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MartyGrass

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I got nothing to say. Pleading the fifth. It ain't mine.

 

I stopped breathing when I saw it and was almost as blue.

 

I like how people take pix of their guitars in the wild. It's like maybe we were hiking, came into a clearing, and happened upon a blue archtop before it ran back into the woods.

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This is a beautiful guitar. Many, possibly most, traditional jazz players would be turned of by the blue. So this guitar isn't for everyone to begin with.

 

Next, this happened.

 

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Of course it can be repaired. It will likely require an internal block to make it secure and a refinish of the rim. That's a big repair.

 

Someone tried to walk away with the guitar plugged in.

 

Rim jacks are convenient but require care. Marv and Bill at Heritage don't favor them for this reason.

 

I don't know if the rim was braced there for the jack.

 

I have a couple of archtops with rims jacks. When I set the guitar down I always unplug it. I've had close calls in the past and don't want to take any chances.

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i love it mark. Make it happen. you won't regret it.

It still might happen but not likely. I can get this repaired, but the seller wants $4500 broken!

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I met a guy today at Pete Moreno's who just had his Gibson L5 refinished by Pete. When the guy got it home he let the case lid fall on it. That punctured a large hole in the top.

 

Sad.

Posted

I got nothing to say. Pleading the fifth. It ain't mine.

 

I stopped breathing when I saw it and was almost as blue.

 

I like how people take pix of their guitars in the wild. It's like maybe we were hiking, came into a clearing, and happened upon a blue archtop before it ran back into the woods.

 

LOL - that reminds of surf pictures and movies of guys hiking through beautiful forests with their surfboards before reaching some epic surf spot. Like "it ain't no thang".

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I met a guy today at Pete Moreno's who just had his Gibson L5 refinished by Pete. When the guy got it home he let the case lid fall on it. That punctured a large hole in the top.

 

Sad.

First the photos...now this. This is a horror movie thread.

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The seller should offer a substantial discount. True, it is a rare blue finish, but as you've stated, not many archtop purists desire that color.

That plus the jacked up jack is a scenario for very flexible negotiating on both sides.

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I like it a lot and I normally think two tone sun burst is gaudy. Wow.

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It still might happen but not likely. I can get this repaired, but the seller wants $4500 broken!

That is kinda steep. Too bad. Not sure how well that would be hidden once repaired. It sure is a looker though.

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Too bad about the needed repairs

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This is a beautiful guitar. Many, possibly most, traditional jazz players would be turned of by the blue. So this guitar isn't for everyone to begin with.

 

Next, this happened.

 

photo_zps9675a6fb.jpg

 

 

Of course it can be repaired. It will likely require an internal block to make it secure and a refinish of the rim. That's a big repair.

 

Someone tried to walk away with the guitar plugged in.

 

Rim jacks are convenient but require care. Marv and Bill at Heritage don't favor them for this reason.

 

I don't know if the rim was braced there for the jack.

 

I have a couple of archtops with rims jacks. When I set the guitar down I always unplug it. I've had close calls in the past and don't want to take any chances.

Ouch! nice otherwise.

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This is a beautiful guitar. Many, possibly most, traditional jazz players would be turned of by the blue. So this guitar isn't for everyone to begin with.

 

Next, this happened.

 

photo_zps9675a6fb.jpg

 

 

Ouuuuuuuuch! That hurts just looking at it :(

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Tragedy

When you lose control

And you break that hole

it's Tragedy

When you do a spin

But the cord's still in

It's hard to bear

What once was a circle

Gets glued with a square

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Wow, what a looker!

Too bad about the jack though..

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