[Jim Owen]

Funny to think on it. I’ve only ever bought one guitar new—it was some time in 76 or 77. I still have it—a Gurian Size 3 R. It doesn’t get much play right now—the tone is still stellar, but it ain’t easy to play the narrow board. Oddly, when I first played it, I had no such trouble, despite my being used to the standard Martin 1 11/16 board. I didn’t even notice the narrowness of the Gurian. Nor did I notice its very long scale.

Now a lot of guitars have come and gone. What was for a long time “my new guitar” has now been with me the longest. My 72 Les Paul came later that year. It’s still here, too.

Peace
Jimmy