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  1. Just ordered 3 sets of the 12-53 Ph. B. version. One will go on the renecked-retopped 1966 Country Western ~
  2. Yes, recall that statement and believe I wrote about it here too. Have been searching for an example of exactly this A bar chord on the Tube since. Time to go out and find a Super Jumbo in the real world. Ouh, and Emmylou !, , , which strings do you recommend. . . ?
  3. Are we hearing a 200-collector here. In that case a group picture would lift the entire Board. And if that's too much, some lines about their virtues and differences are guaranteed to hit the top of the charge. In other words, please tell more. .
  4. No - try them and you find them surprisingly discrete. Some are louder than others though. J-45 - all in all an outstanding creation on earth - has the ideal volume for an acoustic guitar. Again they come in many sonic variations over the same theme. You would not be the only one - there is a reason so many have called the Advanced Jumbo a canon. I think piano is used about the Roy Smeck / (almost forgotten) Jackson Browne models. Something like that, but don't be too square. Go out and try a Dove (maple), , , , and the 'cousin' known as the Gibson Acoustic Firebird Custom(quilted maple). The latter will probably blow your 🎩 off. . . And then remember : Volume ain't gawd.
  5. Maybe try to change fuel. . (note I didn't write gas)
  6. Obviously not an expert here ☩ whatever it may be.
  7. Aren't most 'modern' crosses 8-pointed. And yes, it's a powerful piece of logo-work. I come to think that this also is called the Maltese cross.
  8. 'Xactly. Very good pic btw. - Is it a Fokker D VII ?
  9. Yez, , , I wanted to build up something larger than life - a la the 1965 movie Doctor Zhivago or an early Pink Floyd album. Don't know, might revive the thread a 4th time when the Gibson Bronze wires fall down and find themselves. Shall we say mid-summer. . And as mentioned we still need to know how long these strings will keep ringing, , , or sound good on the Birds. Again will chime back in July. Sure, old steel can get sour. Another factor regarding bad intonation is the nut grooves. They mustn't be too high. Ouh, that's a seriously sensitive angle. I began putting on an extra ball-end maybe a year ago. Don't know, but had an idea the flat b-plate contact is milder than the round. May be nonsense.
  10. > Old thread revived < 3 Time to yet another update on the Gibson Coated Phosphor 80/20 Bronze lights. As mentioned in earlier posts they went off and on a few times over the period since they arrived in the spring of 2020. In fact on in April 2020 - off the following June - on November 2021 - off June 2022 - and then on again August 2022 - finally off in September 2023. All the time both Birds moved in synch and were played almost equally in order to be able to follow the fade the whole way down. Well, , , as you can see in earlier reports they were overwhelmingly powerful in the beginning, close to hyper-artificial. Not my cup of tea, but as they faded some of the qualities I was looking for and expected actually began to appear. A good core-tone with an organic nectar became a solid lasting flavor and that sound'n'feel grew into the bein' the stabile sonic identity of the 2 flyers for quite some time. Still, , , even when they dried out with this taste of coating left, , , , as some slightly alternative basic character(can't say modern). However - the big revelation seemed to arrive when I put on the the new Gibson 80/20 Bronze light stings in Sep. last year. Talking 'bout those 12-53, which have the silver-gold-silver-gold-silver-gold ball-ends. Man, , , they sound good - and more than that - they are the first strings that bring the 2012 Birds back to the sound I bought in 2013 and 14 ❗ Strong - kind of smokey - yet glazed. What a circle - what a triumph. To freshen up what happen we have to rewind to Board-member Janglemore's post in 18th of March the 18th 2023. He then presented the following link on this Forum - https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6121729&postcount=45 , , , , and received a huge trophy for the effort'n'insight. Heps to U out there Janglem.
  11. Unless you are a Salvation Army chord position person - and many players are. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "Yet another reason why I question the authenticity of the photo." The wooden binding makes me believe the pic - it's the way these things look.
  12. Hi S s - thanks for sharing that story. Hope you get a good balance goin' with the right guitar - sure it happens sooner or later. The best Sunday to you
  13. The non-torrefried True Vintage models turned into what you have on the way, , , , and then some 60s with fixed bridge and others occurred. Recommend you dive into that yourself. It's too complicated to write about - compared to how relatively un-complicated it is to do the research. So a couple of groovy hours ahead tomorrow. Ideal Sunday stuff while waiting. . . .
  14. Very beautiful guitar - this looks like the Vintage version to me. Perhaps the first year they were introduced taking over from the so called True Vintage. Meaning torrifried top, that style of tuners, thinner finish. Lucky to find a lefty - wonder how long you have been searching. Hope it lives up to the stunning look.
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