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Topic: Marlen D-10 Year? I purchased last week, been stored 15yrs |
Duane Keiper
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Niagara Falls, New York
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Posted 19 Aug 2010 1:43 pm |
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Duane Keiper
From:
Niagara Falls, New York
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Posted 19 Aug 2010 5:26 pm Marlen D-10
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The number on this guitar is 210 339691. Can anyone tell me the year of this guitar? I looked at the pictures of Marlens on the forum and as far as I can tell it maybe a 1966, but I am not sure. I already have a very nice guitar to learn on while I save my money to buy a Rains Guitar but when I read the ad on Craigs list I knew I had to buy it. It has only 2 knees, so I will have to send it to someone that can put 2 more knees on it for me and give it a going over. It looks good for being in storage for 15 to 20 years.
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Ricky Davis
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Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2010 5:56 pm
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Yes read the serial number backwards.
It's a 1969 Mar.3rd...and 2 10 string necks.
Ricky
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Stan Schober
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Cahokia, Illinois, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2010 7:09 pm
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SHe's a beauty, Duane !!!
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Bobby D. Jones
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 19 Aug 2010 7:54 pm Marlen D-10 Year? I purchased last week, Been stored 15 year
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It looks great. Storage should not hurt it if the heat and humity was good. May sound even better now. A new set of strings, some cleaning and lubing and you should have a good one.
GOOD STEELIN |
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richard burton
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Britain
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Posted 19 Aug 2010 9:01 pm
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Apart from the colour, it is identical to how my Marlen looked (before I altered it to a SD10)
My Marlen, as far as I know, is a 1966 model.
It will feel less spongy on the pedals if you put some brackets (arrowed) to stop the cross-shafts flexing.
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2010 5:14 am
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Here is an old Marlen i have. D12..missing the back neck. I have since put a non ped 12 string neck on the back. The checked inlay must have been used during this 60s period. The changer on this one looks a lot like an old ShoBud changer.
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Jim Pitman
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Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2010 9:15 am
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I must confess I don't know the story behind the "Marlen" guitar. All I know is that Speedy West played one.
Is Marlen the manufacturer's last name, the town it was built in, or perhaps just a reference to a large fish, ie "I got me a Marlen but traded up to a Tarpon when I outgrew it."
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Clyde Mattocks
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Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2010 9:33 am
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The name Marlen is a combination of the original builders Marvin Hudson and Leonard Stadler. Marvin dropped out of the partnership early on. Leonard built the early ones at his home in Reidsville, N. C.
and then in the back of his music store. Later, he farmed out most of the parts and for a long time they were assembled by Bobby Adkins. I understand some of the later ones were assembled in Danville, Va. When he went to all pull, he purchased his changers from Kline. Marlens are built like a tank and the later all pulls are renown for their tuning stability. Although the early pull/release ones can be difficult to adjust, they are very good sounding guitars.
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Duane Keiper
From:
Niagara Falls, New York
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Posted 21 Aug 2010 4:48 am Marlen D-10
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Thanks everyone for your input. Thanks Ricky for that backward number thing, thats neet to know. Thanks Richard I am going to let who ever dose the work know about putting in some braces. Clyde, thanks much for the history lesson, A lot of people on this forum really know pedal steels.
Is anyone able to tell if I have the room to add two more knees? Thanks |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Aug 2010 7:19 am
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Braces? You could do what Shobud did. One aluminum rail. A lot less contact area to cause friction.
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Steven Black
From:
Gahanna, Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2010 11:12 am Marlen guitars fretboard
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| If you can find them I would put the original fretboards back on them, somewhere someone is making copies of them. |
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