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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Adamas II 12 string on Ebay |
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Location: closely held secret | Don't I wish. No bids, looks like nobody got it. |
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Location: Ohio | Wish I would have seen this one
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Isn't that the one Willa was eyeing off?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Not me |
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Location: big island | seller had it listed in honolulu craigslist also. willa bought it directly from seller, not through eBay. |
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Location: Right now? | She is MINE. Yaaah! I am having her shipped to Music Mike so he can give her a good looking over.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Lanaki's backyard. Might be a good time for him to contact the seller and see if it is still available. |
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Location: closely held secret | Nice grab, Willa. A 12 string Adamas II is on my long list. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by stephent28:
Lanaki's backyard. Might be a good time for him to contact the seller and see if it is still available. once someone racks up 10,000 posts and more, they tend towards senility. :D |
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Location: Newington, CT | GREAT, Willa! I DID see that one on CL and drooled over it. Glad you got it! You have quite the collection going there!!! |
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Location: Right now? | Well, thanks, Alan. "Tangible investments" (as MM called them)!
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by WillaMuse:
Well, thanks, Alan. "Tangible investments" (as MM called them)!
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Willa Yep. And, I think that as more and more production goes overseas, all our tangible USA guitars will hold their value nicely.
By the way, I DO own an overseas-made Ultra (assembled in the USA, though), and it is quite a nice guitar.
So, what has your collection grown to? Do your ning pages have all your guitars? I can't tell from here, because my workplace blocks the ning site. |
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Location: UK | I was seriously interested, but the guy would not ship to the UK...! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Great Grab Willa...congrats... |
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Location: Right now? | I was seriously interested, but the guy would not ship to the UK...!
Kevin, he didn't really even want to ship to New Jersey ... I persuaded him. ;) |
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Location: Reisterstown, Maryland | Another Great grab, Willa. You've got some serious GAS going there, girl!
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Location: Nashville TN. | You will love it |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Nice one Willa!!
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Ditto on the "nice grab" comment. You are apparently on a roll ... Are you trying to own ALL the guitars???
I also have been wanting to get my hands on an Adamas 12. I tried the Custom Legend deep bowl and Elite 12 versions, and although they played extremely well (better than any other 12 strings I have ever tried), the sound wasn't deep enough for my likin' Everyone here that has owned one has commented highly on the Adamas 12s, and I hope to someday see for myself if they are as good as everyone says they are. |
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| I have never owned a deep bowl Adamas 12...
but the 1885-nb5 that I had, even though it was a shallow bowl, knocked the socks off of my 1758 AND my 1115... has to be the textured top and how it presents more surface area for the sound to rumble off of.
Great Grab Willa!!! Congratulations!
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Location: NJ | Glenn,
Agreed about the textured top. I owned an Adamas II very similar to the one Willa snagged, and now own the 2080 NWT 12 String and each give the rich and full sound you refer to. The textured graphite tops are the key. I think it has to do with thin top that is not stiffened by a finish...it can move and breath easier. If you notice the textured top actually creaks sometimes...very strong, but also very flexible.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Willa's 1685-5 from 1985 arrived from Hawaii earlier this week...It is a mess...the epi's which were discussed are not pulling up...the top is broken between all of the right (treble) epi holes...I think that can be fixed w/cyano but that is not the worst of the problem: All of the interior top braces are broken away from the top...several are split...obviously something heavy impacted the top right over the fingerboard...
The guitar is probably in the worst condition of any I have seen as far as being filthy and needing major work. The tuners are a combination of rust, pitting, and corrosion: btw, did I mention filth? I guess it is possible they can be salvaged...but even if they can, they will never look very nice...the case is covered in filth/stickers/and all the metal hardware is rusted: same on the guitar: the frets are wasted on the first 7 frets; the fingerboard has deep cowboy chord holes worn in the first three frets and again, all metal hardware is rusted...the p/u and the nut are a nice shade of nicotine brown and the battery was corroded badly...one area of the binding has been broken/chipped but not too badly...
I know the mother ship can perform a miracle but this is more on the order of an exorcism...
I'm off for a few days in the morning but I'll take pic's next week upon my return and post before and after MS pic’s later...
Stay tuned... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Ouch!!! That's a shame...
Any chance of a claim? Or a return to seller? |
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Location: Right now? | I don't think so, Iffy. So I'm really hoping she can be saved! Rats!
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Did anyone here snag this Adamas 12?
