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Old 12-17-2009, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by K III View Post
But on 750k the same question: Why the heck would you need a peacock on a guitar, rather than a truly exceptional piece of wood? No one would ever inlay a peacock that size into a back of 'the tree', right?
Point taken

IMO what all of these "milestone" guitars are about is more a matter of Art Object than anything else. Playability is strictly incidental, and the decoration is the major focus. It brings to mind a parallel example from the world of tool collecting - fancy plough planes that were made as commemorative pieces and never meant to be actually used

Something that is (in theory) fully functional, but meant to be displayed only and never actually used
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