ZB Pedal Steel Guitars - Please help!

Bill Vaughn · Post by **Bill Vaughn** » 3 Jan 2003 3:52 pm

I have a ZB D10, serial # 093. I had 2 levers added to make a total of 4. I've had it for many years. The only steel I've ever played except for an old gibson multiharp I had 40 years ago. I've had the ZB for over 30 years and it bears Zane Beck's signiture near the pickup's. I love it but then I don't know any better. Can't compare it to anything except the multiharp. My E mail address is wvwvaughn@wmconnect.com

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B. Greg Jones · Post by **B. Greg Jones** » 3 Jan 2003 4:31 pm

Larry, I just brought home John Borchard's D-10 for an overhaul. The stories this guitar could tell. It has a fantastic tone. Ser#1034, 1965. Built for Sonny Curtis. I will get you some pics after the rebuild along with it's sister #1037 with it.

Greg

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 3 Jan 2003 8:01 pm

Hello Bill and Greg and Happy New Year.

Thanks for making my day! ZBZBZB!

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 9 Jan 2003 10:55 am

ZBump!

Tom Hodgin · Post by **Tom Hodgin** » 9 Jan 2003 1:21 pm

I have an old(30yr.) ZB pedal, low profile // with the plastic gears...will probably never use again..a ZB collectors item.......need it let me know...tom

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 13 Jan 2003 1:46 pm

Thanks, Tom, for your very generous offer.

Zbump-away! I have info on nearly 50 ZB guitars. They're all beautiful.

Best to all - and I'm delighted that Tom Brumley is posting on the Forum. ZB! ZB! ZB!

JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 14 Jan 2003 8:22 pm

Larry
One of the more notable ZB players was Jerry Garcia. I have several pictures of him at one, from the very early 70's, maybe late 60's.

JB

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Fulawka D-10 9&5
Mullen Royal Precision D-10 8 & 5
"All in all, looking back, I'd have to say the best advice anyone ever gave me was 'Hands Up, Don't Move!"
www.johnbarnold.com/pedalsteel
www.buddycage.net

http://www.nrpsmusic.com/index.html

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 14 Jan 2003 8:43 pm

I believe that Pete Grant still has Jerry's ZB.

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 20 Jan 2003 12:22 pm

ZBump - Happy MLK Day!

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 24 Jan 2003 3:05 pm

Just got more ZB info from some folks that were "browsing" on the Forum. Keep it coming!

My buddy just bought a ZB D-11-10 and he says it's sweeeet. Greg, you on this one?

Bumpy McBump.
lc

zbguitarinfo@yahoo.com

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 29 Jan 2003 5:57 am

Reading the ZB stories sparked a memory of a ZB guitar I had when I was about 14 years old.
In or around 1973 or 74, I was playing in St.Louis at what I think was one of Scotty's early conventions, where I met Bill Simms at the ZB booth. I was quite taken with the guitars they were displaying, especially a beautiful honey colored D-10 with pearloid inlay and machine jeweled endplates, pedal bar and knee levers. Long story short, Bill and I became friends and I recieved the guitar a week later with the added knee levers I requested. What a guitar. I played the guitar for only a short time, perhaps a year and got side tracked to something else, as we steel players often do.
I did send the guitar back to the factory in Arizona with a note of explaination. I often wonder where that guitar is and what ever happened to the nice Mr. Simms.
T.W.

Kevin Hatton · Post by **Kevin Hatton** » 29 Jan 2003 7:31 am

I'm getting my ZB D-10 out of Jerry Fessenden's shop next week and I can't wait. I love these old guitars.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 29 Jan 2003 8:10 am

Larry

Just a note to say that I'll be able to locate any ZB pictures or info (serial #s of my three guitars) very shortly; I'll be emptying our storage unit prior to moving house in a week or so.

I haven't figured out how to scan and send pictures yet (

), even though I have a scanner sitting here! Do you want me to do that?

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Roger Rettig

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 29 Jan 2003 4:23 pm

Thanks, Tommy, Kevin, and Roger:

I'm so delighted that so many Forum members have so many good things to say about ZBs. In the process of compiling this information, I'm amazed that so many players have, at one time or another, played or owned a ZB. There were probably only hundreds made, as far as I can tell. They sure got around, though!

Roger - you're welcome to send the photos to me when you find them and I can scan them and send them back to you ASAP - my folks have the same problem with their VCR! (:

Thanks all - Happy ZB!
lc

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 29 Jan 2003 7:15 pm

This one doesn't look too shabby....with 6 hours left and no bids, what's wrong with this picture?

http://cgi.aol.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2503266665&category=2384

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 29 Jan 2003 8:16 pm

It looks to me like it was originally red and most, if not all of the finish has been removed.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 29 Jan 2003 8:17 pm

That's an old one!

B. Greg Jones · Post by **B. Greg Jones** » 29 Jan 2003 10:53 pm

That one has been refinished, Jim is right. Ser# 0044, built in Bakersfield around 1968.

Greg

Henning Kock · Post by **Henning Kock** » 30 Jan 2003 10:46 am

2.feb.2003,
Hello Larry,
Here are 2 photos of my unusual ZB Custom
S-10DB:
Endplates dressed in calf skin, mechanical parts rebuild reinforced.
Kind regards,
Henning

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Now you will learn to speak Danish, when you see these specifications: ! ! !
ZB Custom S-10-DB Pedal Steel Guitar. Serial No.215L
Tilstand: brugt, velholdt
Professionel enkelthalset på dobbelt krop af fugleøje-ahorn. Pude til albuerne.
Aluminiumshals
Emmons Nashville pedalopsætning
Krop: Birdseye Maple (Fugleøje-ahorn) Farve: Natur, klar lakeret.
Endeplader beklædt med kalveskind for ægte western-stil
Pickup: 2 stk George L.s
3 fod-pedaler, 5 knæ-pedaler, professionel = alle træk kan ændres
Tonehøjdeændringssystem: All-pull (stangtræk), triple raise, double lower.
Metaldele er forbedret i kraftigere metal
Unbrako metalstemmeskruer (til stemning af pedaler)
Bell-crancks (vippearme) med 9 huller til afbalancering af pull
10 Shaller guitarstemmeskruer
4 indstillelige (teleskopiske) ben
Kuffert med 3 håndtag og plydsfoer.
Med benpose og stemmenøgle
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Henning Kock
(pedal steel guitar, piano, keyboards, vibraphone)
Henning K. Music
111 Aarhusvej
DK-8300 Odder
Denmark,
Europe
phone +45 8654 2959
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e-mail address: henningkmusic@hotmail.com
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webpages:
pedal steel guitar: www.geocities.com/Nashville/1520 www.steelguitardanmark.subnet.dk (information)
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piano & keyboard: www.sitecenter.dk/henning-kock www.danskmusik.com/dmfbook/selskab/html/henning_kock.html
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and for musical instrument products wholesale (to dealers): www.henningkmusic.subnet.dk

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Henning Kock · Post by **Henning Kock** » 2 Feb 2003 11:29 am

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HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 2 Feb 2003 12:19 pm

yes Henning....I now know my fod from my knae. If I only knew my aelbow from my aess

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 2 Feb 2003 7:46 pm

Howard

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 5 Feb 2003 10:52 am

Thanks, everyone, for the info. Please keep it coming. I have some dating information (not the male-female kind, that's your own business...) if you want more info on your ZB. The count is around 50 guitars catalogued right now.

Some PRETTY pictures, too!

zbguitarinfo@yahoo.com

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Larry Chung
ZB D-10 8+4; ZB Custom S-11 4+4; ZB Student Model 3+1 Yeeeeahhh, Bay-Bee.

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 11 Feb 2003 9:43 am

zbump.

Larry Chung · Post by **Larry Chung** » 18 Feb 2003 3:12 pm

ZBump!