carvin D8 value?
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John Rosett
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carvin D8 value?
i'm trying to figure a value for a late 50's-early 60's carvin D8. it's natural maple with black fingerboards with white markers. it has the white plastic p-90ish pickups with adjustable polepieces. it has the "multi-harp triplex" chord changer on the outside neck. it's in really nice shape, except for the legs, which are homemade out of marching band batons with threaded rod welded on to one end(?!?). the case is pretty nice, but most of the lining is gone. i spent some time at the carvin museum website, and i think that it was made between 1958 and 1964. what do you guys think?<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by John Rosett on 03 November 2005 at 09:40 PM.]</p></FONT>
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John Rosett
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Can the legs twirl together? That could be a plus... 
Seriously, not a lot of these being bought and sold. A triple-neck in decent shape (no changer) went for $520 on eBay a couple months ago. From what I've seen the usual range for a D-8 is $475-550 (w/o changer) although Dan Sawyer snuck one off eBay for $250 around this time last year as I recall.
Dan also had a single-neck Carvin with the Triplex, maybe he'll chime in when he sees this.
I've heard those Carvins have good-sounding pickups, with string spacing on the narrow side. Would that describe this one? --Steve<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center"></p></FONT><font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Stephan Miller on 05 November 2005 at 10:41 PM.]</p></FONT>
Seriously, not a lot of these being bought and sold. A triple-neck in decent shape (no changer) went for $520 on eBay a couple months ago. From what I've seen the usual range for a D-8 is $475-550 (w/o changer) although Dan Sawyer snuck one off eBay for $250 around this time last year as I recall.
Dan also had a single-neck Carvin with the Triplex, maybe he'll chime in when he sees this.
I've heard those Carvins have good-sounding pickups, with string spacing on the narrow side. Would that describe this one? --Steve<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center"></p></FONT><font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Stephan Miller on 05 November 2005 at 10:41 PM.]</p></FONT>
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John Rosett
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the string spacing is a little narrower than my gibson, but not nearly as narrow as the morrell 8-string that i used to have. (sorry, the tape measure is out in the truck.)
the pickups sound really good, even with the rusty strings. sometime this week i'll restring it and take it to the rehersal space to see how it really sounds.
i did a search and found a pretty in-depth discussion on how the chord changer works by mr. sawyer. i've got to sit down and really read it and think about how i'm going to set up the changer. it seems to work fine.
now i have to figure out the leg situation. the batons are okay, but they're so short that i have to sit with my right leg outside of the legs if i want to put my foot on the volume pedal. i guess that i'll have to save up for the ones bobbe seymour has for sale.
thanks, john
oh yeah, pictures at: http://groups.msn.com/rosettpics/shoebox.msnw?Page=Last <font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by John Rosett on 05 November 2005 at 01:41 PM.]</p></FONT>
the pickups sound really good, even with the rusty strings. sometime this week i'll restring it and take it to the rehersal space to see how it really sounds.
i did a search and found a pretty in-depth discussion on how the chord changer works by mr. sawyer. i've got to sit down and really read it and think about how i'm going to set up the changer. it seems to work fine.
now i have to figure out the leg situation. the batons are okay, but they're so short that i have to sit with my right leg outside of the legs if i want to put my foot on the volume pedal. i guess that i'll have to save up for the ones bobbe seymour has for sale.
thanks, john
oh yeah, pictures at: http://groups.msn.com/rosettpics/shoebox.msnw?Page=Last <font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by John Rosett on 05 November 2005 at 01:41 PM.]</p></FONT>
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John, these Carvin dbl. neck steels are compact enuf that you can play them on your lap if you have no legs for it.
I've had a few Carvin's, and still have an old D6, which is my best sounding steel.
These sleepers can still be found at great prices and will stand toe to toe with most any steel out there. But people are catching on, as they usually reach $500 now on Ebay.
Carvin have been kicking butt for decades and rarely get the respect they deserve.
Get that steel dude! If you don't like it, let me know.
I've had a few Carvin's, and still have an old D6, which is my best sounding steel.
These sleepers can still be found at great prices and will stand toe to toe with most any steel out there. But people are catching on, as they usually reach $500 now on Ebay.
Carvin have been kicking butt for decades and rarely get the respect they deserve.
Get that steel dude! If you don't like it, let me know.