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Topic: Beautiful Gibson EH-275? on Ebay |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 8:34 am |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1 403138428&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1010457032&indexURL=0&rd=1
Man, I covet this instrument! I was trying to figure out which of my instruments I could sell to bid on this baby when the price started to soar too high. Sigh. These models are rare - especially w/ 7 strings. Is the big diamond on the back made of felt? The seller says it's solid curly maple but I'd guess it's hollow like an EH-150. Anybody ever play one of these? I hope it goes to a steel player and not a collector.[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 04 January 2002 at 08:35 AM.] |
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 9:58 am
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| Ooooooh, wish I had some money left over. |
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TonyL
From:
Seattle. WA
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 11:53 am
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I have a 1940 EH-185 which is similar in construction. It has a metal reinforced neck but a slanted early p-90 instead of the Charlie Christian pickup.
Mine feels hollow, but of course it isn't blonde.. 
The Diamond isn't felt, but some kind of abrasive to help it not slide off your lap...
TL |
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Kenny Dail
From:
Kinston, N.C. R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 2:04 pm
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Andy, I have a Gibson identical with three exceptions. Mine has only six strings and has the Sunburst finish. Mine does not have the pearl inlays on the neck. I am also missing the cover over the string anchor behind the "Charlie Christian" pickup. Great sounding instrument.
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kd...and the beat goes on...
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 2:28 pm
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| I have a somewhat shopworn '37 sunburst EH-150 with a replaced pickup. I love the string spacing and feel of that guitar. The blonde curly maple finish with tortise shell binding of the ebay guitar gets my hormones jumping. I also dig the dotted lines on the 12th fret, color-coded fret markers and big Gibson block inlays like those found on some of their jazz guitars. [This message was edited by Andy Volk on 04 January 2002 at 02:31 PM.] |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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TonyL
From:
Seattle. WA
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 4:58 pm
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Except that my guitar is a 6-string, it's exactly it. Oh- and mine is in a bit better shape...  And I got it for much less...
The tone is fantastic...Anyone have a matching EH-185 amp they want to part with...???
TL |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 5:31 pm
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How about:
 [This message was edited by chas smith on 04 January 2002 at 05:33 PM.] |
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Mark Davis
From:
Bakersfield, Ca
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 6:55 pm
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That EBay 275 is as clean as they get!! WOW and that 10 string gasp! gonna have to invest in a pair of depends (adult diapers) if these pics get too much better!
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 4 Jan 2002 11:26 pm
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Great Guitars indeed !
i love that 10 stringer !
Send more ..... |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 5 Jan 2002 4:16 am
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| You don't see those every day, Chas. What's its story? |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2002 11:53 am
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| I think it's a '38, the case is in good shape and I have a EH-185 amp, of which I'm the second owner, to go with it, that is practically 'showroom'. The guitar came from Bob Sies' collection and currently needs the pots cleaned or replaced. Other than that, it plays like a dream and sounds like what it's supposed to sound like (there's an objective statement). |
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Iain
From:
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Posted 7 Jan 2002 4:07 am
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Chas - I have an almost identical Gibson 10 string, but with slotted headstock/vertical tuners.
Good guitars, huh? |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2002 10:52 am
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| Mighty fine, they have a definate comfort level about them. |
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Jim Vogan
From:
Ohio City, Ohio 45874
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Posted 7 Jan 2002 6:45 pm
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| Sold for $3050.00 |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 3:32 am
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Final score: collectors: 10, players: zero.
At least that's my guess as the auction jumped up by about $1,000 in the last few minutes. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 5:30 am
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| Andy, I'm not a "real" player, although I play, and I'm not a real collector, although I collect. I love the steel guitar, pedal, non pedal, and resonators as you have seen in my posts. I do whatever I can to promote steel guitars, by attending conventions, writing the PSGA newsletter coverage, and supporting merchants and vendors in our field. I at one time shipped my Fender PS 210 out to Al Gershin in OR. for a month so that he could get his repaired. I have also let people compare a Dobro to a Melobro in my place of business, in order to make a decision of what they should buy. This guitar will be played, and will have a safe and happy home with a few cousins. I hope that this is of some consolation to you. You may revise your score board now if you care to. "Game, set, match," The Steel Guitar Forum. Howard |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 7:12 am
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| I apologize if I sounded arrogant, Howard. Making an assumption without information was not fair. Congratulations and enjoy your new guitar - I hope it sounds as good as it looks. [This message was edited by Andy Volk on 08 January 2002 at 07:14 AM.] [This message was edited by Andy Volk on 08 January 2002 at 07:14 AM.] |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 7:27 am
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Howard:
Glad to see the guitar has landed in the hands of a player (even though you may not think of yourself as one, you are).
I share Andy's sentiments about people that collect wonderful instruments (I don't care too much about the dogs!) and either store them away or hang them on the wall.
These instruments are meant to make music, and I am sure you will be making beautiful music with your new guitar.
Congratulations!
Bill
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 7:38 am
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Andy, no need for apologies. I share your concern and also prefer instruments such as this to be available for playing, viewing, discussion, photos, etc....I certainly appreciate your valuable input to the forum. I have learned much from your posts and look forward to reading them for a long time to come.
Actually, this is good time to post this;
Anyone who is in NYC, whether you live here or nearby, travel here, are passing through, or are running from the law, feel free to contact me if you would like to sit down with any particular steel that I own. I have a store (not a music store) in midtown Manhattan and you can stop by and pick, electric or acoustic, or both. No problem, it's my pleasure......Howard
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 12:12 pm
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| Congratulations, what a beautiful instrument! |
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TonyL
From:
Seattle. WA
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 1:48 pm
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Wow. Ebay truly is a seller's market. I've had some luck there myself...
Now again, anyone have an EH-185 amp they want to part with.. ?
TL
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 2:13 pm
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The EH-185 guitar at Elderly is gone: http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/185U-86.htm
Someone bought it this week for $1200.
Three weeks ago it seemed outrageously priced. Today it's a bargain. Go figure!
I worked at Elderly in the late 70's early 80's. We would get in steels all the time. Bakelite Ricks, Oahu's, Supros etc. We didn't want them. We'd slap a fifty or seventy-five dollar price tag on them and try to get them out the door as quick as possible. Didn't want them taking up valuable floor space.
Excuse me... my time machine awaits.
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Gerald Ross
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
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Sage
From:
Boulder, Colorado
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Posted 8 Jan 2002 6:35 pm
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| Gerald, while you are using your time machine, don't forget all the resonator guitars that nobody wanted a few decades ago. - oh wait- that must be where you got your beautiful tricone! Good job, man! |
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