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CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 27 May 2013 2:41 am

That Blue one is in France Mickey
it was brought over by Ted Nesbitt who had sold it to a fellow in England
He told me it was built for Russ Hicks - it was early model
3rd or 4th one built
My buddy Yoyo in France bought it & added 3 levers on C6

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 17 May 2014 11:11 pm

I now own #1006 that Chris Lucker owned...does anyone know who the original owner was? Buck Reid just went through it and set it up and is is a great guitar!

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 18 May 2014 12:02 am

i'm fairly sure that your steel was the first jch i saw. it was originally owned/made for (?) jim gray in sacramento. i loved it and was disappointed when jim let loose of it. it was orinally tomato puke orange. it was a very pretty guitar, loaded with pedals and levers and had the push botton switches between the necks.

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 18 May 2014 12:51 pm

Yes, it was Chinese Red or Chinois Red. I bought it from John Lazarus of Arizona in January 2007. John had it remica'd black.

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 18 May 2014 4:23 pm

I recently purchased one from fellow forumite Eric Philippsen that I believe is pictured on the previous page. It is unique in that it has 10/8 but the front of the guitar is a burst lacquer w a wooden neck and the back is mica w a metal neck. Great ax!

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 19 May 2014 1:08 am

My JCH, originally built for Lloyd Green.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 22 Jul 2015 4:11 pm

Dennis Rehrig · Post by **Dennis Rehrig** » 23 Jul 2015 8:33 am

I HAVE A SD10 RED MY SER.# 91GS223
JIMMIE BUILT IT IN 1990 FOR ME.
I ADDED A 4TH PEDAL 5 MONTHS AGO.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 18 Nov 2016 9:40 am

Sonny Priddy posted this back in 2008:

"Sonny Priddy

From:
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.
Post Posted 14 Jan 2008 8:52 am jch Reply with quote
My JcH Is A SD-10 Blue Front And black Top. All I see Is JcH Stamped On The End Plate In Side.Don't Know What Year. Wish I Did. SONNY."

I'm pretty sure that this is the guitar I've just acquired (11/17/16). Buck Reid was kind enough to call me about it although he couldn't remember this particular steel. He did confirm that it was built before 2000 which can be determined by the way the rods attach to the pedals.

All I see is 'JCH D10-L' stamped inside the end-plate.

Barry Gokee · Post by **Barry Gokee** » 18 Nov 2016 4:50 pm

I heard thru the grapevine that there are 2 more JCH guitars being built as we speak from leftover bits and pieces, Cant wait to see them. I guess stay tuned..

Gary Hamblin · Post by **Gary Hamblin** » 26 Nov 2016 4:15 am

I have a D10 Rosewood that I bought from Danny Letz a few years ago.He said he thinks it is a 1980.I will get the serial # and post later.Thanks Gary.

Savell · Post by **Savell** » 3 May 2018 12:23 pm

I owned #1006 for a while, bought it from Chris Lucker and sold it to John Macy. It is a great guitar.
I have the one stamped with Dick Miller for himself now. It is every bit the guitar that the 1006 was.
She's a beauty too. I love it but will probably sell it soon.
Let me know if you think anybody would be interested in it

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 1 Jan 2019 12:02 pm

just want to revive this thread now that I'm a JCH junkie

I'm the proud owner of Savell's guitar in the post above. got the 10th pedal back on and an expanded copedent that I'm just starting to dig into. life is good!

it's also been a joy communicating with Elsie Crawford over the phone, she knows these guitars and this company like the back of her hand! she's a real sweetheart, just like Jimmie.

forgive the photo, but it still feels like Christmas around here...

Johnie King · Post by **Johnie King** » 5 Jan 2019 5:49 pm

Congrats Scott she’s a looker for sure.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 24 Mar 2019 11:16 pm

sure is!

our buddy John Swain takes a test ride

Mickey Adams · Post by **Mickey Adams** » 9 May 2019 1:49 pm

1015 Just showed up at my shop..Black 8+5...SOUNDS FABULOUS..
https://www.facebook.com/mickey.adams.3 ... 1aFHa13grg

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 11 Oct 2023 3:26 am

Purely out of interest, I want to bring this thread to the top

Maybe there's a bit more info out there? At least two CP(JCH) have come to light (see Scott's D10 currently for sale).

Junior Mercer has one, Maybe two.

Jon Graboff: do you still have yours, the prettiest one ever, in my view?

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 11 Oct 2023 9:36 am

I think steel player Steve Sturm still has his white JCH D-10 with blue top that he played in Travis Tritt's band.

Daniel Haymore · Post by **Daniel Haymore** » 11 Oct 2023 10:09 am

Were there any 12 string JCH guitars made?

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 11 Oct 2023 3:02 pm

here's the JCH I'm keeping. it's numbered 1080 and the story (confirmed by Elsie Crawford) is that Jimmie built it around 1990-91 especially for Buddy Emmons. Buddy played it and they say he really loved it, but was endorsing Sierra guitars at the time and didn't feel right accepting it. Jimmie apparently kept it as one of his personal guitars and it went to Roger Ricker after Jimmie passed on. I obtained it earlier this year from Doug Fuller in Canada and what can I say... I feel so blessed to own it.

not the best photo but it's a very dark red, possibly the "deep wine" color that Bobbe Seymour described earlier in this thread

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 12 Oct 2023 5:06 am

No 12-string JCHs, maybe, but with the exception of the one Jimmie built for Buddy Emmons?

I'm pretty sure it was 10 strings on E9 and 12 on C6th.

Where is that one now?

Sam Inglis · Post by **Sam Inglis** » 16 Mar 2024 6:00 am

CrowBear Schmitt wrote:That Blue one is in France Mickey
it was brought over by Ted Nesbitt who had sold it to a fellow in England
He told me it was built for Russ Hicks - it was early model
3rd or 4th one built
My buddy Yoyo in France bought it & added 3 levers on C6

I guess maybe that is the one that John Davis has for sale in England, then?

https://www.thebritishsteeliessociety.c ... 18&t=16107

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 3 Feb 2025 7:19 pm

Curious... Is the registry still housed anywhere?

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 4 Feb 2025 6:05 am

It's not online anymore, but I put all the data in a spreadsheet and try to keep it up to date.

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 5 Feb 2025 9:29 am

I’d love to see it, Marco. Sending a PM.

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