Zumsteel 1999 D10 9 and 10 knees Beautiful Guitar

Bobby DeMoss · Post by **Bobby DeMoss** » 24 Aug 2014 5:27 pm

ZUMSTEEL D10 guitar with 10 Knees and 9 Floors with split tuning. This guitar was built in 1999 and is the DAY setup with E's raise and lower on the right leg. This guitar has Bruce's pickups and sounds totally awesome.
Also the volume pedal is included.
The guitar is as you see it with normal wear as I take good care of my stuff.
Price is $4900 OBO.

Kevin Raymer · Post by **Kevin Raymer** » 26 Aug 2014 11:17 am

I absolutely mean no disrespect in asking this.

Is the american flag something that Bruce incorporated into the mica or is that a sticker or what ??

Respectfully,

Kevin

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 26 Aug 2014 11:57 am

sticker

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 26 Aug 2014 12:19 pm

'here i have for your consideration'....(!)

a 2009 zumsteel......made in 1999.....(!)

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 26 Aug 2014 12:24 pm

no individual split tuning screws though, right?
what's on the front neck in front of the pickup?
good looking steel!

Warren Tavernia · Post by **Warren Tavernia** » 26 Aug 2014 2:10 pm

as for me I see 4 splits on the e9th and one on the c6th but an other good picture of the end plate would shure help with the sale.

Jim Curl · Post by **Jim Curl** » 26 Aug 2014 2:46 pm

What is the Super Crawford Cluster??

Bobby DeMoss · Post by **Bobby DeMoss** » 26 Aug 2014 3:14 pm

WOW! So many questions in such little time.

I will try to answer all the questions so far.

Here we go.

It is the DAY setup.

Its a sticker that when I tried to pull it off, the stripe wanted to follow so I will just leave it on.

This guitar has split tuning and screws are in only where they are being used.

The bracket in front of the E9th pickup is for a special Dobro pickup Bruce and I developed with a modified Fishman Preamp. I will include the pickup only.

Super Crawford Cluster is 5 knees on the left leg.
That is 4 Knee levers and 1 vertical.

The first 4 floor pedals are E9th as pedal 4 is shared. Pedal 4 lowers the 5th and the 6th string lower is on the LKR2.

Somewhere I still have a schematic of the modifications to be made to the Fishman Pre for the Dobro effect. I use it a lot but I only have 2 pickups and one pre.

This is quite a guitar for sure.

Bobby DeMoss · Post by **Bobby DeMoss** » 29 Aug 2014 5:31 am

I will have it at the convention if interested.

Thanks,

Bobby

816-510-0128

Bobby DeMoss · Post by **Bobby DeMoss** » 8 Sep 2014 6:36 pm

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 17 Sep 2014 8:41 am

I'm counting 11 knee levers?

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 17 Sep 2014 8:46 am

It's Bobby's guitar, he should know.

Bobby DeMoss · Post by **Bobby DeMoss** » 17 Sep 2014 6:29 pm

It has 10 and I want 11 on both my guitars but hard to talk Bruce into that one.

It's a long day to disassemble and add 10 or 11 knees and get them positioned just right.

Thanks,

Bobby DeMoss

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 17 Sep 2014 10:47 pm

I mistook the metal strap for a knee lever..."only" 10 levers.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 18 Sep 2014 7:14 am

John,
That metal strap has something to do with the compensators.

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 18 Sep 2014 1:16 pm

Erv, the strap has two purposes:
1: reduce apron deflection from pedals pulling
2: since it's already there, it mounts the return compensators.
I've seen the guitar. She's a good one

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 18 Sep 2014 1:25 pm

Lane,
Is that where they mount the "O-ring" compensators?
Erv

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 18 Sep 2014 1:31 pm

Bingo. You see the hole in the E9th neck where the one for the 4th string is.

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 18 Sep 2014 4:08 pm

Re: Crawford cluster,how would you actuate those levers without actuating the one next to it especially when playing uptempo parts?

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 18 Sep 2014 4:15 pm

When you sit down at the guitar, you position yourself so that you only hit one and have to rock your hips to hit the other. Some set the near as primary, some set the far as primary.

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 18 Sep 2014 4:16 pm

When you sit down at the guitar, you position yourself so that you only hit one and have to rock your hips to hit the other. Some set the near as primary, some set the far as primary.

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 18 Sep 2014 5:39 pm

So, who is going to give me $5000? If I had the money, this guitar would be heading my way. Super nice.

Bobby DeMoss · Post by **Bobby DeMoss** » 21 Sep 2014 7:39 am

The thing to me is there are no primary on the left leg DAY setup, only what I call effects or record copies. Remember that the e raise and lower are on the right leg. This is what I consider as primary.
Now with that said, all the levers on the left leg are free to be used with either of the E lower or raises.
Also remember that the levers under the Zum are adjustable.
And yes it is true that the hips are in play to navigate the two staggered levers and this seems to be quite easy and is the reason I have this setup on both of my guitars now.
Chord possibilities are extremely numerous on this setup.
The left-left knees lower the 2nd string farthest 1/2 tone and closest a whole tone. The closest lever also lowers the 9th and 10th strings.
Hope this clears up some things about the setup.
If interested, shoot me a email and I will forward my phone number.

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