New Zum Encore just delivered.

Lyle Clary · Post by **Lyle Clary** » 1 Feb 2014 10:34 am

I have been playing my new Zum Encore 4x5 and it is similar to it's big brother Zum D10. I love the sound and the looks and I will feel comfortable taking it on my next picking job
as soon as weather lets up cancelling shows here in Central Illinois. Pictures to follow. By the way, the removable arm rest lets you feel like you are setting at a double neck guitar.

John Scanlon · Post by **John Scanlon** » 1 Feb 2014 2:53 pm

Congrats. Looking forward to the pics.

Lyle Clary · Post by **Lyle Clary** » 1 Feb 2014 5:30 pm

Mike Wheeler · Post by **Mike Wheeler** » 1 Feb 2014 6:59 pm

Very nice looking ax ya got there. Play it in good health. Lyle.

Richard Tague · Post by **Richard Tague** » 1 Feb 2014 7:38 pm

Looks great, Lyle.

I see you're from Decatur. I grew up in Mt. Zion. I'm sure we've played the same places, way back when...

Mule Ferguson · Post by **Mule Ferguson** » 2 Feb 2014 8:49 am

Tell us about the 4th pedal.

Nice guitar. I love wood grain.

James Taylor · Post by **James Taylor** » 2 Feb 2014 10:26 am

Lyle, It is a beauty and you will love it. JAMES TAYLOR

Lyle Clary · Post by **Lyle Clary** » 2 Feb 2014 3:53 pm

The fourth pedal is left of the A pedal. I call it my Franklin pedal but it only lowers strings 5 and 6 one tone.
I use it alone or with the A pedal for some interesting sounds.

Lyle Clary · Post by **Lyle Clary** » 2 Feb 2014 3:59 pm

Richard, who did you play with back in the day? I played with Kenny Pryor, Dallas Shaw, Roy Linder amongst others. We are talking early to mid 70's

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 2 Feb 2014 9:08 pm

Lyle, I knew you'd like your Encore. Congratulations!

Francesco Foti · Post by **Francesco Foti** » 2 Feb 2014 10:14 pm

Lyle, i wonder if you use a 6 string wound or plain.....

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 3 Feb 2014 7:08 am

Is the Encore a Pull/Release as the Stage One is?

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 3 Feb 2014 8:34 am

Nope. All-pull. That's why it costs more (one of the reasons, anyway).

Doug Earnest · Post by **Doug Earnest** » 3 Feb 2014 8:45 am

The Stage One is a pull-release and works great for the application.

Encore is an all pull triple raise triple lower changer with three pedals and five levers standard. Split tuning on strings 5, 6, and 10 is standard if the player desires. The fourth pedal is optional at a reasonable price.

The entire cabinet is 3/4" northern hard rock maple.

Richard Tague · Post by **Richard Tague** » 3 Feb 2014 9:01 am

Lyle Clary wrote:Richard, who did you play with back in the day? I played with Kenny Pryor, Dallas Shaw, Roy Linder amongst others. We are talking early to mid 70's

Well, I'm 43, so in the mid 70's I was just a wee ladd. lol I didn't start playing "out" until '85. FlatBranch was the only country group I played with in Decatur, during that time (also played with a rock group Off Duty). ET's, Sparetime Lanes and The Sundown and Mr. Big Stuffs (in Mt. Zion) were really the only places that would allow a 15 yr old to be in after 9pm.

I grew up with Linda Brandon's son, so I was around most of the Decatur musicians. Linda owns Linda's Music.

I'm sure my Dad (Dick Tague) would have remembered some of the name you mentioned.

Fred Glave · Post by **Fred Glave** » 3 Feb 2014 10:24 am

Congratulations! Nice looking steel. I'm really getting attached to mine.

Lyle Clary · Post by **Lyle Clary** » 3 Feb 2014 12:17 pm

Thanks for all the compliments. My 6th string is plain. Richard I remember the Flat Branch Band but never heard them play. I remember hearing the Tague name but our paths never crossed to my knowledge. I quit electric music from 1976 to the late 90's. I did play a little bluegrass fiddle and mandolin during that time.

Tommy Boswell · Post by **Tommy Boswell** » 27 Feb 2014 7:06 pm

Doug Earnest wrote:Split tuning on strings 5, 6, and 10 is standard if the player desires.

Who can explain this for me? What is split tuning, and why might some players want it, and others not?

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 27 Feb 2014 10:21 pm

Split tuning is the ability to combine a raise and a lower and having the capacity to tune all 4 notes.
For example, many raise 6 a half and lower it a whole. If you have split tuning, you can not only tune the G# A and F#, but also the G. This only works on all-pull guitars. And the only reasons I can see for not having them is "I've never had them, so I can't see how I'd use it."

Lyle Clary · Post by **Lyle Clary** » 28 Feb 2014 10:44 am

Last week I played my first gig using my new Zum Encore and the Stage One volume pedal. I got compliments on the tone and general sound of the steel. Because it has the same setup as it's big brother Zum D10 I felt comfortable playing it. I am playing it tonight and tomorrow night if this Illinois weather cooperates.