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Paul Warnik

 

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Illinois,USA
Post  Posted 29 Oct 2007 10:16 pm    
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I recently saw a cool blue/green 8 string Emmons lap steel at a guitar show-the pickup looked similiar to a DeArmond or Harmony with the Emmons name/logo pressed into the metal on top of the pickup so I am sure it is original-Now I have seen another on with a more conventional looking Emmons pedal steel type pickup which also looks to be original-does anybody know much about these?-I think it would be interesting to have one-Thanks-PW
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 30 Oct 2007 12:01 am    
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It's a very early Emmons 8-string pickup, made by DeArmond. Emmons used these pickups on their 8-string student model pedal steel guitars, late 1960's I believe. Evidently they also used these pickups on some of their lap steels. I remember seeing Emmons lap steels in their early catalogs, but I have never seen one in person, just on eBay once. I shoulda bought it. I would love to own an Emmons lap steel!


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Paul Warnik

 

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Post  Posted 30 Oct 2007 12:24 am    
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Doug B-That is exactly it-I thought it looked like a DeArmond-check the one for sale now on Ebay-the pickup looks more like a regular pedal steel model
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c c johnson

 

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Post  Posted 30 Oct 2007 3:00 am    
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Do a search on the closed topic and you will find alot on these steels. I still have mine and its a two tone brown with a standard emmons pup. Fine guitar. cc
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Gary Boyett

 

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Colorado
Post  Posted 30 Oct 2007 4:25 am    
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Your wish may come true...

Emmons Lap Steel on eBay
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Peter Jacobs


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Northern Virginia
Post  Posted 30 Oct 2007 6:39 am    
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I have a black one (with that groovy atomic fretboard) and the pickup shown in Doug's post. It's a surface mount pickup, and it sounds great! Also, I don't know what kind of wood they used, but it's very resonant, and even gives some "moan", which is very cool when overdriven.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 30 Oct 2007 7:23 am    
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Too late!
Somebody picked it up with a "Buy It Now".
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 30 Oct 2007 8:40 am    
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Rats! I missed it... a $499 buy-it-now. This one has a standard Emmons 8-pole pickup. I like the gumby headstock.








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