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Thanks everyone! Case is in a new home and this thread can be closed.

Happy to pay forward some of the kindness shown to me in my steel guitar career by many of the people on this great forum and in our local steel community.

Hi All, I have a grey Fessenden SD-10 case sitting in my apartment. It's clean, rugged, and in decent shape, with a little bit of road wear from touring - still lots of life in it. I had split cases made many years ago for this great guitar, but then I sold the guitar in the split cases so the origi...

Thanks Jim! I will be in touch off-list.

I broke one of the drop return springs that holds the lowers in place on the changer in my push/pull. I think I found a replacement spring but I imagine this could happen again so I want to be prepared. It's my understanding that Emmons does not have any in stock. Anyone have a few extras they'd be ...

That's an awesome looking guitar. If I hadn't recently bought an ST-12 from Lynn I'd be all over this myself. Anyone have an idea what this guitar would weigh (a universal push pull in a single neck body?) For some weird reason I have never been very comfortable with single body guitars, even though...

Here is my main obsession these days, a push-pull universal Emmons, originally from Jon Light:




I also have another similar guitar from Lynn Stafford which looks nearly identical and plays very smoothly.

Looked like maybe Greg Leisz?

Whoever it was sounded great!

This guitar is SOLD and has found a new home in Sunny California. Buyer took the split cases too.

Thank you all for your interest in this great guitar.

Still Available.

still available!

Guitar is still available.

There has been a lot of interest in the split cases. I am forming a queue for those if the potential Fessenden buyer doesn't want them. Once the guitar sells I will get back to everyone.

Thank you!

Thanks Ray & Jon for your comments! Jon, you know I probably wouldn't be selling this if you hadn't gone and introduced me to universal tuning. Skip, As far as I know, all Fessenden logos are peel and stick. I do have at least one video of me playing the guitar, but the sound quality is not that...

Looking for a new home for my Fessenden SD-10 pedal steel guitar. I hate to sell this guitar, but I've moved to a 12 string universal setup so I'm letting go of my 10-strings. The guitar is in fantastic shape. I bought it about a year and a half ago off the Forum, and replaced the pickup with a True...

Thanks for this thread. Fessenden is definitely on the list as well. I recently started playing U12 on a converted Emmons PP 12 string. I am really into the universal tuning. I think eventually I am going to want to get a second U12 so I hope these vendors keep making them. Incidentally the Emmons t...

I'll be there!

Hey, y'all sound fantastic. Great stuff. Hopefully I can catch you next time you're in NYC.

I recently measured my late 90's Fessenden SD-10. Here are the measurements I came up with: Length: 32 3/8" (between 32 5/16 and 32 3/8 ) plus the input jack sticks out about 1/8" Width: 10 3/4" Rear Endplate Height: 3 3/8" Front Endplate Height: 3 5/8" (5" exactly from...

I'm interested...will private message you.

Great article! Great pedal steel guitars!

(I played my first Fessenden when I was taking lessons from Bob and I'm now a proud Fessenden owner/player)

I've used Mike Perlowin's book and Mark van Allen's CDs as well and they are both excellent resources. Mike's book (and supplement) lays it all out in a way that is really easy to understand, and Mark's CDs explain all the concepts very clearly and relate them to the steel guitar as you go. They mak...

Thanks Ray, that's super helpful.

Thanks for the responses everyone.

Ray, can you say a little more about what the "Chord Connection" course covers?

Searched the Forum last night but I didn't find an exact answer so I figured I might as well ask. I've been playing E9 for about 5 years and I've never had the pleasure of trying out Jeff Newman's materials. I'd consider myself an intermediate player. I've got a lot of scales and licks under my belt...

I get this too, though I have always done it.

Here is a related thread:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 1ecb07d6f9

Lots of good responses so I will just add - I have small hands myself and still prefer the 15/16 over the 7/8.

I like my BJS 15/16 bar a lot better than any of the 7/8 and 1" ones I have tried, but I have yet to try a zirc bar.