Show us your MCI and EMCI psg's

[Mike Bacciarini]

Any more out there?

[J D Sauser]

... The secret is in the tailpiece/changer. I know of no other pedal steel built that way. If you had those little castings with fingers they made for the wood neck EMCI's you could make any brand pedal steel have that sound.

Interesting!
Could you elaborate on how the changer is attached to the body and if ALL have the changer block welded to the neck.

Furthermore I would like to know if the NECK, Keyhead and maybe even the changer block were of CAST aluminum (like an Emmons) just machined out of extruded aluminum?

Thanks!... J-D.

[Calvin Todd]

As a Carter owner, Bud Carter fan, and nerd, I’m loving seeing all of these guitars!
Wild to see the similarities between these and the Carter guitar (and even others).
Thanks for the fun!
Cal

[Mike Bacciarini]

Any more recent owners out there?
I’ve been so happy with my S10 3+5 since the E-66 transplant (and some great pointers on playing from Jim Palenscar).

[John Kubicek]

Here is mine, the first steel I bought. The serial number is PM1063 anyone know what year this guitar was made in

[Mike DiAlesandro]

John, looks like the one I used own, except mine was a sd-10

[Bill C. Buntin]

I've got my eyes on one really special one.

Bill

[Mike Bacciarini]

Any more since the pandemic? I’m still completely baffled by the serial numbers.

[Ron Bryson]

Just starting overhaul on the first wood neck MCI that I've encountered, mica and aluminum accent strips on the wood. Serial No. 88 422, any advice on age? Appears to be a very early model.

[David Mitchell]

One thing I could never understand, if the MCI/EMCI
guitars are that great, why don't they bring more money?
The same with ZB's, they don't bring the money they should either.
Erv

I agree Erv. I think this forum automatically lowers prices because of what one person said. Buddy Emmons once said the EMCI would have been a great guitar if there was a way the bridge would have allowed split tuning so some automatically think it's a dinosaur and no longer worthy of owning even though they no nothing about split tuning. Then there's people that say a ZB's undercarriage is a nightmare and they mark that one off the list. Beginners and part time musicians, and that's who buys most of any musical instrument judge quality by remarks, name brands and prices. They haven't the skills to make decisions on their own based on their talents so they roll with the flow. One guy says it has problems and that does it for them. I learned a lot of things after 25 years running music stores. Oh, the EMCI! I own two EMCI's. One a SD-10 and one a D-10. Great sounding guitars!

[Erv Niehaus]

David,
I agree!
Erv

[J D Sauser]

One thing I could never understand, if the MCI/EMCI
guitars are that great, why don't they bring more money?
The same with ZB's, they don't bring the money they should either.
Erv

I agree Erv. I think this forum automatically lowers prices because of what one person said. Buddy Emmons once said the EMCI would have been a great guitar if there was a way the bridge would have allowed split tuning so some automatically think it's a dinosaur and no longer worthy of owning even though they no nothing about split tuning. Then there's people that say a ZB's undercarriage is a nightmare and they mark that one off the list. Beginners and part time musicians, and that's who buys most of any musical instrument judge quality by remarks, name brands and prices. They haven't the skills to make decisions on their own based on their talents so they roll with the flow. One guy says it has problems and that does it for them. I learned a lot of things after 25 years running music stores. Oh, the EMCI! I own two EMCI's. One a SD-10 and one a D-10. Great sounding guitars!

Besides that fact that over a Decade later CARTER had no changer-block-split either, but just as it had been done on EMCI's before, split tuning could be achieved with an extra rod.
Sierras had no split tuners either.
To E9th players it's not a life and death issue... I feel that to C6th once you combine pedal-lever changes it becomes a fundamental requirement.

So yes, having splits is important. Just that it can be done several ways.
A well kept EMCI will never be a dinosaur. It's one of the best made and best sounding all-pull guitars.

.. J-D.

[Tommy Shown]

One of the best guitars I have ever owned was an EMCI
.

[Neil Sebree]

I just acquired this guitar yesterday. The original owner was a guy named James O'Rafferty out of NW Florida, South AL area.
This is my first double neck guitar, and my Maverick is nowhere near this complex. Any info would be greatly appreciated, especially concerning the possible copedent of the C6 neck.

[Jerry Overstreet]

Congratulations on your new MCI Neil. Great playing and sounding steel guitars.

You can start by poking around here. Scroll down to the MCI manual link.

https://www.steelguitar.com/manuals.html

[Neil Sebree]

Congratulations on your new MCI Neil. Great playing and sounding steel guitars.

You can start by poking around here. Scroll down to the MCI manual link.

https://www.steelguitar.com/manuals.html

Thanks!

[Erv Niehaus]

What's the story on the hole on the back side?
Erv

[Neil Sebree]

What's the story on the hole on the back side?
Erv

I don’t know exactly. There is also a spot in the case that was notched out to accommodate whatever was there. There are two switches underneath right behind that hole. So I’m guessing there was a toggle switch there at some point. The original toggle is gone that was between the necks.

[Erv Niehaus]

I thought maybe it was a bullet hole!
Sometimes we have to play in some pretty rough places!
Erv

[Neil Sebree]

Yeah I’ve dodged a couple. I was playing over in Troy, AL one time and there was a shooting outside. Bullet was lodged in the side of the building about a foot over where my head was. Last time I played there

[Mike Bacciarini]

Looks like the common interest on this thread is related to S/Ns and mfg dates. There seem to be several kinds of S/Ns and I don't see any rhyme or reason. Does anyone have the answer for us? Bill?

[Richard Keller]

Here is a picture of Jay Thompson’s EMCI

[jay thompson]

Thank you Richard.
Best regards, Jay Thompson

[Dale Foreman]

Here you go Mike


I'd been thinking about potentiality trading my S10 for an S12 as both of my favorite players have extended E9's but those extra two strings do take some adjusting too... Anyway when this one popped up I decided to throw a bid at it and... Well, time to sell some other stuff now.
This one is a U12, 4 and 7. I think it's an '88. All original and in need of a thorough cleaning but it played better than expected straight out of the shipping box. I'll see if I can handle a 12 string now.

I had one exactly like this U12. I still had the receipt and will check the date.

[Mike Bacciarini]

Anybody else out there?