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Topic: Emmons wraparound S10 pics added |
Abe Levy
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 6:48 pm |
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That's it Glenn! You should have bought it when you had the chance! Won't be coming up for sale again soon!
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mike nolan
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Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 6:55 pm
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You could go for a round front wrap around..... best of Sho~Bud and Emmons.  |
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Herb Steiner
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Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 6:57 pm
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| mike nolan wrote: |
| You could go for a round front wrap around..... best of Sho~Bud and Emmons. |
Go to your room, Mike.
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My rig: Infinity and Telonics.
Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Glenn Austin
From:
Montreal, Canada
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 12:37 am
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| It looked like way too much work for me, I always wondered who got it. |
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 3:34 am
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Yes, lots of work. But it's a wraparound!
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Michael Castellana
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Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 6:01 am
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hey friends, loooong time beneficiary, seldom poster, here. nice guitar, congrats!
this s10 wraparound is a 6x5 c6 guitar ... 4 knees were added at factory, i restored and assembled ... my friend tommy cass added 1 vertical. guitar came to me w/ an emblem. i filled holes and added only sticker type available. under carriage is as clean as top of guitar (no pics on computer) and uses all original parts. guitar plays beautifully ... pup is wound super light so guitar is pretty bright. best of luck w/ your restoration!
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 6:22 am
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Wow that's a beaut! I wish I had the hardware to keep six pedals! Curious what your serial number is? I wonder if it's from the same batch? Long shot but who knows? Here's a pic of the cabinet now that it's been repaired...
[img]http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/7859_image_15.jpg[/img
For some reason the site won't let me turn the pics.
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Michael Castellana
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 6:52 am
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that looks great, abe!
there's no serial number anywhere on my guitar.
i've been told it could be part of the canadian batch or that an employee might have built for himself.
looking forward to seeing your's finished. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 6:56 am
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Abe
What number is yours? For my list.
And BTW, you are totally doing the correct thing in bringing that guitar back to original condition. You're adding value to the world.
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 12:44 pm
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Thanks guys! Herb - my guitar has a bunch of numbers stamped on it - on the key head side end plate is 9- 2198 and then 6/6. On the changer side is simply 16. The neck and key head are both stamped or scratched 13 and the changer is stamped 13. Lucker said his from this batch is 2198 0/6 (if memory serves). He said all the guitars from one order would get the same serial number, so this makes sense. Batch of 6? Though I've heard that more guitars were ordered from Toronto... It's very exciting to get this guitar back together. I, along with every other Emmons lover, have longed for a Wraparound but doubted I'd ever find one. Needless to say it's a big thrill to get one. Bringing these things back to life is really enjoyable. I appreciate all the help and encouragement!
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 4:51 pm
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how cheap did you pick that
thing up for? |
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2016 7:27 pm
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Real cheap.
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2016 8:20 pm
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Cabinet finished! New mica and new trim. End plates go on tomorrow- looks like a brand new guitar!
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 18 Jun 2016 12:00 am
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| Gonna re-flock the underside? If you do, stick toothpicks in all the hardware mounting holes that you are planning to use, before you flock.......otherwise they can be a bear to find. |
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2016 11:15 am
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Not sure if I'll reflock it or not. I'm kind of impatient to get the guitar playing again, so I probably won't. I actually prefer old guitars to look just that, old. I usually don't get aluminum buffed etc. I like the way they look as if they had aged nicely etc. Unfortunately I had no choice but to remica this guitar. It worked out pretty well, but because of the way the corners were shaved down and the fact that the really thick mica they used to make is incredibly difficult to find, the guitar small gaps between the mica and the dog ears. I have another guitar that was remica'd by a reputable Emmons dude that has similar if slightly smaller gaps, so I feel like I did ok under the circumstances - and I only spent a hundred and fifty bucks! (The guy that did it for me only charged me expenses plus a bottle of whiskey!). Anyway - you can judge for yourself:
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 20 Jun 2016 11:27 am
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| Looks great! |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Jun 2016 12:14 pm
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| i'm impressed with your economic fix! good work. |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2016 12:27 pm
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The mica is not hard to find. The range of thickness is 0.043" to 0.053" to meet the same grade. That is their margin of error. 0.048" is their target. But if you have a relationship with the sales people at Formica, you can get the 0.053" end of the scale if that is what you want.
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2016 12:53 pm
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Thanks guys. The new mica is 048 - but is considerably thinner than what was on the guitar. I did my best to find thicker but had no luck. I called over thirty distributors and couldn't find anything thicker. No one in the steel guitar world that has the thicker stuff would part with three feet of it, so there you go.
This being my first wraparound, it's been really interesting to take it apart and put it back together. The hand made nature of it is very apparent. It's very imperfect, but that only makes it more awesome.all the parts and holes, cuts etc are slightly imperfect and in some cases just crooked (not by much). For instance whoever drilled the holes for the pillow block arms that go under the neck put them slightly wide so the changer sits slightly closer to the inside of the guitar... (Or I'm doing something wrong!?) as Mr Lucker often mentions, there is a built in tension to the guitar that is really cool. It feels like a coiled snake - totally different than my bolt ons. Though this is my first S10 so maybe that contributes to the difference as well? The guitar will probably never be a museum piece (unless I send it to you know who) but it's going to be a really nice player. Which is what I'm always after. I love really nice guitars, but if they're too perfect it stresses me out to play them or let my kids within a hundred yards of them - let alone gigging them. So I'm happy so far. I'm waiting on some parts, but will hopefully have the guitar up and running within a week or two... Wish me luck!
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Jason Duguay
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 20 Jun 2016 9:24 pm
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I like the cut of your jib Abe. Very nice work, hold onto her tight. I feel its important to remember how cool and creative the pioneers of our instrument were. I myself am the caretaker to a cabinet end that shares a lot of the hand made traits you describe. When I play that guitar, I dont see imperfections but the beauty of the American spirit. Wraps & Perms are Peanut butter & Jelly.
Enjoy!
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2016 5:16 am
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| (The guy that did it for me only charged me expenses plus a bottle of whiskey!). Anyway - you can judge for yourself:" |
Of course it does depend on the bottle of whiskey involved.
Price: $2,999..99
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2016 6:53 am
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Haha! It was a $75 bottle!
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2016 6:54 am
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Couldn't agree more Jason.
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Abe Levy
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2016 8:24 am
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Jerry - I emailed you.
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