A Parade of Fools.

[High Flying Bird]

Good times in north Alabama.  L-R Me, Jim, Lance, and Bill. 

[PunkKitty]

What a motley crew.

[brentrocks]

Looks like a good time

[HANGAR18]

When was that?

[TalismanRich]

I suspect they just pulled off a heist of a local music store!   Such scoundrels need to be rounded up and stuck in a jailhouse with the Purple Gang!

 

[Gitfiddler]

Beautiful guitars!

Those four guitar stands however are sketchy. 

[rwinking]

Why am I thinking of Deliverance?

[skydog52]

[GollyGeeAwwSchucks]

3 hours ago, rwinking said:

Why am I thinking of Deliverance?

.....if anyone asks, it was the guitars squealing. Got it?

 

 

 

[hinesarchtop]

15 hours ago, High Flying Bird said:

Good times in north Alabama.  L-R Me, Jim, Lance, and Bill. 

What a nice array of instruments. I remember the two limba H137s specifically because that wood used to be in my private stash! They conned me out of it. At least Pete put it to great use. 

[bolero]

That's an art gallery, right there!

Hinesarchtop, I was there with everyone else at HOC when Pete did his speech & presentation of those two guitars. Outstanding wood selection, and Pete was ( rightly so ) quite proud of the builds!!

Great guitars, all around. And congrats to the owners

[High Flying Bird]

16 hours ago, HANGAR18 said:

When was that?

2018 I believe. 

[hinesarchtop]

Hey bird, 

In that picture I spy a rare bird...the HFT475. Is that yours? If so, whats your assessment of it? Does it have a carved mahogany arched back? Thx.

 

[High Flying Bird]

3 hours ago, hinesarchtop said:

Hey bird, 

In that picture I spy a rare bird...the HFT475. Is that yours? If so, whats your assessment of it? Does it have a carved mahogany arched back? Thx.

It is a fine guitar.  This is marked as a second... probably an employee build because they used to "second them," for their employees.  I had Marv and Jim look at it and they couldn't find a flaw with it.  It has a deeper sound than does a lot of guitars but I like it.  It is a shame you live so far away I would let you borrow it. 

https://ronwarren.com/475/index.htm

[hinesarchtop]

Thats a really fun group shot.

I placed an order with Wolfe for an HFT475 sometime around 1995. I waited two years and still nothing. Heritage was stopping acoustic instrument production. If I remember right I ordered a golden eagle after that.

[High Flying Bird]

1 hour ago, hinesarchtop said:

Thats a really fun group shot.

It is always fun.  Word on the street is that there is another of our HOC members in town as I type this. 

[ElNumero]

On 10/14/2021 at 4:33 AM, High Flying Bird said:

Good times in north Alabama.  L-R Me, Jim, Lance, and Bill. 

there are those two formerly owned matching 137's again..............