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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I love instruments like this. A little history goes a long way with me. :cool:
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Location: big island | the "illustrious" elias is selling that guitar. some folks here know him...
he may have/had an original slothead or two and also one of the ballamy brother's custom adamas guitars. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by lanaki:
the "illustrious" elias is selling that guitar. some folks here know him... Is that good or bad? |
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Location: big island | i don't know the story, patch. i just saw "elias" and that he's from philly. i've heard mention of him a time or three here. |
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Location: NJ | run |
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Location: SoCal | run hard... |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by alpep:
run I can't afford something like that anyway. I just love old instruments like that. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
run hard... And it shouldn't have steel strings on it..... |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
run hard... And it shouldn't have steel strings on it.....
Why no steel strings? I not interested in buying the guitar, I'm just curious. |
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Location: SoCal | Martin tops weren't braced for steel strings until sometime in the 1920's. This guitar should have nylon strings on it, or at most, silk and steel. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Paul I had several of these through my shop in the early to mid 80's: also one from the 1890's: all had steel strings...not all that unusual: if you look at the photo's, this guitar has stout X braces as well as scalloped bracing...true, they were originally designed for gut/nylon and silk and steel also work well: but light ga. strings can work as well: this guitar also had a replacement pin bridge at some point as stated...it has a small bridge plate so it can handle it.
The Brz. Rosewood is very nice! Price is about right as well...
If I could afford it, I'd buy it! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I read the first post and was interested, I read the second post and didn't bother following it any further. There's your answer Patch. |
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