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Robert Brewer · Post by **Robert Brewer** » 12 Nov 2010 3:20 am

what is the general opinion of the la grande II?

Steve Hitsman · Post by **Steve Hitsman** » 12 Nov 2010 3:21 am

I love mine.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 12 Nov 2010 4:35 am

Excellent guitar

Les Green · Post by **Les Green** » 12 Nov 2010 5:00 am

While I still play my MSA a lot, the Emmons is now my main guitar.

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 12 Nov 2010 5:55 am

Great guitars !!
Hook

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 12 Nov 2010 8:21 am

What's not to like!

Joseph Barcus · Post by **Joseph Barcus** » 12 Nov 2010 8:37 am

great guitars I can change my setup or add a pull/raise in less than 10 min if you already have the stuff

Billy Knowles · Post by **Billy Knowles** » 12 Nov 2010 10:12 am

GREAT GUITARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
II or III, both GREAT

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 12 Nov 2010 11:00 am

Robert Brewer wrote:what is the general opinion of the la grande II?

To me the II means.................

"THE second greatest sounding PSG ever made."

c.

Jack Ritter · Post by **Jack Ritter** » 12 Nov 2010 1:51 pm

I let a good friend talk me out of my first LG2 Jack Strayhorn built for me new and I kicked myself for selling it, but I recently got me another dandy from Roger Kelly and it has that great Emmons sound any fret you want to play at and is clean as can be even way up in Hughey land and stays in tune extremely well. In my opinion, about all brands of steels nowadays are fine instruments and well made, yet , an Emmons is an Emmons.

Tom Cooper · Post by **Tom Cooper** » 13 Nov 2010 3:33 am

I have been playing for 5yrs on an Emmons Legrande 2 and have never had a problem with it. Always stays in tune, great tone. I got it used, it was 14yrs old when I got it from Jim Palenscar and it has never let me down. Really solid guitars. I have yet to have to fix anything. One day I need to learn to make pedal changes and such. I play mostly D8, but get called to play pedal steel at church all the time. I am really getting to appreciate and love my Legrande 2. It's got a mojo for sure. TC

Tom Cooper · Post by **Tom Cooper** » 13 Nov 2010 3:33 am

I have been playing for 5yrs on an Emmons Legrande 2 and have never had a problem with it. Always stays in tune, great tone. I got it used, it was 14yrs old when I got it from Jim Palenscar and it has never let me down. Really solid guitars. I have yet to have to fix anything. One day I need to learn to make pedal changes and such. I play mostly D8, but get called to play pedal steel at church all the time. I am really getting to appreciate and love my Legrande 2. It's got a mojo for sure. TC

Manfred Schall · Post by **Manfred Schall** » 13 Nov 2010 6:31 am

It's always good to have one !!

Cheers,
Manfred

Johnny Thomasson · Post by **Johnny Thomasson** » 13 Nov 2010 8:04 am

I can't remember ever hearing a negative comment about one. That says a lot.

Darrell Owens · Post by **Darrell Owens** » 13 Nov 2010 12:15 pm

You are very lucky if you can get one. and BTW, it is Le Grande with an "E". Don't ask why because we don't know.

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 13 Nov 2010 1:23 pm

Darrell Owens wrote:You are very lucky if you can get one. and BTW, it is Le Grande with an "E". Don't ask why because we don't know.

The "e" in Le is the same reason for the "e" in Grande.

But I ain' tellin!

Steve Hitsman · Post by **Steve Hitsman** » 14 Nov 2010 4:18 am

I'm sure we'll all agree that you can never have too much "e".

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 14 Nov 2010 6:28 am

My favorite E is always a Big E.
Hook

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 14 Nov 2010 8:20 am

Hook Moore wrote:My favorite E is always a Big E.
Hook

Bo Borland · Post by **Bo Borland** » 14 Nov 2010 8:39 am

Listen to this and let me know what you think about the Le Grande

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=195089

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 14 Nov 2010 9:12 am

Bo Borland wrote:Listen to this and let me know what you think about the Le Grande

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=195089

Like I said,

"The II means............"

c.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 14 Nov 2010 9:52 am

interestingly enough it was big e's idea to name the original emmons guitar 'le grande' in the first place. maybe that's why the e's...

Darrell Owens · Post by **Darrell Owens** » 14 Nov 2010 6:09 pm

Carl wrote

The "e" in Le is the same reason for the "e" in Grande.

But I ain' tellin! Smile

My French teacher taught us that the 'La' refers to anything female and the 'Le' refers to anything male.

I am sure that has nothing to do with the name, "LeGrande". Perhaps it refers to the 'E' in Emmons.

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 14 Nov 2010 8:04 pm

Y'all ain't gonna believe this, but it's true: The guitar was named after the pianist/composer Michel Legrand.

I own a Lashley LeGrande, which is like a LeGrande II, only lacking about 450 bellcrank holes.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 15 Nov 2010 7:54 am

I'm sure LeGrande is Spanish for "the grand".
Just like the river, Rio Grande, means the grand river.

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