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Robert Brewer
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 3:20 am |
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| what is the general opinion of the la grande II? |
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Steve Hitsman
From:
Waterloo, IL
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 3:21 am
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| I love mine. |
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 4:35 am
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Excellent guitar
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Les Green
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Jefferson City, MO, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 5:00 am
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While I still play my MSA a lot, the Emmons is now my main guitar.
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73 MSA D10 8&4, 74 MSA S10 3&5, Legrande II 8&9, Fender Squier 6 string, Genesis III, Peavey 1000 |
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 8:21 am
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What's not to like!  |
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Joseph Barcus
From:
Volga West Virginia
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Billy Knowles
From:
Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 10:12 am Emmons
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GREAT GUITARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
II or III, both GREAT |
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 11:00 am Re: la grande
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| Robert Brewer wrote: |
| what is the general opinion of the la grande II? |
To me the II means.................
"THE second greatest sounding PSG ever made."
c.
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Jack Ritter
From:
Enid, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2010 1:51 pm
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I let a good friend talk me out of my first LG2 Jack Strayhorn built for me new and I kicked myself for selling it, but I recently got me another dandy from Roger Kelly and it has that great Emmons sound any fret you want to play at and is clean as can be even way up in Hughey land and stays in tune extremely well. In my opinion, about all brands of steels nowadays are fine instruments and well made, yet , an Emmons is an Emmons.
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Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 3:33 am legrande 2
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| I have been playing for 5yrs on an Emmons Legrande 2 and have never had a problem with it. Always stays in tune, great tone. I got it used, it was 14yrs old when I got it from Jim Palenscar and it has never let me down. Really solid guitars. I have yet to have to fix anything. One day I need to learn to make pedal changes and such. I play mostly D8, but get called to play pedal steel at church all the time. I am really getting to appreciate and love my Legrande 2. It's got a mojo for sure. TC |
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Tom Cooper
From:
Orlando, Fl
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 3:33 am legrande 2
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| I have been playing for 5yrs on an Emmons Legrande 2 and have never had a problem with it. Always stays in tune, great tone. I got it used, it was 14yrs old when I got it from Jim Palenscar and it has never let me down. Really solid guitars. I have yet to have to fix anything. One day I need to learn to make pedal changes and such. I play mostly D8, but get called to play pedal steel at church all the time. I am really getting to appreciate and love my Legrande 2. It's got a mojo for sure. TC |
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Manfred Schall
From:
Langenfeld, Germany
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 6:31 am
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It's always good to have one !! 
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Manfred |
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Johnny Thomasson
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 8:04 am
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I can't remember ever hearing a negative comment about one. That says a lot.
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Darrell Owens
From:
California, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 12:15 pm
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You are very lucky if you can get one. and BTW, it is Le Grande with an "E". Don't ask why because we don't know.
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2010 1:23 pm
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| Darrell Owens wrote: |
| You are very lucky if you can get one. and BTW, it is Le Grande with an "E". Don't ask why because we don't know. |
The "e" in Le is the same reason for the "e" in Grande.
But I ain' tellin!
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Steve Hitsman
From:
Waterloo, IL
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 4:18 am
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| I'm sure we'll all agree that you can never have too much "e". |
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Hook Moore
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South Charleston,West Virginia
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 8:20 am
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My favorite E is always a Big E.
Hook |
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Bo Borland
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 9:12 am
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Like I said,
"The II means............"
c.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 9:52 am
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| interestingly enough it was big e's idea to name the original emmons guitar 'le grande' in the first place. maybe that's why the e's... |
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Darrell Owens
From:
California, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 6:09 pm Es in The LeGrande
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Carl wrote
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The "e" in Le is the same reason for the "e" in Grande.
But I ain' tellin! Smile
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My French teacher taught us that the 'La' refers to anything female and the 'Le' refers to anything male.
I am sure that has nothing to do with the name, "LeGrande". Perhaps it refers to the 'E' in Emmons.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 14 Nov 2010 8:04 pm
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Y'all ain't gonna believe this, but it's true: The guitar was named after the pianist/composer Michel Legrand.
I own a Lashley LeGrande, which is like a LeGrande II, only lacking about 450 bellcrank holes. 
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2010 7:54 am
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I'm sure LeGrande is Spanish for "the grand".
Just like the river, Rio Grande, means the grand river. |
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