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Help Me ID This Guitar - Don Ferguson (Maker)?
I found this guitar in a pawn shop today. It was priced so insanely, that I had to grab it. Now my curiosity is killing me. Here are pics, and the label that was loose inside the body. It's made well (has finish issues), and is obviously built with quality stuff (Koa b/s).
Can anyone help me here? I'd love any info on this beauty! |
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I’ve never heard of him before. There are lots of people handbuilding guitars who only make a few, and I suspect that this falls into that category.
Congratulations on a nice find. Wade Hampton Miller |
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There's a luthier named Dow Ferguson in Temple, Texas...
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Well, you're not playing a label, but a guitar. Enjoy it!
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Checked with Dow. It's not him. He just does repairs, does not build.
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Mystery guitar
Uh, why does Ren Ferguson come to mind? Wouldn’t THAT be a hoot?
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I have a guit like that. It’s definitively one of the best I’ve ever played hands down….
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With handwriting like that I'm guessing he was a medical doctor who buiilt guitars on the side.
Lovely find! |
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There is a B.A Ferguson guitars in Texas. Could be the place?! If it’s not the one then I’d go with the doctor / luthier thread. Either way it looks great. Enjoy 👍
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The finish issues look like common crazing to me. All that means is that there has been temperature shock in its life. And that it probably has a nitro finish, which, 20 years ago, was widely considered the best you could get.
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This guitar had VERY good intention and pre-planning. The glue is rough, and there are some definite ways to see that this would be an early build if it was someone who kept making guitars after this one. It plays nice, but has some fret buzz in a few places. The main flaw is that the tuning pegs aren't perfectly aligned. It seems to stay in tune and sounds good though! Even has a Highlander IP-1 pickup. Last edited by willnorvell; 03-26-2023 at 04:38 PM. |
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Still looking for info.....
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Kind of curious. When guitars like this are questioned Which I think is really cool. Could there be some sort of Library here as a tool for others to view in case they have one similar. IDing guitars is hard. But it could bring valued info from another instrument of the same.
To the OP. Have you mirrored inside the top for a signature? Look at the braces as well. Ive seen a few signed on those as well.
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On another note. Check with the Luthiers Guild someone might recognize the Label. It looks like a Nicely built guitar. Love the tortoise binding.
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Still no luck finding info. Called everyone I can think to call.
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