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Topic: Julian Tharpe model MSA on eBay
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Jim Smith
Member From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 26 July 2002 06:51 AM
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Just saw this old style single neck 20  string MSA with 11 pedals and 4 knee levers on eBay! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=896009513 |
Al Marcus
Member From: Cedar Springs,MI USA
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posted 26 July 2002 08:53 AM
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That is old. That is the one with the F clip bellcrank which is removable and easily put in another spot. I had a double 12 MSA wtih the same underneath.. I think it was my first MSA that I got from Reece....al  |
Joe MC
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posted 26 July 2002 09:45 AM
History of this S-20 MSA. Bud and Julian built this guitar for Julian. I ended up with it in 1968 or so. I played it many years and it was a pretty good sounding guitar, but the earlier F shaped extrusions required lots of tune up and adjustment. I rewound the pickup in about 1974. I sold it to a DJ in El Paso in 1978. It's changed hands several times since. That's my story.
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HowardR
Member From: N.Y.C.,N.Y.
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posted 26 July 2002 01:58 PM
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That must require a verrrrrry lonnnnnng bar! |
Larry Miller
Member From: Gladeville,TN.USA
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posted 26 July 2002 03:11 PM
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quote:
SOME OF THE BINDING AROUND THE EDGES OF THE FRET BOARD AND THE EDGES OF THE TABLE HAS BEEN REGLUED
a table slide |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 26 July 2002 03:26 PM
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Well, in all my years of playing, I've only seen two S20 steels...and that's one of 'em! One-of-a-kind, and belonging to a famous player, it could escalate back to it's original price (if more than one person is interested). |
Lee Baucum
Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier
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posted 26 July 2002 03:59 PM
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So....how was this beast tuned and what did the pedals do? Was it tuned and played like a double neck squeezed into one neck?Also, how about that cool mic stand attached to the top? ------------------
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Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 27 July 2002 11:02 AM
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110 lbs in the case!  Does anyone know the capabilities of this changer? Is it single raise, single lower, or what? Looks like it would be a good candidate for an extended version of my F diatonic tuning. What was the original selling price on this model?
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Joe Henry
Member From: Ebersberg, Germany
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posted 27 July 2002 02:24 PM
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Ah, that“s a mic stand on the top? I thought it was a lamp! |
Al Marcus
Member From: Cedar Springs,MI USA
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posted 27 July 2002 02:48 PM
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Bobby-That model probably was double raise and double lower. The underneath looks like a D12 MSA that I had around 1968.My D12 with 10 and 7 was about $1500 then...al |
Jim Cohen
Member From: Philadelphia, PA
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posted 05 August 2002 03:58 PM
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Sold for $810. |
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