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This has been a long time coming Thanks everyone for commenting and wishing me well in this build. There have been very trying times and real moments of triumph. It's not to say that this venture...
Gorgeous (headstock aside...), this one would really tempt me if I were on the other side of the pond! Is it an illusion or is that "rosette" indeed not really the same shape as the soundhole? ...
For what it’s worth, in your recording, you are comping with shells.
I think that if you paid $500 for this guitar, it would be a $300 too much.
Yeah I mean I do know the fretboard in the way you describe as well. I would consider it part of learning one’s instrument. My analysis was an attempt to reflect Barry’s way of teaching it. Barry...
That's a better version to my ears, note that Parker starts without the triplet.
I do. I listen to everybody. It's an addiction :smile-new:
Here’s the version Bird did with Tristano, Billy Bauer etc. Actually it was recorded later in 1947 than the well-known version with Miles. Personnel: Barry Ulanov And His All Star Metronome...
Good idea - here's what I'm seeing for the neck depths, fretboard to underside of neck (give or take a few thousandths of an inch): @1st fret: 0.812" @9th fret: 0.894" Thanks!
It would take 10 minutes to call gibson customer service and confirm the serial number and specs match their records. 1-800-4GIBSON Even if it's real, I feel like this is overpriced for an L4.
Good lesson, can't go wrong with Barney! I've never thought to approach chord melody by number of voices. I'll have to start doing that. The first thing he said was chord melody sort of implies that...
Run away - don't walk. You'll never get it back to being a $1500 guitar due to all the past crummy work on top of the binding will probably disintegrate and repairing that will need a refinish. I'm...
That's a beautiful and comfortable-looking archtop!! Good luck with the sale.
Talk me in/out of this guitar
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