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Bunker Touch Guitar
The Bunker Touch Guitar is a double-necked touch guitar developed by Dave Bunker.
Until guitarist Jimmie Webster first popularized his Illustrated Touch System in 1952, all guitars had been strummed. But with Webster's single-neck touch-style guitar and then Dave Bunker's headless, double-neck, DuoLectar touch guitar, these new instruments, while appearing similar to traditional strummed guitars, actually employed an innovative tapping technique.
Dave Bunker developed and patented the first double-necked tap/touch-style guitar, which he called the Duo'Lectar.
The DuoLectar was conceived, built, and played by Dave Bunker in 1955. At the suggestion of Irby Mandrell (father of country singer Barbara Mandrell), Bunker changed the tuning configuration of the lower neck to conform to a standard bass. It was introduced to a live, national TV audience on the Ozark Jubilee, hosted by Eddy Arnold and Red Foley, and then in 1960, Bunker demonstrated his double-necked instrument for the Portland Oregonian newspaper.
With the addition of patented refinements, the Duo'Lectar became popularly known as the Bunker Touch Guitar.
The DuoLectar was later seen in headline shows at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas from 1964 through 1974.
Because of its influence on the guitar industry, Seattle's EMP Museum (now called Museum of Pop Culture) displays a DuoLectar guitar and features a video interview with Dave Bunker.
In 1985, Bunker developed a specialized electronic mute for the instrument, later patented. This new configuration became known as the Bunker Touch Guitar.
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Bunker Touch Guitar
The Bunker Touch Guitar is a double-necked touch guitar developed by Dave Bunker.
Until guitarist Jimmie Webster first popularized his Illustrated Touch System in 1952, all guitars had been strummed. But with Webster's single-neck touch-style guitar and then Dave Bunker's headless, double-neck, DuoLectar touch guitar, these new instruments, while appearing similar to traditional strummed guitars, actually employed an innovative tapping technique.
Dave Bunker developed and patented the first double-necked tap/touch-style guitar, which he called the Duo'Lectar.
The DuoLectar was conceived, built, and played by Dave Bunker in 1955. At the suggestion of Irby Mandrell (father of country singer Barbara Mandrell), Bunker changed the tuning configuration of the lower neck to conform to a standard bass. It was introduced to a live, national TV audience on the Ozark Jubilee, hosted by Eddy Arnold and Red Foley, and then in 1960, Bunker demonstrated his double-necked instrument for the Portland Oregonian newspaper.
With the addition of patented refinements, the Duo'Lectar became popularly known as the Bunker Touch Guitar.
The DuoLectar was later seen in headline shows at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas from 1964 through 1974.
Because of its influence on the guitar industry, Seattle's EMP Museum (now called Museum of Pop Culture) displays a DuoLectar guitar and features a video interview with Dave Bunker.
In 1985, Bunker developed a specialized electronic mute for the instrument, later patented. This new configuration became known as the Bunker Touch Guitar.