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Topic: Does anybody recognize this old steel? |
Jim Cooley
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The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 5:48 pm |
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Is it a home project?...an old prototype?...a hybrid?...just an old cur?
There does not appear to be any number or other form of identification. It is heavy. The body is birdseye. The necks look like solid rosewood. The apron inlays do not fit perfectly.
Last edited by Jim Cooley on 3 Dec 2011 2:18 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Bo Borland
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South Jersey -
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 5:59 pm
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| IT's gots lots of old holes underneath.. looks like it's been mo-lested. I think it's a UFO. |
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 6:58 pm
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| Possibly an old Miller Custom? |
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Jaclyn Jones
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 7:49 pm
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That changer looks like an old Marlen. I have 1966 Marlen that looks like that.
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Jerry Kippola
From:
UP Michigan, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2011 8:46 pm
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| how long does it take to saw a block of extra aged cheddar w/ it? |
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Jim Cooley
From:
The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2011 2:21 am
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| Somebody took it to a local music store. The owner has been a steel player for many years. He knew Shot Jackson, Ralph Mooney and others. He has never seen anything exactly like it either. |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 3 Dec 2011 8:58 am
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| The headstock, changer, and endplates are similar to my 1966 Marlen, but the mechanism under the hood is completely different. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2011 9:13 am
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| I'd say Miller or Marlen, because of the stylized "M's on the keyheads and endplates. |
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Adam Goodale
From:
Pflugerville, TX
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Posted 3 Dec 2011 9:16 am
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I'm with jackie... those are Marlen endplates and keyheads. Looks to me like someone cannibalized a Marlen and used the parts to add it to a cabinet they made or had built or found somewhere...I could be way off though... Just my guess. Neat looking steel though. How does it sound?
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Jerry Hayes
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Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 3 Dec 2011 9:24 am
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Could it be an Endicott? Rex Endicott made some steels similar to that in the sixties in SoCal...JH in Va.
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Jim Cooley
From:
The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2011 10:24 am
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John, Adam,
We thought that some of the parts resembled really old ShoBud parts, but hadn't thought of Marlen. That's interesting. We haven't played it - almost afraid to. It seems like somebody ought to, though.
Thanks for the input, everybody. |
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