PrairieSchooner

True dat. But the upside, is...I won't care 😀!

More guitars than I need, more shotguns than I need, more fly rods than I need, etc. etc. My wife and kids are gonna have to deal with 'em someday cause I ain't selling any 😄!

Um, I admire your chutzpah but...let us know how that works for ya 😀...

I searched for these on the site but didn't find anything. Just wondering anyone has any experience? I'm not in the market for anything myself, but I've seen their ads and looked at their website; they look quite nice and their price is certainly attractive. Ian Tyson supposedly plays them, not that he's known for his guitar playing.

One of the best guitars I ever owned was a 70's Heritage Custom. Not real loud, but the sweetest sounding guitar...wish I had it still!

Don't know anything about the guitar, but Jorma is a great player, and I really liked Donovan before he went all cosmic.

Couple of nice 12-string collections on here! Those 18-string guitars had to be built like an air raid bunker! I remember when the Smith 18's were around and were a big deal; they never interested me much. But I've never been without a 12, from the cheesy cheap Mexican first one I bought, through a couple of Framus Texans (interesting guitars with a unique sound), a couple of B-45-12's and an Alvarez with the bridge held on with drywall anchors (amazing how good it sounded considering). I had a Martin D-12-20 but never bonded with it; sounded too "sweet" for my taste. My current one is the 1970's Westerly Guild F-212XL in my avatar. I love rosewood guitars but do find they sometimes sound a little muddy in a 12; mahogany or maple works better for my ear. I agree you probably won't wear one out and probably won't play it as often as the 6's, but nothing puts that rumble in your belly like a good ol' 12, and some songs just don't sound right on anything else.

I looked at my old Guild 12 last night; it's a ding and not quite a hole as I remembered. Also, it's in the lower front bout, not the rear. So see: pretty soon you won't even see it, nor remember where it is 😀...

Sure wouldn't hurt to have a good luthier take a look. Estimates are typically free 😀. Might ease your mind too.

Hey, some folks are paying big bucks for new guitars made to look like they've had the crap beat out of them 😀! Maybe just pretend you've started the process of doing it yourself? Seriously, I know how you feel. A deer antler shed fell off a shelf and hit my Guild F212XL. As I recall it actually punched a small hole. It's on the lower rear bout so I never look at it 😁.

Don't over-think it. Find a guitar you like; it'll blend fine.

Only three currently; '92 J200... '77 RB-250 set up for old-time styles... and '24 A-Jr mandolin... in the past I've owned a Cherry Sunburst J-45, Tobacco Sunburst J-45, natural top J-50, Heritage Custom, and a couple of B-45-12's. All gone, and sadly mostly unphotographed.

Me too, back in the day. Later, written larger and on the floor. These days, I'd probably need all the lyrics there too 😅...

Rest well John.

You could insert "banjo" in place of "guitar"; still works.

A cousin of my wife had a cup of coffee in the teen idol recording industry years ago; he was a friend of Wayne Newton and cut a record or two. In the late 60's I was just starting to play; he had a black Everly. I didn't know enough to know if it was a good guitar or not, but that thing just dripped cool! Some years later I mentioned to him how much I had loved that guitar and he said, "Wish I'd known; you could have had it." Just one of a list of 'music regrets" 😢.

A woman was accused of beating her husband to death with guitars from his collection. "First offender? asks the judge. "No," the woman answered. "First a Gibson, then a Fender."

Whoa! Way cool!

Very similar body shape to the H`1260 referenced above.

I was the vocalist in a rock band; couldn't play a lick. We broke up, and I owned the cheesy PA system. Took it to the local music store to sell it; they offered me a hundred bucks and a used acoustic guitar. I said "How much without the guitar?" and they said "A hundred bucks" so I took it. It turned out to be a Harmony Sovereign H1260 sold by Monkey Wards and branded Airline. Wish I still had it!

My daughter works for a local radio station that has sponsored a couple of Taylor's concerts; here's a pic of my granddaughter Gracie and her Aunt Jessie with Taylor. The pic's a few years old, Gracie's 16 now! Taylor had met Jessie before and remembered her; she was very nice and accommodating. Yeah, she's super rich and a big pop star, but compared to what I read/hear about some of the others out there, she seems like a really genuine person. And I gotta admit, I like some of her songs!

You might consider just complaining to the vendor that sold you the buttons. I've found that many overseas sellers really value their reputation. They might replace the buttons or give you a refund. Just a thought.

Looks good! I put amber and tortoise buttons on my banjos that I got from Bob Smakula; they look so nice I've been thinking about replacing the buttons on my D-28 (Grovers) and F212XL (mini-Schallers). Thinking of tortoise on the Martin and black on the Guild to match the pickguards. Might just do it someday.