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Location: WNC-God's Country | I've got to share my latest pride and joy....take a look at
www.dreamguitars.com
go to instruments, new, and scroll down to the first guitar on the third row.
CHARIS DREAM GUITAR #6 of 10...I am a proud little man...Thanks for looking
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | DUDE , How can U afford 2 divorces...??..I can n`t even afford 2 wives.. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They are supposed to be a pretty good shop although I really get the feeling they work out of one guy's house. I'll check them out once we get up there. |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | I told em' both I was gay and they felt sorry for me so they took me to get a pedicure and now we are best of friends!! Not really, when you ain't got nothin' they can't take nothin...Remember, I started my collection four years ago....My wife now actually loves my musical instrument!!
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Location: big island | al petteway put some mojo on your new charis. stunningly beautiful work from a highly respected luthier. congratulations, keith!
i am dehydrated from drooling over the guitars on this website for three years now. hey...maybe that's why my singing voice is suffering these days??? |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | Thanks lanaki....Hey Mauvis, they do work out of Paul Heumiller's home.Paul's brother Joe and Al Pettaway all work there together...Paul has his garage enclosed and that is where they keep the guitars.. THEY WERE GREAT TO DEAL WITH...They charge a 50.00 sitting fee which is returned if you purchase a guitar..They represent about 50 Luthier's from all over the world...Thanks for looking...Keith |
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Location: big island | keith, did you test drive other guitars there before buying a bill wise model? were there any kevin ryan guitars when you were in and if so, did you play any? |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Very nice Keith! And all those guitars for a drummer.....hmmm...maybe I'll take up tha drums.
Congrats! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | And, Once again, I am trying to be helpful...
Is this the ONE? And there is a little movie of this at this site...
And... I suppose if you have to Ask, You Cannot Afford It! :rolleyes:
[does it come with a case?] |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | I did try afew other guitars...2 Hoffmans, 1- Greenfield and 1 used Olson...For what my ear likes the Charis just blew them all away...This guitar sounds like it's running through a 100 watt amp...It really is an incredible sounding piece of work...The owner warned me before he handed it to me...Thank God for second mortgages.As far as I know they didn't have any Kevin Ryan guitars.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I think the leaf inlay is absolutely stunning.
Beautiful guitar Keith! |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | Old man Arthur....That is THE guitar. THEY HAVE A LITTLE STUDIO WHERE THEY DO THE VIDEO'S AND THE DEMO'S OF ALL OF THE GUITARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PICTURE...That's my baby!!
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Location: WNC-God's Country | Oh yea, Cedar Creek is the case it came with...Wonderful case....The guitar listed for around 11k....Out the door for 8800.00... |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Very nice, Keith! Congrats.
Oh the joys of picking up a guitar and having it sing to your heart. I know the feeling and can understand your elation. It's rare, but it happens!
Beautiful instrument you have there. Enjoy.
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Location: big island | are ya gonna gig with your charis, keith? nice guitar to get to write off on your taxes, if so!
paul just sold two ryan nightingales so they were probably sold just before you got there. |
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Location: big island | check out this sweet little instrument at dream guitars. click on the two sound samples:
veillette gryphon |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Beautiful hunk of wood Keith. Love the inlays! |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | That's a really nice guitar; congrats. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | A fifty dollar sitting fee to be credited towards the purchase.
Pretty proud of their stuff, aren't they? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Congratulations. There are some very nice guitars presented on the website. The beveled edge looks comfy. Some of the inlay work is gorgeous. I'll bet this stuff is really expensive. Can custom luthiers really make a living doing these high end limited run models? Does anybody actually gig with these guitars or are they primarily for showing off, not that there is anything wrong with that, of course! |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | I will be doing some solo, guitar and vocal, gigs with this guitar as well as demos of my songs with it. The band I'm in right now, I play the drums. We, on occasion, do an acoustic set but I mic my #47 RI for that. As far as their sitting fee, they just started that to prequalify buyers...It is not a music store enviroment. Their market is not 16 year olds playing stairway to heaven...Thanks for all the comments and keep rockin' Keith |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I understand the need to select out the Stairway to Heaven tyre kickers.
They seem to have a ton of real high end esoteric stuff. I've always been a little leery of that simply for getting my money back out if I ever decided to do that. That said I did go down for a Tippen Bravado and two Merrills.
Anyhow, Do you know Steve Sutton, a banjo/guitarist from next door in Waynesville? Good player. |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | Yes I do know Steve Sutton....Steve got me a real deal on one of my Ovations.I've also played drums with him time to time through the years |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The counter-guy at Apple Music's acoustic side said;
"People doing Stairway to Heaven doesn't bother me anywhere near as much as people trying to sing like Neil Young!" |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Well there is that, many stores don't allow singing.
Thought you might know Steve. Sometimes also known as Debanjo Rheinhardt. My best friend in the world. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | I'm listening to "Ordinary People" right now :D
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I KNOW IT'S NOT AN OVATION BUT...