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Jerry Kippola
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Post by Jerry Kippola »

The basketweave should say 'boogie' on the front
Bob Bartoli
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Tony, I love that winish color laquer color on your D-10 , elegant!!!!
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Here is my'74 laquer not a great pic and my '77 is matt black mica with identical setups.
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Here's brother Eric West playing my '74 D10 Fatback a couple of years back...
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my favorite

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this is my favorite guitar, but it looks like i may have to get another one before long....thanks jackImage
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Tim Fleming
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I only need one - here she is.


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Tony Glassman wrote:These are my 2 current P/P's. (Also have a black LeGrande). I did the rebuild pictured on the black one, and a clean plus copedant change on the "woodie"

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Lynn Stafford, where are you?.........I know you got some good pix. [/img]
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Skip...Would you happen to know who owns the lavender color P/P? The only Emmons that I have ever seen with that color mica belonged to a player named Tony Poscha (SP?) from Fall River, Mass.
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David, I haven't a clue who owns it.
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Cal Sharp wrote:I've been meaning to put a new string on this one.

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Gordy Rex
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78 Pp

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My 78 PP, I added the polish a few years ago.... I also still have the brown badge for it..


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Love the blue denim finish. Unusual. Karen, your S-10 is the same color as my '92 D-10.
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tony..those are really nice! looks like you've got all bases covered now. that black pp is too sharp!
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I had a basket weave like that but with the button type Klusons...9 + 6...let it get away....what was I thinking :?: :cry:
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chris ivey wrote:tony..those are really nice! looks like you've got all bases covered now. that black pp is too sharp!
Chris........thx!
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Richard Argus
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My collection; one Emmons was never going to be enough!
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Glad your still enjoying it Johan, it looks well loved
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I wanna get mine in here also
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'99 Legrande II 8X4
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where's the older longer emmons thread? the new google search on the forum is too tedious...or i don't get it.
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chris ivey wrote:where's the older longer emmons thread? the new google search on the forum is too tedious...or i don't get it.
Chris, if you log in you can still do the searches like before. I felt the same way until I realized this.
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Ray DeVoe
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Emmons Pics

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Hi Chris

Here is the link to the older long thread with a lot of pictures of Emmons guitars


http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... ow++emmons
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1978 PP

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