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Topic: My new Wechter Scheerhorn |
Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 4:42 pm |
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An ad on the Resonation web site offered a Wechter Scheerhorn 6510F resonator guitar for a very reasonable price, and I had just received a little bonus, so I bought myself a slightly used (but new to me) reso, replacing my OMI Dobro® Hound Dog.
Johnny Bellar was the seller (I almost wrote "Johnny Bellar was the sellar"). The transaction was conducted by phone, and I found him to be open about the history of the guitar, honest about its condition, and fair in negotiations.
I received the well packed instrument last week and I'm in heaven so far. These are well built instruments, and this particular one has a very "crisp" sound through all the strings.
Johnny Bellar claimed that this was the guitar he used to win the 2005 National Resonator Guitar Championship. I asked him to ship it with some of the talent still in the guitar - no luck so far. 
He's a Wechter dealer, so if you're looking for one of these, give him a call at 615-397-5654. He also is planning on getting a web site and email "real soon now".
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 5:18 pm
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Very Cool Brad. Can you post up some pictures or sound clips?
I like those. They seem to be the new leader in the mid-range dobro market. I have picked around on a few and they sound great.
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 6:48 pm
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| When I was working at Guitar Center there was one of those and it was better sounding than any of the other reso's they had. The Atlanta store has at least a dozen vintage reso's and it really beat them all. I want one, eventually. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 6:59 pm
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That fellow can play, too.
Congrats, Brad!
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Patrick Ickes
From:
Upper Lake, CA USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 7:45 pm
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I'm saving my dollars for a Rob Ickes model!
Patrick |
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 9:36 pm
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Nice! If I decide to take up the d@br@, that's exactly the model I'll be looking at...
I've seen Johnny Bellar play, and he's a wizard at harmonics, among other things. If it spent much time in his hands, your new ax may be chiming the quarter-hour in its case!  Congratulations, Brad-- I'd like to hear your further impressions of the W/S at some point.
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Jan 2007 6:15 pm
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Thanks, guys. I've been out of town for the past few days, so I haven't had the opportunity to respond.
I'll try to post pictures when I can, but it looks just like the one in my initial post, except with me sitting behind it.
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