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Topic: Show us your Marlen steel |
Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2020 7:38 am |
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Wow Steven; thanks for sharing that memory. I'm sorry to say I never got to meet your Dad Marvin, but I did of course get to talk to Leonard many times here and there and everytime we talked about Marvin; his face always just lit up. I believe your Dad is the one that made that all-pull changer that they eventually got a Patent on?? That would explain you seeing it in 1978 just before they started building all Marlen's with it. Every time me and Leonard talked about that Changer; he always said "We" as he and Marvin never separated progressions....it was always "Marlen" is the Custom Pedal Steel guitar WE love to Build".
Ricky
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Freddy Rakes
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 16 Jul 2020 2:36 pm
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Thanks Steve for sharing with the forum those words. Over the years I've had the privilege to share the stage with some of those players that worked with your Dad. Most recently,Tim Stegall who was the tele player during some of those years they played the VFW. The first time I set in with Tim at a gig he told me I reminded him of Marvin Hudson. That nearly knocked me off my steel seat. He had no idea I knew who Marvin was. He and I had a large time at that show. Sometimes it's such a small world!
Nice to meet you on the forum.
Freddy
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SD10 GFI ULTRA
1972 push pull S10 3x2 candy apple red Marlen
Quilter STEELAIR
Nashville 400 black corner 1984
Session 1000
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1938 000-18 Martin
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Ned McIntosh
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 16 Jul 2020 7:01 pm
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I was the Australian purchaser of the Marlen D10 Gary Sill referred to several posts ago. It had been offered for sale via the forum for some time, and eventually, since I had owned a custom-built Marlen back in 1976, I bought it.
Gary did a superb restoration on the cabinet, and Jim Flynn (I think) refurbished the undercarriage. I ended up re-building the undercarriage, partially to reduce the weight somewhat (those old D10s were built!) and partly to rationalise some of the pulls with dead-straight rods to reduce any potential for friction or binding which might de-stabilise the tuning.
About a year ago I needed to reduce the number of steel-guitars I had so (reluctantly) I sold the Marlen to a fellow -player who was interested in learning the instrument. He had been somewhat shocked at the prices being asked for steels, especially new ones, here in Australia, so we negotiated a fair price and he took possession of it. The new owner is off to a good start as he has a beautiful instrument which plays nicely and holds its tuning as well as any pull-release.
Over the years I've posted many pictures of the undercarriage to help others working on the old Marlens, so I'll refrain from doing so here. Suffice it to say Len Stadler and Marvin Hudson but high-quality steels for very reasonable prices, and those who own and play them have a unique piece of steel-guitar history in their possession. Look after them!
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The steel guitar is a hard mistress. She will obsess you, bemuse and bewitch you. She will dash your hopes on what seems to be whim, only to tease you into renewing the relationship once more so she can do it to you all over again...and yet, if you somehow manage to touch her in that certain magic way, she will yield up a sound which has so much soul, raw emotion and heartfelt depth to it that she will pierce you to the very core of your being. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2020 10:06 am
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I friend of mine and fellow Vermonter and forum member Brett Lanier owns a pull release Marlin. Sounds great.
The string spacing is much wider than modern day PSGs.
Is this only true of the pull release Marlin"s? |
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Clyde Mattocks
From:
Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2020 8:50 pm
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I believe the early pull/release Marlens were 3/8" string spacing.
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 19 Jul 2020 1:27 am
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| My 1966 Marlen is 11/32" spacing at the changer, no different than modern steels. |
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James Crisp
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2021 5:22 pm
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Mike Ritchie
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2021 6:12 pm
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My 1970 Model 210, may be looking to sell or trade. It's a lot of guitar to be learning on.
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2021 7:27 am
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Jay Carroll
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2021 12:19 pm Marlen
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| I am the current owner of the keyless Marlin. |
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