]]>
Statistics: Posted by Dan of the Highlands — Sun May 17, 2009 12:17 pm
]]>
]]>
The finish on these instruments is a problem. The clear coat is very heavy and lifts off the surface of the guitar. This appears to be what has happened to this one.
My Avalon is currently with my luthier to fix this exact problem. I think he's going to try injecting lacquer under the bubbling clear coat to stick it back to the surface of the guitar. I'm hoping to stop this deterioration before my instrument look like the one in your picture.
I'll let you know how the "fix" works out.
Statistics: Posted by VintAxe — Sat May 16, 2009 9:01 am
]]>
String it up and give her a go.
My last 2 Ebay purchases were almost complete duds as well.
Statistics: Posted by PickerAUS — Sat May 16, 2009 12:03 am
]]>
Seller said it was is in "good condition".
Statistics: Posted by Riotonsunset — Fri May 15, 2009 10:17 pm
]]>
Enjoy!
I picked out another dozen or so of interesting covers.
Maybe this sort of stuff should go in another section of the forum?
HAHAHAHA! I get it!!! Shaggs - Carpet - shaggy pile carpet! - took me a while, I admit......
Statistics: Posted by PickerAUS — Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:22 pm
]]>
]]>
One that come to mind is Music for Heuga Carpet Tiles (or somesuch). My scanner isn't large enough so I may just take a few pics... just to share!
Statistics: Posted by PickerAUS — Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:38 pm
]]>
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:23 pm
]]>
Statistics: Posted by PickerAUS — Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:20 pm
]]>
Ah yes, The Shaggs and their Avalon guitars. Great album. I have the CD. I really like it.Very,shall we say, unique!
That bass is really nice. I love the Avalon design. I can't find any info or other pics of it on the net. Here's one of the guitars for sale.
You might try contacting Michael Robinson. He's the owner of Eastwood Guitars and is a big time collector of these type of guitars. Here's a page from his My Rare Guitars site about the Avalon guitar. Scroll down the page and click on " Contact Us" in the menu.
Statistics: Posted by Spud1950 — Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:52 am
]]>
Also, in case anyone else has dug into this issue before: what is the possibility that the Avalon name brand used for Wandre's Rock Oval was somehow connected to this design? Could they (was their an Avalon brand in Italy?) have sent the specs to a Japanese company for production? Or maybe it was just another case of marketing on a name with star appeal (Avalon Ballroom, Avalon Rock Oval, Franky Avalon...). For me, the mystery is a good part of the appeal of this bass.
Statistics: Posted by Dan of the Highlands — Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:10 pm
]]>
]]>
This is my first post on the forum.
My older sons have grown and so here I am getting back to stuff that I like to do. I've started getting back into trying to learn acoustic guitar. Along the way, I also got back into playing with an old bass that I had sitting in my attic.
For those of you who know about this model, YES, I have the bass version. This one has two pickups. It's all original except for the nut. It is missing the truss rod cover, the bridge cover and the tone knob. Otherwise it's in fair shape. I am keeping it and hoping to get the missing parts replaced with stock parts or even reproduced parts if necessary. I put some bright roundwounds on it the other day and it sounds pretty good coming through a little Marshall amp.
If anyone has an idea on how I would be able to get my hands on a good photo of the bridge cover - or an actual bridge cover or tone knob - I would like to hear it. The only photo that I have seen of the bass model is from the 1968 Harris-Teller catalog. The original catalog photo was black and white and the bass had too much lighting when the photographer snapped the pic. You can't make out how the bridge cover is supposed to look in that photo as it is too washed out.
By the way, let me correct myself. There is one other Avalon Bass that I have seen online. That fella was posting pics on a Guitar Restoration forum. However, the owner was doing a "complete restoration" and the photos that he had posted showed the body completely stripped down to raw wood. The original finish was completely gone. And no, he did not have the bridge plate either unfortunately.
Here is the picture of the bass I have.
Statistics: Posted by Dan of the Highlands — Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:21 am
]]>