The Stories It Could Tell
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 6:09 am
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The Stories It Could Tell
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Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 6:16 am
Uh-oh...
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 6:27 am
Looks like she's nicely broken-in!
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 8:56 am
Without the In.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 9:49 am
Well, I got it half right! 
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:46 am
Has that been to the Fender custom shop?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:18 am
I like the forthright description, " ...with lots of wear."
'Ya think?
'Ya think?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:19 am
Willy Nelson has an old Martin with a hole in the face from play wear, sounds great.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:31 am
So does Willie Nelson
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 11:44 am
woops.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:45 pm
That guitar needed one big pickguard a long time ago ...
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 1:54 pm
The prognosis remains guarded, Dr Who.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 2:23 pm
You know, this guitar - despite not being a Rick 1930s spanish guitar, does have a lot of potential. Unlike Dr. Who changing actors periodically via regeneration, this guitar is - however many holes it has - a real 1950 specimen that could be rebuilt into a magnificent rebuild of the original. Tuners are original, and they don't come like that anymore. And this guitar could be had for likely a fairly low-dollar buyin
It will take the skills of a Dale or more likely (as an acoustic) a Paul, to bring her back to life completely.
Would such a restored guitar really be worth $2K or so, after costs of restoral, though? What do you think?
It will take the skills of a Dale or more likely (as an acoustic) a Paul, to bring her back to life completely.
Would such a restored guitar really be worth $2K or so, after costs of restoral, though? What do you think?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:24 pm
I wouldn't do it for $...I'd do it for the sound.
It does give me warm fuzzies, I have to admit. I like it. Something about acoustic Gibsons...
It does give me warm fuzzies, I have to admit. I like it. Something about acoustic Gibsons...
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:30 pm
Of COURSE only would one do it for the sound! No way would this ever be sold, just wondering if it is worth the investment to have a rare playing treasure for the music room, that's all