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Topic: Harley Benton ABM/EBM question |
Stephen Baker
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Lancashire, UK
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Posted 3 Apr 2012 3:32 pm |
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| A German company, Thomann, sell a few lap steels under the name Harley Benton. They sell the usual generic far eastern model which appears under many brand names but they market two, well one really, that are made in Germany, the Slider 6 & the Slider 8( I’m sure you can work that part out for yourselves). The thing is the earlier models have the letters “ABM” on the fret board in the first fret position, presumably the makers name or mark, whereas later models have “EBM” .Does anyone know the story of why the change? |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 3 Apr 2012 4:29 pm
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Chris Wynn
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United Kingdom
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Posted 4 Apr 2012 3:03 am ABM news
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The Slider 6 & 8 are featured on the ABM web site, however, I see that the Slider 6 at least now has an EBM badge; I personally think that the company has either changed hands or renamed/branded itself.
STOP PRESS.
It appears that the owner of ABM recently passed away and that the company was sold, one can only surmise that the new company is now EBM. Does that make my ABM more valuable? 
Cheers,
Chris. |
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Stephen Baker
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