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Rick Collins

 

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Claremont , CA USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2010 9:25 am    
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Is there a practical reason the Emmons Co. went back to the LKH after the SKH introduction with the Le Grand ?

Many thanks, R.C.
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Paul Norman

 

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Washington, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2010 6:00 pm    
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I wish someone would answer because I would like to know also.
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Jack Strayhorn

 

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Winston-Salem, NC
Post  Posted 30 Nov 2010 7:38 pm    
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Mainly due to the urging of Hal Rugg and other players that believed that the overtones created by the LKH had something to do with the tone.
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J Fletcher

 

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London,Ont,Canada
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2010 4:57 am    
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I remember Jack giving a quite detailed history of the LeGrande steels a year or so ago. There were changes to the keyhead and changer over the first five years or so.
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Doug Palmer


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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2010 6:59 am     Skh
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In the push pulls string 5 and 6 had a duplex scale harmonic several octaves above the primary note. Pick the string between the nut roller and the tunning key and you will hear it. Most high end pianos use this method on the treble bridge to enhance the projection. I asked Ron Lashley Sr. if this was by design or accident. He only smiled.

Doug
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Jack Strayhorn

 

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Winston-Salem, NC
Post  Posted 1 Dec 2010 5:24 pm    
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Doug, I had many such instances with Ron over the years. Usually no answer was the answer!
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Mike Archer


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church hill tn
Post  Posted 2 Dec 2010 11:03 am     skh lkh
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well I like both the models
the skh emmons is my favorite of the all pull
emmons I love the tone
Jack do you remmber that black legrande you built me in 1988? I should havew kept that steel
I came over from tn and picked it up
you were very kind and helpfull to me
just a memory now !!!
later Mike A Very Happy
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Rick Collins

 

From:
Claremont , CA USA
Post  Posted 2 Dec 2010 9:06 pm    
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Aesthetically, the short keyhead suits the guitar better.
It is compact, like the keyhead on the MSA Millenium.
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