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Topic: How many Emmons Players do we have? |
Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 5:41 pm |
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Just wanted to take a quick poll to see how many of you on the Forum play the best Steel Guitars in the world. Of course I'm talking about Emmons Guitars. Whether you play a new Lashley LeGrande III with everything on it or an old P/P with black wood necks & no knee levers. . . .tell us whatcha got and how sweet it is. I'll post & boast about my (4) Emmonses a little later as the thread develops.
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 6:51 pm
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Lashley LeGrande D-10 with 9 and 9. It was one of the first Lashley LeGrandes before the terms II and III were coined. It came with all 4 hole bellcranks. I soon replaced them all with 14 hole bellcranks.
And of course it is black mica 
But I have not played it in over 3 yrs since I got my Excel SuperB U-12. I would say it is one of the newest unused old Emmons LeGrande's around.
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Bob Doran
From:
Ames, Iowa, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 6:53 pm
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Hi Nick
I have an old Emmons E9 circa 1980.
Got it used for almost nothing.
DeVere Adamson, the leading PSG player in Iowa, says it sounds better than anything in his shop!
I can't talk shop talk with you, though.
Not knowledgeable enough, sorry.
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 6:58 pm
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A black D10 LeGrande III - 8+8. Built in 2000 and it's wonderful! Speaking of which, I could use a 'spare' - it must be the same colour, of course.....
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 7:15 pm
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| Black D-11, with 10 + 6, '68 or '69, belonged to Bobby Garrett. It had lot of mileage when I got it and I played it out for 3 years. The string spacing is 11 strings in the space of 10, on a D-10 body. It sounds fabulous, but it's not as comfortable to play as my current, first choice. |
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Wayne Baker
From:
Altus Oklahoma
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 7:18 pm
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Emmons owner X 2. 93 Legrande D10 W/8&5. 82 S10 p/p W/3&4.
Wayne Baker
Livin' Large in Hahira Ga.... |
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David Cobb
From:
Chanute, Kansas, USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 7:40 pm
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| 1992 Emmons Legrande D-10 8&5, midnight blue, purchased new. |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 7:55 pm
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Nick, I can't resist this one. Here goes.
1. 2000 LeGrande III, black mica 8+7 plays as soft as any guitar I ever played and sounds great.
2. 1996 Blue Lacquer Birdseye Maple LeGrande II D10, 8+9. Beautiful in every way including tone.
3. 1995 LeGrande II (w/LeGrande decal)D10,8+8 Mauve (plum burgandy) Love this one.
4. 1981 black mica push pull D10, 8+5 built for me by Bryan Adams new. Out of this world tone.
5. 1977 Red lacquer D10 8+5. Wood necks. A rare beauty. Recently sold to TS McDonald, he is letting me have it back.
6. 1967 black mica D10 8+7. Very near mint and one of my favorites to play. Sounds good, good, good!
7. 1966 D10 black mica bolt-on. 8+4 I am presently rebuilding it.
8. 1966 D10 black mica bolt-on, 8+1 I am presently rebuilding it also.
Jerry[This message was edited by Jerry Roller on 20 October 2003 at 07:28 AM.] |
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Larry Hamilton
From:
Amarillo,Tx
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 8:03 pm
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| I play a derby red Le Grande II, 8x5. Bought new in 2000. Even thought amp type wasn't requested, I use an Evans SE 200 with a Peavey 1502 speaker. Man what a tone! Larry |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 8:17 pm
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| I play a 1972 Emmons, standard 8 + 4, with the original standard pickups and laquer greenish colored body. (I'd asked for "BLUE".) Sounds great and never a mechanical problem. Great timbre, tone and whatever else it came with. |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 8:50 pm
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| I have an '80s red S12 p/p that I am converting from E9 extended to universal. I'm hoping to make it my main instrument for playing live country and alt country. With a good single coil pickup, these things honk like nothing else ever made. And when they are adjusted right they have easy action with a very solid feel. Mine has a vintage '60s-'70s look and sound that I love. As soon as I figure out exactly what copedent I want, I'm going to send it to someone to complete the conversion. |
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Jeff A. Smith
From:
Angola,Ind. U.S.A.
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 9:22 pm
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| I am the very proud owner of a 1996 midnite blue LeGrande II with 8 and 5. It is my first Emmons, and also my first D-10. As I learn my way around on it, I am more and more happy with what it is capable of. |
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Gary Walker
From:
Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 10:11 pm
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| In 2001 I bought Tommy White's black 76 D-10 8 & 6 P/P but I never play it. I play a D-11 and miss the extra string but it proudly sits in my music room and I know some great history through Tommy and Jim Cohen's ownership and someday may part with it. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 10:29 pm
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Right now I have 12/66 Bolt-on 1090D with black mica. I also have a parts-o-Emmons I made for my eight year old that is a black D10 with everything from Wraparound parts to those for the last PPs -- sort of like Johnny Cash's "One Piece At a Time." Right now it has a red belly (not original) and a wood neck on the C6 and aluminum on the E9. When i get a chance I will put an aluminum neck back on the C.
I used to own 1969 1280D and also Tommy White's Opry Stage D10 which was a late black mica with the 1970s-style pedals that I think were made for single necks because they were shorter than normal.[This message was edited by Chris Lucker on 19 October 2003 at 11:35 PM.] |
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Ivan Posa
From:
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Posted 19 Oct 2003 10:32 pm
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66 D-10 P/P bolt-on 8x5 with Truetone p/ups. Black of course....IP
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Ricky Littleton
From:
Steely-Eyed Missile Man from Cocoa Beach, Florida USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 12:09 am
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'93 LeGrande, black (for the tone) 8x4.
Ricky
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Emmons LeGrande - 8x4
Session 400 Ltd
Dan-Echo, E-Bow, Ibanez Distortion, Boss Comp./Sustain, Ibanez Auto-Wah
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 2:10 am
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| 1985 push-pull 8 & 7 Rosewood Mica |
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Frank Parish
From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 2:41 am
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66 bolt-on black 8/8 near mint
71 cut-tail wood body/alluminum necks 9/8
sunburst all over just refinished by A J Nelson. [This message was edited by Frank Parish on 25 October 2003 at 11:08 AM.] |
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Waisznor
From:
Berlin, Germany
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 3:28 am
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| 1985? Red Emmons Push/Pull 10x10, Sperzel-Tuner, chrome pedalboard and pedalrods, Emmons single-coils. |
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Artur Konwinski
From:
Poland
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 3:38 am
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| 1990? Black Emnmons LeGrande 8+7 |
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George Kimery
From:
Limestone, TN, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 3:49 am
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| 1974 SD-12 PP. 3 & 4. Black Gloss Mica. Mint condition. Set-up by Bryan Adams. |
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Rick Johnson
From:
Wheelwright, Ky USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 4:28 am
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I own a Fatback push/pull'75 Emmons 8/7 Tobacco Brown Lacquer body and necks. Stock single coil pickups.
I bought it in '85 from Bobby Seymour, he told me that it belonged to Hal Rugg.
The guitar is trouble free, never any
problems.
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Rick Johnson
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 5:00 am
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1966 S-10 Push/Pull w/3&4.
1969 D-10 Rosewood "Tank" w/9&7.
1969 Fender Twin w/BW
1975, 1976, 1978 Session 400
1980 Gretsch Nashville Pro Amp w/Altec
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Brad Sarno
Blue Jade Audio Mastering
St. Louis
http://home.earthlink.net/~bradsarno/
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Carl West
From:
La Habra, CA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 5:05 am
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2000 LaGrande lll 8/7 Black Mica
Carl West |
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Pat Dawson
From:
Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, USA
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Posted 20 Oct 2003 5:05 am
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1970 D-10 Fatback. 8 & 4 Black mica.
Mid-70's GS-10 Student 3 & 1. |
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