A friend of mine gave me (2) of these. I am guessing they are for a 4-string tenor classical guitar. They have NO... read that as ZERO markings on them. Can anyone tell me anything about them? I did some research and came up empty, so far. What instrument were they used on? How old do you think they are?
Sorry about the glare in the photo but, there really isn't much to see, as far as I can tell anyway.
I am sure someone out there in CBN is astute enough to help me in this quest.
Thanks for your help. I want to make sure I do them justice, if they are something special.
Kidd
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Hey there Oilyfool;
Thanks for the research. You did better than me. I think I did see the Wiki photos. That's what kind of told me they may be something special. If they really are for a 1930's National, I'd rather they go to someone who has one or does that work. Its hard to tell with no name or number stamped into them. I'll start narrowing my search in this area and see where it takes me.
Thanks a bunch Oilyfool... I really appreciate it;
Kidd
Oilyfoot;
I got to looking after your comment. Duh..... I forgot that I actually have an old Harmony tenor guitar, that I picked-up at garage sale a few years ago for a couple bucks.. I never even thought of looking at it. However, I did and have included a couple better shots for comparison. This particular tenor is a mid to late 60's build. You'll notice that the tuner plates are much longer than the ones we have been discussing. That's not to say they aren't for a tenor guitar of similar manufacturing or maker.
You are sooo right about 1-offs and such from many builders in So Cal. I used to work 1 block away form Front Porch Music in Bakersfield, CA. They have some really cool axes in there and Artie is very knowledgeable on all guitar builders and makes. A really cool place to just look at what's hanging on the wall.
Thanks for digging Oilyfoot. I was really doubting they were worth any REAL $$, but I am just wanting to be sure before I might do something stupid.
Happy CBG'g;
Kidd
Eric;
That would be pretty cool and is along the lines of what I was thinking of doing. My next build will be a 5-string rezzo and these 2-on-a-plate machines would come in handy. Finding "matching" 3 or 6 plates might prove to be a tuff row to hoe. But, I'm into the fun of researching things like this. I actually surfed quite a few hours and really came up with nothing on the 2-plate... plenty on 3-plate versions, but nothing that matched these particular ones. I am sure they're out there.
A good friend of mine thought these actually might be for a banjo and not a guitar... which he may be right.
Thanks for commenting on my question.
Kidd
Oilyfoot;
I got to looking after your comment. Duh..... I forgot that I actually have an old Harmony tenor guitar, that I picked-up at garage sale a few years ago for a couple bucks.. I never even thought of looking at it. However, I did and have included a couple better shots for comparison. This particular tenor is a mid to late 60's build. You'll notice that the tuner plates are much longer than the ones we have been discussing. That's not to say they aren't for a tenor guitar of similar manufacturing or maker.
You are sooo right about 1-offs and such from many builders in So Cal. I used to work 1 block away form Front Porch Music in Bakersfield, CA. They have some really cool axes in there and Artie is very knowledgeable on all guitar builders and makes. A really cool place to just look at what's hanging on the wall.
Thanks for digging Oilyfoot. I was really doubting they were worth any REAL $$, but I am just wanting to be sure before I might do something stupid.
Happy CBG'g;
Kidd
Chuck;
I was thinking they were missing parts when I first got them given to me but, after looking around I think they are all there. Initially, I was confused about them because I thought they should have the barrels you're talking about. A friend of mine thought they were for rear-mount as opposed to side mount, due to the location of the String hole. You make a very good point about the lap slide. They are long, which would give awesome spacing between the neck and strings. I actually have a request for a lap CBG. Now that you brought this up, maybe I'll use these for that.
Thanks for the great info about both my Harmony and the 2-on-a-plate tuners. I knew there were much smarter people on this subject than a green-horn like me.
Have a great day;
Kidd
Chuck Dubman said:
Steel string tuners, judging by the skinny barrels. Stretchy gut/nylon needs a larger diameter to take up the extra slack. Tall barrels look like they're made for slotted pegheads. They'd be great for a lap slide.
hey there Oilyfoot;
The pieces are starting to fall together now, with the help of people like you. Thanks for the link.
Yeah.... it's looking like I wont do them any dis-justice by not putting them on a National. I feel better about it now. Not that I'm a purist, but I'd hate to think I had a really nice pair of tuners that somebody needed to complete a beautiful National Reso, but I put them on a CBG that somebody is kicking around in the dirt at a camp fire with. It's like stumbling across a factory Dual-Quad intake for a 1969 Chevy Camaro DZ 302 and putting it on the farm truck, because it looks cool.
Thanks everyone for you input and time. It's been a great string and I'm having fun.
Kidd
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