Value of my Dad's Emmons LeGrande
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- Jay Mankie
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Value of my Dad's Emmons LeGrande
Hi,
Heaven gained Richard "Dick" Mankie on April 27, 2010 after a long battle with cancer.
Dick was a 50 year steel player. We are trying to determine a value of his steel, Emmons LeGrande. Ser#184L
I have included pictures that do not show the pedals or knee levers hooked up.
Our questions are, "What is it, and what is it worth?" We are interested in selling it. Any help determining the value is greatly appreciated by Dick's widow and family.
Please email me with any help or info!
jay@genesiswireless.com
Thanks!
Jay
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Heaven gained Richard "Dick" Mankie on April 27, 2010 after a long battle with cancer.
Dick was a 50 year steel player. We are trying to determine a value of his steel, Emmons LeGrande. Ser#184L
I have included pictures that do not show the pedals or knee levers hooked up.
Our questions are, "What is it, and what is it worth?" We are interested in selling it. Any help determining the value is greatly appreciated by Dick's widow and family.
Please email me with any help or info!
jay@genesiswireless.com
Thanks!
Jay
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Looks like a SKH. I have 132L. Worth around 2500 cleaned up. Duane Dunard just sold a beauty here for $2450.
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LeGrande SKH
Looks like a Pentad pup on the C6 and a single coil on the E9 if it's a standard Emmons setup, I have SN 571L which is a SKH with Pentads on both necks. I also have a LeGrande II and the tone on the SKH is better than it or any of the 4 push/pulls I ever owned. $2400 would be a Steal on a Steel, lots of guitars are going cheap because of the economy,it's worth $3000 or better in good times, JMHO
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An easy tell is the keyheads are 2 piece, there is a slit down the middle. Keyhead is the end where the knobs are. Probably 8 pedals and 5 knees.
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Skh
David I thought I could see the split in the keyhead, but it really isn't that clear. That should be one of Jack Strayhorn built Steels I believe. I know he built both of mine. My LLII is a '98.
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Re: Skh
I did just get a verbal. It is 8 pedals and 5 knee levers. I am getting pictures posted ASAP.David Kellogg wrote:An easy tell is the keyheads are 2 piece, there is a slit down the middle. Keyhead is the end where the knobs are. Probably 8 pedals and 5 knees.
Thanks all,
Jay
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It is a first model Legrande with the 4 hole bellcranks unless someone changed them. I have 175l from the early 80's. It is a very good guitar and should be worth betweem 2800- 3200 based on what others have sold for in the past. The SKH short key head was not ever an Emmons model marketed by Emmons as such it is more of a nick name given by players depicting the shorter than normal keyhead on this model.The body is based on a modified push/ pull body.
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these are the first 'all-pull' models that the emmons company made...around early '80.. before these they just made the 'push-pull' model.
very good guitar...around $3000 on a very good day. i feel for you cause my daughter will be asking questions like this when i die, and i hope people treat her with respect.
very good guitar...around $3000 on a very good day. i feel for you cause my daughter will be asking questions like this when i die, and i hope people treat her with respect.
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Sorry, but I have to disagree with that figure.Looks like a SKH. I have 132L. Worth around 2500 cleaned up. Duane Dunard just sold a beauty here for $2450.
Beauty is in the "eye" of the beholder. BUT, the money is in the pocket! And money is not flowing easily these days.
I'm going to have to say 2000.00 plus shipping.
Max.
Or, make someone a deal and do 2050.00 shipped.
Things just arent moving these days.
I realise that you were probably thinking, "hey this is an Emmons, it should be worth 4000.00 or more"
Maybe you were thinking about the connection with Buddy Emmons.
Reality is: there are very, very, very few guitars worth 4000.00!
A person may pay 4 grand or more for a new guitar, only to find out he will be lucky to get half of his money back later on down the road.
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