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Jeff Metz Jr.


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York, Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2019 5:14 pm    
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Found at a local yard/garden sale.




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Bill Sinclair


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Waynesboro, PA, USA
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2019 5:50 pm    
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A scrap steel guitar?

Seriously, without any sign of a bridge or pickup cutout, it looks like an aborted home project to me.
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2019 10:15 pm    
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I concur. Not much more than a piece of wood. Or indeed less.
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David M Brown


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California, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 5:05 am    
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And it's a 10 string!
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 7:18 am    
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What do you call a boomerang that doesn't return?
A stick.
That's what you have there. Very Happy
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Bill Groner


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QUAKERTOWN, PA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 7:32 am    
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Whatever it is..........it's darn fugly........but, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So, sorry, no offense meant.
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Cartwright Thompson


Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 9:30 am    
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Dan Kelly


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 9:52 am    
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Yeah, but how does it sound? Smile
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Ian Worley


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Sacramento, CA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 10:11 am    
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It might be an antique cricket bat
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Bill McCloskey


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Nanuet, NY
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 10:50 am    
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firewood?
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David Matzenik


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Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 12:32 pm    
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Its a metaphor.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 12:38 pm    
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I think it's a henway. Very Happy
Erv
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Don Barnhardt

 

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North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 1:59 pm    
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Not saying it would be worth your time but it could be made into a playable instument. Why did you get it, just for laughs?
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Bill Groner


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QUAKERTOWN, PA
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 2:19 pm    
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Erv Niehaus wrote:
I think it's a henway. Very Happy
Erv


Oh come on Erv.........everybody knows what a hen weighs by now!
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Charles Stange

 

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San Francisco, California
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 3:24 pm    
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the finish is reminiscent of certain 'Teles' Mr. Green
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Marc Bell


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Surat Thani, TH
Post  Posted 28 Jun 2019 4:58 pm    
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not a million miles away from the Emmons lap steel.
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2019 12:17 am    
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Definitely an actual prototype - could be worth a fortune.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2019 7:13 am    
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Bill,
I've got to get some new material! Rolling Eyes
Erv
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Joe Elk


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2019 8:11 am    
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"could be worth a fortune." I consider the odds are somewhere nil and negligible.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2019 8:14 am    
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I've got the hatchet that George Washington used to cut down the cherry tree.
However, I've had to replace the handle three times and the head twice. Whoa!
Erv
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Larry Carlson


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Post  Posted 29 Jun 2019 8:15 am    
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Marc Bell wrote:
not a million miles away from the Emmons lap steel.



I agree.
It's more like 5 million.
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Bill Groner


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Post  Posted 29 Jun 2019 8:27 am    
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Erv, the new stuff is much appreciated. Although you know I was just busting your stones on the Henway....I hope you know? You keep it up you will be like Rodney Dangerfield...........NO RESPECT!
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Paul Honeycutt

 

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Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2019 1:57 pm    
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A little glue, sandpaper and paint and she'll be good as new!
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 30 Jun 2019 5:41 am    
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Bill,
Bless your heart! Very Happy
Erv
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Jeff Metz Jr.


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York, Pennsylvania, USA
Post  Posted 30 Jun 2019 9:03 am    
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Yeah I just grabbed it for kicks. Ya never know.
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