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Topic: Artisan 6 String Steel Guitar |
b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2007 8:15 am |
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I have an Artisan single neck that was donated to the Forum. I want to sell it but I don't know how much to ask. It's like new with a gig bag and three legs.
I think that these guitars have 3 big problems: the nut, the bridge, and the tuners. Replace all 3 and it would probably be a decent steel.
How much is one of these worth?
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Jude Reinhardt
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Weaverville, NC
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Posted 24 Nov 2007 9:39 am
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I believe I got about $75 plus shipping for the one I sold on ebay a few months ago.
Jude
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John McGlothlin
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Posted 24 Nov 2007 9:53 am
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| Susan and I both bought one of them from Musician's Friend about two years ago and they were 59.95 each with the gig bag but no legs...I think later on they had legs and sold for 79.95. |
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James Harrison
From:
New Brockton, Alabama, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2007 10:37 pm
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| Hi b0b, It looks like the Rogue EA-3 Lap Steel has replaced the Artisan EA-2 Lap Steel at Musiciansfriend at $79.99 for Rogue EA-3 with Gig Bag and 3 adj Legs. Same guitar, different name. |
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Gene Jones
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Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2007 8:26 am
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Thanks, Gene. I think their quality must have slipped a couple of notches since you posted that. Or maybe this one was from a different batch. This guitar doesn't sound nearly as nice as the one you recorded.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 25 Nov 2007 5:44 pm
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The early Artisans had really cheap tuners which wouldn't stay in tune, and no legs. At the time I bought two, changed the tuners, put risers on the nuts, and bolted them together, and it made for a cheap D6 to carry around in my trunk. I bolted them to a music stand so that I could play them standing up.
Then about a year ago they came out with much improved tuners and legs. I believe you must have one of the earlier models.
I would estimate the value used at about $40. Ironically, one went on eBay about eight months ago for a ridiculously high price to someone who obviously didn't know what he was bidding on. There was a thread on the Forum at the time, and everyone was both bemused and astonished.
Last edited by Alan Brookes on 25 Nov 2007 11:25 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 25 Nov 2007 9:41 pm
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One other problem I have noticed, is the "fret markers" are hard to see. One of my students had an Artisan and the freboard was black with not enough contrast to see the markers.
Also the short scale length made intonation difficult for a beginner. 
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Mike McBride
From:
Indiana
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Posted 12 May 2008 5:19 am
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| Did this ever sell? |
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