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This instrument is owned
by Dr. R. Mattson of Ely, MN
and was custom made by Dale Nielsen of Nielsen
Custom Guitars
(A Fender Gold Certified Luthier) of Duluth, MN
The circle area under the B
string area of the bridge is a Hipshot StringBender
'pull string' effect that changes the pitch of the B
string for pedal steel effects
The Hipshot
Stringbender (invented by Clarence White of the
Byrds)
makes it possible for players to imitate pedal
steel glisses (pitch changes) at will.
The guitar strap attaches to the black metal strap
shown at the left side of the guitar's coverplate,
and pushing down on the body of the guitar against
the strap's pull changes the B string's pitch
The pickups? Angeltone 50R
(rhythm) and 50B (Broadcaster style lead)
created RW/RP
(reversed coil wind and magnetic polarity)
for noisecancelling effects in onstage
use.
Dr. Mattson says -
"Thank you for a quality product! The
Telecaster pickups,
and as you said, “90% of the John
Stannard sound”, are fantastic!",
but I say this entire instrument is a
work of art
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