Josh White slothead.

[Default]

https://www.premierguitar.com/history-detectives-journal-the-josh-white-guild-mystery

Jay Pilzer is the feller on the right.

To clarify, Jay is known to the forum, ran a site called guildguy.com, and New Hope Guitars, and now has a store in Canada called Maritime Music.

 

[bobouz]

I watched this segment on History Detectives when it aired years ago, and it is currently still available on PBS Passport. If you have Passport, just search “Josh White” and it’ll come up. An extended clip of Josh White Jr being interviewed is also available. Very interesting historically, and a gorgeous Guild!

 

[fronobulax]

The article was written in 2009. It was much discussed circa 2010 including Hans commenting on the conclusions from the television presentation.

One link is https://letstalkguild.com/ltg/index...ctives-josh-white-guitar.163565/#post-1436409 but if you try and follow the links in that thread you run into the problem that a long ago change in the board software broke links to older material. Perhaps @GAD has nothing better to do than tweak some more links

 

[Default]

Now THAT is a guitar that I would love to see Guild reissue in GSR form.

 

[chazmo]

Now THAT is a guitar that I would love to see Guild reissue in GSR form.

That would be cool, but I doubt there would be many takers. Slotheads only appeal to a few of us, and the Josh White guitar was never a production model, just the one prototype (IIRC).

 

[merlin6666]

There is only brief mention of Ovation, but they kept on producing and re-issuing their Josh White guitar for decades after his fame passed as FD14, 6774, and 1114 and 1614 Folklore model.

Josh White Model Guitar and case owned by Josh White | Smithsonian Institution

www.si.edu

Ovation K-1114 Parts & specifications

Ovation 6774-LX Parts & specifications

 

[SFIV1967]

The article was written in 2009. It was much discussed circa 2010 including Hans commenting on the conclusions from the television presentation.

Here is Hans original full article:
http://www.guitarchives.nl/articles/s/josh-whites-guild-guitar

But Hans ends that with: "But that's not where the story ends! To be continued!" And I guess that is the one below:

Josh White's, 12 FRET F30NT, Spruce over Brazillian

Re: Josh White Guild Yes. Fascinating detective work, Hans. I think you're right about the spruce braces vs. mahogany. I don't suppose that the stage lighting and b/w film could be responsible for the braces reflecting so brightly in the old picture(s)... The different material in the...

letstalkguild.com

Ralf

 

[hansmoust]

Here is Hans original full article:
http://www.guitarchives.nl/articles/s/josh-whites-guild-guitar

But Hans ends that with: "But that's not where the story ends! To be continued!" And I guess that is the one below:

Josh White's, 12 FRET F30NT, Spruce over Brazillian

Re: Josh White Guild Yes. Fascinating detective work, Hans. I think you're right about the spruce braces vs. mahogany. I don't suppose that the stage lighting and b/w film could be responsible for the braces reflecting so brightly in the old picture(s)... The different material in the...

letstalkguild.com

Ralf

Not really!

Re. With the help of Stan Werbin at Elderly Guitars, we were able to get good explanations for the discrepancies between the photos I got from the actual guitar and the guitar in the old Josh White footage.

I never updated my story on the website, because after further investigation I now believe that the guitar in the 'History Detectives' episode was not the guitar that was once owned by Josh White.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[chazmo]

Not really!

Re. With the help of Stan Werbin at Elderly Guitars, we were able to get good explanations for the discrepancies between the photos I got from the actual guitar and the guitar in the old Josh White footage.

I never updated my story on the website, because after further investigation I now believe that the guitar in the 'History Detectives' episode was not the guitar that was once owned by Josh White.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
www.guitarsgalore.nl

That is tantalizing, Hans.

Is there more that you're willing to tell me/us or link us to? Is there a "real" Josh White guitar?

 

[plaidseason]

Sidebar: I still have two Guild guitar straps and t-shirt from Jay!

 

[bobouz]

Perhaps Guild made two guitars for Josh White? Or maybe it was just one guitar, and the smaller pickguard was at some point replaced by a slightly larger one? Inquiring minds would love to know!

 

[GGJaguar]

I think the folks in Oxnard could make a GSR version. But they won't.

 

[plaidseason]

I think the folks in Oxnard could make a GSR version. But they won't.

Satin finish. Regular headstock.