My new Emmons GS-10

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Stu Schulman
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My new Emmons GS-10

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Image Image I've been trying to buy this little Emmons from a good friend in Wasilla Alaska for about 20years
He finally agreed to sell it to me,I had one in 1975 when I lived in Austin I eventually gave it to Jerry Blanton towards a Blanton.This will be the second Emmons that I've owned,I dropped it off with Jon Light this morning,He will whisper to it.
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I'm of the opinion that GS-10s are the bomb! Which is likely why I have two of 'em -- a 3x4 and a 3x1 -- both '73s. This red-belly (#161 GS):
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And this bowlin' ball (#278 GS):
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"If at first you don't succeed then try and try again..."
Your persistence paid off in the end. Well done Stu! :)
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20 years! Glad to see you wore him down. Good you didn't give up on your dream.
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Very nice! Super compact, light and simple. I have come to the conclusion that I definitely do not own enough pedal steel guitars. Please tell my wife.
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Congrats Stu...once again, “Persistence Overcomes Resistance”...Carl
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Hey Stu...was that Shorty’s steel? :eek:
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Larry no,It was Bryan Gearry's,he's been having more fun on his reso..

..so we made a deal!
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Love that finish, Stu! Reminds me of the old Sears Silvertone amp in case guitars.
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Jerry,Looks like a can of Krylon went to work.Do you remember years ago when I lived in Anchorage Alaska helping me with intonation help for my Baby Sitar?
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Of course I remember you, Stu. I believe we both knew George Harrington from your Alaska days. BTW, I briefly owned your old round front LDG. Great guitar!
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Jerry,Yes!That Lloyd Green was the first one in the State of Texas if you p.m. me you address I'll send you my CD.
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Gs-10

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Thanks, Stu
And let me know when you're ready to sell that GS.😊
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Jerry,I sure will.I played your sitar on my CD that I'll send you tomorrow morning,Just love it!
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Hey let's welcome Valdi Thorklelsson from Reykjavik Iceland to the Steel Guitar Forum!
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Here’s one I made into 3 an 4 an added real legs, an a few more options.

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Johnny,Man that's beautiful!
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Stu Schulman wrote:Hey let's welcome Valdi Thorklelsson from Reykjavik Iceland to the Steel Guitar Forum!
Thanks for the warm welcome Stu, I certainly appreciate it :)

I just acquired my first pedal steel, a Emmons GS-10 3x2 (#557 GS), having never touched one before! Promptly joined the forum and just got my 6 issues of Steel Guitarist in the mail this week along with several pedal steel instruction books from Amazon. I've also signed up for Paul Franklin's "Foundations: E9 Pedal Steel Basics" course. Between all that (and figuring out how to tune the GS-10 pedals and levers properly :-)), should keep me busy for quite some time...

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Thanks again for the warm welcome, I'm really thankful for this resource and for the opportunity to learn from all of you guys :-)
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Jon installed two more knees...now Its 3+3
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Post by Valdi Thorkelsson »

Nice! Looks good Stu, now all we need is a soundclip :-)
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NICE”!!
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Jon Light did an incredible job setting up the "Little Emmons"guitar,and adding two knee levers,I brought it home yesterday,now its 3+3 enough to do what I need it to do.
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Post by Bob Watson »

Cool lookin' old Emmons Stu, I bet it sounds great!
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