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Topic: What does MCI/ EMCI stand for?
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A. B. Traynor
Member From: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 28 May 2004 10:22 PM
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 I would be interested to know what EMCI and MCI stand for. Just a little piece of trivia maybey someone out there would know! Thanks. Adam Traynor |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 29 May 2004 05:00 AM
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Many think the C is for Bud Carter, but that is not the case.MCI stands for MusiConIcs (Musiconics, Inc.). Bud Carter left MCI in April '85, and shortly afterwards MCI became EMCI due to Buddy Emmons involvement. |
jim milewski
Member From: stowe, vermont
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posted 29 May 2004 10:45 AM
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after they added the "E", you could no longer play long disance licks I think, just local |
BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 04 June 2004 08:05 AM
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MCI stands for:"Murell Communications Incorporated".
When John Birkhead bought the reminants of the "MCI" company,music division, which was owned by Murrell (hospital equipment manufacturers) he had to change the name of the company, so he made the simplest change possible and still stay within the corporate laws. He and Buddy Emmons were promoting this guitar together at the time so he added the "E" to the front of the "MCI", this made the new name "EMCI". The metal front Rangexpander was the model in production at the time, designed by Gene Fields and John, so this model became the "EMCI". Did some guitars that were called a "EMCI" have a wood front? Yes, but only about seven special order guitars. They were all red except one. The standard "EMCI" guitar was really a welded frame, metal front, "MCI" guitar. Only very small cosmetic changes were made until Grestch purchased the company in 1990.
The difference between the "MCI and "EMCI" guitars was really just a name change, not a model change. A Rangexpander MCI and a Standard "EMCI" are the same guitar. This guitar throughout its conception steadliy saw improvements, sort of like the Volkswagon Beetle did.
Great guitars. Thank you Bud, John,Gene,Jim,Buddy and all the guys that made this great steel guitar possible.
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tbhenry
Member From: Chattanooga /USA
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posted 04 June 2004 11:19 AM
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What does MSA stand for? |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 04 June 2004 02:25 PM
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 Tell 'em Bobbe! |
tbhenry
Member From: Chattanooga /USA
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posted 04 June 2004 07:30 PM
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When I was at the Choo Choo reunion someone told me it stand for Morrell Seymour Anderson. Is this correct? |
Reggie Duncan
Member From: Mississippi
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posted 04 June 2004 09:41 PM
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Roger Rettig
Member From: NAPLES, FL
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posted 05 June 2004 07:26 AM
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I was going to say, 'Bobbe knows!', but thought better of it....  |
Roger Rettig
Member From: NAPLES, FL
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posted 05 June 2004 07:27 AM
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Reggie - where did you find THAT little guy? |
BobbeSeymour
Member From: Hendersonville TN USA
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posted 06 June 2004 05:32 PM
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MSA? Seems to have had several different meanings over the years. I know what it was in 1963, but now who knows. It was an airline in the orient, the name of a baby food and who knows what all else. I think it means "Micro Space" now. I think that means just a little teeny tiny amount of space. Significants of this? Lord knows, I don't.
Brandy Waller,
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tbhenry
Member From: Chattanooga /USA
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posted 07 June 2004 04:12 PM
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Yeah!!!!!!!! Is brandy really back??? |
Terry Sneed
Member From: El Dorado, Arkansas, USA
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posted 07 June 2004 07:37 PM
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I thought MSA stood for Maurice Anderson.
didn't he have somethin to do with the MSA?------------------
84 SKH Emmons Legrand D10
session 400'rd Steelin for my Lord.
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Lincoln Goertzen
Member From: Rose Prairie, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 07 June 2004 08:54 PM
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Actually, I did a search on the internet for "MSA", and came up with "Morman Students of America." Close, but not quite what I was looking for at the time. (I wanted to find out if I could still find an MSA pedal steel like my uncle's. I found out quickly I couldn't, but got turned on to Carter in the process. All's well that ends well...) Yes, Terry, Maurice Anderson is the A in MSA. |
tbhenry
Member From: Chattanooga /USA
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posted 08 June 2004 10:16 AM
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Ok Terry, The "A" stands for Anderson and the "M" stands for Morrell. Does the "S" stand for Seymour?? |
Joey Ace
Sysop From: Southern Ontario, Canada
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posted 08 June 2004 10:22 AM
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If you have the time, and interest, search the Forum archives. I recall some heated debate on this, with no final resolution. |
chas smith
Member From: Encino, CA, USA
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posted 08 June 2004 11:30 AM
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Ok Terry, The "A" stands for Anderson and the "M" stands for Morrell. Does the "S" stand for Seymour??
Yes, and Shields. |
Gino Iorfida
Member From: Oakdale, Pennsylvania, USA
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posted 09 June 2004 05:51 PM
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... or you could have kept all parties happy, and changed it to Morell, Anderson, Seymour Shields, and called it the MASS guitar... and anyone who's ever picked one up would see how fitting it is...Serious though, I think this will be one of the great mysteries of all time, right up there with what really is in Big Mac Secret Sauce...
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tbhenry
Member From: Chattanooga /USA
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posted 09 June 2004 06:18 PM
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Ok guys, I have it on very good authority that the "S" stands for Shields B0B, maybe it is time to close this thread!! |
b0b
Sysop From: Cloverdale, California, USA
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posted 09 June 2004 08:01 PM
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Good idea. I'm closing this before it erupts into a turf war.------------------
 Bobby Lee
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