Around 25yrs ago, if it had three 10-sring necks, I had to have it and I bought a Marlen T-10, that if memory serves me well, was made October 1968. I was playing a T-10 Bigsby console guitar in a western swing band and I wanted this for a rock-a-billy band, but as fate would have it, I got the D-11 Emmons cut-tail that I think was Bobby Garrett's and the Marlen went back into the cases.
It has 11 pedals and split coil pups. I recently took it out of the cases and am cleaning it up a bit, but not too much. Middle neck is E9, bottom neck is C6 and I wish I knew what the top neck was ???
It has 3 peds. Ped-A raises string 1 and lowers string 4. Ped-B raises string 2 and lowers string 7. Ped C raises strings 3 and 5. Everything is totally out of adjustment and I don't know whether its up a whole or half or what. If anybody knows what this tuning could be, I would love to know.
chas smith wrote: I wish I knew what the top neck was ???
It has 3 peds. Ped-A raises string 1 and lowers string 4. Ped-B raises string 2 and lowers string 7. Ped C raises strings 3 and 5. Everything is totally out of adjustment and I don't know whether its up a whole or half or what. If anybody knows what this tuning could be, I would love to know.
It looks like "Ped C", rightmost pedal, could have raised str 3&4, instead of str5. In that case these pedals could have been common C6 or A6 pedals. More likely A6, since you already have a C6 neck. Lotsa players used both C6 and A6 back then.
[tab]
P P P
E +F
C# +D
A ++B
F# ++G#
E -D#
C# -C
A
F#
D
A
[/tab]
Thank you Doug. I must be going stupid because it looked like the 5,6,7 pattern, but I wasn't making the connection and my T-10 console is A6, C6, E13.
Carter D10 8p/7k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup, Regal RD40 Dobro (D tuning), Recording King Professional Dobro (G tuning), NV400, NV112, Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open G slide and regular G tuning guitar) .
Hi Chas
That is a beautiful piece of Marlen history! I was not aware that Leonard had made T-10's. I have a 1970 Marlen D10 that has the same changers and undercarriage. What is the serial number of your guitar?
Mike
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1970 Marlen D-10, 1971 Professional, 1973 Pro II, 1977 Marlen D-10, 1978 Marlen D-10, 1980 Marlen D-10
I keep drooling every time I look at this lovely lady.
Carter D10 8p/7k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup, Regal RD40 Dobro (D tuning), Recording King Professional Dobro (G tuning), NV400, NV112, Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open G slide and regular G tuning guitar) .
Chas, that sure is a beautiful guitar. Unfamiliar to me, and the clean undercarriage is delightful to behold.
I would have guessed it was at least 20 pounds heavier. Didn't know of split cases in use at that time but I was too young (i.e. stupid) to care how heavy music gear was. Or how many flights of stairs if there was a gig at the top.
That is a real piece of steel guitar history. Thanks for sharing it with us.
