There’s something about Mary’s guitar

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There’s something about Mary’s guitar

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There’s something about Mary’s guitar (That I always liked)
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that is a gorgeous 660!
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in fact, one of only a few 660/11s!!
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Good eye.. I just broke a string :D
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I have very little experience with the trapeze tailpiece, is there a difference besides appearance?
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“I have very little experience with the trapeze tailpiece, is there a difference besides appearance?”

It is much easier to change the strings on the trapeze for one thing.
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So Dave, is that actually Mary's guitar? Is it just visiting, or does it have a green card as a permanent resident...or better yet, citizenship?
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John;

It not Mary's real guitar, but I always wanted one just like it.

It is a brand new 660/12BBR with some slight mods to it that I did. I think that her guitar is a 620/12 with checkered binding.
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STUNNING I WANT IT TO BE MINE
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Dave,
Very nicely done.....
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ooooOOOOOOooo!!!!!!!!!!! bee-ooooOOOOooo-tiful!!!
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I had one detail wrong, which I have now corrected.

Just for HA HA's, can anyone pick out what it was?
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Ooooh, that's gorgeous, Dave. I've always loved Mary's 620/12 BBR, too. It was seeing a picture of her playing it that convinced me I had to have a Ric in Blueburst.
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Geez how many Rick doublenecks do you own?
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