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Topic: ZB Custom made to exhibit at the early 70's trade shows |
Kermit Monk
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Greeneville, TN
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 8:23 am |
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This is ZB #0639 that I own. I thought you guys might enjoy seeing it. It was built for Bill Simms, to take to trade shows, in the 70's....or so I have been told. It spent 20 years under Bill's bed without seeing any daylight. Lots of hand tooling on all the aluminum. Carved wood. Engine turned legs, knee levers and undercarriage parts.
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 8:29 am
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Is this a pretty guitar!
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 8:30 am
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Wow!!!!
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Eric Dahlhoff
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Point Arena, California
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 9:04 am Wow!
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Soooo pretty!
How about a pic of the underside?
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 9:47 am
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I wouldn't let that out of my sight for one minute!
That's really beautiful. |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 3:27 pm Stunning Steel
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Stunning Steel, Thats the first time I ever saw a ZB that I'd want to own.
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Kermit Monk
From:
Greeneville, TN
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 4:39 pm
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Eric Dahlhoff... it's hard to get a good picture of the under carriage with it set up. Here is a shot showing the engine turning on the knee levers and a better shot of the tuning heads. Notice, whoever did the hand engraving, even engraved inside the tuning heads.
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Kevin Fix
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 6:18 pm Zb Wow!!
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| Wow, I think I died and went to Steel Guitar heaven!!!! Built like a Swiss watch!! |
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John De Maille
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On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 9:12 pm
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This is my Rus-Ler, bought new in 1976. Its hard to see in the picture, but, all the metal parts are jeweled or engine turned. I thought it was the most beautiful steel I'd ever seen when I bought it. But, your ZB beats it, hands down! |
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Jerry Korkki
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 6:56 am
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| I wonder if Russ"H.V."Russell had a hand in building that ZB. He was working for ZB at the time which was just before he started building the Rus-lers. I really like the jewel machining he did on his guitars as well as the pin striping done by "Butchr". He said they would stand out more on TV. That ZB is a beauty! |
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Steve Pawlak
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 7:06 am
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Nice!
Reminds me of a finely engraved Colt SAA |
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 7:32 am
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| wow, awesome engraving!!! |
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Eric Dahlhoff
From:
Point Arena, California
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 7:58 am polish
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How do you polish something that has jeweled engraving?
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 6:43 pm
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Just happened to have these…
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John Brock
From:
Xenia, Ohio
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Posted 3 Jul 2017 11:26 am Zb
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What John said,,beautiful!
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Dan Rollans
From:
Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 3 Jul 2017 3:23 pm Memories
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| Hey Kermit, I remember this beautiful ZB guitar. I often wandered where it was. I remember seeing this guitar for the first time at Scottys ISGC in 1976. It was on display at the ZB booth for several years afterwards also. As a young teenager, just learning about this addictive instrument, I thought this guitar was the "Holy Grail" of steel guitars. Very beautiful and awesome craftsmanship. Thank you for showing it off. |
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Kermit Monk
From:
Greeneville, TN
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Posted 4 Jul 2017 6:39 pm
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Dan,
So great to hear from someone that actually saw this guitar at the show! Thanks for posting your memory of it!
Here are a couple more pictures showing the other end.
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 4 Jul 2017 7:02 pm
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| WOW! |
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 3:22 am
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Awesome 
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Scott Denniston
From:
Hahns Peak, Colorado, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 4:08 am
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| I know I've never seen anything like that! Thanks for showing it Kermit. |
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