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Topic: Emmons on ebay |
John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Jay Ganz
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Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 14 May 2006 9:16 am |
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This is the same as the first steel I bought back in 73. Except I got it for a few hundred
bucks. That one on ebay is way overpriced! |
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Jon Zimmerman
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California, USA
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Posted 14 May 2006 9:16 am
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Strange place to see an Emmons Student Steel (correct?)--the other things this site sells are triathalon outfits and shoes..dancin' shoes! Weird to me also because part of my password on this forum is 'shoe'.  |
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 14 May 2006 9:57 am
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| For that money, the corrosion ought to be cleaned off the machine screws underneath. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 May 2006 10:09 am
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Doesn't that pickup look like a DeArmand?
I thought it might be a student model. but with the four pedals I wasn't sure. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 14 May 2006 10:12 am
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| Yes, it looks like a DeArmond but it has the Emmons logo. ?? |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 May 2006 10:19 am
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You're right, it does have the name and chevron of Emmons.
I wonder how old it really is. |
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mike nolan
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Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 14 May 2006 5:16 pm
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| I set one of these up last winter for a guy in Brooklyn. The pickup is an Emmons branded DeArmond. It played and sounded good. The pedalboard and legs were a bit wobbly though. The tone knob is the same as the older push pulls... but it has the badge logo... probably early 70s. The guy that I set it up for wanted an E 9... so we did a modified version... but I think that a 6th tuning of some sort with the 4 and 1 configuration would be cool.... The price is nuts though. |
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Pat Burns
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Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 14 May 2006 8:00 pm
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...that price is a tad optimistic...speaking of which, here's a sales pitch for another guitar currently on ebay, an '89 Emmons Legrand, 4 hole bellcrank model...
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| This is a model LD10L Lashley Legrande from Emmons. This is a dual neck model with 8 pedals and 6 knee levers. There is also an Emmons volume pedal. These now retail for $8000 new and a fine used one like this will sell in fine music stores for more than $5000. |
...current bid is $1999.
Thanks for bringing up the question on the student model, John...I was wondering the same thing, didn't know Emmons made an 8 string student model. It looked like Emmons underneath and homemade on top.
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 15 May 2006 7:20 am
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| Well Pat, we both learned somethin' from this thread then. I was thinkin' that it might make a good Western Swing guitar. |
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Pat Burns
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Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 15 May 2006 7:55 am
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| ...I'm wondering why you need the key for the case on the student model. I have one of those cases...you can leave it latched and still lift up the top. |
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Nicholas Dedring
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Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 15 May 2006 10:13 am
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I would be worried about the "...oxidization on the tightening screws..."  |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 15 May 2006 1:49 pm
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| Whew! Man, I think I'm gonna pass out! The room is spinning!.............. |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 21 May 2006 9:55 am
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I agree with Jay & Doug on it being overpriced. I had a 10 string Emmons student model and it DID NOT have the wrapround endplates where this one does.
Was this something that was only available on the 8 string guitars. NR[This message was edited by Nick Reed on 21 May 2006 at 11:04 AM.] |
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