Marlen Non Pedal 8 String Steel

[Kelly Hagerman]

I recently became the owner of a Non Pedal Marlen that was left in a TN barn for the last 50 years or so. WIth a lot of love and finish restorer, it's back up and playing! Someone left a perfectly working steel in a barn, some people you just can't figure out. Here's some before and afters.



It's got zero mechanisms or changers, an 8 string non-pedal. Very light! The Jerry Byrd/Kayton Roberts fan in me is very pumped. Has anyone seen a nonpedal Marlen besides this one?

And since the prior owner in the Cold War era ran off with the legs and the case, what kind of legs do you guys use? Does anyone know if Marlens use a particular thread pitch or size for the leg threads?

[Allan Revich]

Cool barn find, and nice work!