Thanks very much. It was build for me by Michael Kerry in Mineola Texas. Here’s the whole 12-string acoustic family;
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WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GGJaguar
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Amazing!! You are single-handedly keeping the string manufacturers in business with that bunch.
indeed! I play them in rotation 2-a-day and change the strings about 4 times a year. (not all at once of course
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I should be on D’Addario’s board of directors!
)I should be on D’Addario’s board of directors!
What's up with the post-its on the headstocks, RG?
Great collection, man!
Great collection, man!
They’re reminders to play or do maintenance.
Thanks!
Thanks!
It’s a chore for sure! But not as bad as before, I’ve sold 32 guitars in the last 4 months… down to 63. And I’ve got 12 more listed on Reverb now.
geoguy
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I've played a Guild F47KC (koa back & sides, with a spruce top).
I liked it.
I thought it had pleasantly bright treble sounds (not too bright or harsh), and very distinct bass notes. It lacked the chimey-overtones character of rosewood. I suppose somewhere between mahogany and maple, tone-wise.
I liked it.
I thought it had pleasantly bright treble sounds (not too bright or harsh), and very distinct bass notes. It lacked the chimey-overtones character of rosewood. I suppose somewhere between mahogany and maple, tone-wise.
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That's the largest collection of 12-strings I've ever seen!Thanks very much. It was build for me by Michael Kerry in Mineola Texas. Here’s the whole 12-string acoustic family;
Which is your favorite?
I don’t really have a favorite, but if I had to pick some, they would be the ‘64 F212 (my first, bought it ‘64), the ‘65 F-312 (played it at the old Fillmore in SF in ‘67) and the custom ‘72 F-512 (my dream guitar!)
geoguy
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Do you mind sharing how you came to be playing at the Fillmore West in '67?
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I think Koa kind of tastes like chicken...
A girl I knew from New York took a job singing in SF. They were playing at The Matrix in 1967 so a bunch of us went to the Fillmore to visit some musicians we knew that were playing there. They invited us to come up and play so we did. I didn’t have a guitar so Tor Olson loaned me his F-312. After Tor passed, I was able to buy it. It’s the F-312 I have now.
Br1ck
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Back when koa was readily available, and not a valuable wood to be marketed, very few guitars were made of it. Sure, the Hawaiian craze produced a few, but generally, spruce was decided to be way better. These days we have multiple guitars and can own an ok guitar with great aesthetics. I'm really happy to have a D 35 with a koa wedge. As a tonewod, I find it way too bright. As decoration, I find it to be the nicest looking wood out there.
geoguy
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Were these your friends, RGSmith?
Interesting. I don't find either of my KOA's or any I've owned in the past to be particularly bright. Of course, I also likely have a tine ear so.....
I would call them acquaintance, not really friends, but yes, Kay was the girl I knew from NYC.Were these your friends, RGSmith?
I actually knew the girl she replaced in the group a bit better, Mimi Baez (Fariña).
Rambozo96
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This is my 1994 Yairi DY71 that’s Koa back and sides. Laminated so I don’t know if that has a massive difference than if it were solid but Yairi does laminates different than most that apparently costs more to do than a solid piece… or so I have heard. As far as tone goes Koa seems subdued in a way that makes it good for finger style with an almost classical top end “zing” but with the voice of a steel string flat top.
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SFIV1967
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Now that Koa Ukuleles were mentioned, here is my all Koa one, not a good picture, just a quick one:
Embedded in the Kailua Beach sand rosette is the state motto "UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO" which means "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness".
It's the Concert size model, and I'm still searching for the Tenor one of that 50th State model... I was stupid not to buy it when it was offered to me back in 2011, I bought the Concert size one in Hawaii instead.
Ralf
Embedded in the Kailua Beach sand rosette is the state motto "UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO" which means "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness".
It's the Concert size model, and I'm still searching for the Tenor one of that 50th State model... I was stupid not to buy it when it was offered to me back in 2011, I bought the Concert size one in Hawaii instead.
Ralf