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Topic: Sierra Lives!!! |
Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 2:07 pm |
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The Sierra Instrument Company was purchased today by a gentleman from here in the Pacific Northwest, who plans to continue production of Sierra Steel Guitars.
Tom Baker will be back to making Sierra Steel Guitars!
More details to come in the following days.
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Anders Brundell
From:
Falun, Sweden
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 2:14 pm
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Great news!
Anders B
Sierra single 14 |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 2:28 pm
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Great News !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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DavidWright.us
M.S.A. Millennium
S-12 9 & 6
Bb is where it's at!
Peavey-2000-PX-300
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 3:01 pm
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WOW!!!
Season's Greetings and all that good stuff! Just in time for a BIG Thanksgiving "Thank You!" Sure hope the new owner has a solid business plan. He must...he hired Tom Baker back!!
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mickd
From:
london,england
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 3:05 pm
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| woopeee ! [This message was edited by mickd on 18 November 2003 at 03:06 PM.] |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 4:50 pm
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Here's that picture Pete. Happy to.
Nice to see Tom smiling. That's the look I hope to have when construction resumes and I got behind the wheel on my lowboy..
Til then...
EJL |
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Fred Martin
From:
Phoenix, Az
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 5:53 pm
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| Thats the best news Ive heard for awhile. Thanks for the update. |
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DroopyPawn
From:
Fox, OK, USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 8:12 pm
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Sweet. When can I order some parts?
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Tommy White
From:
Nashville
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 9:13 pm
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| What great news! I wish the best for the new owners. |
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Bob Lawrence
From:
Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 10:12 pm
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| Go Sierra Go!! |
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KENNY KRUPNICK
From:
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 18 Nov 2003 11:30 pm
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Great news to hear.  |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 1:59 am
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I have the first and probably the only MSA with Sierra's interchangable pickup system. My guitar was retrofitted by Tom Bradshaw with Tony's permission. His plan was to make the system available to other manufacturers, and to players of other brands who wanted to be able to change pickups.
I hope the new owners continue this policy. |
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Roy Ayres
From:
Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 5:43 am
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Glad to hear this great news. I love my Sierra and would hate to have to eventually give it up due to lack of parts availability.
Go, Sierra! |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 8:03 am
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Great news!
I wish the new Sierra owners & Tom Baker the best of luck.
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 12:27 pm
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This is great news!
What's the new owner's name? |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 1:36 pm
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I'm sorry b0b if we told you we'd have to....
well, you know...
EJL |
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Steve Frost
From:
Scarborough,Maine
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 1:55 pm
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| What's the deal, Eric? Hasn't he told his wife yet? " Honey, I forgot to mention it, but the other day I bought a new steel guitar....company......" |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 3:27 pm
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Alright. The Scotsman's name is Ed, and he is/was representing in some capacity, Santa Cruz Guitars, presumably out of California.
Tom Baker will be presumed to be the assembler when/as the inventory gets accounted for, current and possibly past orders/requests for parts, and/or guitars gets compiled, and the "flow" is able to start.
That's all I know about it. This from as direct a source as anybody's going to have at this point.
It's going to take a little while to get the "flow" going, so patience on Sierra owners' customers' parts is going to be rewarded in a fashion. At this time it looks like it will be rewarded by the Superb Craftsmanship of Tom Baker, that IMHO as well as others' has brought Sierras' strong points to the forefront over the years. He is currently performing the inventory, and has compiled the email resuests I forwarded to be in the ongoing proces as it goes forward.
(background music fades.....)
Now you know as much as anybody.
Maybe even more than some.
EJL[This message was edited by Eric West on 19 November 2003 at 03:29 PM.] |
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 5:44 pm
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I`m very glad to hear that,I dealt with Tom in the past and he is one fine gentleman.I wish Sierra company all the best and many many years of successful business in future.
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Richard E. Lee
From:
Macedon, NY, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 5:46 pm
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This the wonderful news I and many others have been waiting for. But more importantly the icing on the cake is the news of Tom Baker joining the effort. Congraduations Tom!, I am excited and most happy for you and your family.
Go Sierra,
Best wishes to all involved, for much success.
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 6:33 pm
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WEll Eric, I certainly hope you're not held accountable for any "premature release" of
"inside information" about this guitar company and/or any of its pricipals. |
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Eric West
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Nov 2003 7:19 pm
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I think I have an invincible cloak of Irresponsibility and Unnacountability that has served me pretty well so far.
I got away with the Lufthansa Heist pretty cleanly.....
EJL[This message was edited by Eric West on 19 November 2003 at 07:23 PM.] |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 20 Nov 2003 10:30 am
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I have just ONE QUESTION:
I purchased a new BIGSBY Quad with six pedals in 1956; and,
an Emmons stdrd.set-up...in 1972.
Both of these instruments have lived and worked hard over the years; countless dance halls, lounges, radio, television and recording studios. They've played all kinds of country/western swing and Hawaiian as well as pop tunes. They've even seen more than their share of ex-wives.
Not once have I required "A NEW PART".....
Thousands of hours of playing, packing and trucking this gear all over the country and still never a "break-down".
WHY all the concern about "replacement parts" for the fine Sierra line? Just curious......... |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 20 Nov 2003 11:10 am
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Over the years I've seen many people on the forum looking for, and needing many parts for many different brands of pedal steel guitars.
I'm sure that many folks keep spare parts, just in case they may need them in the future. I would scramble for parts if I knew that a factory was closing, whether I needed them or not, at that time. I suppose that is the reason for this Sierra part feeding frenzy.
Come to think of it, I've seen (or remembered) very few posts for Sierra parts in the past.[This message was edited by HowardR on 20 November 2003 at 11:24 AM.] |
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Johan Jansen
From:
Europe
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Posted 20 Nov 2003 11:28 am
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very good news!!!
Johan |
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