Is the sky really the limit?
Is the sky really the limit? or is there a place where collectors just say "No". Some sellers one ebay seem to be using the auction site for a photo op or some free advertising. I cannot believe that...
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Quote:There are so few prewar D-45s and Loars in existence, there will always be individuals who can and will buy them.I am not crusing for an arguement. You are correct that the really good vintage...
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Gosh - great comments!Like a number of you, I have been collecting/playing these things for over thirty years. I am pleased that they have comtinued to increase in price, but since I have no intention...
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Quote:Like a number of you, I have been collecting/playing these things for over thirty years. I am pleased that they have comtinued to increase in price, but since I have no intention of selling them...
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Tom:I knew you would agree. Just about all of my collectibles (Instruments, Edgefield Pottery, early American glass, southern paintings, southern furniture, pocket knives) were all bought because I...
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Quote:much of the vintage guitar market is in instruments that cost about the same as their current equivalent -- whether the comparable guitars being made by the original manufacturers, or the...
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Quote:Now I wonder how hard it is to play a dreadnaught sitting in a wheelchair?I see an entrepreneurial opportunity, as the boomers age:the Pick~n~Roller.
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I've pretty much given up on having an old dread Martin. I even had my sights set on a lowly D21. Before I could collect the then asking price of 3000 bucks, the collectors now have them inflated to...
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Quote:I'm a "boomer", But having two kids in college and continuing to save for my retirement has doomed my chances. I'd rather eat than play so I'm moving on, however, much saddened. Since nobody who...
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Will it last? Once upon a time (but a true story) there was a well-known dealer who saw the rapid and dizzying escalation of prices of pre-war Martins, especially 45 styles."They can't go any higher,"...
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I think boomers are the key, but as a war baby, I can tell you the boomers are just getting started. The oldest ones are only about 60 and the youngest are what? -- mid-to-late 40s. So there is...
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Quote:The vintage market used to be a quite, contemplative place marked by fine craftsmanship and marvelous tone -- mostly populated by two of my favorite kinds of people: disenfranchised old folkies...
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I've been called a lot of things but I can't remember ever being called a locus!It's become popular of late to categorize people by their birth years or some arbitrary period of time. It seems to me...
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Quote:Most of us hillbillies have begun new ventures. I personally have an interest in handmade local luthiers now. It is nice to play music on instruments your neighbors like John Arnold made.Yea....
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Quote: I've been called a lot of things but I can't remember ever being called a locus!Egad, you took me seriously! So much for my career as a comedian! It seemed so clever when I read it back. I...
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I agree with You Charley. I feel so blessed to get to play 2 Custom Arnold guitars every day. Life is good!
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"Most of us hillbillies have begun new ventures. I personally have an interest in handmade local luthiers now. It is nice to play music on instruments your neighbors like John Arnold made."For most of...
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Quote:For most of us, an Arnold or Henderson is just as out of reach as any of the Vintage models.This is true. However, there are several less known builders in this area. Twenty years ago nobody...
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Quote:In this area we have an excellent banjo builder, two or three fiddler makers, and more than a couple guitars builders besides those you mention.In our travels, we have often found that to be...
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For two days, I've been puzzling over being attacked by (of all people) Bruce for (of all reasons) attacking baby boomers. This pretty much shook me to the core because it seemed like such a...
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