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Yes, Bozeman decided to click the black nut Standard a step up. The pearl logo goin in one direction - the big heavy Grover chrome tuners in another. I have made up my mind to like it. But had to put on a single gold-variation first - ouh, , , if interested, under the A-string. .

Wonder what material you chose. .

I have one of those 2010 black nut Standards - quite compressed in the beginning, but it evaporated over time. A marvelous acoustic guitar, , , my guit-pal couldn't leave it first evening he played it - and soon went for a 45 himself. Got a 2003/5 - a completely different creature.

Actually returned and tried the thing today. A very convincing guitar with a high level of response and a loud 'tongue'. Will be remarkable in 12-20 years time. However I'd like to hear it with a ceramic saddle - the tusq is too mellowblooby and doesn't caption the distinct character of the porcelain. Gibson kind of shoot itself in the foot by choosing tusq - bone would be better, but Bozeman ! GO FOR BURNED WHITE CLAY

👍 Yes, figured that, , , just thought it would be too optimistic to think you'ld switch back for an A/B. But the new saddle also ignites some curiosity. Btw. saw a contemporary J-50 with adjustable (tusq) bridge/saddle yesterday. Intend to return and try it - in the ideal world slip down a ceramic original insert.

Glad you found your way - it's a guitar I'd like to hear. Of course both before and after the (well-crafted) switch, but guess that's impossible. P.S. - The headstock works fine.

Admit finding the D-28 a bit too conventional - actually slightly boring. The HD-28 and HD-28V however, are stunning guitars that could go to the end of this world. But yes, mahogany has something very seducing to it. What interests me is that rose offers that broader perhaps also deeper power, , , and still quite often (not only in this tempel) falls behind the gentler or more rounded hog. .

Ouh, , thanks a lot back to you, sir. .

My grandparents had a big old walnut in their back-yard. A rare tree here and what an atmosphere it created, , , including the smell and the contact with the raw soft sour fruits. Someone, probably my dad or g-dad, chose a strong branch put up a small board between 2 pieces of rope. It was how I learned to swing. . It is now long gone. Actually revisited the place last year. But the house where the Märklin-model-railroad existed in the attic, where I got the Fab's Twist and Shout EP and the girl Lisbeth was a neighbor is still there. .

Leg-end = 🦶

Where and how did palisander let you down ?

A very calm, well-balanced, nice and mature comment. I can't really speak about walnut, but would like to. Only played 1 - a Martin dread at an acoustic guitar show. Which means nothing could be heard at all. Okay, the circa 25 % sound rising through the big-hall-buzz seemed fine. .

You'll probably get used to the red loooong before it changes hue, , , if it does. There's a chance the nitro-laquer will yellow over the decades, but the paint itself will remain almost 100 % red. Back in 1964 Kalamazoo used a cherry pigment, which turned out to be weak. That's why we see guits from that year fade into orange, sometimes a kind of warm J-55 brown. It's one of those details Bozeman has not tried to retrofy, , , though it actually would be fun. Your issue is understood - wonder what will happen. . . You could transform into a nite-player.

Just wonder how your daughter took it. .

Even weirder - things are simply upside down where you live. The broken guitar got fixed and lost value, was then sold, , , only to be replaced by broken twin, which is broken too and must stay that way to be a keeper. I'm sure you have both feet solidly planted on the ceiling right now - and enjoyed a splendid breakfast this evening. .

For readers without knowledge of these woods it's obviously a good starter to count Gumbinos excellent 4-headed test in here. I like RBSinTo have the 3 sorts spread over Gs and Ms and enjoy them all, , , not least the possibility to circulate a lot. ` Wowww ´ Does the amped quartet play in mono ? Euuuuchhh. . Weird dilemma there - "if it's broken don't fix it". I'd like to know how that case develops. .

So far, so good - eeehh, was the gauge ever mentioned. .

Finally got laid back enough to lean forward into this impressing A-B-C-D. Tried to imagine bein' a newbie with no real knowledge of and 1 to 1 experience with these guitars. And must say they all blew my hair back, , , though the cans did their best to keep things in place. I have a very soft spot for recorded Doves - it was not hardened here. And I think it's quite mesmerizing to realize how close yet different the Dove and the Hummingbird are. In real life as in this context, which shows exactly that doubleness with impressing precision. Researchers can take a lot out of these films. They are a starters guide and the veterans confirmation. The Dove is richer than the Bird, , , more modest than the Jumbo. If Kalamazoo had an ambition to invent the sweet spot between those 2, it's fair to say they nailed it. To my ears the J-45 comes rolling in a path of its own. Yes, you hear the Gibson-dna, but the old slope shape simply adds a raw more earthy flavour, , , which at the same time offers mellowness. It's not the first time I claim the 45 is a rough creature with a gentle poetic soul, where the H-bird is a light, elegant and graceful flyer with a mean snappy bite under its wing. The 200 doesn't care for those terms - it holds other ambitions which have to do with rising above. And yes it IS huge and very convincing, , , the intriguing thing however, is that it meets the Dove up there every time. The Dove that never touches down. Ever seen one with muddy claws - NO ! cause it just never landed such places. The 45 did, , , , when it elegantly jumped from the farm fence. But it didn't seem to bother much. "I go where the others won't come, , , and can't", it stated so very self aware. Ha, giggled the Hummingbird chasing a butterfly over the grass while the Jumbo blew too loud a trunk to notice. But the Dove, , , , the Dove flew in its secret sphere thinking - "Let them hum and do their things, I'll do mine. People who want what I got will find me in time, , , , and space. . . " Apart from that I still think the J-200 is the most neutral of the 4. I'm somehow unable to get a grasp. Always remembered the look so vividly, but not the voice. . And sure, the Dove can drip too much rancid sirup and fade greasy-dead. Btw. was it a 23 years old Young tune there in the middle of the first half. And let's not overlook they all were tuned 1 step down.

Sure - as long as it doesn't hurt your neck, , , eeeh the break. I sand some guitars exactly there and have the same marks - but never on the oldies.

Oooohh, this is great news. 4 aces in serious A-B-C-D. I really look forward to drill in - will not happen now. Too tired to offer them focused justice and have tasks tomorrow nite. Perhaps I'll find a gab before leaving. Can't wait. . .

Here's the Songmaker - something third, isn't it. Sounds pretty good - but played even better, , , , with 1 finger under band-aid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=FppaqaILY5Y I kind of like it. . .

Didn't this Dove have some sort of tattoo. . .

The 2 above sound very neutral to me. Like some anonymous clerk in the midsts of circus-people, show-folks, night-clubbers and flamboyant eccentric artists. . Yet I'd like to try one in reality - a Songwriter vs a Songbird could be fun. Also though the body shape and head turn me off. Too wide hips under too narrow shoulders. Have to add something tells me they might surprise positively. Ferguson wasn't born the week before materializing this vision. Count rose first - quite a lot have lusted for Jumbos & Doves over the years. For reasons better than good.

☺️ , , , , can we hear your probably qualified thoughts. . Sometimes asleep >< Always awake ?

Yes, yes, yes, , , a guitar board without any sounds is not only mute - it's deaf !. .