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Topic: ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!
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Larry Chung
Member From: San Francisco, CA, USA
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posted 01 November 2006 12:06 PM
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Hey Fellow ZBers:Joe, I can't believe you're going to own Duncan's ZB. Congratulations. Great job on it, Greg Jones! Duncan, I can't believe Joe's going to own your ZB. Congratulations? Still, great job on it, Greg Jones! Dave Z., this isn't a contest, buddy. Maybe your ZBs should meet mine, and we could start some sort of breeding club or something. ZB Husbandry, really, think of all those unbalanced pulls... Congratulations on the bouncing new (old) S-10. ZBest,
LC |
Duncan Hodge
Member From: DeLand, FL USA
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posted 01 November 2006 04:58 PM
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Yes Larry, the blue ZB is going back to California where it was born. Joe and I sell a steel to each other every couple of years, or so. It's our way of staying in touch. Many people exchange emails but Joe and I send 100lb pieces of wood and metal across the entire length of the country. It's quite the bonding experience. I fell in love with one of those "F" steels (no, not the "F" your wife uses when referring to those (blank) steels) and the only I could make the deal was by parting with the D-10. It was a very sad day when I came to the realization that it had to go. At least I still have the red ZB so I'm still in the club.
Duncan[This message was edited by Duncan Hodge on 01 November 2006 at 04:59 PM.]
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Chuck McGill
Member From: Jackson, Tn
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posted 07 November 2006 03:57 AM
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Duncan the 12str is on the way to KY. Greg
will do for her what I can't and breathe life into a gorgeous steel. Looking forward
to getting it back and sending my Scranton
D10 for a touch up. |
Ad Kersten
Member From: Beek en Donk, The Netherlands
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posted 07 November 2006 02:42 PM
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Try another brand - less help needed - more time to play ! 
Ad------------------
Zumsteel S12U
Yo, Man! homepage
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Kevin Hatton
Member From: Amherst, N.Y.
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posted 07 November 2006 05:20 PM
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Yeah, but they wouldn't sound like a ZB Custom. |
Pat Kelly
Member From: Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
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posted 09 November 2006 08:18 PM
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Hey Ad,
In thirty or forty years time, if you've still got the Zum (fine guitar), maybe you won't be so dismissive of having to get it "tweeked." Pat |
John Roche
Member From: England
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posted 10 November 2006 11:38 AM
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XB D10 8+4 seial 0085 , what year please |
Kevin Hatton
Member From: Amherst, N.Y.
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posted 10 November 2006 02:10 PM
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I have # 0086 here in Buffalo. It should be a 1970 guitar. ZB switched over its serial numbers in 69.[This message was edited by Kevin Hatton on 10 November 2006 at 05:52 PM.] |
Dave Van Allen
Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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posted 11 November 2006 07:19 AM
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I got a Bakersfield era ZB Catalog on e-bay in pristine condition! Exactly like the catalog I ordered my first ZB from.I've scanned it in hi res and here are a few low res images for you ZB freaks The front cover The inside The back cover |
John Roche
Member From: England
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posted 12 November 2006 01:52 AM
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Can someone tell me how to get my E to F on LKL and E to F# on the C pedal
ZB D10 8+4
also i need a replacement for one of the bridge
push on rollers , not sure what they are called
but its where the string comes over the bridge,
lost one after a string broke on the last song of the night , decided to replace the string next day and must lost the the roller when putting the guitar in the case , thanks my fellow ZBeers
ps. i live in spain no steel outlets there.. |
richard burton
Member From: Britain
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posted 12 November 2006 04:57 AM
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Here's how it's done on my ZB
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John Roche
Member From: England
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posted 12 November 2006 09:26 AM
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Thank Richard for your help, just had a look under the guitar and the rod is there ,the hex nut is missing so maybe i can get one made ,it looks as if it would have to be longer then the ones that are on the guitar for the normal pulls. as i asked in my last post above where can i get the slot on for the string changer , it's the thing where the string comes the bridge , it's round with a square cut out to slot on to the top of the finger.
thanks again.. |
Kevin Hatton
Member From: Amherst, N.Y.
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posted 12 November 2006 10:36 AM
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John, I have them. Email me with your address and I will send one to you. I also have the tuners. |
Joe A. Camacho
Member From: San Diego, CA
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posted 12 November 2006 12:24 PM
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I've never seen this before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-ZB-Pedal-Steel-Guitar_W0QQitemZ260051994412QQihZ016QQcategoryZ308QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
John Roche
Member From: England
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posted 12 November 2006 12:44 PM
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Thanks Kevin , i have dropped you an email. |
Duncan Hodge
Member From: DeLand, FL USA
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posted 12 November 2006 07:04 PM
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I'll second what Joe C. says. I've never seen a ZB made out of zebra wood. It almost looks like mica. Are the fretboards brownish?
Hey Joe, enjoy the blue ZB, I miss it already. Greg says that he is taking really good care of it.
Duncan |
Dave Van Allen
Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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posted 13 November 2006 07:04 AM
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man that ZeBra wood is awesome... there's gotta be a story behind that, somewhere... |
John Roche
Member From: England
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posted 13 November 2006 10:56 AM
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Here are a few photos of my new old ZB D10 8+4
i bought this guitar back in 1980 and sold it the same year, as i live in spain but still come to the uk i was looking for a second steel, i found the guy who bought it from me and asked if he still had it , yes it's still in the loft he said , I never got around to opening the case . i asked if wanted to sell it , yes he said it might need new strings. LOL. so i bought it. When i got it home and opened the case i was amazed at the condition of the guitar , colour was great no fade and everything was just as i sold it ,The body has no damage , the strings on the front neck had broken but the back neck still had it,s strings and to my amazement still in tune i was able to play a tune on it, must say something about the ZB guitar. i have given a quick clean and changed the strings , the pedal action is quite good but as i play a sho bud this felt a little stiffer. the only trouble is now i want to take it back to Spain so i'm back to where i started....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99508287@N00/?saved=1
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Fred Bova
Member From: Montrose, California, USA
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posted 13 November 2006 11:37 PM
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Hi, Any necks or changers for sale? I have a Keyhead and Changer / Pickup mount and would like to compleate the package. Also, what was the string lenght on these ZB guitars?[This message was edited by Fred Bova on 13 November 2006 at 11:38 PM.] |
Ben Elder
Member From: La Crescenta, California, USA
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posted 14 November 2006 07:28 PM
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Fred,If you want to look at/measure an S-10 in person, mine's in a box (yeah, FIND a case that'll fit a ZB) up at CV Mini-Storage. Ben |
Dave Van Allen
Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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posted 15 November 2006 11:12 AM
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so... did anyone check out the catalog pix? |
Russ Tkac
Member From: Waterford, Michigan, USA
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posted 15 November 2006 11:26 AM
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I did Dave. Very nice pictures and info. Thanks for posting.Russ |
Stephen Silver
Member From: San Jose, California, USA
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posted 15 November 2006 11:29 AM
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Thought I would post this pic here in the hopes that someone might have seen or knows where this former guitar of mine is, built in Phoenix either 75 or 76. 
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Dave Van Allen
Member From: Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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posted 15 November 2006 11:56 AM
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that's a beauty Stephen... sorry I don't know where it is... |
Larry Chung
Member From: San Francisco, CA, USA
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posted 15 November 2006 12:04 PM
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Hi Stephen:Thanks for sharing the picture. Great looking ZB; you don't see that many with the shiny trim, most I've seen are with the plain (but pretty) wood trim. Like the shirt, too. Groovalicious. If you're ever up in San Francisco, give me a holler and I'll be happy to show you a ZB or two here at the house. ZBest,
Larry |
Stephen Silver
Member From: San Jose, California, USA
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posted 15 November 2006 09:25 PM
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Larry,When we meet, I have a story about what I am wearing in that picture. I do get up your way from time to time. SS ------------------
Life is mostly attitude and timing |
David L. Donald
Member From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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posted 16 November 2006 11:35 PM
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b0b you closing post in Humor
put it over the line anyway...
oops dude!Now ZB is neck and neck again.
DD |
Fred Bova
Member From: Montrose, California, USA
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posted 16 November 2006 11:49 PM
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Hi Ben, that would be great sometime. We do need to get together soon. Give me a call on my cell. Fred |
PAUL WARNIK
Member From: OAK LAWN,IL,USA
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posted 17 November 2006 12:03 AM
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My 2 cents to "touch" the "longest thread in forum history"  If I never owned a ZB then I would have no business here but I have owned three of them-ZB's-Beautiful looking-Wonderful sounding-Worst mechanics of a rod operated pedal steel (besides a Clark)  yeah I had one of them (briefly) too  |
Russ Tkac
Member From: Waterford, Michigan, USA
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posted 17 November 2006 01:59 AM
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For what its worth ... once I set my ZB up I haven't had to touch it since. They work great and are solid sounding and playing steels. If you need to change pulls around you may want a different steel. |
Chuck McGill
Member From: Jackson, Tn
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posted 17 November 2006 06:27 AM
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Paul. If your changing set-ups the ZB mechanics are a challenge but when it's balanced and tuned man my D10 stays in tune
better than any steel I have ever owned and
sounds like butter.Russ we must have had the
same idea at the same time. When I was routed
back to the thread your post had said it better.[This message was edited by Chuck McGill on 17 November 2006 at 06:32 AM.] |
Pat Kelly
Member From: Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
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posted 20 November 2006 01:55 AM
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Russ, I've got to agree. Bought the ZB from member from Illinois. Freighted out to Australia with two stops, Still in tune when I picked it up. |
John Roche
Member From: England
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posted 22 November 2006 11:18 AM
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Wireing diagram for a ZB D10
Has anyone got one ?
The Pots have been removed from mine and would like to restore them as i am thinking of selling or tradeing it for a keyless steel.
JOHN ROCHE |
Dave Zirbel
Member From: Sebastopol, CA USA
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posted 22 November 2006 12:25 PM
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I also need a wiring diagram for a D-10 if anyone has one.
Thanks, Dave |
Dave Lounsbury
Member From: Narrowsburg,NY.12764
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posted 27 November 2006 01:18 PM
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Sorry about all the edits, I tryed to post a pic of me in the 70's on my ZB [This message was edited by Dave Lounsbury on 27 November 2006 at 06:09 PM.] |
John Roche
Member From: England
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posted 27 November 2006 01:30 PM
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Dave is the wiring diagram img. link is not working |
Pat Kelly
Member From: Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia
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posted 28 November 2006 09:42 AM
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[This message was edited by Pat Kelly on 28 November 2006 at 09:47 AM.] |
Joe A. Camacho
Member From: San Diego, CA
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posted 01 December 2006 03:28 PM
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Duncan's blue D-10 has been touched by the ZB guru Greg Jones and is on it's way out here, I can't wait! I've gotta say what a wonderful experience it has been working with Greg on the set-up of this guitar, you will never meet anyone who stands behind their work the way Greg does, we are very lucky to have him around! I can't wait to send him my '68 D-10. |
Russ Tkac
Member From: Waterford, Michigan, USA
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posted 01 December 2006 07:01 PM
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Joe,Send your '68 to me and I'll take it to Greg in July when I go to Renfro. :-) Russ |
Duncan Hodge
Member From: DeLand, FL USA
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posted 02 December 2006 05:04 AM
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Hey Joe. Looks like Greg got the blue ZB, which I guess is officially yours now, up and running to your specs. I do miss it, except when I try and lift it. Let me know when you get it. Enjoy.
Duncan |
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