This is Richard Bennett’s ‘65 Esquire with a Dave Evans PullString.
Its quite a rare guitar being that it is a black-bound Esquire in blonde.
Here is the back cover. Its quite large due to the amount of wood that must be removed to accommodate the pullstring.
Here is a closeup of the actuator.
The Evans Pullstring has been called by some the finest of all benders. It does have the advantage of an adjustable throw, and tension.
Photos courtesy Rusty Russell
Hi, I was just wondring if Richard still had his Pull String? I haven’t seen him since about 1980. Thank you for the post and kind words.