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d'ovation
Posted 2013-03-23 2:25 PM (#468761)
Subject: a bit on Josh White history ...


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Location: Canada		... is in this educational video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2dXwZ5beQ0
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SOBeach
Posted 2013-03-23 6:29 PM (#468767 - in reply to #468761)
Subject: RE: a bit on Josh White history ...


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Enjoyed the video. I often watch PBS' History Detectives series but hadn't seen this episode. 

Interesting to find out that Guild, not Ovation, almost made the first Josh White signature guitars.

 

"People pay big money for Eric Clapton, Les Paul, Stevie Ray Vaughan. If this was the first signature guitar for an African-American, it's historically a very important piece of memorabilia."  -  Elyse Luray  Auctioneer & Appraiser

 

So, which OFCer has bragging rights on the earliest Josh White signature model???  

 

 

btw - awhile back I saw this interview from the '80's with his son Josh White Jr....

 

Josh White Jr. interview - part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujkJxMWvbg&feature=related

 

Josh White Jr. interview - part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HQGf3g2LP4&feature=related

  

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Bluebird
Posted 2013-03-23 11:38 PM (#468783 - in reply to #468761)
Subject: Re: a bit on Josh White history ...



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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada		The Guild was custom built for Josh, was it not? As for the the first signature 'series' it was Ovation.

Wayne
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slothead
Posted 2013-03-28 4:09 AM (#468938 - in reply to #468761)
Subject: Re: a bit on Josh White history ...


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Location: liverpool ,england		enjoyed that.
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Standingovation
Posted 2013-03-28 10:59 AM (#468942 - in reply to #468767)
Subject: RE: a bit on Josh White history ...



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SOBeach - 2013-03-23 5:29 PM

So, which OFCer has bragging rights on the earliest Josh White signature model???  


Certianly not the earliest but I have #208 and #247. Used to have another one in the 1500 range but that's been sold. The JW and the GCDB are still my favorites of the early shiny bowl models.
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Damon67
Posted 2013-03-28 5:58 PM (#468948 - in reply to #468761)
Subject: Re: a bit on Josh White history ...



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Location: Jet City		great video, thanks for posting
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