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Topic: Tim Scheerhorn? |
Jim Eller
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Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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Posted 8 Sep 2007 3:06 am |
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Anybody know what Tim Scheerhorn is doing these days?
Is he still making guitars and have a 4 year waiting list? Is he still in Dixon, TN? |
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Dennis Graves
From:
Maryville, Tennessee
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Posted 8 Sep 2007 3:38 am
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| The last word I heard was there's a five year waiting and the cost is $6000. That's a long time to wait. Tim made me one 12 years ago and I thought 16 months was a long time to wait. |
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Jim Eller
From:
Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 2:39 pm
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Just spoke with Tim.
He is still four years out and has stopped taking orders. He'll be 64 when he builds his last obligation.
Says he will continue after that but on his own pace. When and what he wants to build.
Jim |
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Eric Ebner
From:
Texas Republic
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 4:39 pm
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The interesting question would be how many guitars he builds in a year? Anyone know?
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Jim Eller
From:
Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 5:05 pm
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Eric,
His schedule use to be three per month.
Elderly Music gets one per month. Not sure if that's included in the above three.
Jim |
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Michael Hardee
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 5:25 pm
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| Elderly is no longer taking reservations, for the time being if you want a Scheerhorn you have to pay what a seller wants on the used market, which looks to be about $5000 for an R body and $8000 for an L body. Ouch. |
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Lynn Oliver
From:
Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Oct 2007 7:25 pm
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| It was posted on resoguit-l today that Tim will not be taking any additional orders even after he completes the current backlog. |
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Jim Eller
From:
Kodak, TN (Michigan transplant)
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Posted 9 Oct 2007 2:44 am
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Michael,
I like what you said.
I'm sure glad I kept two of the L-bodies. I wish I had the other one back now. |
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Michael Hardee
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Posted 12 Oct 2007 1:35 pm
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Jim, that gorgeous quilted maple L body Scheerhorn on Ebay went for $7600. Now NO ONE who has a L body Scheerhorn he is thinking of selling is going to sell for less than $7500. Your nest egg is looking pretty good.
Every serious reso player would like to own one already. If the serious guitar collectors, who up to now have not really been that interested in resos, take note of what is happening with Scheerhorn prices and decide they HAVE to have one and start bidding prices up, watch out. |
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