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Location: Cicero, NY | Ok, it took me a little bit of hanging around the site before I finally caught on to post a shot of my classical (check my gallery shot and I HOPE it worked right). Anyway, if anybody wants to fill me in on any thoughts/facts/concerns about my guitar, I'd be more than interested. I've loved playing it for over twenty years now but I know you all probably know much more about it than I. Again, I'm toying with the idea of selling it to pick up a steel string model...but would never give it away for sentimental reasons. :p |
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Location: Orange County, California | Wow!! Nice Guitar. I have sentimental attachment to one just like like it because it belonged to an Ex-girlfriends Mom. Not because of the the XGF, so much, just that her Mom was extemely cool!! No Surprise, I bought my 1763 because it was as close to that as I could get (AE, classical neck etc), but mine is a cutawy, which I like even better!! Before you hock it for steel, you should try some John Pearse Thomastic strings on it. I'm playing them now and I swear they make mine sound like an old Balladeer or something. Rich deep bass, fat middle, nice highs, not too twangy, bendable as all get out, and designed for classical/folk fingerpicking. I will go back to my standard Savarez 520P1's though. I like the thick all wrapped sound and texture from them.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Very nice WeaserP!
You may only get a couple hundred dollars for it since they are underappreciated. Better to keep it and save for a steel strung.
If you know what model and price range you are looking for go and ask the Board what they have to offer! There is a tendancy to take good care of each other and find good homes for our children! |
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Location: Orange County, California | I'm tellin ya, the strings are cheaper and sound really nice!! |
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Location: Cicero, NY | I appreciate the thoughts guys and, if it is only destined to go for a couple hundred (give or take), it's not going anywhere. I guess I wouldn't think it'd be worth much more than that but as it's not produced anymore, I thought there was an outside chance I was sitting on an undiscovered mint. Hey - gotta ask...
As for what I'm looking for (and don't drum me out of the Club when you hear this, ok?), I was looking at a Takamine EAN10C or maybe the Special Edition. Played a couple of those and just fell for the sound and the playability. That said, after going through this site and listening to you guys, I just may end up with another O.
Why fight the insanity, right?
Talk to you soon! |
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Location: Orange County, California | We would never run you off of the board, show up at your gigs to point and laugh, or call your house at 3am so you can hear what a wooden guitar sounds like being smashed to bits....
Would somone please make him a deal or loan him a decent steel string please??? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Good to know you guys would never do any of that stuff (especially now that my kids' kids are scared to death of the visual)...and, by the way, I'm going to try those JP Thomastic strings too. Always like to try new things!
[Side note to Norseman1 - I've responded to your earlier email a couple of times but it keeps getting kicked back. Send me another address if you'd like a response!] |
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Location: Midland, MI | I dunno, Fred, I've played relatively inexpensive Tak's that sounded every bit as good as the multi-thousand dollar Fenmartaylons on the wall. Unfortunately, having spent so much time playing a super shallow O, a box guitar just doesn't feel 'right.' Other than the non-ergonomic design of the box Tak's, they're pretty nice...and they're at least still in the Kaman family! |
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