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Damir Besic
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Posted 7 May 2017 7:13 am |
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I received this little S10 Excel from the forumite Billy Carr yesterday, it was described as in good condition with only a few scuffs on the pedal bar from the volume pedal...there was no pictures because his camera is broken, so I assumed I will get a nice Excel with a few scuffs on the pedal bar, so when I opened the case this is what was in it
obviously guitar will have to be taken completely apart, stripped, and refinished, fortunately good friend of mine Mike Skaggs offers his help, so I'm sure this guitar will look great, and shine again like new in no time.... I will be posting pictures of this project so everyone interested can follow the progress of restoring this poor abused, and almost completely destroyed guitar....
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Mike Scaggs
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Nashville, TN
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Posted 7 May 2017 7:20 am
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Completely unacceptable and a blantant rip off...
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Henry Matthews
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Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 7 May 2017 7:39 am
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I believe someone mistook the guitar for a kitchen counter top and tried a refinish job. What the heck is that screwed to back apron? That is pitiful.
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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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Damir Besic
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Nashville,TN.
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Posted 7 May 2017 7:40 am
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| Mike Scaggs wrote: |
| Completely unacceptable and a blantant rip off... |
and I thought that little U12 Carter with snowflakes stickers was bad lol ...
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 7 May 2017 7:41 am No respect
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Some people have no respect for their instruments.
Trashed a very good guitar by a master builder.
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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.
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Mike Scaggs
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Nashville, TN
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Posted 7 May 2017 7:46 am Bad
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Bottom line the guy is dishonest and should be dealt with accordingly. I have zero tolerance for this kind of thing.
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 7 May 2017 7:59 am Re: No respect
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| Andy De Paule wrote: |
Some people have no respect for their instruments.
Trashed a very good guitar by a master builder. |
with Mikes help I will fix this poor girl it will look like new again, I will lose money in the process (again lol) but it will be worth it to me, just to see it nice and shiny again....
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 7 May 2017 8:09 am A capital offense?
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Is the murder of a pedal steel a capital offense?  
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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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Brandon Schafer
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 7 May 2017 8:16 am
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| Unbelievable. Such a sham. Such a shame. I'm sorry that happened to you Damir. |
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Billy McCombs
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Bakersfield California, USA
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Posted 7 May 2017 8:28 am
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Damir looks like Bob suspended this Guy from the Forum. How could any one think they could get away with this and not get caught on this Forum. Unbelievable. Sorry for your financial lose Damir.
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Damir Besic
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Nashville,TN.
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Posted 7 May 2017 8:42 am
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thanks guys, it will be ok, Im confident I can take care of it, and fix it.... it will be fun watching it getting back to where it was originally.... I will have Mikes help too.... we already have some ideas what to do, and how.... I get guitars all the time with dents or scratches here and there, but that's normal with used guitars, this is just little more then a scratch lol...
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Douglas Schuch
From:
Valencia, Philippines
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Posted 7 May 2017 2:52 pm
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Damir, love your positive attitude - but please be more careful about buying "a pig in a poke" in the future. Sometimes it's just a bag of rattlesnakes!
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 7 May 2017 3:13 pm Excel
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| Ho-Lee-Chit!!! Great job of under coating. Ziebart or Tuff Coat Dynal. Would work good up here in Michigan winters and salt!!!!! |
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Larry Carlson
From:
My Computer
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Posted 7 May 2017 3:13 pm
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That is just sad.
I don't play pedal but I follow your posts because of the gorgeous instruments you put up on the site.
You appear to be a standup guy with a lot of pride in what you do.
I am sure that this guitar will eventually be beautiful, working perfectly and go to a deserving owner that will properly care for it.
You didn't deserve this but I know that guitar has a future.
Best of luck in your endeavors.
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 7 May 2017 4:06 pm
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Does the note really say "received new 02/26/14 ?
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Damir Besic
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Nashville,TN.
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Posted 7 May 2017 4:20 pm
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thanks guys, and yes, thats what it says....I won't really know until I clean up the guitar and find a serial number .... if it's still there....
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 7 May 2017 11:30 pm
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Demir,You're a better man than I ,I Would demand my money back and he Billy Carr should be suspended from the forum,Good Luck.
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Hook Moore
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 8 May 2017 4:05 am
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Nice case.
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Greg Milton
From:
Benalla, Australia
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Posted 8 May 2017 4:09 am
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| The old "my camera is broken" trick... |
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Mike Scaggs
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 8 May 2017 8:00 am ...
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This needs to hit Facebook on all the Steel guitar groups to warn people of this thief and expose Billy Carr. This was/is a blatant ripoff and I for one take it personal.
The steel guitar community is small and we as steel players need to take care of one another and not steal from each other.
I am going to rebuild this guitar free of charge for Damir as a symbol of how we all should act and behave. Shame on you Billy Carr, you are a disgrace to the instrument and community and Karma will come around in a big way!
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 8 May 2017 8:29 am
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Good on you Mike. 
Clearly a mess, but how on earth did it get like this ?
Reckon they were going for the crinkle/hammered finish?
I used to own a real nice Williams D10 that I was told once belonged to Billy. He has bought and sold a lot of guitars here. So disappointing to see this.
I'm sorry this happened to you Damir.
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Charlie McDonald
From:
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Posted 8 May 2017 8:44 am
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It's odd that the undercarriage still looks good.
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Billy McCombs
From:
Bakersfield California, USA
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Posted 8 May 2017 8:48 am
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Damir is this one of those RED Belly's I've been hearing about.LOL
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 8 May 2017 9:00 am
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| Billy McCombs wrote: |
| Damir is this one of those RED Belly's I've been hearing about.LOL |
yes Sir, it is a custom red belly "sparkling edition" ...
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