Jimbeaux w/Hair & First Pedal Steel (Gibson Electraharp)

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 8:17 am

Just came across this old photo from 1972 with my first pedal steel, a Gibson Electraharp I bought from Scotty, my first teacher. (Careful observers will also note the fringed jacket; must have gotten that idea from Neil Young...)

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 13 Sep 2008 8:41 am

Is that a Fender tuning pan? Cool looking axe. At first I thought you were left-handed.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 13 Sep 2008 8:45 am

Amp??? Univox, Alamo, Teisco??? You must have spent all your money on the guitar.

What did you play in the marching band...I see the letters.

Great pic.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 13 Sep 2008 8:50 am

Jim,I have the same carpet.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 8:52 am

Yah, was a Univox. What did I know? It made noise, that's all I knew.

As for the 'FROSH' letters, I'm baffled myself. I think I played on the tennis team one year but can't imagine what the others are for. Not in the marching band, but I might have played trombone in the concert band the one year that I dabbled in trombone.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 8:52 am

Stu Schulman wrote:Jim,I have the same carpet.

Yeah, they told me at Goodwill that somebody was bound to buy it.

Tony Farr · Post by **Tony Farr** » 13 Sep 2008 8:54 am

Jim, I had a triple neck autoharp back in the late 50"s. Then I went to a fender one thousand.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 13 Sep 2008 9:11 am

Jim Cohen wrote:Yah, was a Univox. What did I know? It made noise, that's all I knew.

As for the 'FROSH' letters, I'm baffled myself. I think I played on the tennis team one year but can't imagine what the others are for. Not in the marching band, but I might have played trombone in the concert band the one year that I dabbled in trombone.

If you look closely at the letter on the right..it has "BAND" written on it. That is why I asked.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 9:13 am

Yah, I know it says 'Band' but it dasn't say 'MARCHING Band'. I was in the 'Concert Band'. We got letters too.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 13 Sep 2008 9:15 am

Jim Cohen wrote:Yah, I know it says 'Band' but it dasn't say 'MARCHING Band'. I was in the 'Concert Band'. We got letters too.

Why?

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 9:23 am

So the Jocks wouldn't get all the girls...

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 13 Sep 2008 9:24 am

Jim Cohen wrote:So the Jocks wouldn't get all the girls...

Correct!!!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 9:33 am

John Drury · Post by **John Drury** » 13 Sep 2008 9:41 am

Damn son! You had a whole lot less face to wash back then! LMAO!

On top of the amp......Is that the steel guitar rag?

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 9:44 am

John Drury wrote:On top of the amp......Is that the steel guitar rag?

No, that's the T-shirt I pulled off just before the photo, to capture that Macho look. Effective, don't you think?

Steve Hitsman · Post by **Steve Hitsman** » 13 Sep 2008 2:18 pm

You bought that from Scotty? He saw you coming. My first was an Electraharp, too. Found it in the attic of a music store in Belleville, Illinois. Mine was white though so I doubt it sounded as good as your sunburst.

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 13 Sep 2008 3:50 pm

That is a good looking guitar, I like the sunburst. I'd like to make an offer on that sneaker if you still have it and it's mate.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 7:12 pm

Steve Hitsman wrote:You bought that from Scotty? He saw you coming...

Yah, I think he was happy to finally find someone to take it home. I didn't know any better anyway and, besides, it was the only one in the shop I could afford at the time, so it served its purpose.

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 13 Sep 2008 7:44 pm

It also served it's porpoise.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 7:53 pm

Your humor is becoming flipper all the time...

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 13 Sep 2008 8:06 pm

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 13 Sep 2008 8:09 pm

That photo has one porpoise, and one porpoise only...

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 13 Sep 2008 8:32 pm

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 14 Sep 2008 12:35 pm

Jim-I know why you never liked that Model Gibson Electra-Harp. I tried one at the factory and didn't like it either, so kept my Original 1942 Gibson Electra-Harp. I took the heavy cabinet off it and put it on a metal stand. No case of course.It had a better changer, was almost like the Multi-Kord that came out later. 8 strings, 6 pedals. E6

Here is a picture, but I dont have a picture with the old cabinet. I got one of the old cabinet that somenone sent me, I'll see if I can find it...al.

Don Drummer · Post by **Don Drummer** » 14 Sep 2008 12:58 pm

Jim, I used one of those someone lent to me when I was without back around'76. Never could figure out how to lower the with pedals. It appeard to be impossible. I used first two pedals and tuned to D9th. I also had to have a post to counter-act the horizontal movement when engaging the pedals. Quite a beast. Raise all the strings with one pedal. Don D.

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