MSA owners....past and present!
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To my knowledge at this time, everyone who has taken part in our search for MSA family members has received a response from me to not only express our appreciation of their participation, but to also inform them of our future intentions.
Hal Higgins....Since your email address is not available I could not contact you, so if you would, I would appreciate your contacting me personally as so very many are doing.
If I may, I would like to encourage each of you to continue spreading the word we are diligently searching for MSA family members, which includes those who owned an MSA in the past as well as those who are now proud owners.
Hal Higgins....Since your email address is not available I could not contact you, so if you would, I would appreciate your contacting me personally as so very many are doing.
If I may, I would like to encourage each of you to continue spreading the word we are diligently searching for MSA family members, which includes those who owned an MSA in the past as well as those who are now proud owners.
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Hmmm, ummm, MSAs...
Think there's a few around here. Let's see how about:
1.A Classic that was a D10 converted to an SD10, SN2C1024.
2.Another Classic that was a D12 converted to a SD12, SN2C956.
3.Also have a SS SD10 from the factory SN1C6551.
4.An old D12 with the crossbar changers SN unknown.
5.Finally, a Marlin Blue SD10 Millennium SN 0009.
Yup, got a few. Have a 'Bud that was once a nice one until the fire. Still kept the old Darling. It put my three kids through college. Also have one of those "bad tone" Emmons hanging around, and am rebuilding a Marlen S12. (Not as nice as my friend Ricky Davis can, but)
I just went over all the names here on this topic and I didn't see Jim Molberg listed, but I know he likes MSA's because you can go to this website and you can see him seated behind one in the picture on the top left of the homepage:
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~online/ganz/jimmolberg.html
No flames Jim, just pulling your leg a little.
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If it aint got a steel, it aint real
Think there's a few around here. Let's see how about:
1.A Classic that was a D10 converted to an SD10, SN2C1024.
2.Another Classic that was a D12 converted to a SD12, SN2C956.
3.Also have a SS SD10 from the factory SN1C6551.
4.An old D12 with the crossbar changers SN unknown.
5.Finally, a Marlin Blue SD10 Millennium SN 0009.
Yup, got a few. Have a 'Bud that was once a nice one until the fire. Still kept the old Darling. It put my three kids through college. Also have one of those "bad tone" Emmons hanging around, and am rebuilding a Marlen S12. (Not as nice as my friend Ricky Davis can, but)
I just went over all the names here on this topic and I didn't see Jim Molberg listed, but I know he likes MSA's because you can go to this website and you can see him seated behind one in the picture on the top left of the homepage:
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~online/ganz/jimmolberg.html
No flames Jim, just pulling your leg a little.
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The spirit be with you!
If it aint got a steel, it aint real
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Started on a student model MSA 3&1 it got stolen one night but I still use my favourite MSA bar...Just surfed over to the New MSA site very impressive job done there,beautiful guitars.....good luck, Reece...... <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Dale Bessant on 22 October 2003 at 04:17 PM.]</p></FONT>
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Although I just bought an Emmons LeGrande II D-10 a couple of weeks ago and love it, I still have my '76 lacquer S-10 MSA Classic. I got the MSA in Feb. of '01, and it was my first steel. I intend to change the knee levers on the MSA so that it has the same basic setup as the Emmons' E9 neck, and then hang onto it indefinitely.
I can imagine the MSA still playing a very useful role for me.
I can imagine the MSA still playing a very useful role for me.
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Reece,
I doubt if I can remember all of the MSA's and the different models that I've owned and played. I know it all started in about '62 or '63 when I saw Burt Revira playing one with Hank Thompson at a NCO club in Shrevport. I made a phone call and talked with Morrell, drove over to Oak Cliff and found y'all in a mostly dirt floor room behind a music store (I think Don Berry's).
The guitar was a red formica D-10 trimed with white plastic strips and had Danny Shields pick ups in it. The white plastic was not glued on yet and Morrell gave me a tube of yellow glue to finish that with. The under carriage was something we would later laugh about a lot,,,,it was clothes line cable and a bunch of pulleys and wire hooks and no telling what else,,,,but it worked.
You know the rest of the story,,,it was a lot of fun through all those years. A lot of "learning" from both joy and dissappointment, successes and failures for all of us. Looking back,,,,if ever there was a period of "time to be treasured", that was one of those times for me.
Just as a matter of information, I liked all the guitars, but my all time favorite MSA was the Classic SS.
I get to work on a lot of MSA's in my shop (I'm redoing the set up on a black lacquer D-10 Classic as I write this) and it never ceases to amaze me,,,,the durability of those old guitars.
BB
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If you play 'em, play 'em good!
If you build 'em, build 'em good!
I doubt if I can remember all of the MSA's and the different models that I've owned and played. I know it all started in about '62 or '63 when I saw Burt Revira playing one with Hank Thompson at a NCO club in Shrevport. I made a phone call and talked with Morrell, drove over to Oak Cliff and found y'all in a mostly dirt floor room behind a music store (I think Don Berry's).
The guitar was a red formica D-10 trimed with white plastic strips and had Danny Shields pick ups in it. The white plastic was not glued on yet and Morrell gave me a tube of yellow glue to finish that with. The under carriage was something we would later laugh about a lot,,,,it was clothes line cable and a bunch of pulleys and wire hooks and no telling what else,,,,but it worked.
You know the rest of the story,,,it was a lot of fun through all those years. A lot of "learning" from both joy and dissappointment, successes and failures for all of us. Looking back,,,,if ever there was a period of "time to be treasured", that was one of those times for me.
Just as a matter of information, I liked all the guitars, but my all time favorite MSA was the Classic SS.
I get to work on a lot of MSA's in my shop (I'm redoing the set up on a black lacquer D-10 Classic as I write this) and it never ceases to amaze me,,,,the durability of those old guitars.
BB
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If you play 'em, play 'em good!
If you build 'em, build 'em good!
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Notwithstanding I got started on a borrowed maverick, I've always played MSA exclusively. I have 2 U-12s. One maple/lacquer and one laminate/mica. I prefer the maple/lacuer, but they are both fine guitars.
If I were to buy a new guitar, it would be a Millenium, but the 2 that I have are such excellent instruments, I really have no need for another.
If I were to buy a new guitar, it would be a Millenium, but the 2 that I have are such excellent instruments, I really have no need for another.
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I purchased my 1st MSA Guitar (D-10 8 x 3 )in the mid-60's, I think they were on Tyler St. in Oak Cliff right across the street from Watkin's Music, The guitar body was made of perduke and the necks were Maple. It did not have the metal neck area for the keys but the maple was drilled and filed to accomodate the tuning keys. It was an All pull guitar and it worked pretty darn good. Many years ago I was going to refinish that guitar and one of the body parts got misplaced so I still have most of the guitar.
Then in the mid-70's I bought another MSA (This time a D-12 10x8)The guitar was white, beautiful to look at and nice to play. I used that guitar for many years, The one day I sold it and now I wish I knew where it was. I currently play a Sierra Session D-10 9 x 9, I am very happy with that guitar But if I were to look for another I would sure check out MSA. Best wishes to Reece and ALL the staff at MSA.
Buddie Hrabal <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Buddie Hrabal on 28 October 2003 at 01:00 PM.]</p></FONT>
Then in the mid-70's I bought another MSA (This time a D-12 10x8)The guitar was white, beautiful to look at and nice to play. I used that guitar for many years, The one day I sold it and now I wish I knew where it was. I currently play a Sierra Session D-10 9 x 9, I am very happy with that guitar But if I were to look for another I would sure check out MSA. Best wishes to Reece and ALL the staff at MSA.
Buddie Hrabal <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Buddie Hrabal on 28 October 2003 at 01:00 PM.]</p></FONT>
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We at MSA most sincerely appreciate the overwhelming reply from hundreds of MSA players all over the world both past and present, who responded to our request for each one to identify themselves.
The response was very gratifying and appreciated, however we know there are still thousands of MSA owners who have obviously not got the word of our search as yet.
As my email to you stated, MSA considers each of you to be part of the "MSA family".
If you wrote and did not receive a response, be assured, I never received it, and I respectfully ask that you write me again at reece@msapedalsteels.com.
Thank those of you again who have participated!<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Reece Anderson on 12 November 2003 at 02:34 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Reece Anderson on 12 November 2003 at 06:08 PM.]</p></FONT>
The response was very gratifying and appreciated, however we know there are still thousands of MSA owners who have obviously not got the word of our search as yet.
As my email to you stated, MSA considers each of you to be part of the "MSA family".
If you wrote and did not receive a response, be assured, I never received it, and I respectfully ask that you write me again at reece@msapedalsteels.com.
Thank those of you again who have participated!<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Reece Anderson on 12 November 2003 at 02:34 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Reece Anderson on 12 November 2003 at 06:08 PM.]</p></FONT>
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