The one that got away.

[BlueBowman]

That is a fine looking top on that long lost beauty...I think many of us have lost a keeper along the way.  I had a 1984 Guild D55 that I sold and a 60's all solid Hummingbird I traded way back when...they both played and sounded spectacular...Wonder where they are now?   

Two fine guitars.

I wonder the same about the one above.

--------

Coming back to this page, I just realized that the saddle in that bridge above was the first, or maybe second, one I ever made from a bone blank. Trying my hand at shaping and intonation. I remember the intonation coming out well, but I just noticed the small gap to the left of the saddle. At the time, I saw it and didn't think it would "harm" much. Today I would recut the saddle from scratch. Experience has taught me that small things like that might lead to structural problems with the saddle/slot/bridge system over the long haul. That saddle really needs to be quite snug in its slot.