DetroitBlues Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 You should put it on loan to Heritage for their museum. Its a piece of art just as much as it is a beautiful instrument.
DetroitBlues Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Steiner said: And if they loose it... They know people that can make another....
Kuz Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 28 minutes ago, DetroitBlues said: They know people that can make another.... A lot of those people (not all) maybe long gone compared to the current crop of employees. And they haven't made a carved, tap-tuned archtop in what, almost 5 years?
Steiner Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, DetroitBlues said: They know people that can make another.... Part of the value is it's the very last to leave Parson's in 1999. Let alone the woods...
FredZepp Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 Yeah... I agree that it would be a nice addition to their upcoming museum at Parsons Street. .... they spent a long amount of time gathering the individual parts to make this . A long time back, I was talking with Pete about it... he said..... "I was notorious for hoarding wood.Necks,tops,backs,fingerboards,etc..That guitar is a 1% guitar.Most of it came from my stash.The top is Michigan maple,Larry insisted. Inlays, I picked from 100s,the best. Every detail is top of the line.We put a lot of extra care into that guitar.The inside of your guitar,is nicer than most outsides. "
rockabilly69 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Fred I'm wondering if anybody that participated in building your guitar worked on either one my L5s guitars as they were built by the better craftsman at Gibson in 1975 and 1978 while they were still in Kalamazoo...
DetroitBlues Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 8 hours ago, FredZepp said: Yeah... I agree that it would be a nice addition to their upcoming museum at Parsons Street. .... they spent a long amount of time gathering the individual parts to make this . A long time back, I was talking with Pete about it... he said..... "I was notorious for hoarding wood.Necks,tops,backs,fingerboards,etc..That guitar is a 1% guitar.Most of it came from my stash.The top is Michigan maple,Larry insisted. Inlays, I picked from 100s,the best. Every detail is top of the line.We put a lot of extra care into that guitar.The inside of your guitar,is nicer than most outsides. " Well at least there is someone there that had something to do with the build. Another would be a certain member's 1985 Heritage H140 Custom... That should be brought in as museum piece or for use a template for a special run.
Polo Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Speaking of museums and what not, What's the current status of all those ambitious plans to convert 225 into a "multi-faceted tourist/business destination"? I personally haven't been to the 225 complex in about 2 years and rarely speak to anyone that's still working there. Outside of the new production area for the Harmony guitars, has there been any actual progress made towards the museum, restaurant/bar, recording studio or performance stage?
skydog52 Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Polo said: Speaking of museums and what not, What's the current status of all those ambitious plans to convert 225 into a "multi-faceted tourist/business destination"? I personally haven't been to the 225 complex in about 2 years and rarely speak to anyone that's still working there. Outside of the new production area for the Harmony guitars, has there been any actual progress made towards the museum, restaurant/bar, recording studio or performance stage? I've been there a few times last year and have not seen anything going on in regards to this.
Doug Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 They were working on the old Gibson offices and that part of the complex when I was there last summer for the PSP. Seems like they are slowly making progress, trying to keep momentum going and interest around town... but it has been fairly quiet lately.
FredZepp Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 11 hours ago, rockabilly69 said: Fred I'm wondering if anybody that participated in building your guitar worked on either one my L5s guitars as they were built by the better craftsman at Gibson in 1975 and 1978 while they were still in Kalamazoo... Oh, that seems likely to some degree. Jim, Marv, Floyd, Teddy etc would have been in the plant, ( I don't think Bill or Ren would be hands on involved)
FredZepp Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Polo said: Speaking of museums and what not, What's the current status of all those ambitious plans to convert 225 into a "multi-faceted tourist/business destination"? I personally haven't been to the 225 complex in about 2 years and rarely speak to anyone that's still working there. Outside of the new production area for the Harmony guitars, has there been any actual progress made towards the museum, restaurant/bar, recording studio or performance stage? I was under the impression that the work inside the old plant ended up being more extensive than anticipated. I don't know that anyone has been through that building recently....
DetroitBlues Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, FredZepp said: I was under the impression that the work inside the old plant ended up being more extensive than anticipated. I don't know that anyone has been through that building recently.... I haven't heard anything. I keep in touch with them on a regular basis, so I assume nothing has progressed. I think it is more about funding than anything.
Spectrum13 Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Does that look like an eagle sticking it's beak into that flower? I think it's a fake.
FredZepp Posted January 12, 2020 Author Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Spectrum13 said: Does that look like an eagle sticking it's beak into that flower? I think it's a fake. It's a humming eagle.. rare breed.
Gitfiddler Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 Haha! Great image mock up. All this time I never noticed that the name is actually "Eagle Centurion".
Spectrum13 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Gitfiddler said: Haha! Great image mock up. All this time I never noticed that the name is actually "Eagle Centurion". Guess you never did any investigations during your 9 to 5 career Tim.
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