Tel-O-Bars are sold...last original Steelgitr up for sale

 I will have the last production Melobar built in the Sweet shop(brass plate testifying to that will be on the upper head stock and back of the guitar) up for sale. This is also the last Steelgitr built (custom body) with Bill Lawrence Tele pickups and L-500. Difference from the Steelgitr to the Telobar is the necks are farther apart and the entire body was built from scratch (Tel-O-Bars use a donor Tele to get started so half the body is original Fender)

My personal custom CC-8

SOLD This was a CC-8 that never made it to production because I liked the dark blue color and snagged it for myself. I stole the 80's(the really good one with chrome case Bill said couldn't be duplicated exaclty the same anymore because the grade of magnets and wire were not available) L-705 - The pickup was on a guitar dad had built for Barbara Mandrell but kept it for himself...then I stole the pickup :), So hot I actually dialed it down a bit. Black Grovers 102B keys, it's definitely used but in very good shape -SOLD

Solid Maple Ratt

 

 

Solid Maple Rattler model, Black Grovers, clear fretboard, nice wood grain, with a very warm sweet sounding pickup and TKL Gig Bag $287 tedasmith001@gmail.com

SOLD

Honey Brown Rattler

SOLD

Finished this one between coats of paint on the other guitars. VERY nice little Rattler model with a Honey Brown finish

Finally finished this one

Finally finished a Tomohawk for David Slack

Only took me 8 months (I used to build one of these in 6 hours LOL)

Nice 8 string though, David supplied the Grover Keys and Stringmaster pickup; it was one of the last LS Tomohawk lap steel blanks I had -great sounding guitar.

Short scale with Bronze nut and bridge, string through design.

(btw - Tomohawk is spelled right, it is how we copyrighted it in the old days.)

Melobro

Someone to Build Melobros Again
This really is too cool an instrument (see models page) to sit in my back shop not being built and since it looks like Melobar has landed back on me I need to see if there is anyone with a heart and desire to take it the next step.

I have the molds but it is going to take a very special builder who knows instruments with a lot of patience to work on them. I'm not looking to sell or make a bunch of money out of it but I want it to continue and be handled correctly.

I am very busy with life right now but if you know someone interested; email a resume of what they can do and their level of  interest to me at tedasmith001@gmail.com if I don't reply right away then I'm on the road.

Melobar Family Steve (Sherm) Smith - son #3 passes away

Steven (Sherm) Smith pictured in tie on the left at Atlanta NAMM in the late '80s

passed away Wednesday from a battle with Brain Cancer at 62 years old.

He was involved in Melobar through the '70s on the Rosac models and the Acoustic Metal and Wood models. He was a great brother, great man and the world is a little lonelier without him.