62burst Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Zombywoof and Jayyj recently mentioned the early 1940's opaque finish in TWalker's thread on an unusually yellowed 1950's J-50. The opaque finish they were referring to is a rare and beautiful thing, and deserves to be seen around these parts for those who may not be familiar with it. Here is a 1942 J-35 that fired up the vintage gas'ers over at the umgf's Vintage Corner about two and a half years ago. Originally on eBay showing an excruciatingly rough bridge repair/replacement, done back in the day when vintage guitars were definitely just old guitars, apparently: The guitar sold for $8100, was returned to the seller, who sent the guitar out to have a beautiful repair done in Chicago by Robert Daniel of 3rd Coast Guitar Service. Then back on eBay where it sold for $9800: The opaque finish with checking and crazing serves up a zenful dose of accidental art. My favorite- bass side, lower bout; and... follow the line of crazing to the almost-perfect small circle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 The opaque finish with checking and crazing serves up a zenful dose of accidental art. The sound of 1 hand clappin'. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 The last blonde J-35 I ran across was one that popped up in one of those Heritage musical instrument auctions last year. I had a friend who attended but the guitar quickly edged above what I told him I was willing to spend (the fate of all cheapskates). So has anybody ever run into one of these built in any year other than 1942? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Gorgeous looking guitar, thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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