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Topic: Excited about getting Stringmaster T8 back ! |
Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 28 Aug 2019 12:42 pm |
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End of September, first of October, I will have in my possession the Fender T8 Stringmaster that I like playing the best. I sold it a friend of mine and he graciously agreed to sell it back to me. I think it is a special steel...has the sound I really like and with 3 necks I can keep all my fav tunings in front of me for western swing, Hawaiian and just plain fun !
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Zum Encore, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, Gretsch G5210T-P90 Electromatic Jet Two 90,1976 Ibanez L5, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp |
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Will Ellis
From:
Nashville TN, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2019 2:22 pm
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That's a beautiful guitar!
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Sho~Bud Professional D-10 (1972)
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2019 8:28 am
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Larry,
I had a very similar experience.
When I got my 1st Sho~Bud, I sold my T-8 Stringmaster.
After quite a while the fellow who bought it passed away and I bought it back from his widow.
However, in his possession, it led a rough life.
It had been in a car wreck and it looked like he played it with a claw hammer!
I took it all apart, refinished it and this is what it looks like now, it is an early Stringmaster with 26" scale:
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Larry Lenhart
From:
Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 30 Aug 2019 1:55 pm
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Erv, thanks for your response...you did a great job with that steel...it looks wonderful. I dont have the skills nor the notion to refurbish mine...this is the same steel I played at the Phoenix steel show several years ago...its the one in my avitar. Ironically my very first steel was a quad...I paid for $150 for it and had no idea what I had..it belonged to my instructor Bill Pruitt who purchased it new...it had the push buttons to change necks..wish I still had it, but this triple will do quite nicely ! 
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Zum Encore, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, Gretsch G5210T-P90 Electromatic Jet Two 90,1976 Ibanez L5, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2019 2:03 pm
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Larry,
To rub a little salt in the wound, this is my quad.
When I got it it was painted blue, not once, but twice!!
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Larry Lenhart
From:
Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 30 Aug 2019 5:08 pm
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Another beauty !! Good job as always.
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Zum Encore, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, Gretsch G5210T-P90 Electromatic Jet Two 90,1976 Ibanez L5, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2019 7:19 am
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Larry,
Thanks! 
Erv |
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