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Randy Beavers
From: Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 2 Feb 2020 11:37 am
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My old blue lacquer Zum was in need of some TLC. I picked it up in April of 1979. It was the only guitar I played up till around 2003? All the Smokey joints, fairgrounds, rodeos and such we’re really showing. The finish had really aged, not in a good way either. The underneath was yellow with tar and nicotine, then all the dirt that had merged with the oil. Yuck, what a mess. Here are some pictures starting with the day I picked it up. Notice how much younger the guitar looks. 🤠then you can see all the nastiness that collected over the years followed by the new stain and logo. I hope to get the body back in the next week or so then I can start putting her back together. All the parts have been cleaned and polished, changer rebuilt. I’m getting anxious to hear it again. It always had a big sweet tone to it.
Last edited by Randy Beavers on 10 Feb 2020 2:46 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Dan Kelly
From: Boston, MA
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Posted 2 Feb 2020 5:01 pm
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It is nice to have a PSG with so much personal history... and to see it coming back to life. Lookin' forward to hearing what you do with it on a YT vid!. _________________ blah, blah, blah.
Hey You Kids! Get Off My Lawn!
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Kevin Fix
From: Michigan, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2020 7:46 pm
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Hey Randy!! I noticed one thing for sure! The picker looks pretty young!!! Guitar is going to look great when you get it finished. |
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Matt Elsen
From: Deer Harbor, Orcas Island, WA
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Posted 2 Feb 2020 7:52 pm
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Love that cool "Zum" script and the guitar looks gorgeous! |
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Damir Besic
From: Nashville,TN.
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Travis Wilson
From: Johnson City, TX
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Posted 3 Feb 2020 6:54 am
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Looks great! That would make me plenty nervous to do. Amazing how the blue had faded to brown. |
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Bill Sinclair
From: Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2020 6:58 am
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Travis Wilson wrote: |
Looks great! That would make me plenty nervous to do. Amazing how the blue had faded to brown. |
Must have been all those years of playing it out in the yard! |
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Randy Beavers
From: Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 3 Feb 2020 7:29 am Zum Logo
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I asked Bruce’s permission to use that logo. I knew he didn’t have any of the original logo stickers. He said sure and he wished he had gone to that logo years ago since everyone refers to the guitar as a “Zum†anyway. The pearl white sure pops against that blue. He used that logo on number 1000 and another special guitar as well. |
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Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2020 8:12 am
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Randy you’re ZUM IS GOING TOO BE A LOOKER FOR SURE.
CONGRATS |
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john widgren
From: Wilton CT
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Posted 3 Feb 2020 2:10 pm project
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What a great project. I love that logo. Please post a vid when its up and running.
Best always!
JW _________________ Steel Guitar Services:
Live performance and recording. Instruments, repairs and lessons. Fresh bait/discount sushi.
(203) 858-8498
widcj@hotmail.com |
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Tony Prior
From: Charlotte NC
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Posted 5 Feb 2020 2:18 am
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Awesome Randy ! great OLD pic and new pics as well.
Bringing an old friend back to life that you have owned thru all the decades is special .
keep us advised !
tp _________________ Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Larry Dering
From: Missouri, USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2020 6:52 am
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A wonderful project to restore your keeper guitar to it's original glory. That's a masterpiece and absolutely worth the effort. Great work Randy. |
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Bill Hatcher
From: Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 5 Feb 2020 7:35 am
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is that an explosion proof fan? |
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J R Rose
From: Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2020 6:57 pm
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Oh what a Beauty. I do not remember the guitar but I do remember the first time I saw Randy he was about that age. Doing one of those KVOO radio shows on a hot July afternoon with Billy Parker out of Tulsa. Boy, could he ever pick. My first time to see a real pedal steel and a real pedal steel picker. J.R. _________________ NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose |
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Randy Beavers
From: Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 10 Feb 2020 2:48 pm
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It getting close now. Ready to wet sand then buff it out.
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Johnie King
From: Tennessee, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2020 11:13 am
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Looks cool Randy!!! Going too be one special Zum Congratulations! |
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Randy Beavers
From: Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 19 Feb 2020 3:04 pm
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Now it’s my turn to get to work putting her back together. Picked the body up from the finisher today. What a job he did! Now I’m scared of scratching it. ðŸ¤
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Jeff Garden
From: Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2020 3:07 pm
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Great finish, Randy - that looks 3D! |
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Tony Prior
From: Charlotte NC
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Posted 20 Feb 2020 2:56 am
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Randy Beavers wrote: |
Now it’s my turn to get to work putting her back together. Picked the body up from the finisher today. What a job he did! Now I’m scared of scratching it. ðŸ¤
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Randy I would just leave the body alone and put it in the Living room or hang it like a picture ! Boy is it nice ! _________________ Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Jerry Roller
From: Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Jerry Overstreet
From: Louisville Ky
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Posted 20 Feb 2020 11:48 am
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That is one beautiful cabinet Randy. I can only imagine the pride you feel in having your old friend look so nice. I'm sure it'll play and sound great too. Congratulations! |
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Bob Watson
From: Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 20 Feb 2020 1:25 pm
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Wow, that looks beautiful. I can't wait to see what it looks like when its all back together. If it sounds half as good as it looks, you'll have the best sounding Zum on the planet! |
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Randy Beavers
From: Lebanon,TN 37090
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Posted 20 Feb 2020 6:32 pm
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Hey Jerry. Yes, it’s nitrocellulose lacquer. |
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Ron Scott
From: Michigan
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Posted 21 Feb 2020 1:54 pm
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Brave man and you seem quite confident in doing the working parts . Not that brave here. My Franklin I would like to tighten it up some but not being brave enough to try it. Ron
_________________ Franklin D10 Stereo - 8 and 6 - Black Box-Zum Encore 4 and 5 Nashville 400,Session 400, DD3 for delay ,also Benado Effects pedal.
Steeling with Franklin's..and Zum Encore |
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Johnny Cox
From: Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 21 Feb 2020 11:18 pm
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Ron Scott wrote: |
Brave man and you seem quite confident in doing the working parts . Not that brave here. My Franklin I would like to tighten it up some but not being brave enough to try it. Ron
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Ron, I have a shop and do the sort of adjustments, repairs ect you might need.
Email coxsteelguitars@gmail.com _________________ Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
"YANKIN' STRINGS & STOMPIN' PEDALS" since 1967. |
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