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Topic: New Mullen, Lightened The Load |
Jerry Van Hoose
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Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 10:44 am |
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While owning and playing various fine guitars through the years, I've owned a Mullen Steel continuously since 1992.
Now, while approaching my mid 60's, I've decided to downsize and lighten the load a little. So, I called Mike Mantey and asked if he would build a Mullen Discovery for me, 3 & 5, with split tuning, a complete polish package, 1" over height w/o pin striping, resulting in an all black motif. The result was even better than I could have imagined. It seemed that everyone at Mullen went well beyond what I would consider normal customer service and the guitar exceeded any and all expectations. Here are a few pics... 
Last edited by Jerry Van Hoose on 7 Jul 2017 6:57 am; edited 1 time in total |
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 12:13 pm
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| Thats what I want too. Very nice |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 12:16 pm No Pin Stripes
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Hi Jerry,
I also think it looks better without the pin stripes.
That was a good choice.
Indeed the crew at Mullen are very good.
Best regards,
Andy
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2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project. |
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Bob Bestor
From:
Ashland, OR
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 12:20 pm
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Wowsa!
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 9:58 pm
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Sweet!!
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Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 5 Jul 2017 10:03 pm
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| Congrats on the new Mullen JVH. Enjoy! |
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Jerry Van Hoose
From:
Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Posted 6 Jul 2017 3:24 am
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| Thanks guys, very much appreciated. |
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 6 Jul 2017 7:02 pm
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| Jerry, that might be the first Discovery I've seen with the changer tapped for splits. Great idea on a great guitar. All black motif is very sharp! |
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Jerry Van Hoose
From:
Wears Valley, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Jul 2017 6:52 am
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Hello Dan, thanks. The folks at Mullen began offering the split tuning option a few months ago on new Discovery guitars or separately for pre-existing ones. Whenever I ordered mine new from Mike Mantey, I specified the split tuning option as well as a mechanical half stop on the 2nd string. Although I specified a few more things not normally associated with a Discovery, my guitar was built exactly as ordered and shipped in a timely manner. I'm very pleased as I have always been through the years with the wonderful service at Mullen Steel Guitars.
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