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Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 3:33 pm
by wombat
I really like Fender Telecasters. I used to have a 1972 Black Tele that I sold in the mid eighties because a guy offered me ten times more money than I had paid for it (seventy-five dollars). Dang it! I miss that thing.
As I was surfing the web, I came across this. It was being called the Barn Wood Tele. I'm not sure if it had any Fender parts, nor do I know anything of it's history. I just thought that it had some character that was worth sharing with the others.
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 3:51 pm
by ImNotJohnnyRamone
That is a very sexy guitar.
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:26 pm
by TimR
Teles with Bigsby's are especially cool.
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:41 pm
by KRamone27
Guitar builder Ron Kirn did a limited run of Telecasters that were made from 100 year old pine barn beams. They look pretty neato.
http://ronkirn.com/tele.htmhttp://ronkirn.com/
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2010 12:35 am
by Veenture
Interesting Tele. I find the scratchplate a little 'over the top' though ...on top of Barn Wood. And I
woodn't be worrying too much about possible woodworm taking residence in it...nothing wrong with a semi hollow body Tele now, is there?
Kevin: thanks for those links! I spent a lot of time looking at Ron Kirn's Strat build, fascinating!
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:13 pm
by KRamone27
According to the web site Ron Kirn was admitted to the hospital to undergo an unexpected and serious medical procedure. Hope he pulls through.
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:01 pm
by Haole Jim
Dang, that guitar is way into high-altitude, stratospheric trans-sonic, stepped in a cow flop with bare feet, down homey hip!
'Got some barn wood from spouse's parents' barn in the shed.
That exact configuration, including the Bigsby and leather pickguard looks par'ful yummy.
Maybe two ivory P-90s or double-rail Joe Bardens...? Maybe screw a beer bottle opener somewhere, too. Knobs, what kind of knobs...?
Hmm. Winter's coming.
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 6:46 am
by oipunkguy
i'd love to hear what this guitar sounds like compared to an alder or swamp ash body.
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:03 am
by rog43win
Now that is a very nice looking tele......especially with the bigsby.....creative....
Re: Barn Wood Tele
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2010 10:58 am
by wombat
Haole Jim wrote:Dang, that guitar is way into high-altitude, stratospheric trans-sonic, stepped in a cow flop with bare feet, down homey hip!
'Got some barn wood from spouse's parents' barn in the shed.
That exact configuration, including the Bigsby and leather pickguard looks par'ful yummy.
Maybe two ivory P-90s or double-rail Joe Bardens...? Maybe screw a beer bottle opener somewhere, too. Knobs, what kind of knobs...?
Hmm. Winter's coming.
I challenge you to try it!