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I gotta ask ... how much?
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06-15-2017 03:54 PM
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Total with auction house fees was just over 4K.
Originally Posted by nopedals
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I don't know how much he played it, but I'm guessing that he went through at least one set of frets. These can't be the originals. Originally Posted by wintermoon
Valenti was a friend of John D and one of the first to endorse D'Angelico guitars, I believe he had several.
his name appears early in DA's ledger as having ordered a snakehead L-5 copy. he also bought one of the first NYer's made in '37.
he used to conduct clinics to demonstrate John's guitars as well.
that L-5 is so clean I wonder how much he really played it, but w/DA's laying around who could blame him...
oh, and kindly remove those flats and put some real strings on there asap
It came with a set of round wound strings on it, but I can't stop putting TI Swings on everything. I'm hooked!
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the sound of forumites fainting can be heard.... Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
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I actually just had a heart attack and died... I don't know who typed this! Originally Posted by wintermoon
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Ugh - what a gut punch.... I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue....
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And how many of those payments are you supposed to make? Three? Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
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Heritage charged me sales tax on the guitar I bought from them and IIRC, shipping was not cheap. But still, that was a steal for a dream guitar. Congrats again!
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Mine with overnight shipping and all fees was just under $4880.00. A steal to me considering my high bid was well over 12k (not counting PB, fees, taxes and shipping)...
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I want, I need, gimme, gimme.
Lovely acquisition.
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Very nice conrats !
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Very nice. It needs one of these though:
Bound Tortoise L-5 Pickguard | Allparts.com
Keith
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I told Joe D this yesterday. I felt a little like leaving it alone as these have probably been together a long time, but..... Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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That looks better IMO. Do you have a proper Gibson-type pickguard bracket as well? Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
Keith
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Yes, I do and it's gold. Originally Posted by floatingpickup
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Well done and for what it is worth I would change the pick guard to something bound and more period correct- maybe Cris Mirabella has something - that guitar deserves the very best
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Will
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Excellent. It will look great. Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
Keith
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I don't mind the Allparts PickGuards. I realize the shape may be slightly different, but they are the right color and have the right type of binding. I have put them on four L5's and I was pretty happy with the result. The $100 list price is cheap and you can usually find them for around $70 on eBay. Originally Posted by WillMbCdn5
Well done and for what it is worth I would change the pick guard to something bound and more period correct- maybe Cris Mirabella has something - that guitar deserves the very best)
Will
If you want a perfectly accurate replacement, you will have to get a custom made pickguard. I recently decided to replace the pickguard on my 1947 L7, and in this case I didn't go with the Allparts guard because my L7's original guard was single bound tortoise (and a different shape than Allparts). I had Leroy Aiello make me a reproduction pickguard from a tracing of my original guard. If you aren't familiar with Leroy, he did the repairs for Mandolin Bros. back in time. He did an excellent job on my guard, very fast turnaround and his price was reasonable. It is a perfect replacement. Leroy has templates and will do the the multiple binding on an L5 guard. I highly recommend him, his website is here:
Welcome to AielloGuitars.com
I attached a picture of the L7 pickguard he made for me.
Keith
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Looks good and covers up the extra holes drilled in the top from past guards. You're all set now.
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Woah... thats nice! Great price too.
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