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Bedrock of the Community
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That is a fine looking Strat, jdsstrat. The condition looks great. I play acoustic as well.  198? Ovation 12 string acoustic 2005 Ovation Collectors model acoustic/electric 1977 Gibson MK-35 1949 Gibson J-45 (my Dad bought it new in 1949) My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you, jbuck.
I've never been a fan of the Gibson MK-35. My Dad bought it at a thrift store back in the 80s. It came in a nice lined hardshell case and he paid $200 for it.
But, I don't care for it and I hardly ever play it.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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GLB49, You probably don't have time to play the MK-35 because of all the time you spend playing the J-45. What a gem! If you hadn't have said so, I would have thought it was a reissue from the picture.
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Haven't gone through this entire thread but I'm wondering if I am the first to say driftwood. A hiker, especially along the island's coastline, I have a hard time passing up interesting pieces of driftwood -- little pieces and big heavy ones. It's not unusual for me to make a return trip with a chainsaw to make the special cut to release an artistic piece. More discipline is needed for me to finish working these pieces in true works of art. Supplementing my old post with a couple of images. The second image is one of my attempts at "arts n crafts".   |
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The J-45 is a little more worn than the picture shows but it's still a great guitar for it's age. It's the guitar I used to learn how to play back when I was 12 or 13.
To me, the MK does not live up to it's reputation. The weird shaped bridge and different internal bracing design is supposed to give it deep rich sound on the bass strings and sharp clear sound on the treble strings. Mine just sounds tinny.
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That's a very interesting hobby, deadmunny.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859 |
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I've never played an MK - actually never heard of one. But it sounds like it was made for fingerstyle players in mind, the guys and girls who play the guitar like a piano. And BTW: that's not wear on your J-45, that's love!
Deadmunny, you'd be interested to know that there's a guy in my neck of the woods who collects pieces of driftwood so that he can write his original poems onto them. I think he sends some of them back out to sea and tries to sell the rest. Have you tried selling your pieces?
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05/14/2025 12:33 am
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Supplementing my old post with a couple of images. The second image is one of my attempts at "arts n crafts". Very nice! |
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Guns- finally buying more than I am selling (regrettably got rid of some nice ones)
Rocks - with chunks of silver and other interesting specimens
1988-98 sports cards (stored in a vintage trunk)
concert ticket stubs
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Ah yes, sports cards... How many of us have had a collection squirreled away in mom's attic that has disappeared over time?
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yes jdsstrat,
I pull them out to show my kids.
I also have about 20 editions of 60s and 70s life magazine. Including some moon landing editions as well as the controversial faces of the deceased in Vietnam edition. I use them as teaching resources and have contemplated framing some of the vintage advertisements.
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Keep your eyes on your cards, VT. Those attics have a way of making them disappear. My uncle had a signed Jackie Robinson card that he swore his mom threw away on him unwittingly... Or so he said.
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Deadmunny, you'd be interested to know that there's a guy in my neck of the woods who collects pieces of driftwood so that he can write his original poems onto them. I think he sends some of them back out to sea and tries to sell the rest. Have you tried selling your pieces? Writing poems on driftwood -- boy that's a new one for me. Maybe I'll run across one of his pieces on the shoreline :-) No, haven't sold any of my crafted pieces, but I've sold or given away some of my driftwood to thin out the clutter. |
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