Zum For Sale

Robby Springfield · Post by **Robby Springfield** » 28 Apr 2014 12:43 pm

I'm posting this for a friend of mine...

Formally owned by tiny olson and myself. 8 pedals 6 knees. very good condition serial number is ,,,D1086316,,, made in 1988. Asking $3800.00
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Greg Perkins 615-481-6422

Robby Springfield · Post by **Robby Springfield** » 28 Apr 2014 12:49 pm

Robby Springfield · Post by **Robby Springfield** » 28 Apr 2014 12:51 pm

Jack Dougherty · Post by **Jack Dougherty** » 28 Apr 2014 5:45 pm

Many years ago I played Chris's guitar ...this one....for one it's a Zum......two....it's a Zum.
If Robby and Chris. played it ...Nuf said..

JD

gary pierce · Post by **gary pierce** » 28 Apr 2014 6:20 pm

Robby, nice steel, and I hope you made it through the storms ok.

Kevin Raymer · Post by **Kevin Raymer** » 28 Apr 2014 7:10 pm

Pm sent.

Thnx

Kevin

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 28 Apr 2014 10:31 pm

Oh my gosh! My first Zum was a 1988 D10. The serial number on it was 315. I wish I had gotten the same color scheme as this one back then. My guitar was a teakwood and the last person I knew that had it was Dag Wolf. I don't think he has that guitar anymore. I wish I knew who had it now. I had some single coil pickups that Bruce Zumsteg wound for me. When I was with Skaggs he liked that bright crisp tone so I took and unwound them to 16.5 and that guitar sounded the best it ever did. I don't normally like pickups wound that low but for reason they sounded great in that guitar. I wouldn't have went any lighter than 16.5 and I know some push pull Emmons guitars had pickups wound to 14.5 and sounded pretty good. I think single coils wound between 16.5 and 18.5 are about the best ohms for single coils. I guess it depends on the guitar. I didn't mean to ramble but this a beautiful guitar and probably sounds as good as it looks.

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 29 Apr 2014 7:15 am

Are those the original headstocks and tuners?Does it split with allen bolts? Does it have center pull bellcranks?

Robby Springfield · Post by **Robby Springfield** » 29 Apr 2014 7:40 am

We made it thru the storms fine...thanks for the inquiry.

Guys, Maybe I did't make myself clear enough but I posted this for my friend Greg Perkins. His phone number is in the original post and all inquiries need to go to him please. This is his guitar. Thanks...

Daniel Phelps · Post by **Daniel Phelps** » 29 Apr 2014 8:55 am

Bump for a gorgeous guitar.

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 29 Apr 2014 9:28 am

john widgren wrote:Are those the original headstocks and tuners?Does it split with allen bolts? Does it have center pull bellcranks?[/ quote] Headstock yes tuners are not normally the tuners Bruce uses but he could've put those on their by request or someone else could've put them on. They look like tuners that come off an old push pull. These guitars from that year have the center pull bell cranks.

Keith Bolog · Post by **Keith Bolog** » 29 Apr 2014 9:46 am

did it survive the tornado?

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 29 Apr 2014 1:02 pm

I forgot to mention that these older Zums do have split tuning with the Allen style screws. Bruce didn't put them in all of holes but one can always add.

Kevin Raymer · Post by **Kevin Raymer** » 30 Apr 2014 7:07 am

Et Al

I have it on a pretty good authority that this one is sold..

Thanks,

Kevin

Tiny Olson · Post by **Tiny Olson** » 31 Jul 2014 5:58 pm

Just thought I'd chime in on my former guitar here;

This guitar was ordered new by myself from Bruce. I liked the black & blue theme and requested the black pin-stripes & black background logo. I'm pretty sure that this was the first ZumSteel which was ordered with pinstripes (pre inlay) as I recall my conversations back then with Bruce. I had Bruce install his own single coils wound to 17.5. The tuners were Klusen copies made by Grover. Bruce asked me if I was good with those tuners knowing that besides my ZumSteel guitars, I was a long time Emmons pp guy. The guitar had split-tuning tuned with allen screws and was 2" taller than standard as are all my guitars. It was built for me with 8 & 6, no vert. levers as I lower Bs on the E9th with front LL lever. I do this on all my guitars and always have even though my regular setup is 8&8 for many years now.

I wish I still had it. Don't know who got it but I wish them good luck and happy times with it.

Sincerely,
Chris "Tiny" Olson

Junior Knight · Post by **Junior Knight** » 31 Jul 2014 6:34 pm

hey Tiny,
been a month or two since we have seen each other...

Dag Wolf · Post by **Dag Wolf** » 31 Jul 2014 11:15 pm

Dean Check Your PM.

I know the seller Greg Perkins well. He`s located in Nashville so if you visit, give him a call and check out this steel.

Thanks,
Dag

Tiny Olson · Post by **Tiny Olson** » 1 Aug 2014 7:08 am

Hey Junior: It sure has been a month or two since we've seen each other... a month or two TOO long my friend. I'm about 125lbs. "tinyer" than I was the last time we saw each other. That's a good thing !! Sure hope you're well my old friend.

Sincerely,
Chris "Tiny" O.

Steve Faulk · Post by **Steve Faulk** » 19 Dec 2017 10:13 pm

Hi has the zum ever been refurbished or any alinement steve Alabama thanks nice steel

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 26 Dec 2017 8:22 pm

this is 5 years old thread, I'm sure it would need a new alignment by now

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 26 Dec 2017 8:33 pm

Robby, please check you emails and Forum PMs
Thanks,
Steve

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 26 Dec 2017 9:07 pm

yes, put me in line too ...

Steve Faulk · Post by **Steve Faulk** » 26 Dec 2017 10:35 pm

I wonder is this fellow still with us!

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 27 Dec 2017 8:22 am

Steve Faulk wrote:I wonder is this fellow still with us!

try this one

https://steelguitarforum.com/Archives/A ... 07062.html

Billy McCombs · Post by **Billy McCombs** » 27 Dec 2017 10:15 am

Funny Damir. LMAO

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