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Topic: Attempting to piece a "Mark of Distinction " Mark 3 |
Robert Banhagel
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 1:51 pm |
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I came across an old Mark of Distinction Mark 3 10 string,
1 lever and 3 pedals.....anyone push me in the right direction to reassemble it??
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Tony Prior
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Charlotte NC
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 2:25 pm
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ok I get it for nostalgic reasons but other than that , why ? Are you planning on playing it ?
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Robert Banhagel
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 2:32 pm
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| I may....either that or turn it into a 10 string lap steel... |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 3:43 pm
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 Wow. Never heard of one. What does the top look like?
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Robert Banhagel
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 4:15 pm
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 5:58 pm
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 6:05 pm
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Dec 2019 8:27 pm
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| That's a home-build. (At least I hope it is.) Fasten everything down securely, and go from there. It looks like a pull-release set up for raises only, so I'd get a friend or local player to help you with setting it up and dialing it in. |
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Robert Banhagel
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 4:59 am
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| It's not a home built, it is a Market-right or Mark of distinction MarkII, they made em back in the 60's and 70's not many tho0.... there is a a little info not musch tho...so I'm guessing it was , due to lack of info and small outfit, it could probably be considered hand made... just need some help on how to re assemble it..... at least a photo on something close on a 1 lever and 3 pedal |
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 5:36 am
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Do a search for "sho-bud maverick", that should show a lots of photos. Here are a couple:
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 17 Dec 2019 6:08 pm
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| Robert Banhagel wrote: |
| It's not a home built, it is a Market-right or Mark of distinction MarkII, they made em back in the 60's and 70's not many tho0.... there is a a little info not musch tho...so I'm guessing it was , due to lack of info and small outfit, it could probably be considered hand made... just need some help on how to re assemble it..... at least a photo on something close on a 1 lever and 3 pedal |
The Market-Rite was an inexpensive steel home-built from a kit of parts. They were advertised in Guitar Player magazine, but all the ones I've seen had metal legs and different pedals.
Here's some photos from an old post:
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Robert Banhagel
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 5:32 am
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| Yes. I believe sometime during its travels it had steel legs, the pic you sent is very helpful! Thanx |
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Travis Wilson
From:
Johnson City, TX
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 6:52 am
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Something looks backwards here |
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Robert Banhagel
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 7:30 am
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| Yes. I believe sometime during its travels it had steel legs, the pic you sent is very helpful! Thanx |
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Robert Banhagel
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 7:32 am
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| it does appear that but if it were a kit guitar someone may have designed it?? |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 8:03 am
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Maybe your pick holder was a tip jar.
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Travis Wilson
From:
Johnson City, TX
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 8:05 am
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| Michael Brebes wrote: |
| Maybe your pick holder was a tip jar. |
And the people who really like you have a place to donate a shot! |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 9:33 am
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| Michael Brebes wrote: |
| Maybe your pick holder was a tip jar. |
I believe I remember seeing a guitar someone built with a drink holder and ashtray on a ledge like this. I don't think this is that guitar, but very similar to what I remember.
The name, Ed Wheeler rings a bell.
This doesn't look like any Market Rite guitar I have ever seen (not claiming that I have seen every one). The only thing that might make me think it was one, is the "Thinline" decal. It does look like their undercarriage. That body doesn't look like any production guitar I have ever seen. My vote is for home made. Market Rite parts on homemade body. Doesn't look very sturdy.
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 9:40 am
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I'm thinking someone took parts/hardware from a Market-Rite kit and made a custom guitar with them. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 9:51 am
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I found a couple of interesting pieces to read about Market Rite:
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Market-Rite is a brand name of Market-Rite Guitar Company, a Michigan-based manufacturer of pedal steel guitars. The company existed in the 1970s and was selling guitars as a build-it-yourself kit for a relatively low price, suitable for students. Later the name was changed to Cougar Steel Guitars, which ceased to exist in 2003 due to the death of its owner.
Product lineup
There are 2 known products:
Mark I: E9 chromatic tuning, 3 foot pedals, 1 knee lever
Mark II Thinline: EC, 10 strings, E9 chromatic tuning, 1 knee lever, 3 foot pedals, Roman numeral position markers, chrome tuners, one single coil pickup, 1/4" output jack, red and black covering
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TAken from: https://en.everybodywiki.com/Market-Rite
And a thread from 2005 that I hope can stay here (due to who the author was), as it has a bunch of great info on the Market Rite guitar.
https://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/010076.html
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 9:59 am
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| Looks like a cross between a coffee table, a saw horse, and a cheese slicer. |
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Michael Greer
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 22 Dec 2019 10:51 am
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I agree with others that at lot of the underside looks like It originates from a Market-Rite by Freeman Cowgar.
Freeman made some nice guitars.....I am not sure the Market-Rite was one of them....but it seems he was simply trying to offer an entry level guitar at an inexpensive price.
Attached is a picture of the leg mounting bracket for the Market-Rite.....yes , it is made of plastic .
Attached is a picture of a very nicely finished non pedal six string Cowgar ...
Robert....I like your guitar and would also try and getting working as best as possible
I am sure Ed Wheeler who proudly put his name on the front apron made a lot of music with it.
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