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Eric Philippsen


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Central Florida USA
Post  Posted 1 Nov 2022 12:15 pm    
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An all-original Triple-8 Stringmaster. No mods, repairs, holes or funny business. Original walnut color. Date determined by pencilled-in date under tuner pan.

It does not have a case.

The finish is not museum-quality perfect but it’s not beat up or gouged either.

$1650 + packing & shipping. It weighs 15 lbs. So, packed you’d be looking at around 20 lbs. Sorry, no foreign sales. Thanks for looking.









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Mark Helm


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Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 1 Nov 2022 7:30 pm     Not Short Scale
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All due respect, that's the long scale 24.5" scale model.

The short scale is 22.5".

Super nice guitar. Best of luck with the sale!!!
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Dave Mudgett


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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
Post  Posted 1 Nov 2022 8:26 pm    
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Nice Stringmaster, Eric. From this thread and many others like it, this general rule applies - https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=338853

Bill Sinclair wrote:
As Mike mentioned, two markers past the 24th fret on a Stringmaster is 22.5" (short) scale. Three is 24.5" (medium) and four is 26". The long scale 26" was discontinued around '55. Some people kind of forget about the early Stringmaster and call the 24.5" long scale.

This Stringmaster has 3 dots past the 24th fret, thus the rule would imply 24.5", which I and many call medium scale. But there is some ambiguity in the terminology, some do call this 'long scale' for post '55 Stringmasters, when the 26" guitar was no longer available. Of course, an actual scale length measurement trumps all discussion of dots beyond the 24th fret. I've not seen an exception to the above rule, but I don't know if that rules one out.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 2 Nov 2022 7:44 am    
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This is long scale.

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Eric Philippsen


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Central Florida USA
Post  Posted 3 Nov 2022 5:58 am    
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Thanks for the clarifications on its scale length.

I had made a note for myself of the date written under the nearest tuner pan. I double checked that note - 9/57. All the electronics, pickups, wiring are untouched.
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Eric Philippsen


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Central Florida USA
Post  Posted 7 Nov 2022 7:26 am    
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Open to serious offers.
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Tony Askins

 

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Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2022 10:44 pm    
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I'll take it!

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Tony Askins

 

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Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 11 Nov 2022 11:32 am    
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PM sent.
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Edward Toro

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2022 4:12 pm     3 neck fender steel
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Is the guitar available?
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Eric Philippsen


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Central Florida USA
Post  Posted 13 Nov 2022 11:43 pm    
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I have a few who are interested in the steel and I’m in correspondence with them on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Tony Askins

 

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Oregon, USA
Post  Posted 16 Nov 2022 4:24 pm    
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I'm still interested. Don't know why you didn't get the PM I sent. I'll take it if still available.
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