Are these guys lucky or what? This has gotta' be a great moment for the CT folks. I hope I get to meet him some day.
http://hamerworkshop.wordpress.com/
http://hamerworkshop.wordpress.com/
Really "opened up", huh? :lol: :lol: :lol: But what's the chewing gum for? To soften up the treble? :lol:hideglue said:Soon that D40 will have wads of chewing gum inside and a hole gouged in the top
Dog,dogberry said:This is the first paragraph of the article.
"As many of you are aware, in April 1997 we moved Hamer Guitars from our Arlington Heights, Illinois facility to New Hartford, Connecticut. New Hartford had previously only housed Ovation guitars. A couple of years ago we moved Guild guitars from Tacoma, Washington to New Hartford. As a result, New Hartford now houses three distinct boutique guitar manufacturers, all in their separate and unique space."
So now Guild is a boutique manufacturer? :?: What does that mean, anyway? :?: :?:
Curious Dog
dogberry said:This is the first paragraph of the article.
"As many of you are aware, in April 1997 we moved Hamer Guitars from our Arlington Heights, Illinois facility to New Hartford, Connecticut. New Hartford had previously only housed Ovation guitars. A couple of years ago we moved Guild guitars from Tacoma, Washington to New Hartford. As a result, New Hartford now houses three distinct boutique guitar manufacturers, all in their separate and unique space."
So now Guild is a boutique manufacturer? :?: What does that mean, anyway? :?: :?:
Curious Dog
Squawk, great story. Did you record your conversation for the radio station? Do you still have it?Squawk said:Thanks for posting this. I have very fond memories of Richie.
From 1967-71, I attended college in downtown NYC (Baruch School of City College - now called Baruch College). The school was an office building and the student center a former small courthouse. Richie had a special relationship with a student center official, and he would show up often in the student lounge to talk, play a song or two, etc. He also performed in the auditorium two or three times with the same backup musicians he had at Woodstock. The last time I saw him perform there was in 1971 - I was the GM of the college radio station and spoke with him right after he finished his performance. I don't think I ever saw anyone sweat so much!
twocorgis said:dogberry said:This is the first paragraph of the article.
"As many of you are aware, in April 1997 we moved Hamer Guitars from our Arlington Heights, Illinois facility to New Hartford, Connecticut. New Hartford had previously only housed Ovation guitars. A couple of years ago we moved Guild guitars from Tacoma, Washington to New Hartford. As a result, New Hartford now houses three distinct boutique guitar manufacturers, all in their separate and unique space."
So now Guild is a boutique manufacturer? :?: What does that mean, anyway? :?: :?:
Curious Dog
That probably explains why we can't find any real Guilds in mainstream music stores. We need to start looking in boutiques!
I always thought Guild was the opening act at Woodstock. That makes it easier to remember that guy who was playin' one. :lol: :lol:Chazmo said:Great stuff, isn't it, SG? I'd love to meet him some day. Richie was the opening act at Woodstock. It's hard to even imagine a more iconic figure.
Chazmo said:Squawk, great story. Did you record your conversation for the radio station? Do you still have it?