I don't loan my "stuff" out either, and most of my stuff looks like new even after years of playing, etc. This man with the Martin has a "left hand health issue" (meaning 40 years ago he pretty much cut off his index finger cutting wood with an axe and wrapped it in cloth and duck tape till it healed). It never bothered him much till about 10 years ago as he now about 70. So, I think he really enjoys someone playing it. But he does still play, just has to adapt some of his chord structures.

A couple weeks ago he brought in a late 1960's model Gibson J-45 that he has had since new, and it also was a terrific guitar. I have a 1997 Gibson Early J-45, and they did in fact sound and play the same.

Those Breedlove guitars are really nice. I suspect you know the story of Larry Breedlove working at Taylor when they started that company. It's an interesting story, and he one of the most gifted builders in the world.


>That D-35 sounds like a real deal!
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>I just purchased a Breedlove Acoustic Guitar. I like it better than the Martin's. About a year ago I won a Taylor guitar strap. I had not won anything in over 50 years! Someone else won the guitar! :)
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>I have a Spanish flamenco guitar made in 1952, with a .9mm string height at the 12th fret. That is so low!
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>To me guitars, books and friends are similar. I never loan them! :)
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>>Nice to hear you will get with Tommy. Sure you will enjoy the time together.
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>>At my weekly Jam last night, a guy brought in a 1972 Martin D-35 he bought new in 1972 (by the way, the list was $610 and he paid $495). That guitar now new is about $3,000. Anyway, he had every piece of paper it came with (sales receipt, ads, price list, letter signed from Martin thanking him for purchase, and more stuff). It was like looking at a piece of history when he opened that case with all that paper work. Guitar was in excellent+ shape. Even though I not a huge Martin fan (personally prefer Taylors) I can see why prople are drawn to them - it had a real "boomy" sound on the bass side that Taylors do not have - at least my two do not (Taylor 515-cw 1997 limited edition model, and Taylor T5 special edition). I was a little surprised to see how low the action was for a 1972 guitar and he said it was that low then when he purchased it. He wanted me to play it for a couple hours, I must say it was a real treat.
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>>Mel
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>>>Mel;
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>>>I have been playing so much I had to change strings on several instruments! :)
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>>>Going to Nashville would be so cool! I have some friends there I have not seen in years. We will get together with Tommy on February 8th, when he is in San Francisco.
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>>>>Well, there you go!
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>>>>You been playing any music lately? Just telling my wife couple days ago I already looking forward to going to the Chet Atkins convention in Nashville this July and seeing your friend Tommy and the boys there. Tell you what I will do, you come to that convention and we will take you (and your wife) out to lunch or supper....:)
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>>>>>>It is actually not plural but is Revelation...... unless you are a Southerner... and many of us Southerners in fact do say Revelations....:)
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>>>>>>>I think a proper understanding of the the Book of Revelations
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>>>>>Interesting! As a fourth generation San Franciscan and Roman Catholic, we always say the Book of Revelations. Perhaps that is because my mom was a Cummings! :)