My 'new' Carter...

[Jon Light]

This is a June 2002 forum thread talking about TW playing the Opry with his new Carter.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... b0fe7ea1ac

[Ken Byng]

There's a coincidence - the serial # is 0030 2085 - 2.

See that '2085' in the middle? That's the same number as my 2000 black Emmons LeGrande!

Is that karma or what?

(Thanks, Ken - I'll ask Mr B.)

Roger
according to Mr Brisco, my guitar was first shipped out in July 1996, so I have a feeling that your guitar is newer than mine - possibly 2000 too!
Ken

[Roger Rettig]

Aha! So my new guitar is getting on for twelve years old, eh?

It doesn't look it!

Ooops - we posted at the same time, Ken. I'd assume that Tommy's guitar would have been new when he first played it (June, '02) but I've sent Al a PM as you suggested.

None of this matters, of course, but I'm just a hoarder of useless information.

[Tommy White]

Hi Rog! June of 2002 is the correct purchase date of your Carter. I bought 2 new Carters. The Carter you now own and a red top/black front. Both guitars arrived within a few days of each other. I kept the one you now own, as it sounded and played the better of the two. If I remember correctly, I wasn't fond of the red colored mica Carter used. It had an orange tint. By the way, the Carter logo on your guitar is the original that came on it new.

[Ken Byng]

Sorry for the duff assumption on your logo Roger - was based on the photo of Tommy with the Carter, but you can't get better info than from the man himself.

[Roger Rettig]

Please, Ken - your intentions were sound and I appreciate you responding.

Thanks, Tommy: interesting information!

I am enjoying the guitar but it hasn't yet been put to work - that'll change soon and I'll be playing it every night for fifteen weeks when I return to ND.

Thanks too, to everyone who's contributed to this thread. Now I'm going to think about selling one of my Emmons LG111s - there's a Gibson Super 400 that's tempting me....

[David Rupert]

I will be taking delivery of my "new" Carter D-10, 8+8, with E-66 p/u.

Sending seller a money order as soon as the post office opens today.

Man..,I can't wait to be playing it! She's a beauty.
The same grey I'm seeing here, with black finish on top side.

I will be playing 40 years, in 2015. Wow.

How much will this weigh? I have hand trucks, but I'm curious.

Thanks.