Early Taylor?

moody, p.i. Posted 2002-11-03 10:09 AM (#216520) Subject: Early Taylor? Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal Saw an interesting guitar a couple of weeks ago in San Diego. It was a dreadnaught size guitar with a fiberglass back on it, similar to an Ovation, but shaped more like a regular wood back. I was told that Bob Taylor used to work for Ovation and when he started making guitars, he made about 20 like this. Ovation came in, told him he had to stop and broke his molds. I don't know how much of this is true. Has anybody else heard anything along these lines? The guitar had a good sound to it. The string were old so I didin't get a great sense of how good it might be, but overall, I thought it was a pretty good sounding guitar. Beal Posted 2002-11-03 4:19 PM (#216521 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch none of that is true moody, p.i. Posted 2002-11-03 4:59 PM (#216522 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal do you know anything about these guitars? samova Posted 2002-11-03 7:21 PM (#216523 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: January 2002 Posts: 970 Location: Atlanta,Ga. There were a few guitar makers who attempted the fiberglass bowl design,however short lived..I had a Gibson fiberglass bowlback once..We used to call it the "Gibsovation"..Didn't sound that good..Just like almost every other Gibson i have played!! Bill, do you remember those? I imagine Ovation sent Gibson a nasty letter.... Beal Posted 2002-11-04 6:22 AM (#216524 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch The Gibson wasn't the Ovation shape so there wasn't a problem. It died it's own death. Beal Posted 2002-11-04 6:23 AM (#216525 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch Paul, Never heard that story before either. alpep Posted 2002-11-04 7:41 AM (#216526 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10582 Location: NJ I think Bozo made a fiberglass one too seesquare Posted 2002-11-04 10:20 AM (#216527 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: November 2002 Posts: 3611 Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire Al, are you referring to the "Bozo" who made guitars for Leo Kottke, many years ago? Is he still making guitars, or alive, for that matter? cliff Posted 2002-11-04 11:22 AM (#216528 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ Do a search here on "Bozo" and you'll get the entire conversation that was on this very topic a few months ago. alpep Posted 2002-11-04 12:06 PM (#216529 - in reply to #216520) Subject: Re: Early Taylor? Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10582 Location: NJ same Bozo pronounced Bo-show. made guitars for Leo he is alive and well living in florida still angry at the guitar world as far as I know. He was building archtops last I heard but without much success his flattops are very nice.