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Jurij Silvestri
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 1:09 am |
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Hello
I just got this Thomas PSG D10 and I love it.
I just think i need some replacements to to stick the pedalboard to the legs as you can see by the pictures:
PS. what do you all think this psg worths ($$$)?
Jurij |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 1:29 am
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Value would be difficult to assess without pics of the underside. Top looks clean. So far, so good.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Ken Metcalf
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San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 2:39 am
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Very Nice
A Wild guess on the value I would say between $1200 and $1600.
Milage will vary. |
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Larry Jamieson
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Walton, NY USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 5:52 am
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Looks like a nice clean guitar. Judging from the condition of the case, it did not get gigged a lot.
If you are at all handy, you can fabricate the leg clamps yourself. If not, take it to any machine shop, show them what you need and they will fix you up in short order. Nice find! Enjoy... |
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 6:58 am
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Very Nice
A Wild guess on the value I would say between $1200 and $1600.
Milage will vary. |
that's wild alright! i don't know why you'd say that.
thomas' are great pro model guitars. should be no less than $2000 or more.
their only negatives are they're a little heavy, like most good steels, and they're not being made
anymore, like many good steels. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 8:17 am
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What Chris said. Barry Thomas built a great guitar.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Bruce Derr
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Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 8:43 am
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| I've only seen one Thomas up close, a D10. It belongs to a friend who lives nearby. It's a premium steel, top-notch all the way. Nicely engineered and very precise build quality. Based on his, I'd have to agree that value would be at least 2k, and probably would be more if they were more well known and parts were more easily available. |
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Larry Petree
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Bakersfield. Ca. USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 10:04 am Thomas steel guitars
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| Barry Thomas phoned me a week ago, and he is getting set up in Oklahoma to start building steels again. So he will be set up to build and supply parts for the steels he has built. I think he said he has a large building in Chickasha OK. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 10:08 am Re: Thomas steel guitars
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| Larry Petree wrote: |
| Barry Thomas phoned me a week ago, and he is getting set up in Oklahoma to start building steels again. So he will be set up to build and supply parts for the steels he has built. I think he said he has a large building in Chickasha OK. |
That's great news. I've always wanted to get a Thomas. I was talking to Barry, at one time, to build me one. He quit making them right before I was to order mine.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, NV400, NV112 . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Damir Besic
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Nashville,TN.
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Jeff Heard
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Lopez Island, Washington, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 10:52 am
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| Great guitars. I love mine. |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 4:24 pm
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Chris Please....
I only take this wild guess because I have bought and sold Thomas steels.
Post it on the forum an try to sell it and let me know how it goes.
Same as a Session 500 :-/ |
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Jeff Heard
From:
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 5:19 pm Re: Thomas steel guitars
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| Larry Petree wrote: |
| Barry Thomas phoned me a week ago, and he is getting set up in Oklahoma to start building steels again. So he will be set up to build and supply parts for the steels he has built. I think he said he has a large building in Chickasha OK. |
I've heard similar statements over the last 15 years or so. Hope it works out this time. He built a great guitar. |
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Lonnie Portwood
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Jacksonville, fl. USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2016 7:14 pm
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Folks, I recently sold a mint D-10 Thomas for $3000, and in my opinion, it is worth more than that! If you haven't seen one up close, you have no idea what a spectacular instrument it is!..IMHO In fact, I've never seen a better built one, and those who know me, know how I love those Fulawka's. Lonnie
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Apr 2016 3:30 am Re: thomas pedal steel D10
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| Jurij Silvestri wrote: |
Hello
I just got this Thomas PSG D10 and I love it.
I just think i need some replacements to to stick the pedalboard to the legs as you can see by the pictures:
What do you all think this psg worths ($$$)? |
For the pedalboard, a couple of wingnuts and bodywashers would suffice. As far as value, regardless of how well it's made, it's a pretty "unknown" brand, which hampers its value. I'd say in the $1500-$2000 range, as some setup/adjustment work might be needed to get it in good shape. |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 21 Apr 2016 3:40 am
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Donny's price, even in this age of inflated steel guitar prices, is probably in the range.
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GFI Ultra Keyless S-10 with pad (Black of course) TB202 amp, Hilton VP, Steelers Choice sidekick seat
Cakewalk by Bandlab and Studio One V4.6 pro DAWs, MOTU Ultralite MK5 recording interface unit (for sale) |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 21 Apr 2016 5:54 am
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Donny, the screws are too far inboard, as they're for the slidebar type. A flat piece of aluminum with a slot milled down the middle would do
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Jeff Heard
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Lopez Island, Washington, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2016 8:29 am
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
| Donny, the screws are too far inboard, as they're for the slidebar type. A flat piece of aluminum with a slot milled down the middle would do |
Rather than a slidebar, my Thomas has aluminum pieces that rotate 90 degrees and are secured with a wing nut. They are a rectangular piece of machined aluminum with a hole in one end where the machine screw goes through. I'd post a photo, but my guitar is at Lynn Stafford's getting a tuneup.
I think a slide bar would be more secure though. This is one of the few things on the guitar that I think could've been done better. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Apr 2016 5:55 pm
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| Lane Gray wrote: |
| Donny, the screws are too far inboard, as they're for the slidebar type. A flat piece of aluminum with a slot milled down the middle would do |
Sorry, I can't agree. Because there's only one threaded stud, the washer, or whatever you used, only has to go a little over halfway across the leg to secure it. (Any significant amount of material going past the center of the leg really does nothing.)
Anyhow, you don't even need a slot! A small flat with just a hole could be loosened and rotated to release the leg.  |
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Larry Jamieson
From:
Walton, NY USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2016 6:20 pm
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| A conduit clamp from an electrical supply store might do the trick, with the appropriate wing nut. |
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Jeff Heard
From:
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2016 6:44 pm
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| Donny Hinson wrote: |
| A small flat with just a hole could be loosened and rotated to release the leg. |
That's pretty much how the guitars came from Barry. |
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winston
From:
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
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Posted 27 Apr 2016 5:58 pm
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| I own and play a Thomas and Donny and Jeff are right on, that is how mine is made. |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 28 Apr 2016 3:50 am
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| I must own an early model, mine has the holes drilled in the lower legs for attachment with screws and wing nuts, much like older Sho-Buds. |
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winston
From:
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
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Posted 28 Apr 2016 5:38 am
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David
The older MSA's were that way. I always threatened to do mine that way. Gives a more solid feel to the pedals. |
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Jurij Silvestri
From:
Italy
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Posted 28 Apr 2016 2:04 pm i have found a wing nut!
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ok I finally got the right wing nut missing from a set of assortment wing nuts I found in amazon.co.uk
so now i only need one of the two little bars that rotate to stick the right leg to the pedal board. I think i might get some one here in Italy able to clone the one bar I have left.
now i just need to figure out what's wrong with one of my left knee levers which looks a little too hard, weird!! |
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