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ksdaddy |
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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 608 Location: Caribou, ME | I haven't been around much lately. A few years back I decided I had gone far enough with the Applause collection (at 65) plus a half dozen Ovations. I cleaned house. Sold every last one. The last one to leave, however, was a 1983 Collector's Prototype. I repaired the massive crack back in 2010 but it is still very visible. Not much I can about that. | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654 Location: SoCal | Wonderful story and a great reunion. Glad you're back. Go ahead and post a pic of the L-5. I'd love (others probably too) to see it..... | ||
arumako |
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Joined: October 2012 Posts: 1018 Location: Yokohama, Japan | A great honorable story for a one-of-a-kind O! moody, p.i. - 2021-01-28 2:47 AM ...Go ahead and post a pic of the L-5. I'd love (others probably too) to see it..... +1 on the L-5! Congratulations! | ||
Jonmark Stone |
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1553 Location: Indiana | Nice. Yea, I'd like to see the L-5 as well. Good to see you. | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | That guitar is the third prototype. Finished Dec 15, 1982 | ||
ksdaddy |
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Joined: April 2003 Posts: 608 Location: Caribou, ME | Here's some pics. It's clearly been used. Even though I've had it almost exactly 2 years, I haven't "quite" found the right strings yet. I don't remember what I had early on, but eventually went to 14-59 bronze. That was a bit much. It currently has 12-53 John Pearse silk bronze. They seem a little mushy on this guitar. I suspect I will end up with 13-56 D'Addario PB or something else cheap and plentiful. The only things I've done to this is install an ebony bridge that's a little nice and a little better fit. And I plugged a bad strap screw hole in the heel. Other than that, i don't think I've so much as run a damp cloth over it. No need. It's fine. A little dirt is honest. I'm a moderator on the Gibson forum and one of the 'inside' guys at Nashville was good enough to look it up in the ledger...shipping records, whatever it is. It was hand written in the book on May 13, 1947.
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moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654 Location: SoCal | Very cool. Thanks..... | ||
Jonmark Stone |
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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1553 Location: Indiana | That's a beauty. Nothing sounds (or smells) like an old L-5. | ||
arumako |
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Joined: October 2012 Posts: 1018 Location: Yokohama, Japan | Aural, visual (and aromatic?) mojo. Thanks for sharing ksdaddy! SssssWEET! | ||
cholloway |
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Joined: March 2005 Posts: 2791 Location: Atlanta, GA. | Beal - 2021-01-28 4:37 PM That guitar is the third prototype. Finished Dec 15, 1982 The anniversary of my birthday... Yay! BTW, nice L-5 too. Edited by cholloway 2021-01-29 10:44 AM | ||
elginacres |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 1609 Location: Colorado | Paul: that L-5 requires Jazz Chords | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15654 Location: SoCal | elginacres - 2021-01-29 1:55 PM Paul: that L-5 requires Jazz Chords I'm sorry but my 3 Chord conversion book doesn't talk about those. Jazz chords? | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | yeah, they have latter AND numbers, and funny symbols too Edited by Beal 2021-01-29 4:35 PM | ||
Patch |
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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4221 Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Very cool story! And I love the Gibson! | ||
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