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Location: SoCal | Hey Bill, did you personally build this one as claimed by the seller? If so, somebody should tell him that it would lower the price, not double it...
Adamas built by cwkII |
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Location: Up North | This one was just up for auction (ended earlier today) max bid was $1500 but didn't make reserve. Now it's $5,000. Wow Bill can you sign my 1537? Actually isn't that your dad's signature? |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Naw... it's Bill's paltry scratching.
prolly just a rubber stamp at that!!!
His dad is Charles H. Kaman
Somebody needs to set this seller straight on what they've actually got. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I did get a rubber stamp but I always smudged the sides.
As you all have figgered out all I did for this one was sign the lable., Might have played it, it looks pretty early with the extra logo on the back of the bowl. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I sent him an email and told him 1. he was wrong and 2.Come check us out here. Let's see what happens. |
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Location: Illinois | I think I've seen this seller before. He has a habit of... shall we say, being overly generous in describing his wares. If you have an EBay acc't send him a message and set him straight. He'll reply with something sheepish and modify his description. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | heh heh... He's already changed the wording of his auction and responded to the messages sent to him.
Bill, he's skeptical that you are who you say you are. Although he is VERY kind to your reputation.
He is an important figure in the history of guitar making as well as in the business world. Come to think of it, are you sure you are who you say you are???
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I've always been impressed that Bill could write so well through the soundhole, especially the little ones on the Elites. I bet he could put one of those ships into a little bottle, too. I've never been able to figure out how they did that, either. |
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Location: NJ | Y'should see what he tapes the pen to t'do the Adamases . . .
. . . it's not a pretty sight . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | that's supposed to be a secret, cliffie. Did it really tickle that much when the side of the sound hole rubbed up against it? Sounds like somethin a guitar homo would do and like... |
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Location: In the Closet | Cliff has fine equipment, leave him alone, he's still try to get the tape off from last time |
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Location: Tennessee | Uh, Al ... about the labels for the OFC guitar ... is it too late to request one of the stamped versions with the smudges? |
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Location: big island | the seller has now visited this website and is "impressed". i emailed him also. his comments are posted on the auction page. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Wearing a Hawaiian shirt instead of a toga....
No.... I'M BILL KAMAN !!!!! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Sittin' here in my underwear...
I'M BILL KAMAN - LEADER OF INDUSTRY AND GUITAR GURU!!!
It wasn't the rubbing against the soundhole that got to him, it was the shaking to get the ink to flow. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Maybe I don't exist at all. That means I can go anywhere and do anything and no one will know! This could get interesting!!!
I guess the problem remains that I still can't play or sing worth a spoo so even if no one can hear it, I can.
Actually Cholloway, If you check in the Hamer ads and their support stuff you'll see that Jol Dantzig is the Guru. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I see what you mean Bill. Although your status, here at the OFC, will remain unchanged! :rolleyes: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Joe races Porsches, or at least he used to, so that's probably why he's one up on you. I hope this guy doesn't drive the price up on the OFC guitar before I get it paid for. I see that the auction ended without a bid. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I had several nice emails with this guy. He visited the OFC and learned a bunch about his guitar and I guess decided not to sell it, decided to keep it.
Good Move!
Another happy ending. |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | Hey, I'm the guy with the adamas on ebay. Now I'm one of you. I'm keeping my guitar and wanted to tell everyone if they haven't checked out Lanaki's video yet, Check it out, it's great!!!
Thanks for the great info about the adamas. No I can't sell it. |
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Location: Tennessee | Welcome Sac. Glad you got a drink of the kool-aid. |
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Location: ranson,wva | welcome.....nice looking adamas yog got there....jason |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome!
Should we warn him about GAS now or just laugh later? Sorry, dumb question... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Don't know... His signature-count is already pretty well up there.
He'll end-up with more guitars with numbers for names... |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | This is what we do in the future. It is the future of our past right now. This is my future and it's your future. We share our futures together. When I was a kid I thought of what it would be like in the future. I never dreamed it would be like this. But Here we are in it. Is there Soylentgreen here? O well I guess I can eat just about anything. This is like guitarland Heaven. I Hope. (If anyone wants to use the lyrics of this song please feel free perhaps Lanaki could use these lyrics) |
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Location: Up North | Welcome aboard saccaguea! It looks to me like you'll fit right in. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "perhaps Lanaki could use these lyrics"
Sorry, not enough vowels! :) |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | That was the vowel condenced version. Now I can do the Full version, The one I was starting to write before my wife called me an idiot and went to bed.
Thiiis iiis whaaaaat weeee doooo iiiin theeee fuuutuuureeeee. Iiiiit iiiis theeee fuuutuuureeeee oooof oooouuur paaaaaaaaast riiiiight nooooow. Thiiiis iiiiis my fuuutuuure aaaand iiiit's yooouuuur fuuuutuuureeee. Weeeee shaaaaareeee oooouuuur fuuuututuues tooogeeetheeer. Wheeen Iii waaas a kiiiid Iii thooouuught ooof whaaaat iiit wooouuuld beeee liiike iiin theee fuuutuureee. Iii neeeveeer dreeeaaamed iiit wooouuuld beee liiikeee thiiis. Buuut Heeereee weee aaare iiin iiit. Iiis theeeereee Soyleeentgreeeen heeereee? Ooo weeell Iii guuueeess Iii caaan eeeaaat juuust aaabooouuut aaanythiiing. Thiiis iiis liiike guuuiiitaaarlaaand Heeeaaaaveeen. Iii Hoooooooopeeeeeee!!!!!!!.
This should be enough vowels for him. If there are too many he can leave some for later. I f he needs more let me know. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You have some nice guitars, especially the Adamas. Glad for you that you didn't need to sell it. Yes, we all know Lanaki is talented. Makes us sick that he did that in one take and then talked about the mistakes that no one else could find.
There's good people here. We scare the rest off. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Welcome Saccaguea, and good decision on keeping the Adamas!
Now you gotta go to the "Your Blues Name" thread and include it in your signature line. |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | ok . Hows That |
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Location: Midland, MI | Has anyone assigned him his llama yet?
EDIT: I just noticed the white and pink ride-on in his eBay ad. He may not need a llama assignment. Yet. |
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Location: Colorado Springs, CO | Yes,I can use the pink & white unicorn when ever I need too. |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Originally posted by saccaguea:
Thiiis iiis whaaaaat weeee doooo iiiin theeee fuuutuuureeeee. Iiiiit iiiis theeee fuuutuuureeeee oooof oooouuur paaaaaaaaast riiiiight nooooow. Thiiiis iiiiis my fuuutuuure aaaand iiiit's yooouuuur fuuuutuuureeee. Weeeee shaaaaareeee oooouuuur fuuuututuues tooogeeetheeer. Wheeen Iii waaas a kiiiid Iii thooouuught ooof whaaaat iiit wooouuuld beeee liiike iiin theee fuuutuureee. Iii neeeveeer dreeeaaamed iiit wooouuuld beee liiikeee thiiis. Buuut Heeereee weee aaare iiin iiit. Iiis theeeereee Soyleeentgreeeen heeereee? Ooo weeell Iii guuueeess Iii caaan eeeaaat juuust aaabooouuut aaanythiiing. Thiiis iiis liiike guuuiiitaaarlaaand Heeeaaaaveeen. Iii Hoooooooopeeeeeee!!!!!!!.
Now it sounds like a Bob Dylan song. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Bill told me that he made my 1537, and bygolly, I believe him! The only problem is that I never plan on selling it. Maybe I can get "Made By Bill" in Grand Ole Opry style abalone inlay in the fingerboard? YES! That's the ticket!! :D |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Some of them I did have a hand in making
Ah them good old days.
Not quite like the StooMac dread my neighbnor and I are making in his shop. Should be done in a month. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | I'd like to buy a Vowel please Vanna!
Screw the vowel, how about you Vanna!!
Damn, I am getting OLD! (But Vanna still looks great in those wide angle shots, or is it just my OLD eyes?!) :D :D |
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Location: big island | just cuz she's from south carolina, jim? she's lookin' as old as both of us! |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by cwk2:
Some of them I did have a hand in making Hey Bill!! You forgot to put the pre-amp in this one!!!
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Randy, here's how I remember her!
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Location: big island | obviously her kitchen is too small or is that what they refer to as riding the rails down there in the palmetto state? |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | so it's called a "kitchen" in Hawaii?! I always thought it was a Caboose..trunk..back...... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My wife would look at the woodwork, appliances and floor and say that is a very old picture or a very outdated kitchen. I'd look at her and think it was an old picture, but not even notice the kitchen. |
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Made by Bill??