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Topic: Joaquin Murphey's Bigsby for sale (Retrofret)
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Brad Bechtel
Moderator From: San Francisco, CA
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posted 19 September 2006 08:22 AM
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Steve Uhrik of RetroFret in New York City has alerted me to their sale of Joaquin Murphey's triple neck Bigsby steel guitar.------------------
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Gerald Ross
Member From: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 08:30 AM
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Their ad states: quote:
Please contact us for pricing and status.
Anyone have an idea on the price? ------------------
Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar' 
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
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Andy Volk
Member From: Boston, MA
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posted 19 September 2006 09:44 AM
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Now, THAT's interesting! If it's on the level, it may well be one of the most valuable vintage steel guitars ever. |
Dave Zielinski
Member From: Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 09:49 AM
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wow. what a piece of history. what a cool guitar. |
Barry Blackwood
Member From: elk grove, CA
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posted 19 September 2006 10:33 AM
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Gerald, remember the old adage, "If you have to ask, etc. .... |
Danny James
Member From: Columbus, Indiana, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 11:10 AM
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It sure would be interesting to know how the pickups are made. Does anyone know anything about them? |
Mike Black
Member From: New Mexico, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 11:10 AM
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That's it right down to the knob on the top neck! |
Andy Sandoval
Member From: Bakersfield, California, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 11:25 AM
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If I put down $100 on it I wonder what the payments would be? |
Ron Whitfield
Member From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 12:15 PM
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That vol. knob alone is worth the cost of any mere mortal steel. |
John McGann
Member From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 01:29 PM
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A nice reply from the shop: quote:
Lots of buzz about the steel, as well I imagined there would be. Always difficult to price an instrument this unique and historic. That being said - we asking $75,000. I'd be glad to send additonal photos if you have other questions, comments or feedback.Best regards, Steve Steven L. Uhrik Retrofret Vintage, Rare & Unusual Fretted Instruments
I'm buying more lottery tickets tonight!
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Gerald Ross
Member From: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 01:36 PM
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Sold - I just put it on layaway. $100 down, $10.99 a week. The guitar is mine September 19, 2137. ------------------
Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
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Jim Cohen
Member From: Philadelphia, PA
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posted 19 September 2006 01:55 PM
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That being said - we asking $75,000
Okay, then, how much for just the volume knob?  |
Bill McCloskey
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posted 19 September 2006 02:10 PM
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Does that include shipping? |
John Billings
Member From: Northfield Center, Ohio, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 02:20 PM
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Some sort of pedal device on the middle neck? |
Bill Manning
Member From: New York, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 02:56 PM
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"If it's on the level, it may well be one of the most valuable vintage steel guitars ever."Andy, I've dealt with Retrofret on a couple of purchases (neither of them were for $75K!) and they are definitely on the level. First class operation, and an AMAZING collection of instruments. Bill |
Gary Boyett
Member From: Colorado
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posted 19 September 2006 05:11 PM
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If we could get 75 fo-bro's to each pitch in $1000.00 we could buy it. Then we could pass it around every week. Kind of like a time share...With shipping considered you could have it once every two years or so.
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Stephan Miller
Member From: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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posted 19 September 2006 05:30 PM
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Gary, I like it! And when you looked back on your life, you'd know it was worth it-- you had the Holy Grail to yourself for a week!  Uh, can you put a time-share on layaway? --Steve |
William Clark
Member From: Chicago, IL USA
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posted 20 September 2006 06:47 AM
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Do you think I could get 75k for one of my kidneys on Ebay? It's only 42 years old! |
John Bechtel
Member From: Nashville, Tennessee,U.S.A.
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posted 21 September 2006 10:24 PM
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At a price like that, I think the smartest thing for me to do is to walk by it, take a long~close l©©k (if they’ll let me) and say: “Ain’t that nice”? And then “Walk On By”! [That might be a good title for a song!]
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“Big John”
a.k.a. {Keoni Nui}
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Chris Cummings
Member From: England
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posted 22 September 2006 11:21 AM
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Just found Joaquin's thumbpick under the bed. His name is written on it in crayon so its definately his - first $1000 gets it !!
[I'm sure Ive got some old looking fingerpicks lying around as well]If your going to buy Joaquin's Bigsby you might as well get the picks to go with it !!!
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chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 22 September 2006 08:58 PM
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Mike Johnstone has his picks. |
Don Kona Woods
Member From: Vancouver, Washington, USA
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posted 22 September 2006 11:21 PM
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John says,
quote:
I think the smartest thing for me to do is to walk by it, take a long~close l©©k .....
Don't do it, that will cost ya too!! Aloha,
Don |
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