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Wow. Goodman showed what a true artist can do. The audience was rapt. Even watching it on an old video, I was mesmerized. Thank you for posting Mr.Paul.

Molly Tuttle Doc Watson

The H'bird TVs have "Hummingbird TV" on the model line on the orange label, no 'Custom Shop" anywhere and tulip tuners. The pick guard is translucent and you can feel the markings of the design - as Jinder said, it's engraved. Mine is a 2010 FWIW.

Yep. Not sure why, on the Firebirds, Gibson didn't run over them a few more times and let Guitar Center sell them as floor stock.

I've seen there is also a selection from Column A - over in The Lounge.

Amusing . Like 21st century version of graffiti.

Is it just me, or is there a whole bunch of Chineses looking messages clogging up the Gibson Acoustic Forum? I remember this happening a couple of other times in the past couple of weeks. I'm trying to post this - just out of curiosity to see if it takes, or the Chinese Hack messages have really taken over. They don't seem to appear on the other Gibson forums. Someone must really love us.

I've been picking the guitar (and banjo) for fifty years..... Whoops!

Willie plays a cat gut git, or .... you could ask these guys:

Looks to be in very good condition. Case too - worn spot where the knobs wear. Guitar must have been handled with care, because that case would have been torn up if it were used much over the past 60 odd years. Mine sat in a closet or under my bed for 50 years and doesn't look that good. The ladder bracing provides a sound that is unique - in a good way. Unless you've heard it and want it - you'll be put off when you realize it doesn't sound like a J-45 or the usual suspects. I play my old one every time I go visit it. ... err, I mean every time I go visit my son.

Leave the gun, take the cannoli. Gun = Farida Cannoli = Gibson

Sounds like a good plan, to focus on acoustic guitars and not worry about strings. Two different product lines. Strings are a 'commodity' item. Like picks. You try to compete with D'Addario or Elixir and lose - and you have to make up that loss by increasing prices on guitars.

Saw that last night. Disappointed he didn't get a Golden Buzzer, or whatever they call it when you skip ahead of the pack to the semi-finals. Only one judge had a 'Buzzer Card' and she saved it for a 14 year old boy who sang opera or something. I use to play this song. A great, easy song - that allows the artist (which I'm not) to really express himself. He appeared to have brought many of the audience members to tears.

Does it get slightly dis-colored? I get black and blue spots on the inside of my finger joints occasionally on a joint where I grip something too hard and burst a tiny blood vessel. In my case, I believe the only cure is 'don't do that'. I put an ice cube on it to reduce the pain and swelling and keep it away from further damage. Pain lasts a day. On the other hand, I have occasional pain on my right thumb joint I think due to a horse chomping on it 5 years ago. Did you have an old injury? Arthritis can set in I believe. If it is just 'normal wear and tear', on the other hand - I'd rest it for at least a couple of weeks (ie. NOT wrap it over the neck). Take a couple of aspirin or something for a day or two to get past the pain. After that couple of weeks of rest, do some daily hand exercises, for stretching and strength. And there is the dire possibility of a tiny splinter or thorn that got buried in there. Metal, fiberglass... G'Luck.

As fabulously warm and balanced as that Old Girl was - I couldn't appreciate it enough to even get to the halfway point due to the vocals from the Young Girl. She's no Molly Tuttle.

$30 for the haircut. $8 for the tip. Use to go to WallyWorld, then SportsClips - but got tired of the inconsistency. For $30 you get a beer while you're waiting, a better haircut, a shampoo, a hot towel and a 5 minute mmmmaaaaassssaaaagggge. (Sorry, shoulders and neck only.)

Uber compensated saddle though. Not standard issue.

A Great American Classic ! Thanks, Murf.

Aaaaah. Cripple Creek! Sad. Bittersweet listening to it, watching how much he loved playing.

I read somewhere that Emmylou once said that she thought the most beautiful sound in the world was a Gibson SJ200 barred on the 5th fret for an A chord.

Next Year In Jerusalem. Or, in this case, Bozeman.

G.O. A. T. !!!! Wowsers. Thanks BBG.

Great pickn. Great song choice - Good job all round! Enjoyed immensely ! Thanks

If you listen to Eva Cassidy sing it, you'll be inspired enough to reconsider.

What success I've had has come from practicing with simple, ballad type songs with melodies that allow you to hit notes with separation between them. Not songs which drone, like a lot of modern country songs, repeating the same note a dozen times in each bar, or are full of flats, sharps or worse key changes. Get good hitting the basic notes. Christmas Carols, The Star Spangled Banner, etc. well known classics, Danny Boy. And if you don't have enough air to push the note, you'll miss it. In a quiet room, facing the wall, you'll hear yourself well enough. G'Luck.