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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 28 May 2015 1:58 pm    
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who owns this Zum?
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 28 May 2015 3:07 pm    
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Hear is A keyless Sho Bud Harold Rugg is playing one of David Jacksons builds . I wonder who owns this steel.
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Darvin Willhoite


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Roxton, Tx. USA
Post  Posted 28 May 2015 6:42 pm    
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Here's one I used to own, and wish I still did. Wonder where it wound up?


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MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro.
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Phillip Ogle

 

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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 28 May 2015 8:55 pm     keyless guitars
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Jeff Metz Jr.


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York, Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 29 May 2015 12:50 am    
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WOW! How tall is that GFI Joey ACE? It looks like its 4" over standard haha.
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Tommy Dodd


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Acworth, Ga., USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 29 May 2015 7:56 am    
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Here's a picture of my Zumsteel Keyless. As far as I know, this is the only keyless that was designed and built by Bruce Z. himself. And, after he completed this guitar he swore he would never build another because of the labor involved in machining the keyless tuning system he designed for this project. I begged Bruce for years (after getting this guitar) to build me a D10 but he was adamant. At least I got an original keyless from the master!

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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 29 May 2015 2:46 pm    
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Wow Tommy that is a special Zum. Would you say it sounds an plays as good as a key model? Thanks for sharing Johnie King
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 30 May 2015 7:12 am    
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Doug Earnest built a BEAUTIFUL Zum uni keyless when he was working for Bruce,,,,maybe he will chime in and post a pic.
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 1 Jun 2015 3:47 pm    
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Thanks Sonny
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Joey Ace


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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Post  Posted 1 Jun 2015 6:39 pm    
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Two inches over standard, Jeff. same as my Carter and Emmons.

I suspect it's an optical illusion due to the shorter body length.
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Henry Matthews


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Texarkana, Ark USA
Post  Posted 2 Jun 2015 6:12 am    
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Wow, a keyless Zum, didn't know there was such an animal. Very nice Tommy.
I converted a D-10 Zum to keyless one time years ago. The keyless tuners I had fit the same holes as the original or I wouldn't have done it. Made it play even better and didn't effect the tone as far as I could tell. It also left room at end of tuner to sit your beer, LOL.
I later put original keyheads back on.
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Henry Matthews

D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes.
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George Redmon


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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
Post  Posted 6 Jun 2015 8:25 pm    
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Henry Matthews


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Texarkana, Ark USA
Post  Posted 7 Jun 2015 6:15 am    
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Wow, that's pretty, what brand is it?
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Henry Matthews

D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes.
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steve takacs


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beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
Post  Posted 9 Jun 2015 5:07 pm     Whitney
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Henry, I think that is a Whitney built by Paul Redmond. Paul knows how to build them as well as being a top-notch steel-repairman. stevet
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 10 Jun 2015 10:57 am    
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Thanks George for posting some of Paul's beautiful work.
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Johnie King


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 10 Jun 2015 11:06 am    
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Paul Redmond

 

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Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2015 8:14 pm    
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The blue ZUM belongs to Jay Jessup. It was shortened by 5.104" and the keyless tuning system added.
PRR
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Richard Sinkler


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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2015 8:46 am    
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Cool Marlin. Kline keyless tuner. Did the undercarriage/changer get changed to Kline stuff?
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George Redmon


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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2015 1:21 pm    
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Some nice Keyless. Not sure who owns these. But a work of art. I love keyless.































Left Handed Keyless? Rare for sure






Very Happy
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George Redmon


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Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2015 1:58 am    
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Forgot These 2 Very Happy

A 10 String Whitney, and Paul's new Ontrack







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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 23 Jun 2015 5:25 am    
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Hey George,,,,GREAT bunch of pics!!!! and great pic of "'da man",,and his guitar,,( my Lamar is the 9th pic down,,,need to put the decal back on it,,,but I like the looks without it),,,those pics represent (to me) the masterpieces of the steel guitar industry!!! I have to say, I like the looks of your Whitney better than the OnTrac,,,but then, I've never seen either one of them "in person",,,,Your guitar is a real impressive eye catcher,,,
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Dave Meis


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Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jun 2015 9:27 pm    
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Here's one of mine..
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Rick Collins

 

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Claremont , CA USA
Post  Posted 26 Jun 2015 9:21 am    
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...seen, heard, played __ still not good enough reason to omit the key-head when building a steel guitar; unless, the purchaser requests keyless.
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Hans Holzherr


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Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
Post  Posted 26 Jun 2015 8:05 pm    
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My 1994 Schild. Today's Schilds have a shorter tuning head while keeping the full length of the body to accommodate a "0" pedal.
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Jay Jessup


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Charlottesville, VA, USA
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2015 9:04 am     Re: Zum looks good
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ME---Do a search for Z chop job if you want more info in it as it sits in the that pic. I played it that way for about 5 years but recently had Paul Redmond convert it to extended E9 with an alumitone pup on it.
Jay

quote="Johnie King"] who owns this Zum?[/quote]
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