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Topic: Bigsby D8 owned by Joaquin for sale |
David Weisenthal
From: Arizona, USA
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scott murray
From: Asheville, NC
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 12:35 am
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anyone know the most a steel guitar has ever sold for?
this one is definitely up there! I can't see it fetching that much but what do I know.
I think some of David Gilmour's steels just sold at auction but I don't think any of them sold for more than a few thousand.
do we know how long this one's been listed? _________________ Emmons LL3 D-10, 10x11 / JCH D-10, 10x8 / Collier and Gold Tone 8-string dobros / Oahu Tonemaster 6-string |
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Douglas Schuch
From: Valencia, Philippines
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Douglas Schuch
From: Valencia, Philippines
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 3:55 am
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Scott Murray: the most expensive I know of was just a few weeks ago - the David Gilmour student-model ZB that went for about $93,000. That one was discussed here:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=346299&highlight=
How's life in Asheville? I lived there in the 80's and have many friends there, including some in the music scene. I always said I would move back to Asheville when I quit my roaming, but alas! It got way to expensive for me the past 30 years. So I chose a mountain town on the other side of the big marble. _________________ One with pedals, one without, and one with a resonator. And happy with what I've got. |
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Bill Sinclair
From: Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 5:31 am
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Douglas Schuch wrote: |
Scott Murray: the most expensive I know of was just a few weeks ago - the David Gilmour student-model ZB that went for about $93,000. |
The Jedson lap steel that he toured with in the mid 70's sold for $300,000! I knew that it would go for more than the pedal steels since it had visible provenance but I had no idea. I figured around $8K  |
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David Weisenthal
From: Arizona, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 6:50 am
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Thanks Doug, I missed that post from May. Great reading about the history. That Bigsby book looks pretty cool... |
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Johnny Cox
From: Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 9:29 am
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$60,000 + shipping. That's funny. I don't care who owned it, played it or built it. There isn't a steel on the planet worth $60k. _________________ Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
"YANKIN' STRINGS & STOMPIN' PEDALS" since 1967.
Sho-Bud and MSA pedal steels. Telonics and Sho-Bud amplifiers and volume pedals. |
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Mike Scaggs
From: Nashville, TN
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 9:36 am
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Johnny Cox wrote: |
$60,000 + shipping. That's funny. I don't care who owned it, played it or built it. There isn't a steel on the planet worth $60k. |
+1 JC _________________ Everything affects everything
It is not the arrow - It's the Indian!
Infinity D-10 9x8, 71 Emmons (Lacquer) D-10 8x5, 77 Emmons D-10 8x5, MSA Legend XL D10 9x8 (coming soon), 64 Twin (JBLs), KT66 Deluxe Reverb, Tremendous Reverb, p2p JTM45... Visit my website www.p2pamps.com |
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Lee Baucum
From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 9:43 am
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Mike Scaggs wrote: |
Johnny Cox wrote: |
$60,000 + shipping. That's funny. I don't care who owned it, played it or built it. There isn't a steel on the planet worth $60k. |
+1 JC |
It only has to be worth that to one person...
Well, one person with a really fat wallet! _________________ Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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scott murray
From: Asheville, NC
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Posted 9 Jul 2019 2:11 pm
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thanks for setting me straight fellas!
I didn't realize the Gilmour steels went for so much. is there a list somewhere with all the guitars that sold and the amount?
Douglas-
Asheville is great for the most part. it really has grown a LOT since you were here and the music scene is fairly vibrant. I think I counted close to 15 pedal steel players in town, and those are just the guys I know of. let me know if you ever get back to visit _________________ Emmons LL3 D-10, 10x11 / JCH D-10, 10x8 / Collier and Gold Tone 8-string dobros / Oahu Tonemaster 6-string |
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Jeff Mead
From: London, England
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Ralph Czitrom
From: Ringwood, New Jersey
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Posted 10 Jul 2019 2:37 am
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As always, there are some folks with money to burn. A Rickenbacher Silver Hawaiian sold for $100,000. Wow! |
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