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Topic: What's a Sho-Bud J B Fry pan worth ??? Available ??? |
Eddie Cunningham
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Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 7:23 am |
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| I have a 1983 J B Fry pan # B-071 , 8 string long neck with case , that I am thinking of selling. Not in mint condition, few scrapes and worn stains on metal body from playing but is still in perfect playing condition.Drilled couple holes in tuning head area to install string lowerer but idea didn't work out.Any body have any idea what might be a fair price ?? Sorry I can't post pictures. Thanks for any input ?? Eddie "C: ( the old geezer ) |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 9:08 am Well now..................
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At the St. Louis show in 2005, I think it was, Shot-Jacksons wife and daughter were offering the very last FryPan........Jerry Byrd model, that was "new" and in pristine condition for (I believe it was) $950-$999.00. This was about $50-$100.00 less than the Excel guy was selling his "new" JERRY BYRD model for.
I purchased mine in a round about way from Don Davis which gives it a little history.......for $925.00 or thereabouts.
Hope this helps! |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 9:31 am
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The holes in the guitar will definitely affect the price. The only question is how big the holes are, and how badly they affect the price.
Unfortunately without photos, it's going to be hard to give a valid answer. One person's "perfect playing condition" might not match another person's definition of the same.
Good luck either way.
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 10:00 am
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| Also, one question would be is if these had the faux horseshoe pickup. If so and the new owner wanted to convert it to a real working horseshoe that would cost $$. Bill Creller has repaired frypans that had holes. He's very talented and has a verity of metal working tools. |
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 10:17 am Stock pick ups :
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| Gary , I am no expert on pkups , the pickups are the original stock ones that Shot put in . Guitar is loud and sounds pure but I don't know if horseshoe is magnatized or not ?? Or what the difference might be in any sound ?? Wish I could post pics but can't. I'll see what turns up. It is a nice playing steel. Eddie "C" |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 18 Jun 2007 11:38 am
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I built a (true) horseshoe pickup for the one Bobby Ingano has. He keeps it in Maui, so I haven't seen or heard the guitar. He says it sounds great (?)
BILL |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 20 Jun 2007 9:51 am
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| I don't know if horseshoe is magnatized or not ?? |
Just place a coin or something metalic on the "magnet"...if it falls off, you'll know it's a fake. |
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2007 12:58 pm By George = Non magnetic !!
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| George, I had thought of checking the magnetic fields but today I got the guitar out and ran several pieces of iron things by the horseshoes and there was no magnetic force at all !! I can't believe that Shot and Jerry would fool me !! Who can you trust ?? The pole magnets in the pickup must be very strong as the guitar has a powerful and loud output. How much more power could the horseshoes add ?? I'll give the guitar to a friend to repair the holes and probably put it on E-bay and see what happens !! Eddie "C" ( old geezer ) |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2007 2:14 pm
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| Or, offer it here on the SGF and the members get the first whack at it? |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Jun 2007 5:05 pm
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It may be in Jerry's book, but the story I heard is that Jerry wanted a true horseshoe pickup and Shot didn't, so it's a faux horseshoe. I think many people who own those and the Excel frypan don't even know the shoes are only for looks. There's more to the story above but it's heresay so I wont get into it.
Also, In my opinion (so shoot me!) if the "shoe" pickup was full of the mojo many think it is, Rickenbacher would be using them. |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2007 7:45 pm My J. B. F. P. for sale (maybe )??
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| I am waiting for delivery of a new light weight 6 string Hawaiian guitar and then would seriously consider selling the J B F P. I would like to get $500.00 and if anyone has any interest E-mail me and we can work out details and maybe we can make a deal. I can't sell till I get my new guitar. Should this be posted in "For Sale" section ?? Eddie "C" |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Jun 2007 9:04 am
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Eddie, I think it's worth more than 500 bucks, regardless of the pickup, which could be replaced with a real magnet type.
Someone mentioned 8 or 9 hundred bucks. It has to be worth at least that much. |
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2007 2:01 pm Fry pan value ??
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| Bill , thanks for the value comment . I've owned this guitar for 24 years and have played the heck out of it !! I worked with a Hawaiian band and played steel shows and jamborees and have got a lot of miles and fun out of this guitar !! It needs some cosmetic work but the guitar sounds and plays great and I would never recommend changing the pickup !! It has a rich, powerful sound and IMHO don't think there is much room for improvement !! I would be happy to see the guitar find a good ,new home and would be satisfied with the $500. !! I'll probably post it for sale next week end on the forum and see what happens !! Thanks again for the post !! Eddie "C" ( the old geezer ) |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 23 Jun 2007 11:42 pm
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| George Keoki Lake wrote: |
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| I don't know if horseshoe is magnatized or not ?? |
Just place a coin or something metalic on the "magnet"...if it falls off, you'll know it's a fake. |
A cent is mostly copper: it's not magnetic. A dime and quarter are nickel-covered copper: they're hardly magnetic. A nickel is almost all nickel, as the name implies: it's not magnetic. I don't know of any coins with a high iron content. Just use a pin !  |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 3:46 am
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Just for the record ... 
A US Nickel coin is about 25% Nickel and 75% Copper.
Pure Nickel is ferromagnetic.
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 5:13 am
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| I use a paper ciip. |
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