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Topic: Wright S-10 Pedal Steel FS in Los Angeles |
Ben Elder
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La Crescenta, California, USA
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Jon Zimmerman
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California, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2017 8:00 pm Cave man in LA |
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 A very early model. to be sure, Ben. Last year, for a time this same store (Pawn/Music) featured a black color EMCI D-10 for approx (if memory serves)
$2 thou, . Wondered if any local swooped that one up. Very good shape, outwardly.. but
they fail to show the mechanicals. Wonder if cables live under the skirt. |
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Abe Levy
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California, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 5:20 am
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I got these from the seller...
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Mostly Pre-1970 guitars. |
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Herb Steiner
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Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 6:22 am
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I grew up in LA and I remember that part of downtown being loaded with pawn shops where you could find a mid-50's D-28 for $250. Which was a lot of coin back in 1965.
In junior high and high school, I was friends with James Ellroy. Read his books, his descriptions of Los Angeles in the 50's are totally spot on.
Okay, back on topic...
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Jon Zimmerman
From:
California, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 7:09 am
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Thx Abe for posting the pics. Still on a learning curve to become adept at a smart phone
that makes me feel dumb at times. 😫 |
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Andy DePaule
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Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 3:25 pm Nice one
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Boy that is in nice condition for a guitar thats more than 50 years old.
I'd be tempted if I'd not spent so much and committed to more already.
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 3:10 pm Could not resist
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Been wanting a Wright steel so long I had to buy it.
Not being very responsible but what the heck, it's so clean and nice I just had to do it.
They took the post down now so I will put them back up here when I get home
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 3:34 pm
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Thank goodness!
I was sweating bullets about this. One of my favorite steelers plays a D8 from this era and I was getting very, very itchy to buy it.
You, Sir, may have just saved my marriage.
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RICK ABBOTT
Sho~Bud D-10 Professional #7962
Remington T-8, Sehy #112
1975 Peavey Pacer |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 4:51 pm Saved your marriage
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Hi Rick,
Glad I could save your marriage, I no longer have a wife so now no need to justify my wasting the kids education money any more.
Anyway, they might like working on a garbage truck!  
I should say thanks to Abe for getting and posting those photos of the underside.
That was what did me in and I no longer had the will to resist.
Here are those photos of this beauty;
The chromed wrapped body is long before the MCI steels years later?
Hard to miss one of those pedals as long as your in the right neighborhood, or should I say Wright neighborhood?
Nice design of the fingers to help reduce string breakage.
Need some bling, this one has it in spades...
A littler roughness in the lacquer on the leading edge of the maple, but not enough to want to refinish. Just take care to not cause any more with a nice dust cover.
One thing I liked is that all the cables seem to pull two fingers, then if you look to the left there seems to be a bracket to hook up any extra pull cables that you don't want to use keeping tension on the other pull.
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project.
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 8:42 pm About the rough edge...
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About the rough edges with what looks in the photos like chipped lacquer.
There is an old method used by luthiers and furniture restorers called french polishing.
Basically you use a soft cotton pad (Also known as a Rubber) with a mixture of shellac and alcohol and a tad of oil to rub the finish and build up a new coat of shellac where the lacquer is missing.
With carful work you can touch it up to a point where you'd have to look very close to see the repair. I've had a fair amount of experience doing that so will not be a problem to do without a complete strip down and refinish.
A guitar like this should be preserved as close to original as possible.
Much as I like knee levers, I'd not make any such changes to this instrument.
Last, a great photo of the master himself, Chuck Wright;
I'm not sure the date of this photo, I'd guess mid 50's?
Planning to take the photo to Saigon where there are many good artists who can do a nice oil painting of it for my wall.
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 27 Jun 2017 3:11 am
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Andy,
Great looking guitar!!!.. I'm thinking early 60's..it was built in Red Bluff, Ca
The picture of my Dad is late 1949....that was the first guitar he built, for himself..that's the guitar that started it all...  |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 27 Jun 2017 6:08 am I thought about that time.
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Thanks David,
Thanks for the information.
I thought about that time for the age of the guitar, but not sure.
It's in amazing condition.
I was not aware that some were made in Red Bluff.
Usually go through there on my way south so now it will have more meaning for me.
As for that photo...
Remember those days well, I was 18 months old then.
Really, it is a wonderful photo.
Best wishes,
Andy
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Inlaid Star Guitar 2006 by Mark Giles. SD-10 4+5 in E9th; http://luthiersupply.com/instrument-gallery.html
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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