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Mary Muehleisen, sister of Maury Muehleisen, Jim Croce's lead guitar player, brought this to a gathering sometime ago and I found this picture just going through old computer files.
The guitar was Jim Croce's recording guitar, and can be heard played by Croce on every studio album they recorded. I think that it is the possession of Tommy West or Terry Cashman. Evidently Croce bought it to record with (Cashman and West were helping them get started), it was determined that the tone was not worthy and they sent it to a luthier who made several modifications that brought the sound out the Jim Croce fans are familiar with.
On old youtube videos they are playing Ovations and Martins, but this was the studio guitar.
Regards,
CK
PS - Everyone is waiting in line to play it!
The guitar was Jim Croce's recording guitar, and can be heard played by Croce on every studio album they recorded. I think that it is the possession of Tommy West or Terry Cashman. Evidently Croce bought it to record with (Cashman and West were helping them get started), it was determined that the tone was not worthy and they sent it to a luthier who made several modifications that brought the sound out the Jim Croce fans are familiar with.
On old youtube videos they are playing Ovations and Martins, but this was the studio guitar.
Regards,
CK
PS - Everyone is waiting in line to play it!