CpThornton Improv Anxiety

[jaystrings]

The countdown has begun to finally getting my hands on the newest CpThornton creation, the Improv. I got to see & fondle this new jazzbox about a month ago when it was in the early assembly stage. The frets & deluxe inlays had such a grand feel on that mahogany neck, despite the lack of strings. First time I've ever seen a guitar just before the top went on - he was just completing final tone-tapping. Oh, those structural innovations INSIDE the body - much easier to see than peering thru f-holes later.

I am still exhilirated that one of the first 5 is mine. This week he painted it & ordered the gold hardware & single neck pickup. Vintage sunburst shades should be appearing in my dreams any day now. My D'Angelico NYL-2 has been sold, which was virtually the same size & specs as the Improv. Although I have a CpT Jazz Elite, I am now without a real hollowbody jazzer in my life for the first time in 8 years, & I'm having alternating bouts of loss & elation as the dreaded wait begins. I'm just waiting on a flash airfare bargain, & I'll likely grab it & do a day trip to Maine & check it out again.

Come on, Chuck; come on Chuck. Make my day.

Anyone else heard or read much about them other than what's posted on his website? It will certainly be the most elegant guitar I've ever owned or played.

[life_with_a_song]

Yeah--I called and talked with him about the Improv just last year. He went over every single detail about what would be going into the guitar--I even got to see a computer image of it! I just didn't have the cash at the time to commit, so I passed. He talked about the special capacitors he was ordering from Germany. The special bridge he would be using (can't recall at the moment what it was called). It all sounded so wonderful. At the time, I had a Jazz Elite as well, but moved it so that I could get a full hollow archtop again. Chuck is so fun to talk with--he's so enthusiastic about his guitars, isn't he?! Looking forward to seeing what yours is like when it arrives.

Greg

[max chill]

I used to get that anxious just waiting for a new jazz guitar method book to arrive in the mail. There are over 722 method books available and I've only read 61 of them! Such high anxiety about reading them all. My doctor told me to take up drinking. He said it was better to have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy.

[jaystrings]

LOL!!
That's what I need now - doctor's orders to take up drinking.

[jazzgtrl4]

Post some pics of the CP when you get it, i cant find any on his site. thanks!