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07-14-2020, 07:32 PM
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NGD - Larry Dumas #142, "The Experiment"
"Long time lurker, first time poster" alert, lol...
Well, for my 30th birthday, I did a thing... A couple or three years ago, while visiting a church in Mt. Airy, NC, a friend invited us over to talk to Larry Dumas and check out his guitar shop and some of his finished work and WIP guitars. I had just bought my Taylor 410, so I wasn't in the market for a guitar at the time, but I was really interested in Mr. Dumas' work and the fact that he makes guitars that are "outside the norm". While visiting White Plains for a few days this weekend, the same friend who introduced us to Mr. Dumas posted a couple Dumas Guitars for sale. I had already been planning to stop by and look at another guitar he had, but it went off the market before we even got to his house. When we got there, I picked this one up, and it was love at first strum... It's a cannon but still sparkles on the high end and the wood used on it looks amazing! So, what is it? This is the Larry Dumas, #142, aka "The Experiment", and it's one of the world's few custom-made guitars to use pine as the wood for the back and sides... Southern yellow pine, to be more precise. "But you can't make a good sounding guitar out of pine! Especially not out of a board found at Lowes!" Mr. Dumas begs to differ... Specs: Body/Sides/Neck: Southern Yellow Pine Binding: Maple Top: Engelmann Spruce Fretboard/Bridge: Persimmon Saddle: Bone Headstock: White Oak Tuners: Gotoh Closed Gear, Black Bracing: X-Bracing Finish: Varnish Pictures: Amazon Photo Album Video: Last edited by chrismdavis; 07-14-2020 at 08:05 PM. 
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07-14-2020, 07:54 PM
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Congrats! Enjoy it and welcome to the forum!
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07-14-2020, 08:06 PM
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2018 Larry Dumas #142, "The Experiment" 2016 Taylor 410e-R 2015 Taylor 150E 2009 Taylor T5-Fall LTD (Ovangkol) 1980 Washburn Dreadnought 1976 Sigma Dreadnought (Japan)
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07-14-2020, 08:22 PM
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2018 Larry Dumas #142, "The Experiment" 2016 Taylor 410e-R 2015 Taylor 150E 2009 Taylor T5-Fall LTD (Ovangkol) 1980 Washburn Dreadnought 1976 Sigma Dreadnought (Japan)
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07-14-2020, 08:39 PM
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Sounds like Maple on steroids. Congratulations. I love luthiers who are willing to push the envelope.
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07-15-2020, 10:10 AM
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Wow! If bright guitars are your thing, that one will work!
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07-15-2020, 02:56 PM
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Chris, Welcome to the AGF and glad you went from a Lurker to a Contributor!
What a wonderful guitar. I really enjoy your playing and that tune. BTW, I spent a few weeks at a client site in Charleston WV two years ago and spent a couple of week-ends driving around the state. What a beautiful state.
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