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Marc,
Looks like you need to work on your saddle bag arrangement to get those guitars to your gigs
Chris
Originally Posted by Stringswinger
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06-22-2016 12:45 PM
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Boston Joe, that scooter is badass! I dig the flat black Baloney slice mufflers. Keep the rubber side down! Originally Posted by Boston Joe
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Chris, I have installed a luggage rack. Sometimes I use the bike for SF gigs where parking is impossible. I strap my AER compact 60 amp to the luggage rack and carry the guitar on my shoulders in a gig bag as I ride to the gig. Life is good! Originally Posted by cgratham
Marc,
Looks like you need to work on your saddle bag arrangement to get those guitars to your gigs
Chris
I bought my first new Harley in 1983 when I was in the Pizza business (Marco's New York Style Pizza. I was in business in San Francisco from 1981 -1987 doing this) and I used the motorcycle to make occasional deliveries.
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ABSOLUTELY! Originally Posted by Stringswinger
That would be delightful. I'd love a lesson from you guys.
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Joe, Originally Posted by Joe DeNisco
The gentlemen on the right ran the D'Aquisto string business - his name is Dan, but I don't remember his last name. I have some other cool photos of when Jim D, myself and my wife went to the Blue note to see Joe Pass. What a great night !
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Stringswinger, Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Steve, I enjoyed talking to Marty about his enterprise. He told me that he has 150 guitars in his personal collection. I am now up to 22 and after talking to Marty I am thinking that I am not a hoarder. He is.
Marty did have a rather large collection of high end instruments. Many years ago - I had an entire room full of guitars that I sold just before 2000. In the last few years- I have taken advantage of market conditions and purchased some real high quality guitars ...at bargain prices.
I just love the friendships on this forum - it's become a great place to swap stories and guitars. As I tell my guitar buddies - we are just temporary keepers of these great instruments and should enjoy the journey.
What would we do without these guitars - especially Joe D - lol !
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That's brilliant Marc,
I never even thought of that. Just tried it and my compact 60 fits in the top box on my V-Strom. I'd be a little worried about riding with a guitar on my back though.
Now that sounds like a pizza joint I would have wanted to frequent. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Cheers, Chris
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It is a cool place to frequent.. Especially as of late. The difficult people tend to weed themselves out. Originally Posted by Steve Longobardi
Now we are left with, 100% of the greatest people who like Guitars in the entire world!
If I want to be challenged, I'd rather be a contestant on Jeopardy..
Stevie, What would I do without these Guitars you ask? I'd probably go back to Porsches and Telescopes..
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ah you'd probably be peepin into guitar stores with that telescope anyway!! haha Originally Posted by Joe DeNisco
joe D havin you playin is astronomys loss, but guitars gain!
cheers
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I would call it highly addictive for us arch top lovers. Originally Posted by Joe DeNisco
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Steve,My Triggs DA is one of those three. Do you think this was the one you played in Dallas? Originally Posted by Steve Longobardi
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What a beautiful instrument, with what a storied past, and great future - a well nigh un-beatable provenance! Congratulations, and play it in the company of your other fine instruments, in good health!
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Wow - it's very possible I played that guitar. Jimmy liked what Triggs was building but wanted him to somehow make it his own design. Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
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Joe, Originally Posted by Joe DeNisco
Porches and Telescopes - very interesting. I used to actually collect Pillar and Scroll clocks from 1825-1830 time frame . I got obsessed with learning about Eli Terry and how he made wooden gears using hydro power. He was actually the first to make interchangeable components. I think we are all just collectors deep down inside .....and the hunt is the most thrilling part.
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That neck does look nice. Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
Mmmm....
I love your backyard. I'd be willing bet that your short game is unbeatable..
JD
PS, Thanks Neatomic.
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I could see myself doing that. Originally Posted by Steve Longobardi
My P-car obsession was just flat out stupid. What a money pit. I still get reminded about that on a weekly basis..
JD
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Congrats Marc make her sing !
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No to further derail this thread. I too suffered from the dreaded telescope obsession, I guess they would have called it TAS... Sold my '66 Ric 330 and '66 Deluxe Reverb to raise money for a Celestron C-8. Back then I had such exceptional night vision if I prepped myself correctly before an observing session I could easily see most of the Messier Objects with the unaided eye. My left eye was the best using obscured vision, hell now it's my worst eye... Joe, best viewing I EVER HAD, was at my FIL's "campo" way out in the hills above El Tabo in Chile. Damn the late night Southern Milky Way was MIND BLOWING... Dude you would not believe what a gorgeous sight it was. I had gotten rid of all my gear in the mid-80s and later got what was called a Celestron Comet Catcher (yeah for Kahotech) which was a 5 1/2 inch sealed rich field scope. I mailed it to myself when I moved to Chile. Out there I had to use pillows and a plastic deck chair for a tripod but frankly you start watching the sky with the unaided eye down there who needed a scope. Just un be lievable ...
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Congrats SS! That was the guitar from Patrick's entire collection that I most coveted.
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That makes two of us! I have actually been wanting an 18 inch acoustic archtop, never having had one. A Heritage Super Eagle was on my radar screen and out of the blue, this one became available. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
The fact that Patrick and Joe were part of the chain on this guitar makes it special for me. Lots of good vibes happen when I play this one. I feel lucky that I like the neck profile and Joe D. did not.
I think that this guitar is a tribute to John D'Angelico made by one of Gibson's best master luthiers.
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That's a beautiful bit of spruce and maple virtuosity. I'm quite jealous.
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I went on the Wayback machine website to see if I could find the Heritage DA II that I played on the old Buffalo Brothers website. I could not find it (it may have sold quite quickly ), but I did find the Triggs DA II that I played (It looks like it was on their site for a few months). Asking price on the Triggs DA II was $9500. That is almost what that guitar would have sold for new. Those days (mid 2000's) were way better for high end archtops than today. Gruhn has a Heritage DA II on their website for $6500 and it has been sitting for six months. When new, these guitars were 8-9 K. Today I think they are only worth 4-5K. IMO, they are a bargain at that price.
I'm thinking there may be too many high end archtops on the market today.
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That HDA is definitely worth more than $4k. I've sold some half dozen, or more, ordinary SE's for $4k.
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I have been following Super Eagles for the last 3 or 4 months. Jay Wolfe sold three recently in the 3K- 3.5K range. I saw one go out on my local Craigslist for 2.5K that had a LOT of playwear. The only thing I know for sure about the HDA is that it is worth at least 4k, but probably less than 6.5K. I'll be keeping this one for awhile, so it's value is not super important to me. But the downward trend in archtop prices is not a good thing for those looking to sell. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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Might those Jay listed for sale be the 3some of SE's consigned by a member of this forum. They were listed for months...and were ordered without the full SE bling, binding, etc. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
I'm not suggesting you won't find SE's listed for less...but I don't sell them for less - There aren't that many of them on the market available for sell at any given time
Sells, not counting the SE that sold 2 weeks ago via private sell
https://reverb.com/item/1127565-heri...archtop-guitar
https://reverb.com/item/943048-herit...c-1990-natural
https://reverb.com/item/193114-1999-...ntique-natural
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