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Topic: '67 Emmons push-pull (rare tuning keys and brown flocking) |
Lynn Stafford
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Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 1:24 pm |
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Hi everyone. I just thought I'd share some photos of my latest rebuild project because it is rather unique. This fairly early example of an Emmons rosewood mica bolt-on guitar may be the most original and unaltered I've ever personally come across. The rare, brown flocking is original, and I think there were very few made like this, as most were red, then black I believe. Another thing you may notice are the tuning machines. These are Kluson "waffle back" style with a cast body, that were only used during the mid 60's mostly on Gibson guitars. They are not interchangable with the standard Kluson stamped tuners that you'd expect to see on the early Emmons guitars, as the bolt pattern is different. This is also the first rosewood mica bolt-on I've seen, as I think most were black, although I also own a white '67.
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Lynn Stafford
STEEL GUITAR WEST
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Mike Kowalik
From:
San Antonio,Texas
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 1:34 pm
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| Great looking guitar!! |
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Marty Neer
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 2:14 pm Emmons bolt on
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| Lynn check your PM. Marty |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 4:14 pm
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That's sweet Lynn. If I had a PP, it would definitely make a trip to you. Jim Hussey's guitars play better than any other PP I have ever sat down at.
By the way, Jim says you can set up that ZB with my copedent. You know, the right way (Day). 
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Billy Knowles
From:
Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 5:51 pm work
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Lynn,
Wonderful work as usual.
thanks
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Kyle Everson
From:
Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 7:42 pm
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| Wow, that's a killer-looking guitar Lynn! |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 25 Dec 2011 7:57 pm
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Nice looking guitar. FWIW. Every 66-67 Mahogany colored Emmons I've seen had or still has a brown belly.
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Hook Moore
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South Charleston,West Virginia
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Bo Borland
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South Jersey -
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Posted 26 Dec 2011 11:19 am
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| What a stunning piece of work! |
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Kirk Eipper
From:
Arroyo Grande, Ca.
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Posted 26 Dec 2011 11:31 am
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What a great example. I have never seen a brown belly and I thought it would be a "fat back" When did Fatbacks arrive on the scene?
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 26 Dec 2011 7:39 pm
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Lynn, That steel looks great but that deck needs a little work.  |
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Lynn Stafford
From:
Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2011 11:03 pm Herby Wallace Update!
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Russ,
Thanks for the kind words. Yes....I'm afraid your're right about the deck. I started to strip our decks in order to refinish them at the end of last fall. I simply had no time during the summer to get them done and now it's just too darn cold and rainy to work outside. They'll just have to wait until spring to finish stripping and then staining.
I really appreciate all of the very nice comments about this guitar from everyone.
I just got an email reply from Herby Wallace today confirming that he was the original owner of this guitar! I bought this guitar from the widow of the man Herby sold it to in march of 1969 (I believe Herby may have been an Emmons Dealer at the time) and I have the bill of sale. Here is a copy of Herby's reply for you all to read:
"Dear Lynn,
I apologize for not getting back to you when you emailed me earlier about this guitar, but I had forgot about it. I played and sold push pulls quite a bit back then and I personally owned several. I was playing this guitar at a club in Milwaukee with a singer named Duane Dee who I was working the road with at that time. Tommy Barnhardt was working at a club across the street and he bought the guitar from me on the spot. I think it was 1968 but I am not sure. I had a white leather formica before this one and another rosewood after this one. It did come with the brown flocking and I had forgotten about that style butterfly keys, but I had them on several guitars back then. Ron was always trying different things. I used to go to the Emmons Company quite a bit back then. Are you going to keep this one or sell it?
Sincerely,
Herby Wallace"
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Best regards,
Lynn Stafford
STEEL GUITAR WEST
http://www.steelguitarwest.com
Steel Guitar Technician (Restoration, Set-up, Service and Repair work)
Previous Emmons Authorized Dealer & Service Technician (original factory is now closed)
ZumSteel Authorized Service Technician
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Doug Palmer
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2011 5:45 am
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WOW! Nice job Lynn. I have never seen a brown flocked Emmons. What a beauty. Thanks to Herbie for the insight.
Doug
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 27 Dec 2011 9:31 am
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I just remember this one Lynn and how great it came out.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 27 Dec 2011 9:45 am
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Very nice job, Lynn.
I've owned three brown-bellies, all from the late 60's and all rosewood mica, two were bolt-ons and one was a cut-tail. Emmons didn't make many of them, fer sure.
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