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Topic: Awtrey S-8 |
Paul Brainard
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Portland OR
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 12:09 pm |
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This is a funky little single-neck console, apparently made in Alabama but I don't know anything about the builder. It's a faux wood-grain mica covering, with a 1/2 pad, seems to be a Shobud fretboard (24" scale) and a George-L pickup. It actually sounds great - the string spacing is pretty wide, kind of like an old Magnatone. The cabinet looks cool from a little distance too, just up close it's clearly not master cabinet work. The legs are non-adjustable & very light-weight but work.
The Awtrey name appears on the metal diamond on the back, and I have seen a couple references to it but don't know anything further about the brand.
Great learner or rock & roll steel. $400 plus shipping? I can send a zip file with lots more pics upon request. . .
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Andy DePaule
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Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 3:26 pm Legs & Neck?
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How do the legs fit into the body?
Is the whole neck metal under the mica?
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Paul Brainard
From:
Portland OR
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 8:44 pm
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They screw in to standard leg sockets. Here are a couple of pictures from underneath.
You could use some regular adjustable legs - it would be more stable. I'd knock of a few bucks for anyone that doesn't want these ones.
Also, I should note that there is no case for this steel.
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 9:19 pm
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| A whole lotta work has been done here and well worth the $400 to the right person. |
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Paul Brainard
From:
Portland OR
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Posted 14 Apr 2013 10:24 pm
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| Sorry I forgot to answer about the neck - I think it's wood, that is just a trim strip around it. |
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Sven Kahns
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2013 10:59 am
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Paul Brainard
From:
Portland OR
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Posted 18 Apr 2013 4:55 pm
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| Shipping included up to $40 (Steel only weighs 20lbs, legs are another 5) from 92706 |
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Paul Brainard
From:
Portland OR
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Posted 22 Apr 2013 11:32 am
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Paul Brainard
From:
Portland OR
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 12:43 pm
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| I still have this one in my closet, thought it was sold a while back but didn't work out. $350 including shipping, or offers? |
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Nicholas Ackron
From:
Daytona Beach
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Posted 3 Sep 2014 2:43 pm
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| Email sent |
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