Dave
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Posts: 56
Formerly Known As: Belgarath
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Post by Dave on Jan 7, 2020 22:40:25 GMT -5
1940's no name parlor guitar that my grandpa bought for my mom to teach her how to play. Probably not worth much to a collector, but priceless to me.
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Tall-Fir
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Liking both kinds of music—Country and Western!
Posts: 109
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Post by Tall-Fir on Jan 7, 2020 23:10:07 GMT -5
Sorry, a mistake was made by me trying to place a photo.
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Tall-Fir
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Liking both kinds of music—Country and Western!
Posts: 109
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Post by Tall-Fir on Jan 7, 2020 23:11:47 GMT -5
Here is a photo of the headstock on my D-35: With the photo in there sideways, obviously I still haven’t got it to my liking yet.
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Post by budg on Jan 8, 2020 5:54:34 GMT -5
Here is a photo of the headstock on my D-35: With the photo in there sideways, obviously I still haven’t got it to my liking yet. Love that headstock.
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Post by oldnjplayer on Jan 8, 2020 9:28:36 GMT -5
My first "good" acoustic was a 1977 Fender, which I gave away, Currently my oldest acoustic is a 1983 Seagull 12 string. Still plays and sounds good,
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Post by LTB on Jan 8, 2020 10:17:17 GMT -5
1979 Takamine F-349 that my wife and I purchased for my mom for Christmas 1979. When she passed away in 2005 my dad gave it to me.
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Post by jefe46 on Jan 8, 2020 15:59:05 GMT -5
Forgot about this...
I have my great grandfather's, late teens, early 20's 2 1/2 row D/G 24 button, six bass button diatonic accordeon made in Switzerland, and yes, I still play it. It is all acoustic.
Additionally I have my great aunt's typical bowl back mandolin made in 1911, and yes, I play it.
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Post by Laker on Jan 8, 2020 16:13:50 GMT -5
My oldest acoustic guitar is an early ‘30s “airplane bridge” Harmony tenor guitar that was my uncle’s. The bridge was designed as a tribute to Lindbergh crossing the Atlantic. It looks sort of like this.
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jdawg
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Post by jdawg on Jan 9, 2020 15:58:37 GMT -5
I also have a family heirloom violin that my Great-Great Grandfather traded for. He traded food to a band of gypsies traveling west for 2 old violins. It needs a little work to get playable. He learned how to play and used it at barn dances. He had really long arms and could set it into his elbow and play it. It is a full sized violin.
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Post by Stinger22 on Jan 9, 2020 16:17:41 GMT -5
1972 Ovation Deep Bowl Balladeer S/N 000261
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Post by guildx700 on Jan 12, 2020 23:43:45 GMT -5
1939 Gibson L50 atrchtop, has the old script Gibson logo on the head stock, bought it over 40 years ago in mint condition for $325.
It plays amazing to this day, even better than when I got it. It has really aged well.
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fernieite
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Posts: 54
Formerly Known As: Fernieite
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Post by fernieite on Jan 18, 2020 11:35:06 GMT -5
My oldest (and only) acoustic is a 1958 Harmony Sovereign H1203. (62 years old) Nice old wood!
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Post by bluesmama on Jan 20, 2020 15:56:18 GMT -5
48 year old Yamaha FG-340 has aged beautifully and rings like a bell with new John Pearse strings.
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fernieite
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Formerly Known As: Fernieite
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Post by fernieite on Jan 20, 2020 16:58:01 GMT -5
48 year old Yamaha FG-340 has aged beautifully and rings like a bell with new John Pearse strings. Nice, a 72 Yamaha. My first guitar was a 70s Yamaha acoustic. Don't know which model, but it was a good guitar. My buddy bought it from me decades ago, and still has it!
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Post by Larry Madsen on Jan 20, 2020 20:11:38 GMT -5
1973 Gibson J200 Artist Series.
The one to the left there.
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Post by Ragtop on Jan 21, 2020 5:20:20 GMT -5
A 1981 Guild D-46. My long-time favorite guitar, it was my lucky day when I found it 20 years ago. It's starting to show some wear, but is still a handsome thing.
It's the one on the right. Swamp ash back, sides, and neck.
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Post by bluzcat on Jan 21, 2020 15:52:42 GMT -5
I have a 1973 Conn 000-sized acoustic along with a 25 year old Seagull SM6.
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Post by rdgtrs on Jan 30, 2020 3:38:59 GMT -5
My Guild D-46 was built in 1981. And I just sold a nice Alvarez-Yairi that was built in 1976. Did you not like the AY or more a matter of not playing it much?
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Post by rdgtrs on Jan 30, 2020 4:18:46 GMT -5
'74 Ibanez Concord 12 string
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Post by Ragtop on Jan 30, 2020 5:01:03 GMT -5
My Guild D-46 was built in 1981. And I just sold a nice Alvarez-Yairi that was built in 1976. Did you not like the AY or more a matter of not playing it much? I loved that old Yairi, and had it for a long time. Great guitar, had a Brazilian rosewood pickguard. But I decided to downsize, just had too many guitars. Actually, I sold two Yairis- the other was a DY-57 that I had recently rescued. And I gave my oldest guitar, a 1974 Alvarez, to a girl I was giving lessons to. And I gave my Telecaster and Blues Jr. amp to my son.
I'm down to just three guitars now, which seems to be a good number for me right now.
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Post by modbus on Jan 30, 2020 17:40:53 GMT -5
A Yamaha FG-412 twelve string I bought new in 1997.
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Post by MacDoof on Feb 3, 2020 8:02:54 GMT -5
A 1920's Mando-banjo, mostly for ornamental use as they sound awful, but my Yamaha FG 430 from 1980 is still doing well. Theyre great guitars for the money.
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Post by jefe46 on Feb 3, 2020 9:46:39 GMT -5
1915-1920 banjo uke, As with MacDoof.. at this point , ornamental ie wall hanger.
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Post by heynorm on Feb 4, 2020 0:19:29 GMT -5
My Yamaha FG-180 was built in 1968. My Italian-made 1965 Vox Cougar was purchased new when I was a 15-year old.
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Wish
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You Were Here
Posts: 157
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Post by Wish on Feb 5, 2020 18:55:09 GMT -5
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Post by jefe46 on Feb 6, 2020 0:21:26 GMT -5
Cool guitar. You stole it ( legally ) : )
Congrats.
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Wish
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Post by Wish on Feb 6, 2020 18:23:16 GMT -5
Yeah, I think I did. I love the wood on the back.
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Post by Ragtop on Feb 7, 2020 10:43:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I think I did. I love the wood on the back. Quarternote, I really like that Ibanez (that you stole, lol!).
If you look up a ways, you'll see my post with a photo of 2 guitars. The one on the left is a Guild D50 that I used to own.
Your knockoff Ibanez actually is fancier, with that very nice 3-piece back and the bound neck. The Guild D50 is actually rather plain, although it's an iconic guitar and the workhorse of the Guild lineup back then.
I know that Takamine made several Guild knockoff models (and they were great guitars!), but I did not know that Ibanez did. Interesting.
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Wish
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You Were Here
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Post by Wish on Feb 7, 2020 19:26:00 GMT -5
Hey.
I like your Guilds...especially the blonde in front. I like the sides a lot. Nice pattern in the wood.
Also FYI...my handle is Wish. I think the quarter note “title”is based on how many posts you have.
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RogerD
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Fraternity, Dedication, & Passion
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Formerly Known As: Roger D
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Post by RogerD on Feb 7, 2020 20:36:46 GMT -5
I am the second owner of an acoustic Ovation Balladeer from late '67 early'68, with the original two-line Kluson Deluxe tuning machines, that I got from a friend in the '90's. It was in was in very rough shape (Top splits) due to poor storage conditions
I was working in Connecticut at the time so I brought it to the factory, located in New Hartford, to see if it could be salvaged.
The tech checked the truss-rod functionality and found it to be viable for a transplant. The top was not repairable.
The neck was removed and the original deep bowl discarded. A new mid-depth bowl was made with a very nice 'Nutmeg' finish. They even gave me a used case at no extra charge.
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