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Topic: 75 Emmons Lacquer D-10 Fatback Restoration |
Ron Spears
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 13 May 2020 6:40 pm |
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I flew to Florida to pick up this guitar about 4 years ago, it was in bad shape. It had been rode hard and put up wet. The owner was in his eighties and had played every VFW club in the Florida/ Alabama area for years. He never put it in the case just threw it in the back of his truck and drove to the gig. All of the legs had been stripped with a screw holding them together. Six holes were drilled into the left endplate. He rigged a mic stand and a fiddle holder on it. The nicotine stains were everywhere. Even a few cig burns. Bar dings galore and Gouging marks on both aprons. I have been dragging my feet on this one.
I stripped the cabinet down and had Andy Todd refinish it. I then flocked the underside and put it away for a year or so. Going back every so often to do something to it. Thanks to the quarantine I found a lot of free time to work on projects I I had sitting around. This one is on the home stretch. Here’s a before and after.
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Ron Hogan
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Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 14 May 2020 6:02 am
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Ron, when do we see the masterpiece.
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Ron Spears
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 14 May 2020 6:49 am Here
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Ron Hogan
From:
Nashville, TN, usa
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Posted 14 May 2020 7:15 am
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| So nice Ron. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 15 May 2020 1:08 am
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beautiful ! 
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Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders , Eastman Mandolin ,
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Benton Allen
From:
Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 May 2020 8:23 am
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| Beautiful Ron! |
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Billy Knowles
From:
Kenansville, N. C. 28349 usa
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Posted 15 May 2020 5:33 pm Emmons
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Looks great, good job
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Billy Knowles
STEEL GUITAR EAST
Emmons authorized dealer and approved service technician
my web site: http://www.steelguitareast.com |
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Ron Spears
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 May 2020 6:13 pm Couple More Photos
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Just thought I'd stick in a few more photos. Still wrestling with the setup. Getting there little by little.
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 23 May 2020 5:50 pm
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| Nice job bringing a fine guitar back to life! |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 May 2020 6:42 pm
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| Look very good Ron congratulations! |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Ron Spears
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 25 May 2020 5:53 am Endplate
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| Jerry Roller wrote: |
Ron, what did you do about the holes in endplate?
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Harry Jackson did a great job of plugging the holes. Here's a before and after transition. If you look real hard you can see some small halos. I swapped this endplate to another less desirable guitar.
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2020 8:13 pm
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| Look again Ron dose good work. |
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 24 Jul 2020 5:49 pm
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| Looking good, Ron!!!!!! |
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2020 6:44 pm
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| Ron, That's a beauty!!!! I bet it has one heck of a tone with the wood necks. First one I seen without metal necks. |
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Ron Spears
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2020 7:14 pm Yep
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| Kevin Fix wrote: |
| Ron, That's a beauty!!!! I bet it has one heck of a tone with the wood necks. First one I seen without metal necks. |
I've finally found my keeper. Killer tone. |
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