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Carl Heatley


From:
Morehead City,NC
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 4:12 pm    
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I bought this on ebay,It was listed as being a carter which it obviously is not.
Anyway,Its a great sounding steel and I would realy like to know who made it,..It once had decals on it so I assume it is factory made.
Please take a few minutes and copy /paste the link
for pics.http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc242/carlheat1962/Unknown%20Steel/
Any info will be much appreciated.
Thanks Carl.

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Tony Glassman


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The Great Northwest
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 4:49 pm    
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It looks like it has Emmons PP parts (pedals, pickup, changer and possibly keyhead).
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Carl Heatley


From:
Morehead City,NC
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 5:33 pm    
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Tony Glassman wrote:
It looks like it has Emmons PP parts (pedals, pickup, changer and possibly keyhead).

Hi Tony,
It is very Emmons"ish,I have searched the internet for pics of any similar steels,I think the design
around the changer and in front of the pickup is very distinctive and would be easy to identify....no luck so far.
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Tony Glassman


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The Great Northwest
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 6:03 pm    
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let's see some pix of the front apron and undercarriage.
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Lee Baucum


From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 6:07 pm    
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Tony, he has some pics posted here:

CLICK HERE
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Tony Glassman


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The Great Northwest
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 7:17 pm    
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interesting!.....keyhead is not Emmons. I wonder what the changer looks like under that aluminum box.
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Carl Heatley


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Morehead City,NC
Post  Posted 13 Dec 2007 8:47 pm    
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[quote="Tony Glassman"]interesting!.....keyhead is not Emmons. I wonder what the changer looks like under that aluminum box.[/quote
I have just uploaded some more pics of the changer
onto the photobucket link.There 45 pics over 3 pages.
Thanks guys.
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Tony Glassman


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The Great Northwest
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 1:30 am    
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Pedals do not seem like Emmons pedals upon closer scrutiny.

Is this a some type of pull-release type changer? It's hard to tell w/o seeing the actual changer fingers.
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Bill Ford


From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 1:18 pm    
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Looks homeshop to me, maybe an attempt to copy the old MSA changer.Maybe parts from different steels.

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Mike Perlowin


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Los Angeles CA
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 2:04 pm    
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The pedals look a lot like they're from a 70s vintage MSA. The changer looks like a push pull.
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b0b


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Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 2:43 pm    
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Looks a lot like a BMI underneath.
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Steve English


From:
Baja, Arizona
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 4:41 pm    
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The picture that Bill posted is not the same guitar as the original post. Not sure why he put that one up....

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chris ivey


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california (deceased)
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 4:47 pm    
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oh, that's a zbmisaonns...
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Rick Nicklas

 

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Verona, Mo. (deceased)
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 4:56 pm    
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Remember that Johnny Cash song: "I Got It One Piece At A Time". Very Happy
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Paul Norman

 

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Washington, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 14 Dec 2007 5:44 pm    
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the brackets that hold the changer looks MSA.
The end adjusting holes are made like Emmons.
I think it is a well homemade job.
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