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Location: NJ | picked up an early Adamas prototype at the show. You guys will NEVER believe this one. but it is too late to take pics.....tomorrow after I sleep... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I give ya tree-fiddy...
and Al, quite with the teasers and give up the straight story... some folks need to concentrate on work... |
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Location: NJ | I walk into the guitar show and an old friend greets me with "Al I have something you need to see" Well that was not the first time a gentleman approached me in that manner at a guitar show so I figured he wanted me to ID a guitar. Since I am sorta known in the vintage guitar world, often times people try to stump me with strange and wierd instruments. I have not seen them all but have knowledge about most.
so about a 1/2 hour later he opens a case and brings over to me what I absolutely recognize as a prototype adamas. "you need this" he said. It has to go to someone that appreciates the history.
There was a tag hanging off the guitar. This is what it said.
I assume this is in Charlie's hand to Bill. I hope Cwk will confirm this. Well I/we struck a deal and the guitar went home with me.
Pics when I get a chance. It is 8 hours from bellmawr to columbus. I got home at 2 am unloaded the truck answered e mail and put on the tv at 7 am my carpentars arrived totally unexpectedly in the rain to finish siding. I feel like i was run over by my truck not driving it. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | nice note there Al. |
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Location: NJ | so were you also working on the space shuttle at the time of the early adamas prototypes? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | This is kinda fun.
...now post some friggin' pictures, Al. |
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Location: closely held secret | So, Bill... did the guitar ever make it to you? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Who cares what it looks like.
I wanna know how it sounds! |
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Location: NJ | I think Al's trying to "ease in" to telling that he paid $1850 for the tag . . . |
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Location: NJ | you guys are brutal.
I am working on 3 hours sleep....
my camera broke so I sent it back to nikon, I had to find my other digital got that, the batteries will not hold a charge so I had to recharge them
and now it is dark so I took a couple of pics with the flash.
This is an early engineering prototype. Pre epaulet design large access hole in the back for tweaking the braces. The neck has one of the original designs for the adamas with the extended fingerboard.
not sure if you want to see more pics if so I can try to take them tomorrow when hopefully we will see some sun.
I was really excited to get this guitar. it is one of the missing links between the guitars beginnings and what finally made it in production.
this guitar is similar to the one Sam was selling or sold a while back.
when I take a pic of the back you will see it has a hand laid fiberglass bowl.
the strings on it look original I did not try to tune them up. Not sure if I should leave it or change them and try the thing out.
hope you enjoyed this find as much as I did.
I assume that the tag is genuine. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Al, that is a very interesting guitar. I vote for new strings and playing it.
As long as you're wrecking the value by changing the strings, though, you could slap a 'mustache rides' sticker on there. Those sound holes are a riot. ;) |
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Location: NJ | Is it numbered anywhere Al??
It'd be interesting to where it fits in the evolutionary chain (and how it differs from Sam's). |
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Location: NJ | on the top in faint red letters are 12-3 a paper label says 12-1 than -2 below it.
the top is arched! |
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Location: France | that's an amazing find! Congratulations
thanks for sharing Al.
Let us know how it sounds.
Tom |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The binding/purfling is cool....
Arch-Top??? Hmmm.... interesting.
Al, those strings look perfect for you.
How'd it get into your friend's hands? |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
The binding/purfling is cool....
Arch-Top??? Hmmm.... interesting.
Al, those strings look perfect for you.
you are probably right
How'd it get into your friend's hands? I have an idea but I have to keep that secret. |
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| I love the cut outs - like a pair of dolphins trying to get it on.
D'ya think they still have that template and would do a custom order? |
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| Just noticed - I'm closing in on cruster on the post count. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by schroeder:
I love the cut outs - like a pair of dolphins trying to get it on.
D'ya think they still have that template and would do a custom order? somehow I doubt it |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | I know that some of you may take this the wrong way but I saw this on ebay and it reminds me of the early proto type Al had found in Columbus. You have to love the humble beginnings of innovation, whereever you find it. I just admire people that have a vision and make it happen.
http://cgi.ebay.com/CA-Composite-acoustic-guitar-Rare-Prototype_W0Q... |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by schroeder:
Just noticed - I'm closing in on cruster on the post count. I've been, uh, sick. Yeah, that's the ticket. ;) |
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