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05-04-2023, 10:48 AM
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Jimmy Foster 7 string
Recently purchased a Jimmy Foster 7 string via the local Craig's List. The seller turned out to be quite the player, as I purchased two of his albums back in the 90s.
Here is the guitar:  Having purchased an Emerald X20-7 7 string acoustic from another forum member who lives locally, I found that I took to it pretty well, so the next obvious step was a 7 string archtop. You never know what will work for you until you try it. I was very fortunate to find both of these instruments. Jimmy Foster lived in New Orleans and was both a player and a builder. Among jazz guitarists, he is fairly well known. He died in 2011, so there are no more new instruments from him. A hallmark of his instruments is playability. Also, probably becuase he played fingerstyle, the string spacing on this gjuitar is as wide as it is on my Emerald - certainly wide enough for comfortable fingerstyle playing. The pickup is a custom Kent Armstrong. I don't know the year this guitar was built and though Jimmy's site is still up, I couldn't find an correlation of serial number to build year. Tony
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05-04-2023, 12:24 PM
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Very nice looking instrument, Tony - happy to be the catalyst for your 7-string adventures
 I like the tidy approach to creating a 7-string tailpiece. How do you like its sound, compared to others that you've owned and played?
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05-05-2023, 04:22 AM
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Thanks David. Yep, it is all your fault!
 Of course, the tone of the Kent Armstrong pickup is excellent, warm. Acoustically, it sounds quite good - all solid woods and hand carved. I don't know that there are many that can match my Citation, but this is in the ballpark. I couldn't hope for a nicer 7 string archtop, especially since Jimmy Foster was known for the playability of his instruments and that is a real priority for me. Tony
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05-07-2023, 11:09 AM
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https://reverb.com/item/68710230-jim...f-pearl-inlays I couldn't find any that have sold, so these are what I found to get some sort of idea of price area. In the jazz guitar forum, Jimmy Foster built guitars seem to be highly thought of and it is certainly a quality instrument. Tony
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