Looking for Gurian Owners

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Permalink Reply by Craig Denison on August 31, 2012 at 12:20pm

Hi everybody! I've got a Koa Wood Gurian guitar I'm thinking about selling. Let me know if anyone's interested! The serial is D2424. J-K model. It also comes with a case. 

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Permalink Reply by David Johnson on August 31, 2012 at 12:36pm

Always interested in Gurians.  What are you hoping to get for it?

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Permalink Reply by Cadillac Bob Pattison on December 24, 2012 at 5:54pm

I have what is probably the most abused 'survivor' Gurian guitar & still functioning example on Earth (3rd planet from the Sun).

It is an A-1432 JM model. I bought it new in 1972 from Bill Lewis Music in Vancouver, BC. Apparently Bill & Michael met while learning classical guitar building together on some island previous to this, probably the reason that this New York guitar made it this far west & in Canada to boot. Michael rode his motorcycle across North America to visit Bill this year, '72.

This Gurian has played everywhere from Double Bayou, Texas to a whore house in Belgium to Peace River Alberta. It's been smashed in 2 side ways, smashed in 2 at the headstock (going over a cliff outside Grand Forks, BC, smashing through the car side glass instead of my head, therefore the Gurian saved my life!)...bottom block smashed out by the Airlines, sides & top too many cracks to count, etc. and is still alive & well, sounding better then any guitar I've ever played (and we're talkin' herringbone 28's & war time Gibsons)...

...because it is an A series the neck could not be replaced so I had Ted Thompson of 'Thompson Guitars' build a Bigsby style head-stock for it (plus he added to the back of the neck an inlay of flamed maple to strengthen it, my idea).

Anyway, I thought you folks might be interested. Oh, David Honeyboy Edwards autographed the top for me after playin' it!

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Permalink Reply by Cadillac Bob Pattison on December 24, 2012 at 6:09pm

This is the 'Cadillac Bob' Gurian about the 2nd day I owned it...Michael Dunn eventually adjusted the truss rod, and I put big transparent pickguards north & south of the sound hole (heavy handed finger-picker, heavy gauge .60 low E strings) or else it would look like a large version of Willie's 'Trigger'!

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