Help me price this old Carvin table steel?

Stevie Coyle · Post by **Stevie Coyle** » 14 Sep 2009 4:31 pm

Howdy, all -

I'm going to either auction or sell this baby outright, but really have no idea what a suitable reserve or asking price would be these days. Anybody got an idear?

Please email me at stevie@steviecoyle.com

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chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 14 Sep 2009 4:42 pm

please don't call this a table steel. anyone can see it's a stand-up slide.

Bobby Burns · Post by **Bobby Burns** » 14 Sep 2009 5:52 pm

It looks kinda like one a em er electric cheeze slicing thingies, if'n yer askin' me.

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 14 Sep 2009 7:14 pm

I don't know how much it is worth...but I'll give you $200 for it. HaHaHa!!!

That is pretty clean looking...I would love to see some more pics of it.

In the words of Borat...Very nice!!!

Casey

Ryan Barwin · Post by **Ryan Barwin** » 15 Sep 2009 12:47 am

What does the lever do?

Jon Nygren · Post by **Jon Nygren** » 15 Sep 2009 5:56 am

The lever changes the tuning.

No idea what to price it at. You hardly ever see those, looks like a late 50s/early 60s model?

Stevie Coyle · Post by **Stevie Coyle** » 16 Sep 2009 10:45 am

I'm told this might be a '61 (circa) model #80C. The prevalent vibe so far is that it might fetch between $500 & $600.

The lever does change tuning. One fellow who claimed to know told me that if you know how to work it, the Multi-Harp Triplex will actually give you three distinct tunings. Somehow that seems doubtful to me. Whoever had it before I got it had it set up to do nothing more than lower the 2nd string by a step ... I'm guessing to maybe give the player a pedally-sounding 2nd-to-3rd sound.

The guitar is in great shape. The only thing I can see immediately wrong with it is that the adjustment screw for the 1st string is not original, and whatever's on there doesn't do the trick. Otherwise, it's a thing of beauty.

S

admin · Post by **b0b** » 16 Sep 2009 4:21 pm

Very nice! I think you're in the right ballpark on the price.

Stevie Coyle · Post by **Stevie Coyle** » 17 Sep 2009 7:17 am

Thanks, all. I'll have this up for auction on Ebay real soon. I surely do appreciate all the help.