What I have here are some Marlen/Speedy West logos, some fretboards, a couple of knee levers, and a few other assorted pieces. I've been cleaning out my storage space and came across this stuff. It was given to me by Lenny Stadler, the late son of Leonard, when Lenny took me on a guided tour through his dad's shop in Reidsville, NC 15+ years ago.
Some of these fretboards are aluminum. Those on the far Right in the photo (there's a small stack of them)are actually paper. In the early days, Leonard used a paper fretboard covered with a piece of plexiglass. I also have a couple of his pre-cut pieces of plexiglass for covering the paper fretboards.
I'd love to see these things end up on the hands of someone who loves the Marlen guitars the way I used to... I had 5 or 6 of them and I preferred the sound and and ease of tuning/playing over the one Emmons and several Sho Buds I owned.
Is there someone on the Forum these days who is the resident "guru" on Marlen? Ricky Davis used to work on my Marlens, but I've lost touch with him.
Probably what I need to do is to ask you guys to point me to the person who "obviously" should have this stuff. Does that make sense?
I'm not entirely sure all these are Marlen parts, but some of you will surely know.
