All I know is a friend's 77 F-112 is the finest sounding twelve string I've heard or played. Perfectly balanced with astounding clarity. He plays a lot of Kottke slide stuff on it. No mush here, though the larger bodies do have their own charm. For finger style, the F 112 is the bomb.
All I know is a friend's 77 F-112 is the finest sounding twelve string I've heard or played. Perfectly balanced with astounding clarity. He plays a lot of Kottke slide stuff on it. No mush here, though the larger bodies do have their own charm. For finger style, the F 112 is the bomb.
Yeah, look what I did. :crazy:
F112-6
It's a great little 6 string!
Joe
That is very cool, Joe! From one Louisiana boy to another...is there a thread on here about your conversion? This may be the answer to my dilemma. I love the 70's F-30 body shape, but don't like the nut width. If there is no thread, maybe we could correspond off forum? If someone else knows of a thread on this and can direct me to it, I would be very appreciative.
Having participated in the naming of that little beauty I still feel a godparent-type connection to it, but haven't been able to find the thread the last couple of times the question came up.
Even then, the last time I did find it all the pics had been hi-jacked for ransom by Photobucket.
But essentially it was simple in concept: plug the extra bridgepin and tuning machine holes and cut a new nut with appropriate spacing.
Yeah.
Simple in concept.
Joe knows his way around woodworking and it was still a marathon thread.
I probably forgot a couple of details too, but I'm sure Joe'll render the final comments.
Please, Joe?
Joe's a little bit busy at the moment:
http://www.letstalkguild.com/ltg/showthread.php?195604-Killdeer-is-down!
Mav, the original-owner F-112 looks to be in really good shape from the few pix. It's really great to get these things from their original owners. Congrats.
hey, thanks Chaz. I actually acquired both of my F-112's from original owners, and just also scored a super clean original case for the 1970 model. also the 1970 F-112 does not have wear and tear/playwear persay, and the neck and neck angle and frets and all are perfect- it just needed all the braces reglued and 2 top cracks cleated. not quite as clean as the 1975 F-112, but she is all there- especially with the case!
also the photos you commented on of the 1975 F-112 are from *before the set up and removal of 1/4 inch layer of dust...
try this one...
not too shabby, eh??
Yeah, look what I did. :crazy:
F112-6
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Every time I see this I get the urge to turn one of my six strings into a 12-string, just to keep balance in the universe.