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Old 02-21-2019, 08:42 PM
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Old 02-21-2019, 08:49 PM
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Where's a jumbo?
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Old 02-21-2019, 10:26 PM
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Where's a jumbo?
It's hiding behind the elephant in the room.

Or maybe it is the elephant in the room.

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99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo
06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo
14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra
05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert
09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo
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Old 02-21-2019, 10:40 PM
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Where's a jumbo?
https://www.martinguitar.com/guitars...d-series/j-40/
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Old 02-21-2019, 10:53 PM
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Where's a jumbo?
If I look real hard, I can spot a jumbo in my 'heard'.

I hear a Martin jumbo is a rare animal. Looks like Bruce corralled one.

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*The Heard:
85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo
99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo
06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo
14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra
05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert
09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo
16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC
16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO
21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo
22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo
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Old 02-21-2019, 11:17 PM
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I know Martin called it a jumbo but that's not a jumbo - it's a deep body 0000/M.

I know because I've got one.

My Martin JDP II shares the same J-14 fret body as the J-40.

Here it is next to Martin's real jumbo!

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Old 02-21-2019, 11:28 PM
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I think I feel a 12 string fever coming on.

Kind of like a jumbo case of rocking pneumonia.

<-- boogie woogie flu

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*The Heard:
85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo
99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo
06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo
14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra
05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert
09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo
16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC
16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO
21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo
22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo
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