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Topic: Ancient Emmons |
Mickey Adams
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Bandera Texas
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 2:38 pm |
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Take a gander at this boys and girls...8 string Emmons lap steel...Prototype# 2...No serial #. Im holding this for a good friend, thought you Emmons guys might get a kick out of this!!
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Last edited by Mickey Adams on 29 Jul 2010 2:49 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Cliff Kane
From:
the late great golden state
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 2:48 pm
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Cool--the body shape, bridge, and nut reminds me of some of the old Magnatone steel guitars.
Thanks for posting it, Mickey! |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 3:05 pm
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I gave one of those to Paul Warnik a few months ago. They appeared in the 1972-ish Emmons catalogue. The bridge and nut are very sensitive to moving if downward pressure of the strings is not right on.
The one I gave to Warnik has the pickup with "Emmons" embossed on the plated nickel cover. It was a Barcus Berry pickup, if I recall.
(edited for spelling of Barcus Berry)
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Chris Lucker
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Doug Palmer
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 4:11 pm Ls-8
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It is an LS-8. We made right many of those at one time. Chris is right, the first ones had Barcus Berry or DeArmond outsourced pick-ups. The later ones had Pick-ups we made in house. I owned one for a long time and recently sold it. It was a fabulous guitar, sounded like my D-10! Really! Solid Mahogany body and great sustain. I already regret selling it, but like that old violin in the Paycheck song...
Doug
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 4:17 pm
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Doug
I think you are correct about the Dearmond pickup. I don't think the nickel plated pickup covers embossed with Emmons were ever used with Barcus-Berry pickups.
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