Multi Kord info?

Joel Paterson · Post by **Joel Paterson** » 20 Feb 2009 2:02 pm

I'm looking for info on this guitar for a friend who inherited it. He wants to know what it is worth and if there is any interest in it.
This is what Buddy Emmons recorded "Steel Guitar Jazz" on, right?

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 20 Feb 2009 3:10 pm

Yeah, except the one Buddy used was left handed

What's cookin' Joel??

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 20 Feb 2009 3:49 pm

The Kalina was a colorful model Harlin, I guess made to appeal to the Hawaiian players. Some of these have useless fretboards (just like the one pictured), on which the fret spacings are all wrong. For most players, that makes them almost unplayable.

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 20 Feb 2009 7:07 pm

I hope Jussi wasn't serious saying Buddy's Steel Guitar Jazz album was recorded on a left handed MultiKord?? That's just a picture somebody grabbed for the album cover & even got negative up side down! I'm sure that information has been posted on the forum some time in the past?!

A. J. Martinez · Post by **A. J. Martinez** » 20 Feb 2009 7:58 pm

Joel I bought that exact same model on e-bay for $225 buy it now. I replaced the fret board and also changed the cables with steel rods.it has a good tone.

Joel Paterson · Post by **Joel Paterson** » 20 Feb 2009 9:08 pm

thanks for the info, guys - I'm pretty clueless about this one.
Hey Jussi, nice to hear from you. I really enjoyed your latest album, that Bigsby tone kills me on that original steel tune.
Doug - I know Jussi was kidding, he jokes about everything except that Bisby! That should be another thread - bad misrepresentations of pedal steels. The cover of Lloyd Green's "Big Steel Guitar" is pretty bad, and what's on the cover of Jimmy Day's "Steel and Strings?"

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 21 Feb 2009 4:06 am

Joel Paterson wrote:...and what's on the cover of Jimmy Day's "Steel and Strings?"

An 8-string Multi-Kord (but not the "Kalina" model).

Danny James · Post by **Danny James** » 21 Feb 2009 11:20 am

I still have a Kalina Multi-Kord my father bought new for me in 1948 when I was ten yrs old. I haven't played that one for years, but it always had a good tone and I never had tuning / fret location problems with mine because of the fretboard itself.
Temperature changes are another factor though because of the cast aluminum body which is subject to some slight expansion & contraction having some effect on the tuning.

I got it out a couple of years ago and the fretboard has finally cracked with age though.

Harlins had an earlier model and like this one, it has an all cast aluminum body but wasn't as streamlined as this one The edges were more squared instead of rounded.

Value wise and I am only guessing but I would say the earlier above E-Bay price is about right for that model.

As I have stated in past posts Jay Harlin of Harlin Bros. held the first patent on a pedal steel guitar.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 21 Feb 2009 11:32 am

Jussi Huhtakangas wrote:Yeah, except the one Buddy used was left handed

Non-steel players are apt to get confused on Multi-Kords, because the tuners are at the opposite end to where they're expected to be, as is the pedal mechanism, so it's not surprising that from time to time a novice will get the negatives reversed. The give-away as to which side is towards the audience is the fingerboard....

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 21 Feb 2009 7:55 pm

I have a copy of the original Multi-Kord manual converted to jpeg files if you want it - just email me.

Jim Grant · Post by **Jim Grant** » 4 Apr 2009 5:11 pm

jim
My name is Jim Grant and I picked up a harlin bros multkord and am tring to learn to play a little.
any chance I could get the manual sent to me. It would be a great help.
thanks
Jim Grant

jgrant42@twcny.rr.com

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 4 Apr 2009 7:15 pm

Jim Grant wrote:...I picked up a Harlin Bros. MultKord, and am trying to learn to play a little.
Any chance I could get the manual sent to me? It would be a great help...

Jim Sliff wrote:I have a copy of the original Multi-Kord manual converted to jpeg files if you want it - just email me.

I think you two Jims should get together...

Steve Norman · Post by **Steve Norman** » 4 Apr 2009 8:06 pm

Hi My names Jim and someone stole my Multikord manual

Jim Grant · Post by **Jim Grant** » 5 Apr 2009 3:24 pm

I GUESS THE FORUM IS JUST FOR THE PERFECT
SO THAT LEAVES ME OUT

Jim Grant · Post by **Jim Grant** » 5 Apr 2009 3:26 pm

SORRY SOMEONE STOLD YOUR MANUAL

Jim Grant · Post by **Jim Grant** » 5 Apr 2009 3:27 pm

SORRY SOMEONE STOLD YOUR MANUAL

Jim Grant · Post by **Jim Grant** » 5 Apr 2009 3:27 pm

OK THANKS

Steve Norman · Post by **Steve Norman** » 5 Apr 2009 3:29 pm

Jim I was Joking because your name is Jim and you asked for a manual, and the other Jim has a manual, and the coincidence is funny. I thought a 3rd Jim would be funny, sorry bout that

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