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Location: big island | http://cgi.ebay.com/1932-Larson-Brothers-Big-Boy-Acoustic-Flattop-G... |
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Location: CT | Is that one of the guitars the guys play when I go to a Mexican restaurant? |
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Location: big island | different animal all together. they usually play baja sextos (?) and guitarrons at the mexican restaurants...i think :confused: |
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| It is amazing that they used brazilian rosewood on the back! it's not easy to find such big pieces of wood for both back and sides. |
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Location: big island | brazilian was much more available in the 1930's when this guitar was built. |
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| That's absolutely correct... |
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Location: Scotland | The Larsons were prolific, they built countless instruments under the names Maurer, Euphenon, Prarie State, Dyer and a bunch of others. Most Larson guitars will hold their own in terms of materials, build-quality and tone with the best makers of the time. This one is pretty rare, it will be interesting to see how high it goes. |
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Location: CT | I was gonna bid 10K on it, but 10,100 is way over my budget. |
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Location: NJ | i think that one once belonged to scott chinery |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by alpep:
i think that one once belonged to scott chinery you are correct, al. the description of the guitar includes that fact. |
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Location: NJ | I didn't need to read that far I remembered playing it. |
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Location: big island | that's cool, al.
do you recall your impression of the guitar when you played it? |
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Location: NJ | to be honest scott had so many cool guitars it was really hard to remember.
there are a few I do remember distinctly
d angelico can opener
orville gibson
christian martin
d aquisto
benedetto
white penguin
59 lp
the larson bell
and a few more
unfortunately that guitar listed was just one more on the pile LOL |
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| Wow! Al, this is very impressive! |
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Location: NJ | not impressive at all. just a moment of time in my life... |
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| well..not too many people have the unique chance to see/play Chinery's collection!
Have you met him? |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by giuseppe:
well..not too many people have the unique chance to see/play Chinery's collection!
Have you met him? he was a very good friend.
he passed a number of years ago.
I miss his funny sense of humor |
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Location: CT | I played a can opener several times. Not good music, but some good food afterwards. :D I know, I'm stupid, I just don't know what a 'Can Opener' is when referring to guitars. |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | From a Google search:
"The Teardrop was custom-made by John D'Angelico for Peter Girardi, a performer who played for diners in Italian restaurants; he wanted something to set him apart from other such troubadours. Nicknamed "The Can Opener" because of its unusual shape, the Teardrop is, according to Chinery, "an anomaly for many reasons. It sounds unlike any other guitar, with immense power in the bass range. It's probably the most famous guitar in the world among collectors and the most valuable, with a current estimated worth of $500,000."
Jimmy D'Aquisto, who worked on the guitar with D'Angelico, called it "the most unique archtop we built at D'Angelico." He also joked that Girardi wanted that shape so that "he could use the tail to clip a customer who didn't tip."
The Teardrop has captured the hearts and minds of those who have seen it. According to Stanley Jay, "It is unlikely that any fretted instrument will come to light in the next 50 years which will equal it in rarity or collectibility." The sentiment is echoed by Larry Acunto. "The Teardrop New Yorker, like Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Falling Water' house, stands alone as the crowning achievement in [D'Angelico's] long and prolific career. It is easily the most [sought-after] guitar in the world." |
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Location: big island | http://www.edromanguitars.com/newsite/guitars/dangelico/teardrop.ht...
http://www.themomi.org/museum/Chinery/index2.html |
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Location: NJ | yup that't the can opener |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | If you look into the background of this pic of Chinnery with the Can Opener, you can see the Larson Big Boy as well.
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Location: NJ | wow I played most of the guitars in that picture!
how sad.
I could never really figure out scott. he was as hated as he was loved but I have to admit I had some great times with him and met some incredible people and played some incredible guitars.
from another moment in time in my life... |
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Location: big island | i believe all those "safe, alternative steroids" he was on contributed to his early death at age 40. he made his millions marketing those same products under the "Cybergenics" label.
he certainly was passionate about guitars though. |
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Location: NJ | he also took real roids in the early days.
a major hole in my life there my friend |
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Location: big island | i was just reading about that, al. he would swallow bags of black market roids like they were candy.
i was also reading about the "cybergenics" claims lawsuits and scott's batmobile and cuban cigar collections. he was full throttle, wasn't he? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | totally.
also proves you can't do that. |
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Location: NJ | full throttle is an understatement
the man exercised minimum 4 hrs a day. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | For what?
Now if he was playing 4 hours that's a different story....... |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by cwk2:
For what?
Now if he was playing 4 hours that's a different story....... apparently neither did him any good. |
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Location: big island | he saw himself as a real life comic book action figure. |
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Location: NJ | not sure about that.
he loved his family and kids and they adopted a special needs girl from china before he died. |
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Location: big island | i related my last comment to the fact that he amassed a fortune in action hero comic books and bought two or three original batmobiles besides pumping himself up on roids and exercise.
i also noted he hired a complete circus for his kids. set it up in his backyard. |
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Interesting: Larson "Big Boy"...