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Topic: MULLEN D-10, 8x8, Pre-Royal Precision |
steve takacs
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beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 3:41 am |
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MULLEN D-10, 8x8, Pre-Royal Precision model, outstanding blue refinished lacquer, Emmons style copedent, standard height, Lawrence pick-ups, leg pouch and good, but well worn case. The color is very unusual for a Mullen. Polished aluminum levers. I purchased this from Duane Dunard back in March 2015.
$3200 plus shipping/insurance
Personal ' Check preferred. Add 3% PayPal Fees if you use PayPal
Here is what a former owner and Forum member, David Higginbotham, wrote about this Mullen :
"I totally rebuilt that guitar including changing it to blue with those one of a kind inlays on the front apron. It has several coats of lacquer on it. There isn t another Mullen that color as I mixed the color myself and wanted the inlays to be different than the usual rope pattern. The person that purchased it from me added the extra three knee levers but rest assured every piece of that guitar was refurbished and I still love the color of it. I spent many hours on that guitar and it paid off as it plays ultra smooth!"
Split-tuning screws: three on E9 neck and two on C6th neck.
Check my 100% positive EBAY feedback and especially note what is written about my careful packing of instruments. Also look at mynForum feedback. Thanks steve
Here is the copedant:
E9th.
(Front) LKL, raise 1, 2, 7
(Rear) LKL, raise 4, 8
LKV, lower 5, 10
LKR, lower 4, 8
RKL, raise 1, 2, lower 6
RKR, lower 2, 9
C6th.
LKL, raise 3, 7
LKV, lowers 2, 6
(no LKR)
RKL, raise 4
RKR, lower 3
[img]http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/1446_400_bott1_5_1.jpg[/img
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Jerry Berger
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Nampa, Idaho USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 12:17 pm
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Steve ....That is a very pretty Mullen at a great price! Good luck on your sale.  |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 8:32 pm
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Thanks for the well-wishes, Jerry!!!
David Higginbotham did a bang-up job restoring this steel and re-lacquering it. In another life, it was Halloween orange. He also did an incredible job creating a red Sho-Bud and an Emmons black mica.
Wish I had those abilities. steve t |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 8:19 am
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Dale, I have to agree with you on all counts and have upped the price in the hopes no one will want to buy it.
I must again thanks David Higginbotham for the work he did on this Mullen.
Stevet |
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Dale Rottacker
From:
Walla Walla Washington, USA
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 1:35 pm Holding onto blue Mullen for now
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I am going to hold on this Mullen for the time being but will keep the thread open but not bump it.
Thanks Dale for getting me to reconsider selling this one.
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Patrick Huey
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Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 6:53 pm
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Kudos, Dale!! Steve I wouldn't part with this 'un! I have a pre RP 8/8 just almost exactly like Dale's and wouldn't sell mine for anything. That's one beautiful steel, buddy! You'll kick yourself forever if you do.
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Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Mike Wilkerson
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Luther Oklahoma
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 7:07 pm
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Steve as most of has had one time or another we dont want to see you have sellers remorse... That is a very beautiful example of how a pedal steel should look like.... Slim
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Patrick Huey
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Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Jun 2016 10:24 pm
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Thank you, Slim, I couldn't have said it better. That one is a keeper and a half.
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Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 10 Jun 2016 3:38 am Thanks for the input gents
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Patrick and Slim, I'm inclined to agree with you about this Mullen and the sellers remorse which would be the outcome of a sale.
We all know there are any number of fantastic looking, playing and sounding steels out there in the pedal steel universe. Subjectivity plays a part too in evaluating steels.
I must say though, that of all the steels i've come across, this Mullen is special to me perhaps because of all the meticulous care David Higginbotham took in crafting this piece. Having purchased it from Duane Dunard meant something to me as I've purchased steels from Duane before and he is a 'stand-up' guy.
Though I'm trying to thin out the D-10 herd this year, this Mullen won't be part of that herd.
Thanks for the input from you two as well as Dale and Jerry who advised against moving this blue Mullen down the road. stevet |
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Dale Rottacker
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Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Patrick Huey
From:
Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2016 6:29 pm
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Why thank you, Steve, if Publisher's Clearinghouse would have shown up Tuesday with my $10,000,000 check like they should have then I wouldn't have said boo either, just sent ya the dough! I feel the same way about mine. I managed to get Junior's lacquer '95 two tone D10, and he was the first steel player I ever met and he always had a kind word and a few minutes between sets to talk and answer my fifty zillion questions...kinda my first "guitar hero". Couldn't believe I managed to lay hands on the steel I watched him play so well years ago, so yeah...it's got a huge amount of sentimental value to me anyway. That's something you just can't replace. And yours is an absolutely gorgeous one of a kind color! Don't stick her back up for sale after them idjits show up with my mucho dinero or you won't have her long!!
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Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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Patrick Huey
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Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2016 6:36 pm
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Oh and one other thing, Steve....you can keep her and be thankful you have 8 black pedals....that's eight less to polish than I have....mine has the full polished package all the way lol...yours is probably a few ounces lighter than mine too!
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Pre RP Mullen D10 8/7, Zum 3/4, Carter S-10 3/4, previous Cougar SD-10 3/4 & GFI S-10 3/4, Fender Steel King, 2 Peavey Session 500's, Peavey Nashville 400, Boss DD-3, Profex-II, Hilton Digital Sustain, '88 Les Paul Custom,Epiphone MBIBG J-45, Fender Strat & Tele's, Takamine acoustics, Marshall amps, Boss effects, Ibanez Tube Screamer, and it all started with an old cranky worn out Kay acoustic you could slide a Mack truck between the strings and fretboard on!! |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jul 2018 3:24 am
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| Bumpo |
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Jerry Horch
From:
Alva, Florida, USA
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Posted 7 Jul 2018 3:47 am
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Very nice guitar.....
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jul 2018 3:53 am Thanks Jerry
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| Heh, thanks,Jerry. I really like it and some of my other D-10s but need the dough. This is my favorite. Stevet |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jul 2018 11:37 am thanks b0b
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up thanks b0b
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 31 Aug 2018 4:24 pm Mullen D-10, 8x8, Pre-Royal Precision
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| please bump, b0b |
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Larry Lenhart
From:
Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 31 Aug 2018 7:30 pm
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Not that STeve needs my input or anyone else for that matter, but I bought this steel from David and it is even more beautiful in person ! A great steel at a great price...not sure why I ever sold it ! Good luck with the sale, it will make someone very very happy !
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 1 Sep 2018 11:45 am mullen D-10, 8x8, Pre-Royal Precision
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Thanks, Larry,
I feel as you did about this steel. i don't want to sell it but need to generate some cash. I will put up a number of other pedal steels and guitars for sale so perhaps I will get to keep the Mullen.
Thanks for chiming in and for the bet wishes you sent. Steve T |
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Larry Petree
From:
Bakersfield. Ca. USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2018 6:31 am Mullen steels
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| I sure agree with you on the preRP Mullen. I have a black D-10 that I am selling, and it plays and sounds great. Good luck. |
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