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John Lazarus
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 12:04 pm |
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For sale is one of Jimmie Crawford's JCH guitars.
D-10 with 9 pedals and 9 knee levers(currently set up 8+9, but pedal 9 included complete to add if you choose). Emmons setup with a pair of Geo. L 10-1 pickups,triple raise/lower, aluminum necks, Sperzel tuners and custom made graduated roller nuts. Condition is very good+ to excellent with like new gloss black mica. Tone is to die for. Fat, full, rich and singing. Sustain and separation is amazing. Chuck Back of Desert Rose Steels helped set it up and says it is as good a sounding guitar as the best push/pull he's ever heard. (He told me I could quote him on it!)
I bought this guitar back in the late 1990's and it has sat virtually unplayed here in Tucson since then. Don't know the date of manufacture, but serial # is 1006. Includes original case.
This is the real Nashville machine and it belongs in the hands of a really good player. Price is $2995 plus shipping and insurance from Tucson. Lower 48 sale only.
Email with any questions: kiva238@aol.com
Last edited by John Lazarus on 5 Jan 2007 6:46 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Jerry Meek
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 3:21 pm
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How much does the guitar weigh and how much cased up.
thanks Jerry |
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 7:50 pm
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Jerry, There's a lot of hardware under the hood and my bathroom scale shows somewhere near 48 lbs. for the guitar. The case adds about 17 lbs. more.
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 8:04 pm
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Here's the underside for those who asked:
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 8:28 pm
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| Man, is that ever perfect! |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 8:44 pm
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Great guitar for sure, But I can't count but 8 knee's. But,, I never could count very good anyway.  |
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Michael Douchette
From:
Gallatin, TN (deceased)
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 10:00 pm
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Yup, there's nine levers and the ninth pedal appears in the photo as currently unused and disconnected. Five levers for the LK E9, two centered LK C6, and two levers for the RK for both necks.
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Kerry Johnson
From:
the Bay Area, CA
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 11:47 pm
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Very Nice and very tempting.
I have a similar D-10 finished in December of 1984 serial#1026 with the original/BL 705 blade style pickups, so this one was probably made in 1983 or so. One of the very first ones made I'd guess. I'd love to hear it !
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 10:20 am
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Kerry, I would have guessed about mid '80's, but never really knew. Thanks. This guitar has spent many years in storage and doesn't look anywhere near it's age. Fresh gloss black mica helps.
Yes, you would love to hear this instrument, but if you already own one, you already know what I'm talking about.
More photos!
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TRAP TRULY
From:
Mobile , AL
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 2:46 pm
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Hey John,
thats a great guitar you got there.Looks alot like mine.There was a clip of John Hughey playing his with Vince Gill on youtube not long ago (pocket full of gold) from back in the 90's and his tone was greater than usual.  Jimmie could really build 'em. |
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 5:47 pm
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| Trap, I posted this at the Dutch JCH posting, but isn't the switch on my JCH a late model switch according to you? It is likely an '80's guitar and the switch is original. Are you sure that's right? |
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TRAP TRULY
From:
Mobile , AL
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 6:14 pm
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John,
I was going to ask you about that on your pic you posted.Right before Jimmie died I brought my guitar to him to add some knees and to fix the button switches. He told me the buttons were no longer available and he would have to machine a new plate for the toggle switch to fit as the button holes prevented the old plate from looking right.When I got the guitar back the plate looked almost similar to yours except for a milled lip that goes over the body.Every older JCH I have seen has had the button neck switches.I have had 2- an '87 and my current guitar # 1054. I did a search on the old forum and according to your serial # it dates it to be a very early model.Check out this post awhile ago.Its got some good info on it.I would think with your serial # either the original owner specified he didnt want the button switches and got jimmie to replace them with a single toggle or it was later replaced.Jimmie said he was going machine a plate for his guitar when he did mine.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/009535.html
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 6:44 pm
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| Trap, Thanks for the info. The part looks original(ie equal wear to rest of instrument) so I suspect it is the one Jimmy put on. I do recall the buttons on a mid '80's model I have played, but never gave it much thought. All the later models I have seen or played have the identical switch and block to mine. I suppose it really doesn't matter, and now we'll never know. |
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Dave Potter
From:
Texas
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Posted 6 Jan 2007 10:59 am
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| Kerry, I would have guessed about mid '80's, but never really knew. Thanks. This guitar has spent many years in storage and doesn't look anywhere near it's age. Fresh gloss black mica helps. |
Does "fresh gloss black mica" mean the mica has been replaced? |
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 6 Jan 2007 12:01 pm
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| Yes. Newly done and perfect.The original mica was loose and orange/red, so I went for replacement rather than repair. Glad I did! |
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 8 Jan 2007 1:06 pm
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| Sale pending on sale of buyers guitar. Will know in a few days. Thanks. |
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 11 Jan 2007 8:34 am
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JCH is still available. Buyer couldn't close his deal, so I am open to offers on this great guitar. Email me at: kiva238@aol.com
Thanks, John |
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John Lazarus
From:
Tucson, AZ.
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Posted 12 Jan 2007 1:43 pm
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SOLD. Lock it up bOb! Donation at conclusion of deal.
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John Lazarus
EMCI D-10,8+9; Evans FET 500 Custom; Peavey Tubefex; Model 6-A Matchbox; Emmons Volume Pedal |
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