Still no lunch but dinner should be ready in an hour and I'm a hungry boy.
Acoustic day today, I know most of you propably have an acoustic or started out on one, let's see some acoustic porn if you got it.
Here's my most recent addition, a 1930 Kel Kroydon
I'm sure most are aware of Gibson's off brands like the Kalamazoos and the guitar bodys they made for wards back in the day but I had never heard of a Kel Kroydon untill I came across this one through an estate, these were made during the depression, 1930 to 1933 and sold for much less then a Gibson, it's basicaly the exact same guitar as a Gibson L-00 except it has no truss rod. it's the lighest guitar I've ever picked up, the aged woods are woderfully tonefull and it's a finger picker's delight. After doing some research I've found that there is quite the cult following amoung recording artists for these babys, it''s the nicest sounding acoustic I've ever owned.
This is it when I found her with who knows how many years of dirt and grime and some 20 something year old strings, the action was high and I couldn't tell what it was going to sound like with those old strings on it
After a good cleaning and oiling I strung her up and she sounded pretty good but the action was high, since this guitar was all origional and unmolested I didn't want to do a neck reset right away so I took it to my luthier to see what he could do with it, we deceide to steam press the neck on two planes without taking it off the body, the action is still a bit higher then I like but it is very playable.
I never could afford a high end acoustic, I've always wanted an old Martin but had to selltle for tone on the cheap so I would pick up an early 70's Yamaha, replace the tuners and install a bone nut and saddle and these 60's 70's Jap guitars would shine pretty well as far as tone goes, here are some pics of a few I have left
Yamaha
Hohner
The Hohner has a kick ass maple back
Harmony
My 1960's Fender
That's it for today, Let's see that porn!
