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Dave Birkett
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Oxnard, CA, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2003 3:17 pm |
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Bakelites are getting expensive but ...
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Russ Young
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2003 3:52 pm
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He (she?) originally had it listed as an Electro Spanish guitar. It always makes me wonder why the eBayers who know so very little about what they're selling expect such high prices; then again, vintage lap steels seem downright cheap compared to other vintage guitars ...
(By the way, what's with the fret markers on this guitar? Someone's idea of an improvement?) |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 6 Jan 2003 3:57 pm
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| The seller "clue70", it appears, is clueless. |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 6 Jan 2003 7:20 pm
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| I have several and for that price, could have purchased two! Dream-on......... |
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 6 Jan 2003 9:16 pm
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2003 11:37 pm
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| Probably, and with the amp. |
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Chris DeBarge
From:
Boston, Mass
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Posted 7 Jan 2003 9:41 am
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| On the converter I found, 62.50 in 1938 dollars is 781.25 in today's dollars. Which, I think, would be an OK price for a new, well made lapsteel and amp. |
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Dave Birkett
From:
Oxnard, CA, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2003 9:57 am
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| Chris, is this converter on the net? |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Russ Young
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2003 12:00 pm
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A 1928 National tricone -- originally $125 -- converts to $1229.15. Try finding one at that price ... it's hard enough to find a good one at twice that.
By contrast, a 1933 Martin D-45 (originally $200 if I recall correctly) has inflated to $2,498.14. Try finding a good one for (at least) three times that much ... |
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Russ Young
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2003 3:58 pm
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Will it sell? Nope -- no bids, as if we should be surprised.
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Dave Birkett
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Oxnard, CA, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2003 4:24 pm
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| I sent the seller a question, asking what's up with the fretboard, but got no reply. The photos are to blurry too tell if those are inlays. [This message was edited by Dave Birkett on 09 January 2003 at 04:59 PM.] |
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 9 Jan 2003 4:36 pm
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2003 7:37 am
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Looks like muffler tape to me. Anyone who has ever played a Ric Bakelite can surely relate to the desire for better position markers. I ran across one fellow who had put colored tape on the fret board of his lap steel for position markers. The colors repeated in octaves, e.g. the position tape marker at the 5th fret was the same color as the one at the 17th fret. No harm done. The tape can easily be removed without a trace.
Using tape is goofy but it beats the heck out of the guys who engrave (usually very crudely) fret numbers into the body of the instrument. In my experience so many vintage lap steels have been disfigured in this manner (somewhere upwards of 25%, I'd say) that it's always a relief to find one that hasn't.
I saw a nice 24.5" 1956 Stringmaster with "Blues Boy" written across the front in large letters made by permanent Magic Marker. Ouch! (The offensive letters were eventually removed by copious amounts of rubbing compound and lots of hard work, leaving the original finish dangerously thin.)
The practice of disfiguring steel guitars is one of those dark areas we don't like to talk about. But these are enlightened times. We should encourage instrument violators to come out of the closet and seek group therapy. Maybe a bumper sticker: "End Violence to Steel Guitars."
On the other hand, we could have a discussion (contest?) for the worst travesty of steel guitar abuse we have ever seen--on another thread, of course.
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2003 9:07 am
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Instead of using different colored tape to mark frets try this... Go to an office supply store and buy a sheet of multi-colored self-sticking dots. They come in all sizes. Place them on the fingerboard. Attractive - functional - easily removed with no damage to the instrument.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
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Gary Slabaugh
From:
Scottsdale, AZ
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Posted 11 Jan 2003 11:11 am
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I bought a Ric bakelite, 1948 ACE I think, cast in one piece with dual raised fret markers. Very hard to see, I first put some pin stripping tape in the grove for each fret, then went to look for something to mark the 5th, 7th etc. There was in indentation so I ended up at a crafts shop and bought a sqeeze bottle of glue on blue glitter (sort of an Elmers mixed with glitter). STOP, don't call Ray Montee and tell on me! I like the look of the blue against the raw brown of the bakelite and replaced all of the fret markers. I like it, you don't have to it is mine. Now I can seel the frets again. Now if I used "velvet paint" on the body you could complain.
By the way, this one had the tuners converted to some very high quality, so the "authentic" had already be taken out of this instrument. It is now my favorite and does have what I believe it known as the Rick "howl" maybe not the same as a Panda but for $225 I am not complaining. Ok, while I have gone this far, anyone know where I could buy a case for it? |
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Kim West
From:
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2003 2:04 am
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| i sent an email to the seller, after the auction ended, asking if the guitar was still for sale. i got a reply just now (4 am local time) saying, yes, it's for sale, and the seller "would like 3,500 for it." i asked 3500 WHAT? i told the seller i bought 2 similar guitars for $450 and $517, so what's so special about this particular item. i'll keep you posted. (if anyone HAS an $3,500 extra laying around, i might be talked into a 2-for-1 deal!) |
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Dave Birkett
From:
Oxnard, CA, USA
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Posted 17 Jan 2003 12:25 pm
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Clue70 has the Bakelite on Ebay again, this time without the silver things on the fretboard. Click Here
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Jan 2003 1:55 pm
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FWIW, the tuners on this one are not the original tuners, ie; notice the sleeves.
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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