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I wish I could travel the country and test them all to find that sweet one I am looking for, but unfortunately, they're all pretty spread out. Regardless if it comes to me as everything I was dreaming, I'm going to go for it. From my experience most guitars in the same price range, new and old, don't have the highest of standards anyway. So spending what they're going for won't be a loss even if it's not that good. As long as it plays well and sound pretty good I'll be happy. Also, for some reason I want to be able to say I've owned a Brazilian rosewood even if it's mostly hype. Just the fact it's hard to get draws me in lol |
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Thank you all so much for the advice!
With everything I learned I decided to add one to my collection. I am very excited and nervous at the same time. I think it will be a good experience either way. I went with an earlier one, 1894-1896 based off the History of Washburn guitar Pre-War instruments Styles, Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos, Ukuleles, 1883-1940. I'm more drawn to the nylon/gut ones for this guitar. I have plenty of steel and want to experiment a bit with nylon. I now will go in with more realistic expectations and I thank you all for that. |
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Hi Horst,
I too am new to posting on this forum, though I am so grateful for the knowledge that all the experienced Guitar Folk are kind enough to share with Noobs like me! I own an all mahogany (quite rare I believe) Washburn Parlour. Steel strung/ ladder braced. With the help of Hubert Pleijsier’s excellent book approximate date 1917/18. I love it, and will never part with it! It has been very sympathetically restored by a luthier here in the Uk, and the playability/tone of this “dear old girl” is now a delight. Best wishes in your quest for an old Washburn guitar. Jade. Quote:
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I owned an 1895 Bay State Model 9 parlor and recently picked up a wonderful 1895-1902 00 C. Bruno made by either Oscar Schmidt or J.C. Haynes (Bay State) Both had extra light John Pearse steel strings on with no problems.
Haynes, Bay State, Washburn, Martin and others were often sub contracted to make instruments of all kinds for distributors. There were instances where they would collaborate on an order. My Bruno has appointments where it's difficult to pin down if it's a Bay State or Oscar Schmidt. With the shallower v joint for the neck, it could even be a Martin design. There is nothing like the sound of a 120 year old guitar. Playing mine, I can sometimes feel the ghosts of players past come out and play. Considering a vintage may cost 8 or 900, even with a three or four hundred dollar neck reset and fret job, it comes to 1300 or so at the most. Having a good luthier experienced in restoring vintage guitars helps a lot. It may be like vintage cars; they are great to own but if you don't know what to look for, it's a toss of the dice how much you'll need to sink in to it. Charles Robinson has an interesting site on old guitars:https://www.leavingthisworld.com/cat...ymann-guitars/ Last edited by PatrickMadsen; 02-25-2020 at 02:34 AM. |
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Play Whatever Brings a Smile To Your Face My Smile Makers: Guild OM-120 Guild F-2512E Deluxe 12-string Eastman E3DE 2013 Ibanez AFJ-95 |
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I received my custom 000-42, built for me by Scott Baxendale, in 1989, and shortly after getting it it became my main stage guitar. It got sneered at by a lot of other players, especially the hardcore bluegrass guys. I remember playing a rousing set and getting a great audience response at a festival. Then, as I walked offstage, one of those guys said:
“When are you going to get a REAL guitar?!?” I said: “This one seems to work pretty well...” Wade Hampton Miller |
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Horst
Like any old guitar from that era you are going to find lemons on which ever side of the fence one is one. I have had some Washburns well lets say they didn't move me as much as I had hoped and others that just blew me away.
And we have to remember that while Martin built some great guitars in that time period Washburn ( Lyon and Healy ) were marketing wizards and more then likely outsold them and came up with some creative innovations for the guitars and they borrowed stole and cheated from each other. Sometimes you just have to go out and try the guitars and see what it is that you are really looking for in these old beauties no matter which brand you pick go out and play as many as you can find and enjoy. And Wade love that last post of yours ain't it the truth of it all, its not the guitar but the player that makes the music and interprets the sound. |
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brazillian rosewood, dream guitars, parlor, spruce, vintage |
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