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Location: Ohio | My 1969 D-35 took years to really open up but now, I can't imagine a better sounding and more versatile instrument. When played with a DAWG mandolin pick, the sound is is unbelieveably jazzy, when I finger pick I get that whole Jorma Kaukonen vibe going and straight flat picking with a medium tortoise pick is as good as it gets for bluegrass. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | The D-28, S/N 248833, was sold this AM before I could get up to St. Pete this afternoon to check it out for a couple of our members.
Looks as though it was one of the later BRWs.
Sorry, Gents... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | The D-28, S/N 248833, was sold this AM before I could get up to St. Pete this afternoon to check it out for a couple of our members.
Looks as though it was one of the later BRWs. From CF Martin:
#254497 = Last style 28 guitar made with Brazilian rosewood (late 1969)
#254498 = East Indian rosewood introduced (late 1969, a model D-21)
Therefore S/N 248833 would have been BRZ RW...
And probably sounded great...too bad...
Thanks for trying Iffy... |
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Location: Flahdaw | If real Brazilian rosewood guitars are so coveted, why isn't this git more desirable? Apparently only 48 of these were made from a batch of saved B.R. that Alvarez had for a long while. I've played a few high end Alvarez's and they were very nice. I'll bet this thing sings. Supposedly the last one sold on ebay for under a grand!
Brazillian Roosewood guitar |
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| Alvarez aren't generally known as high-end guitars, but you're right - Braz/Englemann is a killer combination, and for under $2K it could be a bargain for someone wanting Bra$illion. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by G8r:
for someone wanting Bra$illion. I'm trying to talk my wife into a brazillion, no luck. |
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| mine says "reciprocity" - so much for THAT |
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Location: Flahdaw | Yikes....DON"T send pictures! |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by G8r:
Alvarez aren't generally known as high-end guitars the Yairi's are very nice gits. |
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OT-1968 Martin D-28
