Merry Christmas to me too.....

Danotron · Post by **Danotron** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:08 am

UPS dropped off a box today............................Something different for me, not vintage (although it is 11 years old, almost 12).

I may have to revive the "show us your flame" thread.

Ontario_RIC_fan · Post by **Ontario_RIC_fan** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:12 am

Congrats Dan... My only new RIC this year was an Xbox one!

Post pics when you can...

Danotron · Post by **Danotron** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:18 am

Thanks Brian,

I enjoyed your xbox thread

If you watch eBay you may have seen it. Borrowed from the sellers' pictures until I can take my own, here is the back.....

Tomorrow, the front!

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:18 am

Congrats Dan-o !!! That flame maple looks awesome !!

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:42 am

Carl Wilson model? That's lovely!

Folkie · Post by **Folkie** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:49 am

Congrats, Dan! Let's see the rest of her!

Danotron · Post by **Danotron** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:09 pm

kiramdear wrote:Carl Wilson model? That's lovely!

You got it Kira!

And as promised, here's the front (again borrowed from the auction pictures until I can take my own).

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:19 pm

WOW!!

Dan-o, that is a beauty!! Congratulations, I know you will enjoy it!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:25 pm

Welcome to the Carl 12 club, Dano! Kira's and mine are only a few serial numbers apart, though they came to us from opposite ends of the country! They were apparently built the same week in July, 2000. What's the certificate # on yours?

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 1:30 pm

rickenbrother wrote: WOW!! Dan-o, that is a beauty!! Congratulations, I know you will enjoy it!

Oh yeah! That would be enough to almost make me want to learn what to do with all of those tiny little strings...

fabandgear · Post by **fabandgear** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 3:48 pm

Mamma Mia! That grain! I need a paper towel to wipe up my drool.

Hope you get as much pleasure playing that baby as I have just looking at it!

krick · Post by **krick** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:15 pm

Looks like #143 to me.

I own #144 and #500

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:29 pm

Wow, definitely an eye-catcher.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 6:47 pm

That's superb, Dan. Congrats, mate!!

Danotron · Post by **Danotron** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:08 pm

krick wrote:Looks like #143 to me.

I own #144 and #500

And we have a winner!

It is indeed # 143, serial #00 18885. It looks as if it has never been played. The Gentleman who sold it to me said he was selling it to help pay for his Daughters wedding, and that he only knew a few chords. It's about as close to new as I've seen in a 10+ year old guitar.

And MY GOD

the flame (or quilt) is amazing. I haven't even put any zymol on it yet!

Thanks for all of the nice comments but those should go RIC, they built it, I just bought it

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