How Many Dekley's Out There?

John Gould · Post by **John Gould** » 21 May 2009 6:56 pm

Post A picture of your Dekley

Mine is a SD-10 3pedals 5Levers
I had a double 10 on a Double 12 frame years ago if I can find pictures I'll show them

Doug Rolfe · Post by **Doug Rolfe** » 22 May 2009 4:30 am

I have a red U-12 on double neck body that is in mint condition. I've never posted pictures so I don't know if I will be able to or not. I absolutely love it. It stays in tune, has great tone and little or no cabinet drop. I realise it's not a popular brand for many, but it sure works for me.

Ulric Utsi-Åhlin · Post by **Ulric Utsi-Åhlin** » 22 May 2009 7:31 am

Great guitar,John...I´m biased,agreed,but Dekleys
are extremely well built...I have two,and I´ll try
to post some pix...So Long...McUtsi

Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 22 May 2009 7:45 am

i have a 1981 dekley slimline d-10 8+7 black
great sounding gutar will be 8+8 soon. i used
this guitar alot in my band and switch off to my
m.s.a classic xl 8+6 d-10 with B.L 705's will post some pix's later

paul

www.countyoutlaws.com

chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 22 May 2009 11:35 am

I did some mods to it:

I originally bought this guitar from Herb Remmington, in the mid '80s, and made the aluminum necks, made the keyheads into solid units and bolted them into the ends of the necks and changed how the pillow-blocks bolted to the necks and body. The idea was to simulate the Emmons bolt-on changer and to make the neck into an integral unit. I radiused the "end-corners" and welded them to the end plates which also meant that I had to make an end-plate for the changer end. I thought that the changer end was a "weak spot".

In recent years, this guitar gets used, on a regular basis, in "art/metal" kinds of music, so I took off the peds and knees and filled the C6 endplate for Carvin active/passive electronics, which work well with the George L pickups.

Scott Howard · Post by **Scott Howard** » 24 May 2009 1:34 pm

I bought one in January or Febuary this year to leave at church. I cleaned it and set it up the way I wanted it . I have thought of selling it but it plays and sound great. 12 string with 3 and 4 on a double frame. I also replaced the fret board. This is the picture from ebay when I bought it.

Peter Siegel · Post by **Peter Siegel** » 26 May 2009 3:03 pm

I have an 82 double 10, 9 and 6, all stock, that is still my only steel. In fabulous formica wood grain.
Sounds sweet as pie, stays in tune like granite.
Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'.
But the case is shot... not unlike my own exterior!
Jim Smith, thank you.

Brinton Payne · Post by **Brinton Payne** » 26 May 2009 5:55 pm

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 27 May 2009 9:11 am

I've had two and they both were very nice. This one lives in Ohio now.

Gabriel Stutz · Post by **Gabriel Stutz** » 27 May 2009 9:48 am

I've got one that looks just like Brinton's. I really like it, though I wish it weighed about 20lbs lighter... I think these guitars are really under-rated.

Gabriel

Dean Edwards · Post by **Dean Edwards** » 27 May 2009 10:14 am

I have an S-10 3 x 4. It's a great guitar; I love it.
I can't identify the year , because the model/serial number is not in the list that Doug Beaumier published on Oct .28, 2008.

It is SK203-2

Dean

Bill Stroud · Post by **Bill Stroud** » 27 May 2009 3:05 pm

Bill's D-12 Dekley 9 & 8 plays and sounds great.
Bill

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » 27 May 2009 5:16 pm

This is my lefty D-10 I bought from a forum member some years back. Not regretted it. I have replaced the pickups with BL-705 narrow mounts.
Lefty

Lowell Whitney · Post by **Lowell Whitney** » 1 Jun 2009 6:56 pm

Mine is pictured in the "show your steel" thread from a while back. Interesting how there is a good market for Dekleys. I love mine and plan to keep it forever. Information I have is Larry Hilt was also involved in the design and building of these guitars.

Lowell

Lonnie Zsigray · Post by **Lonnie Zsigray** » 2 Jun 2009 2:22 am

Gabriel Stutz · Post by **Gabriel Stutz** » 2 Jun 2009 1:20 pm

I just remembered that Gary Rittenberry told me he had a Dekley. If Gary owns one, I'd say they must be alright.

Gabriel

Mike Baldwin · Post by **Mike Baldwin** » 2 Jun 2009 3:12 pm

I have 4 of em'. They started multiplying pretty fast after I got my first one. I read about that problem a little to late, I was alreadt hooked!

Gabriel Stutz · Post by **Gabriel Stutz** » 3 Jun 2009 10:37 am

It's not in front of me right now, but as I recall the serial number on mine is 210-001, and I always wondered if it was the first slim-line.....Does anyone know?

Gabriel

Scott Howard · Post by **Scott Howard** » 11 Sep 2009 4:36 am

I think mine are multiplying . Someone posted a link one time with serial number info . Not sure where it was or who posted it. I have not bought or traded for the single neck but would love to keep it. I have it on loan for a while so that is good enough for now.

Georg Sørtun · Post by **Georg Sørtun** » 11 Sep 2009 7:12 am

It's a Dekley, alright...

...but it has taken on some weight, changed "name"...

...and also changed "tone" ever so slightly

Ernest Cawby · Post by **Ernest Cawby** » 11 Sep 2009 9:20 am

jOHNNY kITCHENS HAS A SINGLE NECK, HE LIVES IN lADYlAND fLORIDA. He wants a D10.

ernie

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 11 Sep 2009 12:19 pm

Here are some pics of the heaviest steel known to man. I don't know the origin of the fretboards, they were on it when I got it. I know it's at an extreme tilt and has too many strings, pedals, and levers covered with padding. It's got no logo decal, but it is a Dekley. The guy I got it from said it was originally owned by Bob White, hence the 10 pedals.

Pay no attention to the fat guy behind the steel. $:\$

http://gallery.me.com/johnnypez#100174& ... ack&sel=16

Mike Wheeler · Post by **Mike Wheeler** » 11 Sep 2009 8:48 pm

That beautiful red Dekley that Russ Tkac showed is in my house in Ohio.

I had a bout of insanity at one time and sold a perfectly perfect red Dekley U12....immediately I deeply regretted it

, and bought Russ's as soon as he put it up for sale.

This one's never leaving my hands. In fact, my wife says if I I'm stupid enough to try to sell this one, she will go with it. $:\$ She LOVES that Dekley tone!!!

Thanks a million, Russ, for selling me your beautiful guitar.

Lonnie Zsigray · Post by **Lonnie Zsigray** » 12 Sep 2009 12:25 pm

This is the pickup from my Dekley which has to be rewound by Jerry Wallace.I don't know what kind it is.Anyhow,what type of pickup is out there to replace it since the cavity it sits in is narrow and it uses these studs to mount it with?

Mike Wheeler · Post by **Mike Wheeler** » 12 Sep 2009 1:04 pm

Lonnie, I believe the size of the Dekley pickups was unique. I don't know of any commercially available pickups that are a direct replacement.

But the good news for you is that you can have that defective one rewound about any way you like...single coil, humbucker, coil tapped, etc. Jerry can do wonders in cases like yours.

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