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Topic: 10-string Lap Steel for sale |
Chuck Fisher
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Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 1:06 pm |
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I have a 10-string custom lap guitar that I don't play much as its a 24.5 scale and I play 22.5 scales and I'm disabled so the long reach is a problem.
The guitar was made by Hughes in Nashville I was told, and is cira 1970. It is solid Walnut with a very fine curly fiddlback maple top and headstock facing. It is guitar-shaped, has a Bill Lawrence blade humbucker similar to Emmons steels. Jason Lollar rewound and rewired it, the guitar has a single knob with push-pull for series-parallel to get a more single-coil sound. The cavity is big enough for more controls to be added, but the builder had the asthetics to just drill for a volume knob, tone knob or switches would be very easy to add.
This is a very pretty guitar, its got gold Grovers and a sculpted brass nut and brass tailpiece. The blonde maple top is unbelievable in its grain, like curly ribbons. The rosewood fingerboard has real mother-of-pearl frets and rectangle markers. Serious players will like this one, I'm asking $1,000 but will entertain offers.[This message was edited by Chuck Fisher on 03 April 2005 at 02:57 PM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 5:09 pm
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| Chuck, can you post photos? If not, email them to me & I'll post them. |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Mar 2005 10:54 pm
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Howard,
I mailed you a zipped folder, almost 3 mb
4 pics... |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 16 Mar 2005 5:40 am
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| Ok Chuck, got 'em. Will post this evening. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 16 Mar 2005 6:07 pm
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Ok, here we go... 
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Mar 2005 7:26 pm
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Thanks Howard. I appreciate that.
The back is black lacquer, its checked pretty good but no dings or ugly stuff, I'd call it good aging. Theres another pic around here, if anyone seriously is interested I'll mail it to you. |
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Daniel J. Cormier
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Lake Charles, LA, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2005 1:35 pm
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Nice looking axe.Looks like a 705 type pickup . I would bet she sing like the wind with that pickup on her.
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Daniel J. Cormier
PedalMaster Lacquer D-10 Sessions 400 Limited ,ProFex II
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com 
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Danny Bates
From:
Fresno, CA. USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2005 12:29 am
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Wow! Nice 10 string lap steel here guys!
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Mar 2005 11:55 am
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Thanks to everyone for the inquiries, I had a sale pending, but it fell through. If you were/are interested in this guitar, please re-contact me.
BTW, yes this thing sounds amazing, tons of sustain,its really fat in standard humbucking mode, and the pull-parallel sounds more open for chording without mud. Kinda stringmaster-esque.
As I said, if it was my scale-length, I'd be keeping it. |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Apr 2005 1:55 pm
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BUMP
I am taking reasonable offers.
CF |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 3 Apr 2005 3:05 pm
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| I am playing with a 10 string steel that I have heavily customized. If anyone is wondering, 10 string non-pedal steel is VERY cool. That's a fine looking guitar, Chuck, and I bet it sounds great! |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 3 Apr 2005 5:32 pm
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| I'd be tempted if I hadn't just put a bid on Curtis Scarrow's 10 string up on Ebay. |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 5 Apr 2005 3:01 pm
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I was asked about string spacing...
nut 2.423 total space
between strings .282
bridge 3.074 total space
between strings .350
If you are wanting to do a wider 8 or 9 string, since this is a blade pickup so it could be used that way as well, re-doing nut/bridge grooves.
I think the .350 bridge spacing is standard pedal steel spacing...
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Apr 2005 5:31 pm
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| OK, folks. I'm gonna throw in a brand new hardshell case. The guitar definitely deserves it and shipping will be safer. |
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Danny Bates
From:
Fresno, CA. USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2005 2:29 pm
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| Is this still available? |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 4 May 2005 10:48 am
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Yes, I still have this guitar...
cf |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 13 May 2005 4:55 pm
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bump
love,
cf |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 May 2005 1:59 pm
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| mo bumpage... |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 26 Apr 2006 10:28 pm
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This is a bump,
BTW I will take best offer or a trade for a classic gibson lap 7 or 8, or maybe a 20/20 tube amp and a couple of cabinets or a digitech 2010 tube pre in trade... email me and we'll talk.. |
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Scott Henderson
From:
Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 3 May 2006 1:06 pm
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I really like this axe but it is a hair out of my budget for a lap plus I would have to have a tone knob but man what a good looking guitar.
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Steelin' away in the ozarks and life,
Scott
www.scottyhenderson.com
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 5 May 2006 3:36 pm
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if you don't make an offer, you'll never know.
(offers by email, please) |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 10 May 2006 4:16 pm
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| I'm reducing this to $650 without case, you pay fedex or ups, hard case is $50 more. |
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Chuck Fisher
From:
Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 13 May 2006 5:36 pm
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Sold, cose it out bOb......
donation coming... |
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