My new (old) Marlen SD10

[BanjoTom]

Hi all,

Great to meet some of you the other day at John's gathering in Gt. Barford; if we didn't speak, I was the young, bearded, guitarless one lurking around the back of the hall...

Anyway, on Saturday I headed over to Will C's place to pick up my first psg, his old '72 Marlen SD10, and I couldn't be happier! From what I gather a fair few of you've had a hand in modding her up over the years, so rest assured she's gone to a good (and very enthused!) home.

Now to learn how to make her sing...

Marlen

Marlen

I also took the fretboard off her and discovered some beautiful birdseye maple beneath - going to have to find some way of showing that off at some point. Have any of you got experience of scoring your own fretboards in that way?

Fretboard

T

[Jason Lynch]

congrats, Tom. We did speak. Tall ginger one with a BMI steel? no talent but lots of enthusiasm. Welcome along. Hope you get on ok with her.

[Zebedee]

I tweaked this guitar for Will, and recorded a tune on it:

[BanjoTom]

Ah, that was you Zebedee!? I spent a long time watching that video when I was researching the Marlen before I picked her up - Tracy's Waltz is firmly in my head and on my list of tunes to learn - lovely smooth playing! And thanks for helping set her up, she plays like a dream.

[Bob M]

Sounds gr8t,Rich,
I bet your chuffed with it Tom

Regards

Bob

[Will C]

So pleased you're happy with the old girl, Tom. Yes, doesn't Richard's rendition of Tracy's Waltz sound good?

Will

[Tony Russell Davis]

Didn't I see a pic of somebody with an "All American" (Marlen) at Gt.Barford? I had one to work on a couple of decades ago - didn't have a Marlen logo on it, but Leonard Stadler's plate on the underside. CBA setup, 3+4 anybody know if it's the same one?

[BanjoTom]

I believe (Will, correct me if I'm wrong) it's one and the same! There's a 4th pedal on it now, but it's not connected up to anything.

Sorry I've not posted on the forum in a while - life got a bit busy with a job and moving up to London! Not enough practice (it'll be a long time before I'm as smooth and toneful as Zebedee) but I'll try to get a vid of her up soon...

[henry]

My Marlen says 'All American' on it, I was at Gt Barford about three years ago with it. It's only a 3x3 but has Leonard Stadler's plate on it, I think it dates from 1975.

[Tony Russell Davis]

The one I dealt with had (I'm sure) a little bit of damage to the plastic pickup cover? T.
PS - I thought it was a stunning looker!