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I have 3 now
Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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08-23-2022 10:05 PM
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I knew I was missing 1.
That fiery Tal acquired $2400 s $3200. Okay that does it.
I got out of the game when the market changed and it became a slog to sell a guitar.
Well, little did I know that 2020 would happen and the market would pick up again.
No matter, I’m officially retired. But it was fun for a few years.
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I can no longer find this thread in the archives.
But who recalls reading “Late night confessions of a guitar pimp?
“Ever observe men agasp in frozen stare while viewing a stunningly beautiful sexy woman in public?
She strolls through a public market or sidewalk Cafe leaving stolen glances in her wake. We men are dogs with metal leashes around our necks whilst she is one powerful magnet. No that last hip thrust wasn't personally directed at you. Stop deluding yourself. Here's a napkin, wipe that drip accumulating on your chin....Just be kewl...Act like you've slow danced before...stop being so obvious in your stare...especially him, as he arises walking away using that newspaper as cover to avoid public embarrassment. Too late for that...you're a walking testimony as to why women think we're slime!
She's like one of those new fangled patio bug zappers on a late hot summer afternoon. Zap, there goes another one...death due to a stare you are. Why death? Because you want her. You desire her. She's in your head...the only question is which. But you can't have her. Not in your wildest dreams! You may as well be a bug on a sidewalk to her. Look, but you can't touch. And you're lusting for her...Badly! In public much less....have we no shame...stop howling woof you drooling fool...quick, someone throw him a milk bone, lest he frighten her away from taking that seat at the corner table!
Remind you of guitars?
Can you say drawn in with no defense?...Even when you're way out of your league. You can't keep your eyes off her swollen curves....behold that silky tanned skin...the anticipation of that first touch. Don't even think about it!
It's how the Universe works you know...you have weaknesses....I'm simply someone who exploits them, by bringing perfect harmony to your existence. Where'd you be without me...a half dozen less in your collection you say...Yes, as if you actually stood a chance. You were toast the moment you glanced her direction much less striking that first note.
Flipper!? Oh spare me....they're your weaknesses...I merely satisfy your innermost urges by placing guitars in titillating poses enough to motivate you to reach for your wallet. Don't blame me..... you're the one with the irresistible urge to caress, fondle, and take her into your slimy undeserving hands. Fact is, you want me out there, scouring the depths of the 'net for hours on end....you need me out there...Nicholson's got nothing on me. I'm a man with an iPhone6 equipped with the latest technology to bring you the finest HD photos money can buy from a camera phone. Whose using who here!
Supplier's my name, and lovin's my game. I'm a guitar pimp!
Wait 'til you feast your eyes on this one! On your knees....it's guitar Mistress night, you spineless fool....don't even look her direction until she's granted you permission.
She says:
"I have the power....and you know you want me. I am, irresistible. In fact I'm the finest guitar you've not yet played. Furthermore, I'm finer than the grandest of orgasms and will most certainly bring far longer lasting pleasure. You know you can't resist the sensation of wood against wood.
Besides, what has that Raven haired buxom beauty in the short skirt, with legs going to infinity, got that I haven't? She doesn't want you. Me you can have....for a price...and a small price to pay it is too, especially for the never ending pleasures I bring.
So, what do you say big boy - Is that a sock full of picks you're carrying down there or are you simply happy to see me?"
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Thank you G. That means a lot coming from you. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
I've never had the tip-top spiffy stuff in pristine condition, but I have gotten to learn from some cool instruments.
All those guys (and a hundred more) have come and gone.
Never had more than six at any one time.
+ + +
The Bartolini 5J, like all Bill Bartolini's work, is a tremendous pickup on the right instrument. Smooth, powerful, ultra-reliable, dead quiet and very open to the sound of the instrument. Nobody IDs it out of a blind lineup.
The 5J was The Shtuff in the mid / late 1970 and 1980s for good reason. It showed up on a zillion custom builds. A ton of great music was recorded with that unit.
You know that this stuff is subjective. For me, Bartolinis usually deliver what Kents usually promise.
(It's always worth saying that Mr. Armstrong is a truly gracious person. His work is great. It's not my favorite.)
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you need help .... Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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…..especially if it looks like a sock full of picks! Originally Posted by pingu
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It must have been very enjoyable to own all those beautiful guitars - at least you made some money along the way so why not! The worst part is the regret in having sold them.
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Robbie, you’re absolutely correct! Especially seeing today’s prices. I’m practicing living in the moment. Originally Posted by RobbieAG
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Hopefully, when we each find the right one, we hang onto it (assuming there really is The Right One...). But it is fun to move guitars through our hands too. To me, archtops are a work of art - at any price range.
I am in the process of selling off most of my acoustic guitars and plan to hang onto my Eastman FV-880ce-sb and Gibson Citation. As with all the pics in this thread, both of these are, in my opinion, works of art, and either could easily be The One (as could all the archtops in the pics in this thread).
Tony
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Hey Tony! Originally Posted by tbeltrans
If I could ever afford a Citation, it would be buried w/ me! Well okay, maybe passed on to the Mrs when the time was right!
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Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
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Truth be told, I can't really afford one either. I recently received a small inheritance which was just enough to buy the Citation which in turn showed up locally since I never buy a guitar remotely. So it was a fortunate confluence of events that, had these not come together just right, I would never own such a guitar. Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
Tony
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That’s an outstanding story with a happy ending!!! Originally Posted by tbeltrans
Truth be told, I can't really afford one either. I recently received a small inheritance which was just enough to buy the Citation which in turn showed up locally since I never buy a guitar remotely. So it was a fortunate confluence of events that, had these not come together just right, I would never own such a guitar.
Tony
Congratulations Tony, you deserve that guitar! Any photos?
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Yes, I posted them in post #66 in this thread and page in the thread: Originally Posted by 2bornot2bop
1995 Gibson Citation
...and thanks for the kind comments. My wife and I are retired and due to health reasons, we don't travel. Fortunately, we each did all our traveling earlier in life and saw much of the world, and personally, I am enjoying staying at home for a change. So having time to enjoy a guitar like this Citation is really all I could ask for in retirement.
Tony
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Oh goodness! As a sunburst fanatic, what a find. In fabulous condition. When the stars line up, it’s meant to be! Outstanding! Enjoy it! Originally Posted by tbeltrans
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Over the years I have owned 52 guitars with F holes. I still have 10 of them. Of the 42 that I have sold, most today are worth quite a bit more than I sold them for. But there are hidden costs in guitar ownership (storing them, maintaining them and insuring them). And I have 10 great archtops to play, so it is all good.
As they say, better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
Perhaps I should have kept my 1971 Guild Artist award (which I sold a few years back to a fellow forum member). That was a superb guitar. Here I am using it on a gig:
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Yes, owning a lot of guitars does have its cost. I have to keep them humidified and in their cases in winter, keep good strings on them, and occasionally take them in for adjustments. I am going to get my Gibson insured probably by Heritage next week when I am done with some VA medical stuff that is filling up my week this week. I got an appraisal on it, so I think that should be all I need. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Over the years I have owned 52 guitars with F holes. I still have 10 of them. Of the 42 that I have sold, most today are worth quite a bit more than I sold them for. But there are hidden costs in guitar ownership (storing them, maintaining them and insuring them). And I have 10 great archtops to play, so it is all good.
As they say, better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.
Perhaps I should have kept my 1971 Guild Artist award (which I sold a few years back to a fellow forum member). That was a superb guitar. Here I am using it on a gig:
As mentioned in my earlier post in this thread (I think), I am selling off most of my acoustic guitars and am focusing on keeping just a couple of guitars so there isn't so much to take care of. I really could be perfectly happy with just one guitar. If push came to shove, it would be the Gibson, but I am glad to be able to own a few more.
By the way, I used to own a beautiful early 1970s Guild Artist Award that had the DeArmond 1100 pickup on it, mounted on a rod attached to the fretboard, all original. It looked like the one in your pic from what I can see, at least the "paddle" headstock with that "Artist Award" plaque on it. I sold it because the string spacing was just too narrow for me. The Gibson has a wider 1 23/32" (measured with my digital calipers) nut width and the Eastman has a 1 3/4" nut width. Both seem comfortable to me.
Tony
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I have bought and sold ~ 25 guitars in the last five years, only a couple of them ( 6 ) were Archtops.
now that I have found my guitar, I am not looking at guitar adds any longer.
to be honest, I got tired of all the silly exaggerations in many adds anyways.
they all can keep their "best guitars, that they have ever played".
thank you.
Last edited by Filmosound 621; 08-25-2022 at 01:33 PM.
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My 71 Artist award had a 1 5/8 nut, just like my Stratocaster which is OK for me. I prefer the Gibson 1 11/16 nut. My Gypsy guitars have the 1 3/4 nut and I find that OK, but still prefer the 1 11/16 nut. My 71 Artist Award had a Gold DeArmond 1100 as well, a truly great sounding pickup. Whenever I miss any of the guitars I used to own, I look at the guitars that I do own and realize I do not need any guitars that I sold. But like the girlfriends of my past, I have fond remembrances of the guitars that got away. Originally Posted by tbeltrans
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Regarding the Gibson 1 11/16" nut, my Citation is shown as having that when I look for the specs around the internet. However, a friend who is well versed in all things archtop said that the Citation has a 1 23/32" nut (1 11/16 would be 1 22/32), so I measured it myself and found out he is right. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
It depends on the style of music for me. If I were to play chord melody with Robert Conti style voicings, then 1 11/16" is perfect. If I were to attempt to play something along the lines of Martin Taylor or Sean McGowan, then 1 3/4" or wider would be better. Since I really enjoy hearing the lush voicings that Robert Conti comes up with, as well as appreciating his logic for chordal movement, the narrower nut is appealing. As I get older, the left hand gymnastics become less doable for me, so being able to still play those lush voicings is a joy that I am glad to have stumbled onto.
Tony
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Beautiful guitar. What is it please? Originally Posted by Filmosound 621
I have bought and sold ~ 25 guitars in the last five years, only a couple of them were Archtops.
now that I have found my guitar, I am not looking at guitar adds any longer.
to be honest, I got tired of all the silly exaggerations in many adds anyways.
they all can keep their "best guitars, that they have ever played".
thank you.
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^^ it is a 2019 Wichmann Simplicio guitar - an exact replica of a ~1915 Francisco Simplicio guitar from Spain.
I am in love with it, here is the new guitar post from a while ago, with a link to Michael Wichmanns homepage:
stop the train, I'm leaving. ( my new classical guitar )
you did the right thing with your Archtop trip IMO, you were folllowing your heart, that takes courage.
I'm all in for that approach myself.
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I love every element of your guitar. The dark headstock featuring a very classy scroll work, the bridge, the endless binding. Sounds like a dream guitar to play. Originally Posted by Filmosound 621
^^ it is a 2019 Wichmann Simplicio guitar - an exact replica of a ~1915 Francisco Simplicio guitar from Spain.
I am in love with it, here is the new guitar post from a while ago, with a link to Michael Wichmanns homepage:
stop the train, I'm leaving. ( my new classical guitar )
you did the right thing with your Archtop trip IMO, you were folllowing your heart, that takes courage.
I'm all in for that approach myself.
It’s a pity your NGD didn’t receive more attention here. I’m a fanatic about European built nylons personally. I only owned an Alhambra 10p built in the early 2000’s, but it featured a neck with an ebony stripe that was as solid as any guitar I’ve ever owned.
Glad to see you pursuing your own music. All the best to you while in the pursuit of that!!!
Amazing guitars. Check them out. I use Google chrome which translates automatically.
Gitarrenbau Michael Wichmann Hamburg Flamenco und Klassische Konzert Gitarren Reparaturen Beratung - Simplicio-ModellLast edited by 2bornot2bop; 08-25-2022 at 02:20 PM.
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thank you so much for your kind post about the guitar and your encouraging words
about pursuing one's own music.
thank you.
this guitar is way ahead of anything likewise that I have played so far.
I have been in his shop 20 years ago, to buy my first beginner nylon classic guitar for 200 bucks,
an employee sold it to me back then and he was not interested for even a second.
I have been back there two years ago, to have the strings changed on my way expensive Hanika
1a Torres guitar ( 8.5 k new - I bought it from the first owner for next to nothing after 16 months of ownership only, not sure why )
he treated that expensive Hanika like shit, he played the treble strings in a very violent way of which I have never seen anybody
treating a guitar.
maybe to demonstrate, how thin it sounded and what little musicality was to be found in that ( way expensive ) German brand guitar.
His Spanish wife then started to change the strings on my guitar, sitting on a chair juggling the guitar on her feet.
my dear 8.5 k guitar.
so I kindly took it of her hands ( feet ) and left the store, promising myself, I would not go there again anytime soon.
the Hanika has been sold two years ago.
when this Simplicio guitar showed up locally, from a collector, I bought it unplayed.
I took it in my hands, to get an idea, if the neck is playable ( 2.1" nut, a little "too much" shoulder on the d-neck )
and just bought it, because I had the strong feeling, that this ( and his others ... ) guitar is exceptional.
It has the sound that I had in my head all these years.
the strings are so high above the frets, it is a nightmare.
will cut the nut slots deeper at first, if that does not suffice, I will slightly lower the first three frets as well.
carefully.
I am not going to give up on the guitar but will work on it, 'til it acknowledges my leadership.
Last edited by Filmosound 621; 08-26-2022 at 02:53 AM.
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Originally Posted by Filmosound 621
thank you so much for your kind post about the guitar and your encouraging words
about pursuing one's own music.
thank you.
this guitar is way ahead of anything likewise that I have played so far.
I have been in his shop 20 years ago, to buy my first beginner nylon classic guitar for 200 bucks,
an employee sold it to me back then and he was not interested for even a second.
I have been back there two years ago, to have the strings changed on my way expensive Hanika
1a Torres guitar ( 8.5 k new - I bought it from the first owner for next to nothing after 16 months of ownership only, not sure why )
he treated that expensive Hanika like shit, he played the treble strings in a very violent way of which I have never seen anybody
treating a guitar.
maybe to demonstrate, how thin it sounded and what little musicality was to be found in that ( way expensive ) German brand guitar.
His Spanish wife then started to change the strings on my guitar, sitting on a chair juggling the guitar on her feet.
my dear 8.5 k guitar.
so I kindly took it of her hands ( feet ) and left the store, promising myself, I would not go there again anytime soon.
the Hanika has been sold two years ago.
when this Simplicio guitar showed up locally, from a collector, I bought it unplayed.
I took it in my hands, to get an idea, if the neck is playable ( 2.1" nut, a little "too much" shoulder on the d-neck )
and just bought it, because I had the strong feeling, that this ( and his others ... ) guitar is exceptional.
It has the sound that I had in my head all these years.
the strings are so high above the frets, it is a nightmare.
will cut the nut slots deeper at first, if that does not suffice, I will slightly lower the first three frets as well.
carefully.
I am not going to give up on the guitar but will work on it, 'til it acknowlegdes my leadership.
LOL
Make it submit to your will!
Someday I'll dust off my Alvarez Yairi CY135 classical and put some new strings on it. And maybe relearn that Bach cello suite I played many years ago.
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