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Topic: SGW / Ed Naylor parts
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Charlie McDonald
Member From: Lubbock, Texas, USA
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posted 02 May 2006 08:24 AM
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There is an SGW guitar available, lacking some parts, it appears.
I spent the morning searching old topics, and wonder what happened with Ed Naylor's old parts. Rest his soul, he seemed like a geneous and helpful guy, with an even temper when slandered. Nonetheless, he's not around, but here's a pic:
It's a nicely flamed maple. It appears to have square shafts. Would he have used aftermarket cranks, or could I?
Any ideas on parts, stories about Ed and the N/V LTD changer would be helpful.
Thanks.
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Charlie McDonald
Member From: Lubbock, Texas, USA
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posted 02 May 2006 10:23 AM
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Here's another pic.
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Tommy M
Member From: Indiana
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posted 02 May 2006 11:10 AM
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Charlie, I don't know much about the SGW guitar that Ed built, but I can tell you that the guitar you've posted pictures of has a Crawford/Parks fretboard. The Crawford/Parks was a pedal steel guitar that Jimmie Crawford was going to build, but never really got into full swing on. The Crawford/Parks fretboard was for a 24 1/4 inch scale like a JCH. Ed may have cut them down if the scale on the SGW is 24 inches. I would imagine that Jimmie sold Ed the fretboards when he stopped production.Tommy Minniear |
BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 02 May 2006 12:43 PM
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I have 100% of the parts for this guitar. Ed got the parts from me for many guitars.
Anything you need including changer fingers, I have. Bobbe Seymour |
Charlie McDonald
Member From: Lubbock, Texas, USA
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posted 02 May 2006 03:36 PM
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Excellent.
Thank you, Bobbe. |
Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 02 May 2006 04:49 PM
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You can't "cut down" a 24 1/4" fretboard to fit a 24" scale guitar. The frets would be off. |
Tommy M
Member From: Indiana
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posted 02 May 2006 06:29 PM
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Of course you are right, Bobby Lee. I went brain dead for a minute. Sorry about that.Tommy Minniear |
Mark Vinbury
Member From: N. Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
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posted 03 May 2006 04:55 AM
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Charlie- Looks like a decent guitar.Nice figured maple and straightforward mechanics.What's it missing? Just one pedal? |
Charlie McDonald
Member From: Lubbock, Texas, USA
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posted 03 May 2006 05:01 AM
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Mark, you may be right as there seems a fourth pedal cross shaft, plus an extra at the changer end. Plenty of shafts![But another look says that each R-> lever uses a countershaft to pull.] I count several cranks and pullrods missing.
The seller said he had a professional steel player to try and set it up, but the guy said it had mechanical issues, so there might be some dysfunctional parts. But then again, you wouldn't be able to set it up with a half-dozen pulls. Still looking at it. I was wondering the same thing, Joe.[This message was edited by Charlie McDonald on 03 May 2006 at 06:07 AM.] [This message was edited by Charlie McDonald on 03 May 2006 at 08:52 AM.] |
Joe Alterio
Member From: Fishers, Indiana
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posted 03 May 2006 05:12 AM
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Whatever become of Ed's warehouse of pedal steel parts? I would have thought someone (dealer) would have contacted his widow and bought them all.....he had parts for EVERYTHING. Even old Dekley pedals! Heh...Joe |
Bill Moore
Member From: Manchester, Michigan
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posted 03 May 2006 09:01 AM
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It looks to me like all the parts are there. The reverse linkage for the right moving levers appears to be right up against the front apron. Looks like RKR lowers the 2nd string, LKR looks like it may be raising the 1st and the 7th string. |
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