GuitarPlayer1956 Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Hi all! By way of introduction, I'm a former Heritage employee, having run the finishing department at the Kalamazoo factory for ten years from 1996 thru 2006. I personally did the finish on over 7000 instruments and currently own four beautiful custom Heritage guitars. Which leads me to the subject at hand! I have a Heritage I need to URGENTLY sell! It is a custom built (for me) Eagle that is the last guitar made at the Parsons St. location in the 20th Century. It is not stock by any means, but absolutely gorgeous nonetheless -- a big, beefy guitar and a GREAT player!!! Due to the fact that it is a very extensively customized it might not be everyone's "cup of tea", but I'm emailing to see if any Heritage fan out there might wish to buy it. I put $5k into building it (at 1999 employee discount cost) and am open to any reasonable offers. Would AT LEAST like to get my money back and perhaps a bit more! More photos can be found here: http://www.box.net/shared/kj96mzicud If you would like further info please contact me via return email at KellynPerk@gmail.com or call 602-795-9323. Thanks! Larry Perkins
yoslate Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Sheesh! How do you spell one-off??? Interesting post here, on the ol' HOC.... So...who ARE the serious collectors???
tulk1 Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 That is most definitely one very unique instrument.
Mikenov Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 That really is a beautiful guitar. I could NEVER afford it. But it is SWEET..
TalismanRich Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I hear it calling..... "Brent.... Brent..... Where are you Brent?"
barrymclark Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Sheesh! How do you spell one-off??? Interesting post here, on the ol' HOC.... So...who ARE the serious collectors??? I .... LOVE..... that headstock. Absolutely love it. Anyway in hell the ol' boys would do another guitar like that? The guitar I designed actually had a design based off the very same this one is: the mandolin headstock. If I could get this on a 150... I just don't know what I'd do.
barrymclark Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Sheesh! How do you spell one-off??? Interesting post here, on the ol' HOC.... So...who ARE the serious collectors??? People with more dough than I! haha. Would love to, but my broke ass would never recover from that purchase.
barrymclark Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I .... LOVE..... that headstock. Absolutely love it. Anyway in hell the ol' boys would do another guitar like that? The guitar I designed actually had a design based off the very same this one is: the mandolin headstock. If I could get this on a 150... I just don't know what I'd do. Well, got my answer to that. The headstock is something Larry did on his own and Heritage will not do. Oh well, I like the ol' tried and true plenty. At first I didn't care for it, but it grew on me. Much like the dot inlays.
cod65 Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 the headstock is very reminiscent of turn-of-the-century (ca.1900) mandolins from 'The Gibson' co. Sweet! An instant classic.
big bob Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 would you consider a trade an 1987 h-120 two pup
Kuz Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Good luck with the sale but I think the price is very wishful thinking. My Perfect Mint NEW Golden Eagle didn't sell here and I was only asking $2500. I eventually sold it back to a dealer at that price.
GuitarPlayer1956 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Posted September 4, 2009 would you consider a trade an 1987 h-120 two pup No trades -- I need the cash!
Gitfiddler Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Wow, D'Angelico meets Heritage to the 10th power!! That is a very unique and special guitar. Good luck with your sale.
barrymclark Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 the headstock is very reminiscent of turn-of-the-century (ca.1900) mandolins from 'The Gibson' co. Sweet! An instant classic. ...or a dead-on enlarged version of the old Heritage H5 headstock. I used to sell those things... I can't believe I never picked one up. I just always thought, "next time."
GuitarPlayer1956 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Posted September 4, 2009 Good luck with the sale but I think the price is very wishful thinking. My Perfect Mint NEW Golden Eagle didn't sell here and I was only asking $2500. I eventually sold it back to a dealer at that price. Although the guitar is based on a Heritage Eagle, the similarity ends there. - This guitar has been dubbed "Eagle Centurion" -- the only Heritage in the world with this name. - All maple - AAAA flame maple top - AAAAA quilt maple rims and back - AAAAA 5 piece maple neck - Top & back tap tuned - Ebony fingerboard w/ jumbo frets - All inlays abalone - Headstock inlay done by Maudie Moore (Gibson's top inlay artist in the '60 & '70s) of hummingbird & flower is usually used on the Heritage mandolins of which there are only 9 ever built. The mandolins inlay are made of MOP, the one on this guitar is abalone, the only one ever made of abalone. - "Centurion" engraved inlay @ 22nd fret and truss cover - 9 layer binding on top (Heritage stock eagles have five) - 5 layer binding on fingerboard (Stock Eagles have 3) - Hand carved headstock with 5 layer binding - Multi bound f holes - Turtle shell side dots - Art Deco bridge - "No Number" gold speed knobs - gold fingered tailpiece - gold Grover Imperial tuners - Diamond abalone and pearl inlays in back of headstock - Diamond inlay in heelcap - Ebony heel cap - Heritage label signed by all heritage employees at the time (some of whom have passed on) - Comes with a notorized certificate authenticating that this instrument was the last guitar produced at this factory in the 20th. century Guitar is also in MINT condition -- I have taken very good care of it over the years because of its historical value. So it's quite a different animal than your Eagle.
Jazzpunk Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Guitar is also in MINT condition -- I have taken very good care of it over the years because of its historical value. So it's quite a different animal than your Eagle. Kuz wasn't trying to compare his Eagle to your guitar. He was just tryin' to relay how tough it is in the current economic climate to sell higher priced instruments. His Eagle was quite a looker and in mint condition as well. He offered her at $1,000 less than a dealer will try and sell her at and no takers (though we all drooled over her!). Sign 'o the times is all. Why not throw her up on eBay with a reserve price? That'll give you some 'instant' feedback on the market right now and maybe get you the quick sale you're hoping for. It's certainly a unique instrument and I wish you the best with your sale!
big bob Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 better picts would help a lot if you could post one shot of each feature it would increase your chances for a sale, thats a lot of money for one pict.
Kuz Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Kuz wasn't trying to compare his Eagle to your guitar. He was just tryin' to relay how tough it is in the current economic climate to sell higher priced instruments. His Eagle was quite a looker and in mint condition as well. He offered her at $1,000 less than a dealer will try and sell her at and no takers (though we all drooled over her!). Sign 'o the times is all. Why not throw her up on eBay with a reserve price? That'll give you some 'instant' feedback on the market right now and maybe get you the quick sale you're hoping for. It's certainly a unique instrument and I wish you the best with your sale! Thanks JP. You are exactly right that I was just stating it's hard times to sell higher priced instruments.
Gitfiddler Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 better picts would help a lot if you could post one shot of each feature it would increase your chances for a sale, thats a lot of money for one pict. Click on the link in GuitarPlayer1956's original post for really awe-inspiring photos! http://www.box.net/shared/kj96mzicud
GuitarPlayer1956 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Posted September 4, 2009 Thanks JP. You are exactly right that I was just stating it's hard times to sell higher priced instruments. I totally understand the economy is going to make this a tough sale, but I wanted to put its features out there, anyway, as I didn't list them before. So thanks Kuz for giving me the opportunity, and thanks for the eBay suggestion, too, JP!!
tulk1 Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 would you consider a trade an 1987 h-120 two pup Lance, you're quite the onery cuss, aren't you?
mark555 Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 Sometimes the problem with such unique guitars is that the market for them is so small, and thus their $/£ value is reduced by their very nature compared to their original cost.
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