Is this Gretsch worth it?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:15 am

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/msg/230954423.html

Obviously I can't fully examine it unless I go check it out, but man, $400? That's pretty tempting!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:18 am

Oh, and for Glenn and any other NYC lurkers, i've got dibs!

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:20 am

Biscuti, git yer *** round to the East Village and bring that baby home!

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:24 am

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:24 am

Yep! Stop waffling around.......

I agree, though. You'd really want to check out the binding rot before you go for it.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:26 am

Lovely one!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:40 am

I left emails, I left voicemails, i'm waiting on him at this point!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:53 am

Good...... phase 1 complete.

trancedental · Post by **trancedental** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:03 pm

For $400.00 you can't go wrong even with the rot although it hard to tell from the pictures. Probably worth 3/4 times that at least.

Mine & most of the mid 60's ones have the same problem, to varying degrees. On my Country Gent it's a bit on the back side underneath not noticeable from the front & a few other very small sections.

Unless it gets really bad it's best to leave it. At least until most of the binding is rotting. I've read that leaving it in the case makes it worse! Some sort of chemical reaction?

I wonder if there are any people about who can repair this problem?

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:05 pm

Dale Fortune repaired bad binding on Kenny Howes' 360/12OS without disturbing the finish. i saw it first hand in Santa Ana and it came beautifully.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:35 pm

I think that one has to already be sold. But if I was IN the east village...

Seems almost to be a prank at that price, though. Or totally hot.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:19 pm

Listing's gone.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:06 pm

Dang.

winston · Post by **winston** » Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:24 pm

Too bad about that John. I feel your pain.