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Topic: A "true" Emmons |
Mitch Ellis
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Collins, Mississippi USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 10:23 am |
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Hi folks,
Last night I did a gig (I was singing) with a band, and the steel player told me that his steel was a "true Emmons." When I ask what he ment by "true Emmons" he said "Let me show you". We walked up to his steel and he pointed to the changer and the keyhead. The parts on the changer seemed to be wider than on the Emmons made today, and the keyhead was shorter. Of course I've heard of the SKH Emmons, but he said that his steel was one of the first all-pulls that Emmons built, and that it was built before Ron Lashley Sr. acquired the Emmons company. He said that it was a mid 80's model, but didn't know the exact year. On the keyhead end, it had the word "Legrande." He said that it was a collectors item "...like those Fender Tele's that were built before Leo sold the company." (Of course I know it's not worth as much as one of those Tele's) He said that Buddy Emmons still owned the Emmons guitar co. when it was built. I ask him if Buddy Emmons himself built it and he said that he didn't know who built it. Here's my question. Who was building them during this time, and what year did Ron Lashley Sr. acquire the company and start building them? Thank you all.
Mitch |
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Brendan Mitchell
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Melbourne Australia
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Posted 2 May 2010 11:12 am
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| Sounds like your steel player has his facts a bit muddled . |
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Carson Leighton
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N.B. Canada
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Posted 2 May 2010 11:29 am
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| I don't understand the term "true Emmons"..There are many different models of Emmons guitars... |
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Jack Dougherty
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Spring Hill, Florida, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 11:52 am
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"True Emmons".........There have been numerous threads concerning Emmons Guitars. Most of all the ones by Buddy . I think your friend is shiny side down on this one. I'm no expert on the company but I feel sure enough about it not to make statements like that. However,........he is a steel player so that might account for the fuzzy history lesson. 
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Bob Knight
From:
Bowling Green KY
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Posted 2 May 2010 12:41 pm What a CROCK
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David Collins
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Madison, North Carolina, USA
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Bob Adams
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Scotland, UK
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Larry Bell
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Englewood, Florida
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Posted 2 May 2010 1:47 pm
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| before Ron Lashley Sr. acquired the Emmons company. |
Unless I'm sorely mistaken, Ron Lashley, Sr. never ACQUIRED the Emmons Guitar Co. -- he and Buddy FOUNDED it.
Buddy Emmons was involved in design and features but I'm pretty sure he was never really part of the commercial venture and nobody else ever owned it, at least in the push-pull through early LeGrande days.
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 2 May 2010 1:58 pm psg
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| Email me the players name. I might know him and the guitar. Thanks. |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 2 May 2010 2:43 pm
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| ...yeah...then we can 'string him up' ..(with emmons strings)..for talking without knowing what he's talking about! |
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 2 May 2010 2:59 pm psg
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| We won't have to string up anybody, there's some that'll do it for us. |
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Walter Bowden
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Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 3:17 pm
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Some people string themselves up without any outside help.
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Mitch Ellis
From:
Collins, Mississippi USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 3:36 pm
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[quote="Larry Bell"]
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Unless I'm sorely mistaken, Ron Lashley, Sr. never ACQUIRED the Emmons Guitar Co. -- he and Buddy FOUNDED it.
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Thank you, Larry. That's what I was thinking. Thank you also David and Bob. It was very interesting reading. Anyway,the Emmons steels that I was referring to in my first post... are they "collectors items?" How do they rank among the other Emmons steels? Again, thank you all.
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David Higginbotham
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 4:19 pm
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They're no more collector's items than any other Emmons. I would say the most sought after models are the mid to late 60's push pulls.
That being said, the SKH models are regarded by many as the best all pull Emmons models that were made. I have an early model SKH with the black pedals (2nd one I've had) and they are fantastic guitars. I've also had 70's and 80's push pulls that were great, but not as good to me as the SKH models. There are varying opinions as with anything else tho.
Dave
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Clyde Mattocks
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Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 May 2010 4:22 pm
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As David stated, they are not collectors' items in the sense that they are antiques not to be played.
The earliest ones, if kept up, are still functional and desired as player guitars.
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Jack Strayhorn
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Winston-Salem, NC
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Posted 2 May 2010 4:47 pm
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| Ron Lashley started the Emmons Co. with design help from Buddy. |
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