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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....so, what about this beauty!
Gold National :cool: ...
or this one:
Best of Both Worlds??
...I'm just trying to spend YOUR money! |
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Location: NJ | That gold one's nice!!! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The gold one is nice, got me thinking....
The other is OK, it's a very early one, they used the late 30's early 40's style peghead. The later ones have a better looking peghead. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | How about this one Bill? I think it has a signature on it!
Shiny Bowl
I think the action is a little low though. This one looks better:
Warm Wishes
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Location: SoCal | Some of you guys have really got to get a life! |
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Location: NJ | No bids on "Goldfinger" yet . . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Shiney Bowl and Warm Wishes. I think I'll leave the first one alone. The bed warmer looks nice. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Sombody on The Roadshow had a pair of very nice consecutively numbered National square-necks appraised last weekend. The appraiser said they were worth $5K each & since they were a consecutively numbered pair the two were probably worth $12K together. I dunno anything about Nationals, but they sure were pretty.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I saw that show and would take issue with him. A round neck style 3 would be up to 20. Two of them makes 40. Consecutive numbers, that's nice, still 40. These were square necks and I'd put them lower, maybe 4 or 5 each but no more than 10 for the pair. If I recall these also were the type of square neck that can't be converted, the metal body came up to the nut.
Wish me luck on the gold one. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Good Luck CW! :D |
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Location: NJ | Bill;
That one's GOTTA go in the MIDDLE of "the Wall"! . .
g'luck. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I got the space open as we speek! Actually I talked to Natinal and they made 8 of these, 4 went to Japan. This one is basically new and really hasn't been played, I got the whole history on it. It's got a 1 7/8 neck which should be great! Nice curl in the maple too, another upgrade over regular production.
So now we wait.......... |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...so, CW... if you score this beaut, can I have the Secret O-Banjo as a reward for turning you on to Goldfinger..... puhleezze :rolleyes: :D ;) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Tim,
How about the Shiny Bowl I found!
No good deed should go unpunished! |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...I saw the shiney bowl... but, alas, no MOP/Abalone nor Palm Tree Cutouts... sigh.. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | We could have some palmtree cutouts and a banjo neck put on it. How's that sound? (don't tell marketing, they'll want it for NAMM) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Just missed another one. Guess I need to be online at the final minutes although if it's important enough I am. Still 4K is alot for a new one of these, if I'm tired of it in a year or two it would be hard to get I would think. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Well this story gets better with age. It appears that there were two of thes in a previous auction (for both with no takers). The guy split them up and the first sold so he offers me the second one at a reasonable price, which I take.
This could be one of those too good to be true stories but I don't think so. Anyway we'll await UPS and see how this turns out.......... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Glad to hear you didn't have to clean that spot for nothing!
I am also enjoying the fact that you'll be hearing phantom UPS trucks for a while as well.
Ahhh, expectation! |
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Location: SoCal | Bill, I expect a full report. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Congrats Bill..... so, um, uh, Banj-"O" por moi? :rolleyes: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I'll get them working on the neck, get the body from MWoody and we'll go from there. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Be careful what you ask for Tim!
I know a few Welders that can weld just about anything!
Hmmmm. What is the resonance range of stainless bedpan? #001-22, the Slophead... |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...well,... in order to be a TRUE Banj-"O" it needs the "plastic Salad bowl" back and the aLeX neck treatment.... no welding allowed! :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | What is the scale lenght on a 5 string? There's a junk pear shaped tenor on ebay that would be good for a conversion. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...Bill,
my Washburn B14 5 string is 18-7/8" Nut to 22nd Fret and 19-3/8" nut to body
I can only imagine the sound projection if a 5-string Banj-"O" had a "salad bowl" Ovation roundback resonator! It would knock all the other band members off the stage! :cool: :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | OK thanks, now how about nut to bridge? thanks in advance. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | nut to 12 = 13.125"
nut to bridge = 13.125x2=26.25
...that is, I assume you mean the nut on the Banj-"O" neck, not the nut holding it :rolleyes: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Right, a 26"ish scale then. I was successful in getting the pear shaped body so we'll see how this project comes out. Probably will take a few months. This should be interesting! |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | how cool is that! :cool: :D :cool: :D
an original CWK2 Franken-Banj-"O" :eek: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | SOOOOOO, time for a report.
Tim, Thank you very much for bringing this to my attention. The guitar is #@*&^&# beautiful! The body is like new and the neck s/b shows fading of the red and very nice curl. It plays and sounds great. |
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Location: Midland, MI | PICTURES!
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Click on the opening of this thread. It's just like that one. I'll get to posting all of them when I can figger out the camera stuff.
Tim, Where in CA are you? Maybe you need to go by Grover Beach (Saint Luis Obispo) and watch the 5 string being built? |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....out by San Bernardino..... the CWK2 FrankenBanj-"O"??? :cool: :cool: :cool:
Sure glad you got that Gold National! :D :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | So it's a 2ish hour ride north for you? Maybe you want to check out the 5 string frickenbanjer before it gets sent out east? It's a month or two away at least. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | .... you know, I just remembered that just down the street from my office in Ontario is a building (Jurupa Avenue, Ontario Ca.) with the name Kaman Music Corporation on the side... stupidly, I have never stopped by... :confused:
... maybe the Frankenbanj-"O" could stop by there for a moment.... whatchathink?? :rolleyes: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It would have no reason to go there.
We'll work something out. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ..hmmmm W-2, what's that building for??? :confused:
Can I "drop" your name there and get any free samples??? :rolleyes: :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | That's the west coast warehouse for music. Industrial supply has one out there too. Go drop my name and watch them go, "Whooo?" |
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Location: SoCal | There's a Kaman Scientific (or something like that on PCH in Long Beach). Also part of the family? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It's possible. |
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CWK2... one more ?