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Is the Mel Bay Presents Benedetto DVD worth buying?
BTW, that Gibson above is outta sight! |
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I was just waiting for the dust to settle. The L-7c is mine - once again, the folks at RetroFret were great.
The L-7c is a great guitar - now I have to get some jazz chops so I can give it a good workout! But given how this guitar plays and sounds, I suspect it will encourage me along . And it has a small amount of wear including one visibly repaired crack off the bass f-hole. Not a big deal and not a value/collectibility issue, but archtops are normally so glossy and pristine; I am better off with one that has a bit of wear so I don't worry about babying it... I am really enjoying it - and it could not sound more different compared to my laminated top Kalamazoo KG-31 - they really complement each other.
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An old Gibson and a couple of old Martins; a couple of homebrew Tele's |
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I don't have this recording, but I'll have to track it down. It's a great example of the range of sounds an archtop can give you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEhjG1VG2r0 |
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This fellow gives a pretty good primer on the instrument; not a virtuoso demonstration of technique, but a good intro for those unfamiliar with the sonic possibilities of archtops: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOaXOXE9ITg |
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Here's a great example of the versatility of a good archtop... (and with nice recording quality)
Black Prairie Last edited by Archtop Guy; 05-08-2013 at 12:16 PM. |
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Address to follow ! |
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Yup - used it on my '34 L-4/L-7 - woke it up some.
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Took me ages to get turned on by Archtops. Fisrt real purchase was a Harmony H1325 1966 - bought in showroom condition - neck is as good as any good ne3ck I've seen. In that funy banded sunburst finish - love it. -
Then waited two years for a hn Eastman AR805e (in "callsic" - arrived bright red - but plays nidcely - my only "electric guitar". Then went crazy - bought a '34 L-4 "export" which is in fact identical to the L7. no refinish but very clean. Had it refretted - now it is splendid - do I play 'em much ? Nah. Not until the invitation to join Bob Wills comes along. |
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I will ad mine the the pile
This my 16" Comins Classic. It arrived about two weeks ago after a 14 month wait to have it commissioned. It is 3" at the rim and has a 25" scale to make those 5-fret "Johnny Smith" fingerings a bit easier on my aging fingers. The top is master grade Carpathian spruce and the back, sides and neck are highly figured US Big-leaf Maple and its bound in maple as well. The custom aspects of the instrument are the fretboard inlays, truss rod cover inlay, side mounted pots on a "Chuck Wayne" style finger rest and ebony tuner buttons. Bill uses a Kent Armstrong pickup with adjustable pole pieces. Its x-braced and Bill carved the top to be responsive to a fairly light touch (I play mostly solo). I had a Heritage Sweet 16 which you can see posted earlier in this thread back in 2012 for the last 12 years. It was a great guitar, but having an instrument built to your specs by a master craftsman like Bill is one of the great treats that any guitarist could aspire to.
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A bunch of nice archtops, flattops, a gypsy & nylon strings… |
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Wow, that Comins Classic is a real beauty! Congratulations!
- Glenn |
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NGD! Old Marvel archtop
Just got a cheap, fixed up Marvel archtop on Craigslist, circa 50s or 60s? Not sure if it's Harmony or Kay... Slightly high action at 12 fret and up -- so might use for slide.... Anyone know anything about these guitars? Any advice on using archtops for slide?
Here are some photos: http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/...ps549de915.jpg http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/...ps43bb192c.jpg http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/...ps392eb816.jpg Last edited by blues4fatty; 06-18-2013 at 10:56 AM. Reason: To add photo links |