Old Gibson Steel for sale- price drop to 1100.00

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 3 Aug 2010 12:00 pm

I'm selling this for a friend.The Gibson is 1100.00 plus shipping
Donation will be paid to the forum when sold.

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 3 Aug 2010 4:14 pm

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 4 Aug 2010 9:42 am

Price drop on the Carter to 600.00. I played it and it plays great, No issues that I could see. It was bought to learn on, was played very little. Has a tote bag with it.

Ben Elder · Post by **Ben Elder** » 4 Aug 2010 3:58 pm

The Gibson is some kind of Electraharp--a Console Grande is a double-neck or (rarely, 17 total) triple-neck non-pedal steel.

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 4 Aug 2010 4:46 pm

Thanks Ben, I know nothing about them so any help would be great.

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 6 Aug 2010 8:37 am

Carter no longer for sale, no interest.
Price drop on the Gibson to 1100.00
Last time.

Jay Yuskaitis · Post by **Jay Yuskaitis** » 6 Aug 2010 1:15 pm

Hi Bill, Drop it down to about $300. and you may have some interest! Jay

Howard Hughes · Post by **Howard Hughes** » 6 Aug 2010 2:48 pm

Hay Jay, Now Who Is The "DREAMER"?...♫H♫

Jay Yuskaitis · Post by **Jay Yuskaitis** » 7 Aug 2010 1:48 pm

Just Maybe I might be right! Jay

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 8 Aug 2010 11:25 am

Bryan Ritter · Post by **Bryan Ritter** » 8 Aug 2010 2:49 pm

Bill:

That is a Gibson Electroharp. I owned one of these in about 1958 and played it for about a year. The lowering mechanism was not good and required that several "stops" adjustments be activated on each adjustment bar to prevent lowering any strings except the one(s) you wanted.
This had to be done on each pedal if you lowered any string. I came up with a simple addition of a stationary bar across the mechanism with stops on each string that prevented it from being lowered if it was not in the copedent. This eliminated stops required on each pedal adjustment bar if the string was NOT going to be lowered. I got a letter from Gibson thanking me and saying the change had been added to the production line. And they sent me a large box of bare strings of all sizes with no ID for the gauges as their appreciation for the change!!! I promptly threw the whole box in the garbage and sold the guitar with the change installed. The pictures show that your guitar was made BEFORE this change was made. But it can be easily added if you have the tools. The guitar and pedals did play well and it had a great tone.

Don Drummer · Post by **Don Drummer** » 8 Aug 2010 3:29 pm

I played one of these years ago for a while. Tuned it to D9. Like strings 8 to 1 on a 10 string. The original use for this steel was to change the tuning with one pedal. Theorticaly having a quad guitar on one neck. Don D

Jay Yuskaitis · Post by **Jay Yuskaitis** » 21 Aug 2010 3:50 pm

Hi Bill, Any interest at all in the Gibson Electra Harp? I have a 6 string MultiKord w/ 6 pedals I've been trying to sell for about 6 years? If'n I could get $300 for it, today, I wouldn't come close to what is tied up in it. This was just to help a new guy. Guess "I'm Stuck Wid Ya Baby" Take care, Jay Y.

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 21 Aug 2010 4:16 pm

Thanks Jay, As I said I'm selling for a friend. He did say the other day he would take 1000.00 for it. I have no interest in it. I know it would have to be a collector to buy. I've already gave up on selling it.
BD

Jim Grant · Post by **Jim Grant** » 21 Aug 2010 5:28 pm

got the twin to the electraharp by gibson
had it up for sale for a while but no dice It does have a nice sound.jim

Bill Dobkins · Post by **Bill Dobkins** » 21 Aug 2010 6:18 pm

b0b, please close this up...No interest.
Thanks BD

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