Gurian on E-by-gum
Cliff
start price i would have thought, anyone know?
just curiuos, i ain't bidding on it....
c.
JD
It's unusual to see a Gurian *anywhere*. Their
owners tend to keep them forever and when they do
go on the block they're usually undervalued and
still slow to sell. I don't what the current
exchange rate is but I've seen nice Gurians go for
as low as $800. If I could stand the narrow necks,
I'd have jumped on a few of them.
Paul L
<JD> wrote in message news:00b2ca8c$0$6580$c3e...@news.astraweb.com...
We used to have a resident Gurian guru here ... was that
George Kaschner ? He owned a bunch. I liked the
couple I've played but like you I found the necks were way
to skinny .... 1 5/8 " I think.
Paul
Bob Dorgan
"Paul L" <pa...@smamlesskbtrans.net> wrote in message
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Yup, that was George. He only wanted to own guitars that had a "G" on the
headstock.
I think you're right about the neck width. I've never heard of any that
didn't have the wee neck.
dorgan
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Larry Pattis
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> George is a wise man. (Where is he these days, anyway? Him, Mike
> Baglio, so many others...)
> --------
> Forget about World Peace. . . Visualize Using Your Turn Signal!
George is out there. I saw him a few months ago.
...mostly playing sxaphone these days....married, a coupla' wee ones,
good things happening, as well as some of life's curveballs.
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>In article <t3jjf5p8hjlmbjjr4...@4ax.com>, Bill Chandler
><dr...@yourown.risk.com> wrote:
>
>> George is a wise man. (Where is he these days, anyway? Him, Mike
>> Baglio, so many others...)
>> --------
>> Forget about World Peace. . . Visualize Using Your Turn Signal!
>
>
>George is out there. I saw him a few months ago.
>
>...mostly playing sxaphone these days....married, a coupla' wee ones,
>good things happening, as well as some of life's curveballs.
Cool, that's good to hear. Thanks, Larry.
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Mouldytone
> unusual to see one of these over here....would be worth more than the
> start price i would have thought, anyone know?
> just curiuos, i ain't bidding on it....
>
>
> c.
Of possible interest as far as market price in places where Gurians
are thin on the ground goes, here`s a link to one for retail sale in
The United States Of Australia (Melbourne).
The prices on some of the other guitars may be of interest to some non
Aussies also. Oh yeah, check out the 1920s Martin 0-21 at the top of
the page. I think the bridge may have been replaced!
Tony M
http://www.acousticcentre.com.au/used-guitars
Mike Brown
The 00028H at the bottom of the page is nice, it's already sold though.
To my eye the proportions of the Gurian seem a little odd.
Pity they didn't take some better pictures.
MJRB
jgoska
> unusual to see one of these over here....would be worth more than the
> start price i would have thought, anyone know?
There are always a couple Gurians at the guitar shows in these
parts and offering prices are around one thousand American dollars.
They do not appear to be hot collector's items. Gurians were
worshiped in their day, but luthiers have advanced the art over the
last 30 years and they have been surpassed, in the opinion of some
knowlegeable folks I have talked to.
Cliff
> There are always a couple Gurians at the guitar shows in these
> parts and offering prices are around one thousand American dollars.
> They do not appear to be hot collector's items. Gurians were
> worshiped in their day, but luthiers have advanced the art over the
> last 30 years and they have been surpassed, in the opinion of some
> knowlegeable folks I have talked to.
Very feasable point........i wouldn't know....but have 'Golden Era'
Martins been surpassed with the advent of another 60 years of
luthiery ??....discuss.
c.
jgoska
> > There are always a couple Gurians at the guitar shows in these
> > parts and offering prices are around one thousand American dollars.
> > They do not appear to be hot collector's items. Gurians were
> > worshiped in their day, but luthiers have advanced the art over the
> > last 30 years and they have been surpassed, in the opinion of some
> > knowlegeable folks I have talked to.
>
> Martins been surpassed with the advent of another 60 years of
> luthiery ??
Nope. The best Martins are still unbelievable. I wonder if I
can get them thinking about producing a Grand J12-1?
Misifus
If that were true, would Martin be marketing reproductions of their
Golden Era guitars as premium models?
-Raf
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wrote:
>Cliff wrote:
>>> There are always a couple Gurians at the guitar shows in these
>>> parts and offering prices are around one thousand American dollars.
>>> They do not appear to be hot collector's items. Gurians were
>>> worshiped in their day, but luthiers have advanced the art over the
>>> last 30 years and they have been surpassed, in the opinion of some
>>> knowlegeable folks I have talked to.
>>
>> Very feasable point........i wouldn't know....but have 'Golden Era'
>> Martins been surpassed with the advent of another 60 years of
>> luthiery ??....discuss.
>>
>> c.
>
>
>If that were true, would Martin be marketing reproductions of their
>Golden Era guitars as premium models?
>
> -Raf
I always find the 'Golden Era' thing a bit weird, as in 'We haven't
learned anything new in the last 50 years so we're going to go back to
the old ways - sorry about all you guys who bought one of ours in the
last few decades whilst we were screwing about with the design.'
Pete
Cliff
> On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:04 -0600, Misifus <rafseib...@att.net>
I didn't imagine you to find it weird Pete, i would have thought you'd
have played Golden Era's 'Radar Love' a few times in all those pubs
over the years ??
I think factory electrics have, by and large improved enormously since
the early days....but those cherished old Gibsons, Martins and
Guilds.....have they really advanced?.....possibly in terms of
affordability, i guess.
Cliff ( must stop perverting the course of these threads,
and .....also.....have i now got the job that Draper vacated of typing
these very long self-description in brackets as a sign off....? ) Lee.
JD
> Cliff wrote:
>>> There are always a couple Gurians at the guitar shows in these
>>> parts and offering prices are around one thousand American dollars.
>>> They do not appear to be hot collector's items. Gurians were
>>> worshiped in their day, but luthiers have advanced the art over the
>>> last 30 years and they have been surpassed, in the opinion of some
>>> knowlegeable folks I have talked to.
>>
>> Very feasable point........i wouldn't know....but have 'Golden Era'
>> Martins been surpassed with the advent of another 60 years of
>> luthiery ??....discuss.
>>
>> c.
>
>
> If that were true, would Martin be marketing reproductions of their
> Golden Era guitars as premium models?
>
> -Raf
>
Exactly! And they wouldn't sound so much better
than the new ones either.
JD
Not all the changes Martin made were to get better
sound; most were done to reduce warranty claims
and increase profit.
anyt...@contractorcom.com
'Radar Love' was a staple in the set of the last band but one. I loved
it - the bass player and drummer got stuck with the difficult bit in
the middle.
Revenge was sweet..
Pete