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1127 Glen Campbell Artist Guitars

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bburg
Posted 2012-04-06 3:07 AM (#452877)
Subject: 1127 Glen Campbell Artist Guitars



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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh)		As you all knows, I've bought Nick's wonderful old 1127, I'm really happy with. But I've some questions about these guitars. I've had always in mind the 1127/1627 are all A-braced. The 1627 formerly owned by Mario and Patch was made in 1985 definitly was A-braced. Now this old one made in 1969 is not A-braced, it is VT-8 or VT-11 braced I can't see it exactely. The A-braced one was a bit more bassy, the VT-? braced is more bright and crisp. Okay, the old one is an acoustc only, which are sounding a bit different (maybe better).
Anybody out there who knows which ones are made in different kinds of bracings?

Bernie
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marenostrum
Posted 2012-04-07 11:18 AM (#452924 - in reply to #452877)
Subject: RE: 1127 Glen Campbell Artist Guitars



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Location: Tuscany, Italy		Bernie, I got some years back a 1117 from Damon. If I remember correctly it would be 69/70 VT11 braced guitar and, after simply replacing nut & saddle [compensated] with bufalo bone ones and put on super light string set it gained a great sound !!
Now I'm sure you have already surfed Jerome website. However the 1972 catalog reports 1127 GC artist to be a VT8 braced guitar ......
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bburg
Posted 2012-04-07 2:44 PM (#452934 - in reply to #452877)
Subject: Re: 1127 Glen Campbell Artist Guitars



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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh)		Hi, Riccardo,
yes I did and that is why I'm confused. I also found on Dave's site Tony's GC # F-161 A-braced, mine is #F-157........ I only want to understand the system.
It is not that I'm not loving the sound, I love more the bright and clear sound. If not I think I'd play woodboxes. (maybe).

Bernie
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marenostrum
Posted 2012-04-08 1:45 PM (#452983 - in reply to #452877)
Subject: Re: 1127 Glen Campbell Artist Guitars



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Location: Tuscany, Italy		Maybe a transition model..... Mine, for instance, have a strange brace that run nearly vertically the guitar near the soudhole; it is not in the "standard" VT11 bracing pattern. The bridge is not winged and the freatbord inlays pattern looks like to be more a deluxe balladeer then the legend that really is. Who knows ....the "system" in that period (probably) was not completely stable ....
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