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An envelope labeled "Specs" containing over 100 pages of observations, notes and schematic drawings, most in Paul's hand including four pages of handwritten notes addressed to Paul's brother-in-law Wally Kamin giving very detailed instructions for various guitar coils, reading in part, "Dear Uncle Walt - I've finished the wiring design - you will notice the x where the line should be broken - it's the hot lead from the solo coil - this must be on the hot side after the tone control switch - this little network equalizes the solo coil so we need no EQ on the mixer - when the switch is thrown - the network is out and only a small Resistor will be in the line - this resistor will lower the peak - I'll leave this decision until the guitar is fully tried... " Another page offers diagrams of circuits for the "first coil solo," " coil rhythm" and " Front coil and back coil" with the encouraging words "Go Man Go" at the top and notes at the bottom of the page reading, "these 3 circuits cost me 20 hrs today alone - By George they better sound good - toodle oo -" 11 by 8 1/2 inches Categories: Les Paul


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A folder with label reading "Guitar Schematics" containing over sixty pages of handwritten notes and schematics most in Paul's hand including three pages of notes Read more…


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An envelope labeled "guitar experiments tests" containing approximately thirty pages of hand written notes and diagrams, nearly all in Paul's hand. Many are to the Read more…


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A file folder labeled "Speaker" containing ten pages of notes and diagrams, some in Paul's hand, dated 1969 and 1970 with notes on speaker placement Read more…


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A group of six civic and humanitarian awards presented to Les Paul and Mary Ford from United Funds in 1958, United Cerebral Palsy, Cancer Research Read more…


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$13,750

A folder containing nearly one hundred pages of notes, diagrams and letters in Paul's hand regarding his experiments with creating pickups for drums referenced as Read more…


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Serial number 327085 - 1975 Gibson Les Paul Recording model, white with black binding, microphone input jack on upper bout, two input jacks, Bigsby fitted Read more…


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A group of electronic gear including: a Bruel & Kjaer Vibration Pickup Pre-amplifier type 1606, serial number 72516; a Bently Corporation Vibration Monitor, Series 5000; Read more…


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$8,750

A file folder labeled "Drum Mixer" containing over twenty pages of notes and schematics, some in Paul's hand as well as a note to brother-in-law Read more…


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A group of road cases that Les Paul used when on the road. The group includes: a small suitcase with a homemade voltage tester; a Read more…


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A single page, handwritten letter in pencil dated May 25, 1978 to Paul's brother-in-law Wally Kamin. Kamin built the sixteen channel mixing board also offered Read more…


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