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Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on July 11, 2012 at 1:58pm

Great story but, was it just me, or did anybody else, when reading the narrative where your friend told you about the guy, then backed out and you drove by yourself an hour and a half to meet a total stranger named John and then go into his house and then down to his basement ... (I couldn't help but wonder where it was all leading) ... then you told the part about looking over in the corner and seeing a pile of dusty bodies ... yikes! LOL ... I know you didn't mean it that way, but right up to the very last, it sound like the plot from a crime novel. Glad you're okay!  :-) 

Seriously, though ... neat story.  Would love to know what you're able to put together.

Permalink Reply by Greg Brandt / Maker of Guitars on July 11, 2012 at 2:05pm

Yes....a great story! The second guitar I ever owned was a Guild "Duane Eddy" #104 w/ gold plated hardware and a Bigsby tremolo that simply said "patent pending" WOW...the ones that got away (my first guitar was a '56 Strat that I traded towards the Guild...sigh)

So...does your new friend want to see some wood (says the "I can't help myself wood vulture")?

Permalink Reply by Jeff Bamburg on July 11, 2012 at 2:12pm

I would love to help.  Give me a call.  

Permalink Reply by Edward Sparks on July 11, 2012 at 2:25pm

Jerry, Sounds like you need to find a local luthier quick!  My suggestion is to do a Google search for luthiers in your area. You might even be able to find reviews of their work online.  Have an idea of what you want the end product to look like (personalize here man, you may never get a chance like this again...have them price out what you want and get at least as many quotes form whoever you find that will be interested.  These troubled economic times have driven down prices, so shop around!  Another suggestion is to check with Acoustic Guitar magazine...every year they publish a list of luthiers in the magazine and I bet they would know how to go about finding the ones near you. I saw where one guy wrote a book about the process of having a custom guitar built...  In any case, in exchange for this free advice you must promise to keep us posted on your progress and post some pictures of the work!

Okay, I was getting a little creeped out too as you talked about him taking you into his basement and workshop! But it looks like this one is going to have a happy ending!  

Permalink Reply by Edward Sparks on July 11, 2012 at 2:25pm

Hey, I would even like to see some pictures posted of the "stuff" you got! 

Permalink Reply by John on July 11, 2012 at 2:54pm

Very cool.  Pictures would be nice.  It will be interesting to see if all the parts can be made to fit together.  If there are Guild markings you may want to remove/obscure if you put something together.  Although he probably won’t take the project Cumpiano’s shop is up in Northhampton, Mass last time I visited.  He may be able to put you onto someone local who would like the work.  Good luck.  Post before and after if things work out.

Permalink Reply by Skip Keane on July 11, 2012 at 5:02pm

Hey guys,

I thought you guys would enjoy the story and understand how excited I was about the find..

I'll post some photos soon

I just thought it was too cool, to own a piece of history whether they get back together or not..

I love talking to my new friend about the times and listening to him tell me about different stories about the plant and the people.

thanks,

Jerry

 

Permalink Reply by Skip Keane on July 13, 2012 at 2:16pm

Hello guys,

Here's a couple of photos...

the first is the X 150 marked on the inside and on back, I do have a neck for it.

the second is the Duane Eddy 400 which is marked on the top, and he thinks he has a neck for it.

Jerry

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