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Old 01-11-2017, 07:28 AM
billyk billyk is offline
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Originally Posted by Howard Emerson View Post
Thank you.

I've owned a 1930 TGL-5 since 1976, and have played bottleneck & country blues style music on it, almost exclusively. It was John's exposure to my playing, and to another local musician, Billy McEwan (who played a 1928 Gibson L-5), that basically pointed him towards building his arch tops with more sustain than is typically heard.

Here's a shot of John & me taken for an article that appeared in Fretboard Journal back in 2009.



Best,
Howard Emerson
Howard,
I am moving toward purchasing an archtop and in my research, I came across this excellent thread of yours. I joined this forum just to respond to this thread. This is excellent for two reasons...

First off: nice playing!

Second: it warms my heart to hear a reference to my long-time friend Billy McEwan. He was an awesome player and a wonderful friend of many years that influenced my playing significantly, even though our styles were very different. Thanks for bringing me back!
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