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Cameron was after a heavy duty commuter, so we upgraded this off the shelf LHT with a Shimano Dynamo hub and Busch and Muller (Lumotec Cyo - front) lights, Velo Orange Stem, Tubus Cargo rear rack
(See more of this bike in "My Bikes..." set)
This came to me from a dumpster, with a lot of paint damage, so it has extensive touch-up work (reasonably well-done if I do say so myself - you have to look really close to notice).
The unusual frame is made of heavy "gas pipe" steel, welded, with forged 'Huret' dropouts, stamped fork tips, pencil-thin seat stays and in this case, a camel-back frame (much rarer than the straight top tube). It has the same distinctive paint job as other Crescents, regardless of model, of the early 70's.
This is a custom assemblage of parts; only the cranks and headset are the same as the original but have been replaced:
27" Wolber Super Champion 'Gentleman 81' rims, Normandy hubs (wheelset found at the curb and repaired), Schwalbe whitewalls, unknown dimpled fenders, vintage BMX seatpost, 'AluDur' chainguard, bizarre Suntour 'Scrambler' rear derailleur using custom hanger adaptor (from Huret standard), Suntour 'Power-shifter' thumbie, unusual Nitto 'Young II' stem (never seen another), Simplex chainring and "spider" on one-piece Briga (?) crank/BB. (see note with other photo)
A unique perspective shot through the mouth of a creature-themed art car, revealing children interacting with a skeleton-costumed figure during the Trunk or Treat event in Tulsa’s Meadow Gold District on October 26, 2024. Captured on expired Fuji Sensia 100 film with a Nikon FG-20, this photo creatively frames the playful Halloween scene, blending both art car culture and festive family fun.
Nikon FG-20 | Fuji Sensia 100
Digitized with Canon EOS M200 | Negative Supply Lightbox
Home developed in Cinestill D9 1:1 | 9:15min @ 104F | AGO Processor
Here are photos of my custom Keef Telecaster build, from many years ago.
The neck pup is a Gibson Burstbucker One humbucker; the bridge pup is a Don Mare pedal steel wind single coil. It screams. The middle position is totally killer.
Swamp ash body with Gibson red to gloss black sunburst, painted by me with rattle can lacquer. Came out pretty good! All the wear and tear is 100 percent legit.
Warmoth Strat neck, compound radius, on a third-party Ash body; jumbo frets. Callaham "vintage" tuners, vintage wiring harness, hand-carved bone nut, brass and aluminum compensated bridge saddles (I think they're Glendale; I forget). Glendale bridge plate. All the screws are standard blade, vintage 50s style. This guitar will be in my casket when I'm buried, I will never sell or give it away. It's not a 100 percent correct reproduction of Keith's guitar (I didn't mount the neck humbucker upside down), but sound-wise, it's pretty damn close.
I play it through a Vox AC4C1-12, with the "bright-cap mod." For effects, I stick to some pretty basic stuff: my MXR Dyna Comp compressor (sometimes), a EHX Soul Food overdrive, a Tone City "Tape Machine" delay pedal, and a very cheap Aroma "Ocean Verb" reverb pedal. I usually don't use them all at the same time. I also have a Joyo tremolo pedal, which sounds just like the tremolo on my old Ampeg Reverberocket. One of the great cheap pedals out there ...