight condition, were selling for about $7,500 a copy; approximately $2,500 per neck. Does that sound reasonable to you? WHERE IS THAT BIGSBY BOOK? |
PAUL WARNIK
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posted 23 July 2003 03:08 PM
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Ray-if that is the Gene Rettig guitar of which you speak-It was sold for that price-I owned it and it was sold through a third party who profited-That was an extremely rare guitar-with 9 pedals and the most fabulous flame maple I have ever seen on a Bigsby-perhaps the last steel that He built! Even still thats two grand less that G.C.[This message was edited by PAUL WARNIK on 23 July 2003 at 03:10 PM.] |
Jussi Huhtakangas
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posted 23 July 2003 10:10 PM
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Ah-aa, Gene Rettig, another name, which is not on the list, that'd be the 66th. Paul, do you remember the date ( serial # ) on that one? The date on mine is Jan 26th -63, and the original owner always told his family it was the last PA ever built. [This message was edited by Jussi Huhtakangas on 23 July 2003 at 10:11 PM.] |
Jody Carver
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posted 24 July 2003 05:30 AM
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Jussi
I hate to contradict you,but I had the "last"
Bigsby guitar ever built.How do I Know? Speedy told me Paul Bigsby
said after hearing me play  ,Speedy thats the LAST guitar I'll ever build Edited to Thank Paul Bigsby for building one
of,if not the Greatest Steel guitar of its time and that is still my opinion. And I'm a Fender guy. [This message was edited by Jody Carver on 24 July 2003 at 05:40 AM.] |
Mike Black
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posted 24 July 2003 12:14 PM
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Price is as price does. Of course a person can scour the countryside and follow every lead, burn up the phone lines, and maybe find one some place and get it for 800. It may take a few years but it may happen. Or they can save the shoe leather and Bromo and go buy the one at GC.
I'm sure others of you rememeber when every music store had a used Fender steel and no one wanted them. 10 years ago I missed a 57 T8 24+1/2" Stringmaster in mint shape with gleaming Tweed case for 650. That guitar would easily sell for 1800 or more now, that's the same kind of increase. And Strats,Teles,Les Pauls, fuggedaboudit! Almost a 10x increase in 10 years.
I never imagined the prices of old stuff would go where they went. Even at todays prices almost every clean original 50's Fender Strat/Tele I see, and I see quite a few every month, will sell within a week. Depending on the model within hours sometime! The point can be argued that "They are standard guitars and there's more standard players then steels" There's tons of 50's factory guitars compared to Bigsby instruments and they still sell like hot cakes.
I'm sure that PA wouldn't be happy that Fender has his company but then again, Bigsby could have just went away altogether. We all know that Fender probably won't produce Bigsby steels. But they built 3 exact replica Tweed Twins, with some NOS parts, for Eric Clapton. So who knows.
Hey Ray, are you including the Quad built for Steve Brown in your count? There's a guitar that has never turned up and I know at least 2 of Lee Knights Bigbsy's are still out there. Someone will find them someday. Maybe they're under the bed next to Elvis' 56 J-200 and Buddy Holly's Strat |
Jody Carver
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posted 24 July 2003 01:36 PM
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I listen and read every word that Mike says & or writes..Its like E.F. HuttonMike knows his stuff,and his posts are getting as long as mine. Your Frank stuff is ready to go my man. Thanks for the info. By Frank I mean Sinatra as Mike and myself are big Sinatra fans. I'll look under my bed and see what I can come up with Mike. |
PAUL WARNIK
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posted 24 July 2003 03:02 PM
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Jussi-can you email me your list? I will add anything that I know that you dont have listed down-thanks-PW |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 24 July 2003 06:04 PM
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How about posting the Bigsby list? |
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
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posted 24 July 2003 10:25 PM
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Paul, Chas, my list is just a simple word-document. And being the computer wizard that I am, I don't know how to attach it here. But I'll email it to both of you guys and you can make any corrections, that there possibly needs to be done. And maybe we'll figure out a way to post it here, heck it's not classified anyway |
chas smith
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posted 24 July 2003 11:40 PM
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Bigsby-steels (compiled by Jussi)
1. Joaquin Murphy ( 4 )
2. Speedy West
3. Noel Boggs
4. Leon McAuliffe
5. Roland Smiley
6. Leodie Jackson
7. Walter Haynes / Frank Juricek
8. Bud Isaacs
9. Buddie Emmons
10. Ray Montee
11. Johnny Siebert/Sonny Burnette
12. Wayne Burdick
13. Marian Hall
14. Vance Terry
15. Merle Travis
16. Lee Knight ( 2 maybe 3 ?)
17. Thelma Boyle
18. Arnold Nelson
19. Bob White
20. Pee Wee Whitewing ( 2 ?)
21. Lefty Nason/Dusty Stewart
22. Ernie Ball (2)
23. Lee Buck
24. Ray Noren/Hal Clampitt
25. Doyle Boyett
26. Norman Hamlett
27. Maurice Andersson ( 2 )
28. Bob Meadows
29. Chief Mack Thomas ( 2 )
30. Dickie Stubbs
31. Jerry Girard
32. Billy Mize / Larry Petree
33. Jody Carver
34. Pete Martinez
35. Martin Thomas
36. Billy Robinson
37. Billy Braddy
38. Joe Vincent
39. Barney Barnes
40. Gary Stewart/Faron Young/Lloyd Green
41. Eddie Gabbard
42. Ray Myers ( Chas Smith )
43. Triple 10 ( Tom Morrell )
44. Bobby Black
45. Quad pedal w 2x8, 2x10 ( Paul Warnik )
46. Sid Barnes
47. Darryll Johnson
48. Curley Cochran
49. Mike Young
50. Jack Homan
51. Jesse Collins
52. F. D. Hardcastle
53. Bob Tucker
54. Grady Lindler
55. Tommy Varner
56. Jody McAuley
57. Unfinished single 8 woodneck / Ron Middlebrook
58. Ben Jack
59. Gene Rettig
60. Ethel Starr (a steel teacher in Fresno CA who "each time she received a new Bigsby, she would sell her older one to a student, and order a new one. I don't know how many times this happened"...Larry Petree)Guitars:
1. Merle Travis
2. George Croht / R. C. Allen
3. Hank Garland
4. Smokey Rogers
5. Grady Martin ( singleneck )
6. Grady Martin ( doubleneck )
7. Billy Byrd
8. Keith Holter
9. Merle Travis / Jack Parsons
10. Thumbs Carlisle
11. Jim Webb
12. J.B Thomas ( doubleneck )
13. Gary Lambert ( doubleneck )
14. Doubleneck ( GP’s rare bird )
15. Doubleneck ( modified )
16. Bobby ?
17. Hezzy Hall
19. Jack Rivers [This message was edited by chas smith on 24 July 2003 at 11:43 PM.] [This message was edited by chas smith on 25 July 2003 at 12:08 PM.] [This message was edited by chas smith on 25 July 2003 at 03:44 PM.]
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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posted 25 July 2003 12:08 AM
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Thanks Chas!! Please note everyone, that they are in no particular order and corrections and additions are welcome. Chas, you may want to edit J.B Thomas on #12, behind Wayne Burdick. That guitar is actually a doubleneck "standard" guitar. ( if you can call a doubleneck with a sixstring neck and a ten string mando neck a standard?? ) |
Ray Montee
Member From: Portland, OR, USA
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posted 25 July 2003 07:57 AM
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Whatever you might do, DO NOT MOVE my name from the #10 spot as I have real good company around me. Thanx! |
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