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Owner review from Harmony Central |
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IT'S A BLUES AND BOTTLENECK PLAYER'S DREAM. With
inspirations from the Roaring 20's to the 50's, it adds up to a unique all-American slab of smokehouse
tone.
The Model T's twin point body is a nod to the 1928 Kay Kraft guitars and mandolins. The shape is pure
50's burger counter. And the Turner designed-and-built double horseshoe pickup is a descendant of the
electric guitar's earliest viable ancestor - the 1930's "frying pan" guitar developed and
patented by George Beauchamp for Adolph Rickenbacher. |
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The "Rick" pickup is the heart of the Model T sound. They look and sound like the
earliest magnetic pickups created for lap steel guitars. Modern materials and precision
manufacturing have given the design new reliability while retaining the original crying
tone.
Plug it in and give the volume knob a yank...you'll activate the bypass switch that sends
your signal direct to the jack with no tone-modifying capacitance nor resistance from the
controls. With this "turbo' switch on, the Model T lights up like a 283 Chevy on
nitromethane. |
The "Rick" double-horseshoe pickup |
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Model T Standard Features: |
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Solid Honduran Mahogany body.
Turner single-coil, double-horseshoe "Rick" pickup with alnico magnets.
- Precision windings are wrapped vintage-style on a vulcanized fiber bobbin.
- Pickup assembly is mounted in unique locking system for optimal adjustability.
- Passive volume and tone controls, along with a standard "all controls
bypass" switch.
- Activated by the push-pull volume knob for maximum output direct to jack.
Schaller nickel roller bridge.
Bolt-on maple neck with hand-rubbed oil finish.
24-fret rosewood fingerboard.
Graphite / epoxy reinforcement bars.
New Zealand Paua shell dots and side fret markers.
Color-matched formica headstock trim.
Kluson-style tuners.
Dual-action truss rod.
25 1/2" scale, nut width 1 11/16".
Thomastik-Infeld "Power Brights" strings.
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Tailpiece options include a retro Bigsby vibrato, or the Hipshot Trilogy multi-tuning
tailpiece for instant switching between standard and open tunings.
Neck upgrades include bird's-eye maple and optional 5-layer contrasting veneer
laminate on back of peghead.
Left-handed construction is available.
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Black Model T with Hipshot Trilogy
multiple-tuning
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Custom Rose Model T |
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