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Topic: Another restoration finished - '74 Emmons |
Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 18 Nov 2022 9:37 am |
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I hadn't owned a P/P for a few years so I decided to get another one and this one came up a few months ago. It had belonged to Jerry Roller a while back and had had some restoration back then. It had a nice finish on it but it needed a bit of buffing, and the metal parts had also kind of dulled, so I tore it totally down, I had to change the pedals from Emmons to Day and install my oddbal knee lever setup, and it is easier to start from scratch.
The old black flocking was pretty scraggly, so I scraped and sanded all of the old stuff off and plugged the holes I wasn't going to use, then put new red flocking on it. Some of the shaft brackets were kind of crudely made and were mis-matched, and there was some wear on various parts, so I made a lot of new parts so everything would match. I gave the changers and all of the other parts a good cleaning and started putting it back together.
I buffed all of the metal parts, including the tuning keys, legs, screw heads, and pedal rods, I made and added a second RKL that I use on my setup, then put everything back together. I'm still making parts to add a couple more knee levers on the C6th neck which I'll add sometime in the future.
The pickups are a little lighter than I like, but I was able to EQ my amp to compensate somewhat. It plays and sounds as good an any other P/P I've owned and I'm really happy with it.
Here's a couple of songs so you can see how it sounds. Please overlook the clinkers, I play very little these days and sometimes the fingers just don't work right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GgeUb4-0yg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vFVJ9pBUyg
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, as well as some older MSAs, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Recently added a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored blue Rose, named the "Blue Bird" to the herd. Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic again that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also added a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks. |
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 18 Nov 2022 10:47 am
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Looks and sounds REAL nice!  |
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Richard Lotspeich
From:
North Georgia
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 3:58 am
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Pretty girl right there.
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Gil James
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 7:28 am
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😍 That is one beautiful guitar!!😍
Really nice work,Darvin. |
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Jerry Horch
From:
Alva, Florida, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 9:27 am Nice
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Very nice job...one of the prettiest red ones I believe I've seen...
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Franklin D10 /Walker Sterio Steel JBL's /DigiTech Quad4/ Korg Toneworks/ Dobro DM 1000 / Santa Cruz Guitar VA |
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Steve Schmidt
From:
Ramsey, MN, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 9:39 am
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| Outstanding job Darvin. Wonderful playing too. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 10:04 am
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| Another gorgeous piece added to your stable. I Just Called is one of my instrumentals too. I enjoyed your take on it and may steal some of your ideas. 🔍 |
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Jeremy Threlfall
From:
now in Western Australia
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Patrick Timmins
From:
Seattle
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 5:14 pm
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Super nice!
I want to see the rest of your shop.
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Microphones, Recording, and lots of pedal steel guitars! |
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Marty Broussard
From:
Broussard, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 6:03 pm
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THAT’S BEAUTIFUL ….period.
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"Technique is really the elimination of the unnecessary..it is a constant effort to avoid any personal impediment or obstacle to achieve the smooth flow of energy and intent" Yehudi Menuhin |
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Kenny Davis
From:
Great State of Oklahoma
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 6:24 pm
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Darvin, you are a craftsman! I wish we were neighbors!
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Best lyric in a country song: "...One more, Moon..." |
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J R Rose
From:
Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 7:45 pm
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WOW, You done it again Darvin. Beautiful Guitar. Proud for you.
And sounds very good too. J.R. Rose
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NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose |
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Terry Roller
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2022 11:00 am
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| I'm so happy to see this. Thanks for posting! |
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