My new Greta

gstring · #1 03-13-2014, 05:19 PM

I just received my new Greta 13 Fret.

I would like to post all my thoughts on this wonderful guitar. I will post one a day because I think each discovery deserves its own moment of appreciation.

First post follows.

daniel

ukejon · #2 03-13-2014, 05:30 PM

We can not believe this report without pictures.....

printer2 · #3 03-13-2014, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ukejon

We can not believe this report without pictures.....

Just hearsay, probably never happened.

J.R. Rogers · #4 03-13-2014, 08:57 PM

Congratulations! I'd love to hear your thoughts when you have some time. My own custom Hatcher build should be starting next month and I can't wait. He's going to build me a special little vintage-inspired parlor guitar

rcalcutta · #5 03-13-2014, 08:58 PM

As an owner of two Hatcher guitars, a Greta and a Josie (with more to come), I am sure there will be a lot of 'discoveries' you will be sharing. Mark's guitars just keep getting better the more they are played. Also, they are not hard to look at.

mikealpine · #6 03-14-2014, 06:31 AM

There's a quote about something being worth a thousand words...what was that again?

riorider · #7 03-14-2014, 08:45 AM

Daniel's first post:

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Originally Posted by gstring

First post:

Mark Hatcher is a true gentleman who is a pleasure to work with and stands behind his word.

riorider · #8 03-14-2014, 08:46 AM

Daniel's second post:

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Originally Posted by gstring

Second post:

This guitar plays like butter. Yes, a little cliché but it pretty much expresses the ease of play.
The 13 fret 25 inch scale must have been a match made in heaven. ZERO hand fatigue. I have actually rediscoverd complex bar chords that were long abandoned. Perfect set up.
What a pleasure to play. I could have never imagined this level of comfort was possible.

dk63 · #9 03-14-2014, 05:06 PM

Do you realize the torture without showing pictures?

aknow · #10 03-14-2014, 05:17 PM

You can see the Greta on Mark Hatcher's website, or look at some build posts of the Greta on agf.
Mark is currently building me a Penelope. I am very excited!

gstring · #11 03-19-2014, 08:15 AM

Sound.

I believe that we turn to a custom order for several reasons and that the main reason being the sound. Not just any sound....... but that elusive perfect sound we hear in our minds and hope to magically find with every guitar we pick up and strum.

My Greta is that elusive sound in my mind

daniel

mikealpine · #12 03-19-2014, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by aknow

You can see the Greta on Mark Hatcher's website, or look at some build posts of the Greta on agf.
Mark is currently building me a Penelope. I am very excited!

Yes, but will we see THIS Greta on the site?

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My Greta is that elusive sound in my mind

It is also an elusive vision. At least it has been eluding mine.

C'mon....pretty please post a picture or two????

gstring · #13 03-19-2014, 12:18 PM

I will take and post a few pics asap.

daniel