Latest incredible Ebay steel mystery!!!!!

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 11 Sep 2004 10:09 am

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Mark Herrick · Post by **Mark Herrick** » 11 Sep 2004 10:53 am

...victim of a meth lab bust?

More like victim of a meth lab explosion....[This message was edited by Mark Herrick on 11 September 2004 at 11:54 AM.]

Ed Naylor · Post by **Ed Naylor** » 11 Sep 2004 11:23 am

It is indeed a rare guitar. I have a Triple 9 in my collection and I believe only 3 were made.it would be a very hard job to restore this guitar, especially with original parts. Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 11 Sep 2004 12:14 pm

Opening bid just dropped from $675 to $475.

Was the 16 neck set up for 8 pairs Chas??

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 11 Sep 2004 12:34 pm

I don't see any changers either!

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 11 Sep 2004 1:06 pm

yes,this guitar needs to be restored,as david
says, let all chip in buy it and watch what
ricky davis does with it. I'll go 50 bucks
myself. any one else?
FARRIS

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 11 Sep 2004 6:18 pm

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$44.00<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I wonder how you could tell if it was damaged in shipping?

Gary Ulinskas · Post by **Gary Ulinskas** » 11 Sep 2004 6:52 pm

I'd like to know who those guys are, that were doing all the "oohs" and "aahs" when they looked at this thing. Termite inspectors??

chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 11 Sep 2004 8:35 pm

Bill, yes, 8 pairs and it had/has 3 pedals for that neck. The 16-string headstock is a marvel in itself. Mine has cabinet ends where the ends, the aprons and the necks are Brazillian rosewood and the top plates are birdseye.

From a scavenger point of view, the pickups, if they work, and the tailstocks, the pedal board and the legs have some value. The wood might be salvageable and would most likely be a better quality than current wood. The changers on those things are pretty rudimentory, that being little more than bar stock with a couple of holes as well as the pillow blocks, so..... [This message was edited by chas smith on 11 September 2004 at 09:42 PM.]

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 12 Sep 2004 1:53 am

What's that written on the case?

MCA NASHVILLE MUSIC?

Ron

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Duncan Hodge · Post by **Duncan Hodge** » 12 Sep 2004 5:35 am

I think "RIP" is written on the case. In fact, I don't think it's a case at all. It looks like a tombstone. But the seller can't be all bad if he was willing to put all that pretty red ribbon so this fine steel would look even purtier for the buyer.[This message was edited by Duncan Hodge on 12 September 2004 at 06:36 AM.]

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 12 Sep 2004 5:28 pm

Innovative undercarriage - are the barnacles included ??

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 12 Sep 2004 8:43 pm

I dunno. I'd have to see the $475,IN CASH,before I took it.

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Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 13 Sep 2004 3:11 am

would help with my right hand blocking technique, but can't justify the shipping charges, and the stand it is on is a little too pricey. steveb.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 13 Sep 2004 4:45 am

Wait til I sell my old Pro III....

EJL

Gerald Menke · Post by **Gerald Menke** » 13 Sep 2004 6:15 am

For the steel guitar historians out there, anybody have a picture of what this poor thing SHOULD look like? Is it at all like that many stringed steel hanging behind Pete Drake on the cover of one of his albums? That thing looks like it has a 22 string neck.

Another question, how on earth does this sort of thing happen to musical instruments? I understand it's pretty sad that someone is trying to sell this pile of parts as a pedal steel, but think about it, not too long ago, this was a really cool guitar. How could someone have so little respect for a musical instrument to allow this to happen? If anyone has a picture of what it should look like, maybe you could post it or a link.

Thanks,

Gerald

P.S. Is this one for the ebay fraud dept?

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 13 Sep 2004 6:29 am

Maybe something like this??????

Ron

Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 13 Sep 2004 10:43 am

Now we know what the apes were beating on...
That's a good one Wally!

By my calculations, in order for the "stretched limo" shown above to work, the fingers oughta be about as long as the connecting rods from a 350 Chevy engine.

PS: Whoever did that Photoshop job deserves a job with a production company. Great work![This message was edited by Ray Minich on 14 September 2004 at 08:55 AM.]

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 13 Sep 2004 2:02 pm

Wow,must take two people to play that. no
wonder ron don't got no parts!!!!

Rick McDuffie · Post by **Rick McDuffie** » 13 Sep 2004 5:59 pm

Yeah, I can think of some "blocking" I'D like to do with it, too

I ain't sayin' it's hopeless, but it's threatenin'.

I can hardly understand how a thing like that could happen.

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 13 Sep 2004 9:19 pm

To get an idea of how a triple neck permanent was as new, go here and click the old catalog pic: http://www.planet.eon.net/~gsimmons/shobud/

The triple neck guitar there is "just" an eight string model, but the overall appearance is much the same. I have a better picture somewhere of Len Ryder playing that very same guitar, but I wouldn't know how to post it here.

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 14 Sep 2004 7:44 am

Just look at the pics on Jussi's site and you will see that the steel owned by "Sonny Curtis" has the same tailstock on it.Makes you wonder if it aint a Sho-Bud after all.

If somebody would give it to me i would restore the whole thing.

Ron[This message was edited by Ronald ! on 14 September 2004 at 08:47 AM.]

Jussi Huhtakangas · Post by **Jussi Huhtakangas** » 14 Sep 2004 8:58 am

Well, it's not exactly my site, I just posted the link.

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 17 Sep 2004 5:07 am

question,what is the scale length on that long emmons steel!!what kind of sound do she
got.can't even imagine!! where do ya git strings fer it? WOW !!! THATS AMAZING!!
farris

Farris Currie · Post by **Farris Currie** » 17 Sep 2004 1:44 pm

HAY,price has came down to 415.00,but shipping is still a little high. INSURANCE
is 1.00 per hundred!!!!