I've become smitten with the Martin OMC Red Birch guitar made with sustainable woods. As far as I'm concerned, this guitar is way better than a hybrid car or a gazebo.* Part of the guitar is made from rescued sitka spruce, too. If I had this guitar, I would be an active part of the reduce/reuse/recycle manifesto. I haven't gotten my paws on the guitar yet (as of now, it's not even available in the stores), so maybe I'd get over my infatuation if I could just plink a few chords of "The Midnight Special" or "All the Pretty Little Horses."
*For some reason, I have a reputation for being impulsive, dramatic and prone to hyperbole. I simply do not know how people get such notions.
5 comments:
WHAT??!!! I am outraged at the cost of this guitar. It really IS beautiful, but $2999 worth of beautiful? It better be infused with diamond frets.
Lady K: I would like to see what the breakdowns in costs are for hand-made guitars. Also, the sticker price is not the actual price. Still, if I'm going to pay for a good quality guitar, I'd rather support a local luthier.
Ulric and I plan to spend a day visiting different guitar shops. We both want to try out graphite guitars.
Maybe you should visit those shops with ski masks and hand guns.
Limpy99: Have you ever tried playing a guitar with a ski mask on? It's quite distracting. I often don't even like to wear earrings when I play.
The VERY first guitar I bought got knocked over and the neck broke off. I'll post a pic of this fine instrument, as it is made of Hawaiian Koa wood. BEAUTIFUL, and VERY great in sound. Anyway, the guy who broke it KNEW a luthier (which I had never heard of at the time), and he fixed it "good as new." I felt like it was a miracle. I've been in AWE of luthiers ever since.
Kind of like a good "boot-black" for guys...ha ha
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