These old guitars seems to have personality so strong that forces the player to submit to their rule. Every song that goes thru them is covered by a layer of characteristic or something. I think that’s really fun.
It's true, there's stories in there, some may be boring chapters of being stuffed in a closet for years, neglected and beat on, or steeped in songwriting from the heart. It's all in there somehow and you can feel it. Really fun stuff, cheers!
Thanks for sharing the video of the bridge. Wife and I are from the Houston area and have been up to NE 3 times and stopped and took photos whenever we stumbled upon a covered bridge as there are not many around here! Anyway; I have a 60’s Harmony F hole from my late brother in-law. Replaced the tuning keys, bridge and strings, more so for him than me. He was a great guy and will be missed. The ironic thing is when I was a teenager I had one almost identical.
Nice! Glad you can appreciate the bridge, so charming. It's nice to have a family guitar, happy for you. What a nice coincidence too, thanks for sharing!
Do you think this model / year guitar could stand high action and slide for blues - if I found one? And your setup has this really intimate sound. So nice I see why you persisted. What a journey!
Hey, hmmm, I don't see why it wouldn't be able to stand it just fine. If re-braced it could be made to handle anything of course. I imagine if you find one in original condition the ladder bracing may be stable as is, and play well for slide, maybe not so much for playing chords. Yes, I'm still shocked at how nice it sounds. Played it last night and had the shock all over again. I'm convinced the conversion is worth it on many of these old guitars. I actually don't mind ladder bracing either and can get along with the original tone just fine. But, there's millions of them out there, so, why not make a conversion? I've started a parlor conversion as well as another one of these larger bodies. It's a fun project to plug away at and the results are promising, cheers!
Great series Jason. I got a kick out of the joyous "guitar face" when you launch into a blues jam!
Hey thanks, much appreciated, cheers!
These old guitars seems to have personality so strong that forces the player to submit to their rule. Every song that goes thru them is covered by a layer of characteristic or something. I think that’s really fun.
It's true, there's stories in there, some may be boring chapters of being stuffed in a closet for years, neglected and beat on, or steeped in songwriting from the heart. It's all in there somehow and you can feel it. Really fun stuff, cheers!
Thanks for sharing the video of the bridge. Wife and I are from the Houston area and have been up to NE 3 times and stopped and took photos whenever we stumbled upon a covered bridge as there are not many around here! Anyway; I have a 60’s Harmony F hole from my late brother in-law. Replaced the tuning keys, bridge and strings, more so for him than me. He was a great guy and will be missed. The ironic thing is when I was a teenager I had one almost identical.
Nice! Glad you can appreciate the bridge, so charming. It's nice to have a family guitar, happy for you. What a nice coincidence too, thanks for sharing!
sounds great. Nice job
Very much appreciated, thanks for dropping a line!
Nothing wrong with a half step down!!! Sounded amazing.
Thanks! It's got mojo for sure.
Yes, indeed. 👏🏼Nice tone. I love old guitars.
Thanks! There's something about that old wood. My shocked reaction was legitimate, it's the real deal, cheers!
Do you think this model / year guitar could stand high action and slide for blues - if I found one? And your setup has this really intimate sound. So nice I see why you persisted. What a journey!
Hey, hmmm, I don't see why it wouldn't be able to stand it just fine. If re-braced it could be made to handle anything of course. I imagine if you find one in original condition the ladder bracing may be stable as is, and play well for slide, maybe not so much for playing chords. Yes, I'm still shocked at how nice it sounds. Played it last night and had the shock all over again. I'm convinced the conversion is worth it on many of these old guitars. I actually don't mind ladder bracing either and can get along with the original tone just fine. But, there's millions of them out there, so, why not make a conversion? I've started a parlor conversion as well as another one of these larger bodies. It's a fun project to plug away at and the results are promising, cheers!
@@jasonvalcourt Wow thanks for the thoughtful response!
You bet!