HOLIER THAN THOU! Vintage Double Neck Electric Guitar made by Bill Krumes DEEP DIVE

In the late 1950s or early 1960s William "Bill" Edward Krumes constructed this magnificent double neck electric guitar. The body and necks are constructed of a single slab of cherry-red-stained mahogany, with a couple of small wings "seamed" ;P in on the treble bout. One neck is a fairly common 25.5" (640mm) and the other is a stumpy 20" (508mm) scale length, or a Terz neck for all intents and purposes. The pickups, like most of the instrument, are handmade and sound terrific. There are hilarious numbers of weight relieving holes and absurd quantities of ground wires, with none of them actually reaching the strings. Lots of special details went into this guitar, and in overall execution it is on par or better than most low numbers builders.
The 42AWG coils measure between 2.6 and 3.6k ohms and are assisted by small alnico bar magnets, taped to the bases of the blade pole pieces. The resultant sound is one of biting clarity and pushy mids. On the full scale length neck, I prefer the middle position or neck pickup only because the bridge pickup is a little too treble heavy. Having said that, the bridge pickup is the perfect recipe for a lead guitar that needs to cut through the mix.
It’s a fabulous guitar!
Bill passed away on this day, July 19th last year (2023). RIP. Thanks for the guitar!
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Outro song:
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[@matthewmccomis6128]

for documentation purposes, i counted 429 holes, with 190 big holes, 170 small holes, and 69 medium holes. hope that helps

[@Notaluthier]

Wow! If there is a prize, you’re getting it!

[@scottbubb2946]

Maybe the prize was the holes we counted along the way.

[@Notaluthier]

Sorry about the confusion! I was in a real rush to get this out in time for the anniversary of Bill’s passing, but ended up posting it with extra Effed up audio. This version should be a little better!

[@1-eye-willy]

you really shouldnt have my guy, although the first version may have not been up to your standards, it was good enough for 99.999999995% percent of people. but i do appreciate your integrity i solute you sir

[@goodun2974]

More importantly, thank you for posting a 20minute video instead of a Short. I hate Shorts!. I hate the concept and I think it's bad for society.

[@goodun2974]

@@Notaluthier , PS, the guitar looks very cool; David Lindley (may he RIP) or his good buddy Ry Cooder would probably think it's the bomb! The wiring however, is terrible, especially considering the guy was an engineer (presumably a mechanical engineer and not an electrical or electronics engineer), and the way the grounding was looped probably makes the guitar function as an antenna for rf noise in some circumstances, though it seems fairly quiet here (the relatively low impedance of the pickups may be part of the reason why). Personally I would rewire it because I suspect the wiring scheme may be loading down the pickups and choking off some of the tone.

[@JonManProductions]

:D I can't wait to see the tiny french guitar and that dumpster'd gibson.

[@Notaluthier]

@@JonManProductions the French one is going to be a huge project (if I decide to do a COMPLETE rebuild in pear or maple) but the Gibson video will be out pretty soon!

[@whittaboi]

When this channel is getting the Nobel prize for fiddling and tinkering with old instruments I will be there saying I was there man!!!

[@jacquikerr-bell7850]

I love it when you play! Ugh. I’m such a groupie! 😂❤🎉

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

RIP Bill, you made something awesome we get to enjoy. It’s ended up in the right hands too. Great vid man

[@0richbike]

Good tip about not cross threading screws. Woodscrews have feelings too...

[@alioth2021]

That is one of the coolest guitars I've ever seen. Brian May, eat your heart out.

[@lukespread]

Great guitar. The video is 3 months old and yet it only has 6.6k views. It should be around 20k. Crazy.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks! There’s no way to predict these crazy algos!

[@floydlay9189]

Thank you Bill,,for leaving this for us to share!,,once again great content!!!!

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

That is a really special instrument. Made with love and attention. RIP Bill. Lovely tribute, with really lovely backing music. I think everyone says tremolo as a catch all term, I certainly do.

[@sohosteveuk]

Wow...! What a stunning looking instrument! This was worth suffering insomnia for 😍

[@BAGHEAD1995]

You’re already my fave guitar luthier based contentor. What ? I’m high. You’re great.

[@Notaluthier]

Thanks!!

[@Noplan]

He is not a luthier.

[@jackpijjin4088]

It's such a nice feeling when you make an old, probably-forgotten instrument sing again. Even if it's just noodling or randomness.

[@Ian_sheridanuk]

You are a good KZbinr.

[@flapjack413]

"Eff Gibson's nine hole weight relief. I'm gonna do 999 hole weight relief!"🤣 You find the craziest stuff, my dude!

[@twoodfrd]

It would be interesting to know how he picked up matching Hofner fretboards in Alberta at that time.

[@Notaluthier]

You’d have to expect there was some kind of mail order catalogue? Perhaps under the umbrella of a larger distributor.

[@bengordon2330]

Thanks!

[@Notaluthier]

Thank you!!! ☺️

[@sohosteveuk]

YAY! New content! 😃

[@dutchmcfadyen5867]

This was a really cool video 😅

[@SlaughteredDecay]

You need to show that Tenor guitar with the star spangled banner in a video! :O

[@Notaluthier]

Though only 25.5” scale, that’s actually a bass!

[@gabriellongworth]

Buggy is adorable

[@Baribrotzer]

How many holes? Four thousand. Same as Blackburn Lancashire. And although the holes are rather small, if you count them all, now you'll know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

[@henryhunter5026]

What a lovely unique handmade guitar. All that mahogany must have been heavy, the holes obviously make the instrument a bit lighter than leaving the body solid lump. I agree with the earlier post, my first thought was Hofner when I saw those huge fret markers.

[@Notaluthier]

It still weighs less than a Les Paul ;)

[@henryhunter5026]

@@Notaluthier Or my 1979 Stratocaster

[@shannonfamily]

Is that a black and white ebony, pen blank made into a screwdriver? I thought I was the only person who saves every single piece of wood for, "later". I especially do it with ebony and pale moon ebony. It's gorgeous, the guitar, I mean. I love screwdriver too and I've never done that. I will probably do it today but I will make it a bit more hand friendly 😊 Love your stuff

[@Notaluthier]

Yes! That is the perfect evidence of my lathe skills (I don’t have any) and yeah, I save ALL the scraps. This one is actually rosewood with some sap wood showing…

[@EBSantos123]

Belo cavaquinho...

[@pvdguitars2951]

Switching in parallel: 1/R= 1/R1 + 1/R2. So in this guitar’s case you do the math and you will find 1.55. In series, you can simply add the resistance: R=R1+R2.

[@Notaluthier]

As you can tell, my understanding of electronics is…minimal! Thanks for clarifying

[@pvdguitars2951]

@@Notaluthier Most welcome brother! Same here, I found it out quite late.

[@DustinKreidler]

What an absolutely gorgeous instrument, though I have to say, with a mild case of trypophobia, the back of that instrument was deeply unsettling when you took the rear cover off! :D

[@simonrongeholmmadsen]

Oh my god I love it! Is it for sale, by any chance?

[@samueloswald7476]

what’s the name of the outro song?

[@Notaluthier]

I need you. Should be a link in the description

[@aaronstonebeat]

Very nice! But you don't add resistances in parallel like that. 1/R1 + 1/R2 = 1/Rtot is the way to go. Your result is close in this case but it could be way off with different values. Anyway, all the best to you!

[@Notaluthier]

Hahahha I WAS talking out of my ass on that one for aure

[@stakkanovfriman2838]

did you check yer degs liver?

[@kindisc]

Hofner fretboards 100%

[@kindisc]

Carvin used hofner necks in the 1950's. Also the guy is playing a hofner in the photo. So I'm sure everything's connected 🙂

[@r0flgal0re]

Terz is german. (Could be other languages too, but since Germany was one of the big guitar producing countries i guess that's the root.)

[@greendragon4571]

Holy cow?

[@jfjoubertquebec]

17:42 mm I do exactly the same thing on my guitar. Drone plus almost exact melody. What is it? I'm 58, to me this was in the them song of a children's TV show about Africa, heard here in Québec, might be of French or Belgian origin. What is it to you please???

[@Notaluthier]

The tuning and the tune were both made up on the spot. Just fiddling around!

[@jfjoubertquebec]

@@Notaluthier Nice!

[@archloy]

How many holes ? I guess, more than one :)

[@Notaluthier]

That’s the closest guess yet!

[@goodun2974]

​@@Notaluthier, "and though the holes were very small/they had to count them all....."

[@flyawayhorses]

He drilled enough holes to fill the Albert Hall.😂 (Is that an old Fender Champion 600 behind you?)

[@Notaluthier]

Now we know!

[@Notaluthier]

The amp is a 1952 National

[@flyawayhorses]

@@Notaluthier I just bought a Champion 600 with the tone stack removed. Surprisingly close to the actual Champ I'll never afford, but dodgy with humbuckers. I'm working on solutions. Your videos are fascinating!

[@goodun2974]

​@@flyawayhorses, removing the tonestack should leave an empty *hole* or two in the faceplate, if it was done right.....🤔😉. A good match for this guitar!

[@BlackMarketYoga]

Can you make the chair into a guitar?

[@Notaluthier]

I definitely can! Good idea!

[@BlackMarketYoga]

@@Notaluthier can't wait! thank you for your awesome and fun content!

[@kosshak]

Trypophobia dream