You Learn something new every day.....

[headsup]

David Wren, an original Jean Larrivee apprentice, long time co-owner of the Twelfth Fret in Toronto and an awesome guitar builder posted this article, which, I thought others might be interested in.



http://www.owappleton.com/index.html

[unclrob]

WOW!!!!!! Gibson was even doing bad things back then.Nice to know who did it first.Thanks Kev and Mr.Wren for posting this info.

[carruth]

Interesting.   

[Mikeymac]

"Interesting" to say the least. That was a good read - thanks!

It's amazing how often the person who comes up with a new idea isn't the one who makes it into a commercial success.

Same was true for a little hamburger stand out in California somewhere... it was called McDonald's. Then a salesman named Ray Kroc got ahold of it...

[ducktrapper]

Thanks for an interesting read. The App guitar is also very reminiscent of Rick Turner's or vice versa.

[Mikeymac]

Thanks for an interesting read. The App guitar is also very reminiscent of Rick Turner's or vice versa.

Well, since the App was built about 30-40 years before Turners, it can't be reminiscent of them... 

[teh]

Interesting article.

Here's another item that is worth remembering that most of us either forgot or never knew in the first place.

http://www.lespaulfoundation.org/sevenpages/page1.htm

A great example of thinking outside the box.

[flatlander]

Thanks!

[ducktrapper]

Well, since the App was built about 30-40 years before Turners, it can't be reminiscent of them... 

I did say or vice versa which is obviously what I meant. I was being a little facetious. I won't say why.

[bigbluesdaddy]

What a great read, to bad it turned out the way it did for him, seems Gibson has some explaining to do...