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My dorm, (Litchfield Hall) was the first co-ed dorm on the UConn campus… an experiment in 1971 living. It sounds so quaint today. Perhaps what set us apart was that the dorm President and Vice-President were military vets, and of legal age. They provided the dorm with a lot of social lubrication! In my sophomore year, the drinking age was lowered to 18. Nuff said. Many of us in that dorm still keep in touch. Most telling, is that within five years, the majority of all of the dorms on the campus had become co-Ed. Gosh, I sound old. Best, Rick PS - did you know Dave Green, another Granby denizen and guitar nut (sadly departed)?
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I never knew Dave Green, but I went to a Sunday-afternoon gathering at his house for coffeehouse pickers (Charlie Irwin et.al.) some years ago. Invited by a mutual friend.
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Alas, Gibson's efforts appear sincere, if horribly misplaced. I'm meeting with Gibson in a couple of weeks in Nashville. I'm going to do my best to talk the company into a sensible position on the issue. Sigh.
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My other thoughts on the topic, I think I'll 'wisely' keep to myself. Good luck making any headway. There are a several luthiers who would really benefit. Rick
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A reimagined guitar. How a Gibson SJ turned into a sort of, but not really, 1927 Nick Lucas
______ Art is a funny thing. Like so much else in life, you may start in one direction and find that the goal that you had in mind has not only moved, but is now a very different one than you had planned on. Building a guitar can certainly fall into that realm. I love it when an artist has freedom to explore. By necessity, an acoustic guitar has specific elements that need to be included, but there is room for creativity and variations on a theme. This guitar was originally inspired by John Thomas’ 1943 Gibson SJ, which had gone to Europe and back during the Second World War. I believe that my original specs were: to have a guitar that played as nicely as JT's, an armrest, a Dale Fairbanks burst, EVO frets (I have a nickel allergy), a good thump in the bass, and a headstock paying homage to my late friend, Larry “Foxy” Fox. You may remember that the wood had been salvaged by Foxy from an old mahogany table leaf. And, I wanted Dale to create an instrument that he (Dale) would like to look at and play. Maybe it’s just as well this guitar got delayed. It gave Dale and me a lot of time to dial in specifics that I had not initially been clear on. As we discussed some of the fine points, and went back and forth, things changed: First, I asked for an armrest. Getting it just right drove Dale crazy and totally changed the appearance of the guitar. Then, Dale suggested that Rickard ‘banjo’ tuners might look really cool. Well golleee… what an interesting result. The appearance of the guitar is definitely not a mid-century Gibson. The tuners almost give it a steam punk vibe. So maybe this is what Lloyd Loar might have come up with if he was a luthier in 2021? We’re going up to Burlington real soon to adopt our new baby. I suspect we’ll be doing a lot of singing together. Rick
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Here’s a preview of the final guitar. It will be getting one of Dale Fairbanks’ famous bursts and a clear finish on the mahogany.
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And here’s the headstock and neck:
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Wow! Looks awesome. Can not wait to see completed guitar. My Fairbanks build is at the same stage as yours. Hopefully, it will be sprayed in the next few weeks.
Btw, the Rickard banjo tuners are an excellent choice. I have them on one of guitars and they are simply wonderful. Congrats! Fred |
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Different and very nice. What a blast!
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Very nice! So exciting.
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Wow!! How interesting is that!?! That is so cool! Can't wait to see it under finish. That back looks great, too!
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Nice!!!
Very interesting and attractive axe!
Good on you!!! I like the armrest addition... Bet you are getting hot to trot. Salud Paul
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Awesome! Dale’s guitars are up there with the best of the best.
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How awesome that things have begun to come together now, seems like just yesterday that....well no it doesn't .
I like the simple fox on the headstock to remember your friend which you will every time you pick it up or look at it. That is the point right, I love when a guitar has a special provenance like that! As an aside, does Dale share a shop, it looks huge!
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Yes! When I first met Dale, he was working out of his 20x20 foot garage. About two years ago, Dale partnered with Adam Buchwald to produce Iris Guitars. Adam also has his own brand of guitars, banjos and mandolins that he calls Circle Strings. And on the same property is Adam’s business, Allied Lutherie. I believe that they have seven or so employees working on the Iris line now. They have a full time CNC operator, PLEK machine and a massive spray booth (The facility had been an auto body shop).
I intend to post a full AGF photo tour of the operation after we pick up our baby. Rick
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