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I never tire of looking at that Collings of yours, BackDrifter!
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Thanks much! Your Treniers are drop dead gorgeous too. I'm especially drawn to your non-cut Magnolia, and LOVE watching you play it in your videos. Any up close photos of that one? I'd love to see all of the beautiful subtle details!
By the way, this Trenier haunted me for months until it sold. In fact, it still haunts me when I look at these photos! Perfection, I tell ya! http://www.myjazzhome.com/07_Trenier_16.shtml
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Nice Guitar!
Bill started out with many of Bob’s construction methods over two-decades ago and his approaches have developed into his own style. He has some very different views on certain aspects of construction. No different than Bill Collings starting with the designs of Lloyd Loar and developing his own take. Bill’s guitars are not all the same. For example, my Carpathian Spruce top was tuned to be much lighter and more responsive because I play mostly unamplified or solo amplified at lower volumes. My guitar will feedback at higher volumes. Also, my guitar like yours is a 16” guitar and it is x-braced for richer tones but will cut through less. Is yours parallel braced so it cuts through the mix better? It is a beautiful guitar BTW (as you know:-)
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My Favorite Archtop
I have 2 archtop guitars, a Gibson SG-347 TD, and the iconic D'Angelico "New Yorker" reissue by Vestax. The latter is my favorite, in pristine condition, and the tri-color burst is breathtaking. It plays like butter.
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My Favorite
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Does Bill Collings build these AT16 by himself????
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My favorite archtop is my 1974 Gibson Johnny Smith. I have always wanted one and finally got it in the winter of 2013. I am somewhat surprised these haven't been mentioned yet in this thread. Nobody else has one? I don't mean to imply these are any better than other archtops, I really don't think that way, but I always thought of the Johnny Smith as one of the "classics", though I have no idea how many were made. Since these are Gibson, I would guess thousands of them would be floating around somewhere.
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My '77 L-5C with a Lollar JS PU gets close from one direction, and one of my Treniers, closely modeled on the guitars D'Angelico made for Johnny in the 50's, gets close in another direction. Johnny Smith himself is a classic and I'm always trying to get that sound and feel! You should post pictures! |
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