My band's album is FINALLY coming out... and here's the cover, featuring my trusty First National!!
I didn't actually use it on the record, but you can hear it on our demo HERE...
http://lestroischaud.bandcamp.com/track ... ack-to-you
Statistics: Posted by Michael Ambrose — Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:46 pm
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Here's one of their pieces of sheet music.
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No, not mine... haha... Not yet at least... I didn't plan on it, but mine actually might end up on Ebay shortly as well... ah, the life of a working musician...
(PS... if anyone's interested, i've installed a Piezo with a strap-button insert and cut a new tortoise pickguard based off the original... the neck has a bow and there's no truss adjustment... hell, with the depth of the neck, I'm pretty sure there's no truss rod at all hahaha... but its a MEAN player...)
Hm... I wonder if that number is a date-stamp, not a serial? EXACT same as mine!... 1036... October 1936? 10th week of 1936?
Statistics: Posted by Michael Ambrose — Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:02 am
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I have several old Yamaha Dynamic nylons too, from the 50s and 60s, each one is made of all solid flame maple wood, solid spruce tops and I know maple has a reputation for being bright but honestly, the old Dynamics are deep voiced. I own a few modern acoustics too, Larrivees, a Lakewood couple of Morris acoustics among others but when I reach for an acoustic, it`s always the old nylons I go for now...everybody seems to be throwing themselves at the Yamaha red labels nowadays, maybe because the Dynamics are unknown, not sure , but I can`t seem to stop buying them, see red labels all the time but have yet to play one that sounds better than any of my Dynamics...and I really like the fat necks...no trussrods, no problems and no resets envisioned anytime soon.
If I come across one like yours pictured above it`ll surely be added to the collection, just love those oldies.
Statistics: Posted by sneakypete — Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:13 pm
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So over vacation I've FINALLY gotten a chance to install my piezo and end-pin insert.... after sitting on the shelf for six months haha!!
mmm mmm mmm...
there really is something hot about playing a nearly-80-year-old guitar... and the piezo does exactly what I thought it would. I'd put this up against a Martin any day of the week... in tone, at least... haha... I don't think this thing was built for either comfort OR speed!
Still...
I've been messing around with some old Son House and Leadbelly tunes... I feel like I should be downing some shots of corn-liquor right now haha!
Statistics: Posted by Michael Ambrose — Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:53 am
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The sound is ALMOST like a Martin 018, but more round, more bottomy.
Seriously... I think this is the guitar that'll get me back in acoustics... the feel is big and blocky, the sound is round and fat... LOVE it.
I've got a piezo element that I'm going to put under the bridge, swap the strap button for a strap button insert...
...maybe. hahaha...
...let me tell you about the beauty of running a Shure 520 into Kay 703 tube combo... I usually use it for playing the harp... but man, putting it right up to the sound hole and blasting it out of there... DAMN!
I'm contemplating finding another one of these, getting an extension nut, and setting it up for slide.
LOVE IT
Statistics: Posted by Michael Ambrose — Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:16 pm
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How does it sound, Michael?
Bob
Statistics: Posted by Bob K — Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:27 am
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I've been told these were made in Germany... but I'd love to know more about the company...
It DID come with this awesome purple-lined not-so-hardshell case... s thats cool... (Its strange... its harder than those junk chipboard cases... but its thinner than a wooden shell case... even the latches on it are heavier-duty!)
Also... there's a rubber stamp inside on the top bracing reading "1036"... Serial? Date stamp?
Any ideas??
Statistics: Posted by Michael Ambrose — Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:28 am
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