|
Author
|
Topic: Latest incredible Ebay steel mystery!!!!!
|
Gerald Menke
Member From: Brooklyn, NY, USA
|
posted 13 September 2004 07:15 AM
profile
For the steel guitar historians out there, anybody have a picture of what this poor thing SHOULD look like? Is it at all like that many stringed steel hanging behind Pete Drake on the cover of one of his albums? That thing looks like it has a 22 string neck. Another question, how on earth does this sort of thing happen to musical instruments? I understand it's pretty sad that someone is trying to sell this pile of parts as a pedal steel, but think about it, not too long ago, this was a really cool guitar. How could someone have so little respect for a musical instrument to allow this to happen? If anyone has a picture of what it should look like, maybe you could post it or a link. Thanks, Gerald P.S. Is this one for the ebay fraud dept? |
Ron Steenwijk
Member From: Greensburg,PA
|
posted 13 September 2004 07:29 AM
profile
Maybe something like this?????? 
 Ron |
Ray Minich
Member From: Limestone, New York, USA
|
posted 13 September 2004 11:43 AM
profile
Now we know what the apes were beating on...
That's a good one Wally!  By my calculations, in order for the "stretched limo" shown above to work, the fingers oughta be about as long as the connecting rods from a 350 Chevy engine. PS: Whoever did that Photoshop job deserves a job with a production company. Great work![This message was edited by Ray Minich on 14 September 2004 at 08:55 AM.] |
Farris Currie
Member From: Ona, Florida, USA
|
posted 13 September 2004 03:02 PM
profile
Wow,must take two people to play that. no
wonder ron don't got no parts!!!! |
Rick McDuffie
Member From: Smithfield, North Carolina, USA
|
posted 13 September 2004 06:59 PM
profile
Yeah, I can think of some "blocking" I'D like to do with it, too I ain't sayin' it's hopeless, but it's threatenin'. I can hardly understand how a thing like that could happen. |
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
|
posted 13 September 2004 10:19 PM
profile
To get an idea of how a triple neck permanent was as new, go here and click the old catalog pic: http://www.planet.eon.net/~gsimmons/shobud/ The triple neck guitar there is "just" an eight string model, but the overall appearance is much the same. I have a better picture somewhere of Len Ryder playing that very same guitar, but I wouldn't know how to post it here. |
Ron Steenwijk
Member From: Greensburg,PA
|
posted 14 September 2004 08:44 AM
profile
Just look at the pics on Jussi's site and you will see that the steel owned by "Sonny Curtis" has the same tailstock on it.Makes you wonder if it aint a Sho-Bud after all. 
If somebody would give it to me i would restore the whole thing.
Ron[This message was edited by Ronald Steenwijk on 14 September 2004 at 08:47 AM.]
|
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
|
posted 14 September 2004 09:58 AM
profile
Well, it's not exactly my site, I just posted the link. |
Farris Currie
Member From: Ona, Florida, USA
|
posted 17 September 2004 06:07 AM
profile
question,what is the scale length on that long emmons steel!!what kind of sound do she
got.can't even imagine!! where do ya git strings fer it? WOW !!! THATS AMAZING!!
farris |
Farris Currie
Member From: Ona, Florida, USA
|
posted 17 September 2004 02:44 PM
profile
HAY,price has came down to 415.00,but shipping is still a little high. INSURANCE
is 1.00 per hundred!!!! |
Farris Currie
Member From: Ona, Florida, USA
|
posted 18 September 2004 06:28 AM
profile
well,down to 225.00, someone better grab it,
it will make a keeper!!! |
Jeff Sherman
New Member From: Atwater, California, USA
|
posted 19 September 2004 10:56 PM
profile
Yikes !!
Looks like someboby used this poor guitar to plow there fields. The fret boards look the the cat used it as a scratch post !!Jeff |
Jussi Huhtakangas
Member From: Helsinki, Finland
|
posted 20 September 2004 04:25 AM
profile
The thing is that there are no fretboards. Somebody scratched the frets to the bare wood necks, after the fretboards were taken off. Actually, 225 is not a bad deal for a triple neck console birdseye body, legs, pedal rack, pedals, etc. As long as you are not expecting to get a working guitar  |
Farris Currie
Member From: Ona, Florida, USA
|
posted 20 September 2004 05:01 AM
profile
Sure got that right,nothing working there!
Only sound there will be beating on it with a
hammer!!If i had the extra money,i'd buy it
and give it to a FRIEND for christmas!!!
farris |
The Steel Guitar Forum
