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Topic: ZB D-10 $1650 |
Michael Winter
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Portland, Oregon
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Posted 12 Feb 2007 12:05 pm |
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No affiliation but I found it on craigslist up here in my area. I shot him an email to find out if he'd upgraded to a new steel or what. I'd love to meet some new steelers up here in my neck of the woods! 
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/msg/276004747.html
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Larry Chung
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Feb 2007 12:50 pm
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Hi Michael:
This looks like a good one! Probably started out blue and faded to its present color. The Scranton ZBs are really special!
Somebody's gonna be happy. Knee levers are pure ZB. I'd be curious to peek underneath, too.
ZBest,
LC |
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 12 Feb 2007 1:44 pm
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I'm pretty ZB illiterate. Is that strip of hardware on the rear apron (if I am seeing it right--is that a piece of metal to which a couple of knee levers are attached?)----is that typical? And if so, is it an 'after-market' ZB add-on---like, sent back to Z.Beck for a couple of addtional levers---or is that how it would have come from the 'factory'?
Also, if I had a couple of days I could probably find the history in the ZB thread or on DVA's page but if someone would be kind enough to run this down for me.....what's the short form of the chronology of ownership and geographic location of ZB manufacturing? Is Scranton the original Zane Beck ZB? Then what?
Just scratching an sudden itch of curiosity. |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 12 Feb 2007 6:34 pm
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| That bracket is typical of ZB knee lever applications. This guitar likely needs at least a lot of work. I've never seen one used that didn't unless it was a restore. The mechanics are totally uinique and parts hard to get. I would put this in the $850-$1000 range. Not worth $1650.00. It most likely plays like clutch pedals. I've seen a number of these where the mechanics were totally rusted. Sight unseen I wouldn't pay more than $850.00 for that guitar. I work on ZB's. |
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Ben Turner
From:
Myrtle Beach, SC, USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 10:03 am ZB CUSTOM
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| I was actually pretty lucky, I started out on an old road-worn out ZB Custom with a low SERIAL #. I had to literally stomp the pedals to get them to move. but they're VERY classy steel's, they're just gorgeous, and really do sound great! Playing/starting out on an older steel of this calibre make's you really appreciate the improvements that have been made by the builder's these days and how well the instruments play! |
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Michael Winter
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Portland, Oregon
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 10:49 am
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Here the reply I got:
Hello Michael,
Sorry, I am not a pedal steel player. I bought this instrument from Elderly Instruments 20 years ago. It was delivered to Dearborn Music in 1968. The serial number is 1169. I got it for my wife,I am a sax player. It's cool but it is old and heavy. One of the pins that the ball of the strings attaches to is broken. Country Dave in Seattle says that he thinks it was originally blue.
Thanks for your interest,
Bill
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Sierra U12 Crown Keyless
1975 Fender Pro Reverb
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Dave Van Allen
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Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 7:20 pm
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Just scratching an sudden itch of curiosity. |
that's how it starts Jon... I predict you'll own a ZB by years end  |
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Pat Burns
From:
Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 5:05 pm
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...not me, though..I'm not in the least curious about month-old ZB ads...juuust surfin'...
..I found this in "Instruments for Sale, where b0b moved it a while ago...don't know how it ended up back in "pedal steel".. |
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