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Is this Gretsch worth it?
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:15 am
by sloop_john_b
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!
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 9:18 am
by sloop_john_b
Oh, and for Glenn and any other NYC lurkers, i've got dibs!
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:20 am
by rick_ovic
Biscuti, git yer *** round to the East Village and bring that baby home!
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 10:24 am
by jnbass
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:24 am
by ozover50
Yep! Stop waffling around.......
I agree, though. You'd really want to check out the binding rot before you go for it.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:26 am
by sowhat
Lovely one!
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:40 am
by sloop_john_b
I left emails, I left voicemails, i'm waiting on him at this point!
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:53 am
by ozover50
Good...... phase 1 complete.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:03 pm
by trancedental
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?
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 12:05 pm
by sloop_john_b
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.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:35 pm
by studiotwosession
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.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 6:19 pm
by jingle_jangle
Listing's gone.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:06 pm
by sloop_john_b
Dang.
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 8:24 pm
by winston
Too bad about that John. I feel your pain.
