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Carlos Polidura
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Hi fellows,
Show us your Marlen Pedal Steel Guitar.
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So far, so nice.
Thank you for showing yours. I'll try to post pictures mine as soon as I can.
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Oh man! Brett those orange D10s are gorgeous. If you ever let one go, let me know!
Mostly Pre-1970 guitars.
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Oh man! Brett those orange D10s are gorgeous. If you ever let one go, let me know!
Mostly Pre-1970 guitars.
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Mr. Stadler really built some gorgeous contraptions.
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Abe Levy wrote:Oh man! Brett those orange D10s are gorgeous. If you ever let one go, let me know!
Thanks, Abe. They’re both such great guitars. I spent a lot of time getting them play exactly the same. The round front one on the bottom is a ‘66 with full cross shafts and moveable bell cranks. The top one is earlier, and has welded bell cranks for the pedals. Those old cross shafts are impossible to bend or twist at all. It’s a really stable guitar. I’ve had it longer, and it’s the one I use for traveling. Both have the wider string spacing like a Permanent, and pickups under 10k.
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One question, are these guitars twenty four and a quarter inch scale? Talking about all Marlens.
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Post by David Ball »

Here's one that I had a few years back. It had been Chas Smith's earlier. I found it was way too big for my music room, but it was cool nonetheless.

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Wao!!! first time I see a 3 neck Marlen. Awesome looking.
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Here"s mine. I acquired this guitar from a friend of mine and she is in need of a complete facelift, which is in progress. This guitar was born in 2/1/1971. Serial number 701791.

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Would love to see more Marlen steels
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Got questions about change over to emmonssetup. s10.
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Post by Steven Hudson »

I am loving all of the late 60's, early 70's models. Here's my 2001. One of the last single necks.


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2001 Marlen S-10, 2020 Zumsteel Encore, Melbert 6 string Roundabout, Evans E250HV Amp
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Very nice looking guitar.
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Oh, that is so nice!!!
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Yes, show more Marlens and show the undercarriage.
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Post by Carlos Polidura »

Any more Marlen guitars?