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Topic: 3-neck steel guitar made by Roland Peachy for sale |
Carol Green
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California, USA
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Posted 16 May 2022 3:55 pm |
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I have a unique 3-necked pedal steel guitar built by Roland Peachy in the 1940s. My dad, Bob Green, was a student of Mr. Peachy in England before the war, and after working with Mr. Peachy to build it, my dad purchased the guitar in 1946. I have the original receipt signed by Roland Peachy, as well as the original tuning and some of the handwritten music.
My dad passed away in 2020, soon after his 100th birthday, and his express wish was for the guitar to be played and appreciated for its history.
To fulfill his wishes, we are selling the guitar. If you are interested, would like more information, or know of anyone who may be interested, please contact me. Please see the photos posted by Pete McAvity below. Thank you, Pete!
Thank you for your interest, and I wish you all the best!
Carol Green
Last edited by Carol Green on 22 May 2022 3:13 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Peter Krebs
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 16 May 2022 7:25 pm
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Hi Carol,
I’ve sent you a private message about the guitar.
Thank you!
Pete |
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Pete McAvity
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St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Posted 21 May 2022 3:28 pm
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Excel Superb D10, Sarno Black Box or Freeloader, Goodrich L120, Boss DD5, Baby Bloomer, 1965 Super Reverb chopped to a head, feeding a mystery PA cab w/ a K130.
They say "thats how it goes". I say "that ain't the way it stays!" |
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Pete McAvity
From:
St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Posted 21 May 2022 3:29 pm
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Pics added. Carol was kind enough to email these to me as she was having trouble uploading.
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Excel Superb D10, Sarno Black Box or Freeloader, Goodrich L120, Boss DD5, Baby Bloomer, 1965 Super Reverb chopped to a head, feeding a mystery PA cab w/ a K130.
They say "thats how it goes". I say "that ain't the way it stays!" |
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Levi Gemmell
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New Zealand
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Posted 22 May 2022 1:49 pm
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What a great piece of steel guitar history. Records by Felix Mendelssohn's Hawaiian Serenaders, featuring various steel guitarists including Peachey, were readily available in Australia and New Zealand from the '30s onwards and I think that the style of the English dance bands playing Hawaiian and swing music was influential on us.
Peachey can be seen playing a VERY similar and presumably also homemade guitar in the videos below from 1938 and 1939 respectively.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJR_mGi0IfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rHEcwOgf4o
May we ask how the necks were originally tuned?
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