cupric
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What does the "18" refer to?
NGD 1970 Artist Award Custom
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hansmoust
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Rambozo96
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Didn’t Pete’s Guild belong to Merle Travis at one point?
Rich Cohen
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That's good to know! The original owner took good care of the guitar. Though the top part of the bridge is replaced.
Bonneville88
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So far beyond spectacular Rich, words fail!
What an incredible guitar! Congrats!
What an incredible guitar! Congrats!
cupric
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I was told that Merle would send his guitar into the westerly factory every few years for maintenance. Nobody would want to touch it because it was so disgusting!
Neal
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Rich, do you have a photo of the original bridge top? I'm willing to bet that our favorite luthier, Bishop Stern, could make you a faithful copy out of something legal/ethical.
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Rich, that is gorgeous. I am besotted.
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So this, and F-612 were 18". Were there any others?
GGJaguar
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Makes sense. The old ones were made to be played as acoustic guitars while anything from the mid-50s on had amplification in mind. I got rid of my Megas Athena because, while it was a stellar guitar, it was a compromise design that favored being plugged in. My '48 L-7 was a better acoustic archtop. I think my '96 AA is very much geared toward being an "electric" guitar rather than an acoustic.
hansmoust
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Grand slam, Rich! Not just any old garden variety AA, but a Custom at that!
Rich Cohen
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Lou Del Rosso of Guitars'n Jazz in Summit, NJ was the facilitator for this trade. The owner of the guitar can't remember where the top part of the bridge went. Maybe he'll come up with it sooner than later. He did make a video documenting the guitar, and Lou has promised to try and get a CD of that documentary for me. Let's see. You're right about Bishop Stern. I visited today and showed him the AA. There was a small loose screw inside the tuner for the "D" string which wasn't keeping the post down in the hole. He fixed that easily. After researching options for the bridge restoration, I'll go back to Bishop. At the moment, though, the current bridge is just fine....intonation is excellent also.
Cougar
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Man oh man! That is one unbelievable guitar! Major congrats!
Rambozo96
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Reminds me of the Gibson Heritage acoustic my cousin had that had probably the nastiest fretboard you ever seen. He sent it to me complaining that the fretboard was sticky and the strings would go dead within two weeks. I think the time I wiped all that crud off I had to throw away the shop towel I used because it was just tainted, you weren’t gonna get those stains out with all the AJAX in the world.
Walter Broes
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oh wow, that is spectacular! Congratulations!
Your house is Disneyland for guitar players! That is a stunning example. I’m surprised you could tear yourself away long enough to post about it. Congratulations on getting such a beauty.