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Location: Paris/France | Hi,
I'm back from the 3rd edtion of the French "Guitar Picker's Association" gathering in east of France.
Tom, Guiguite, Dude and Arnaud were there and these 3 days have been purely magic for us all!!!
With the help of the GPA and all the guitarists that I'd like to thank one more time for their kindness, we've made the greatest gathering of O's ever seen in France.
You can imagine my emotion in front of all these beauties.
My heart was beating so fast that my eyes were a little bit wet when we've taken these shots...
Some of the greatest models ever made by the Factory were there together.
2 FD-14, 14 Adamas I and II, 3 Slotheads (pre-owned by Marcel Dadi, 1 CL-30, 1 CL, 1 Patriot, 2 #47-RI, 4 or 5 Country Artist, 2 Utes, 1 Josh White, some Collector's, an outstanding Preacher ;) , a UK-II etc...
I'm waiting for more pics and I'll do my best to post them as soon as possible but how could I resist to share these moments with you immediately.
J :)
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Location: Orange County, California | :eek: Wow!! :eek: |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Jerome, mon ami--
What can you tell me about the one that looks kinda like a Dobro? (In the back row??)
What a magnifique picture! Beautiful!! I am so glad you shared it with us.
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Location: south east Michigan | Holy smoke... those are some great pics. |
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Location: Paris/France | Karen,
The dobro-like is a "Del Vecchio" guitar.
J :) |
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Location: SoCal | Looks to me like Jerome will probably have enough pics for the twelve months of the 2007 calendar. |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | I may be wrong, but it appears our French brethren are without the benefit of a 1537. Say it ain't so!!! :eek: |
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Location: Paris/France | You're right JeffreyD and I don't think there's a 1537 in all France!!
If someone would like to repair this regrettable mistake, I'd be glad to give you my personal postal adresse in France...
An original Slothead will be greatly appreciated too!! :D :D :D
J :) |
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Location: Thailand | The greatest!Thank you J
I wish I were there.
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Location: SoCal | My eyes are drawn to the 1724 Country Artist in the front row. Just incredible wood on the top of that thing. Whoever owns it sure has a beautiful guitar! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The amzing FD-14 stands out due to it's stark blandness. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Jerome, I have an incredible tobacco sunburst 1537 that could easily have your name on it! :cool:
It is one of the most beautiful guitars I have ever seen and also one of the best sounding 1537's I have ever played or owned. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Personally, I think the Fd14 is a beautiful guitar. I love it's elegant understated design...
....and then you play it and all that shyness disappears. WAHHHHUUUUMP |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Indeed Jeff....I could not agree more. |
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Location: ranson,wva | WOW!!!!!!!!! THATS ALL I CAN SAY....JASON |
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Location: Upper Left USA | It is cool to see so many amazing instruments and then to spot one that came from my home.
What a great gathering! |
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Location: SoCal | Woodrow, which one came from you? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Dude's Preacher in the middle of the second pick. It has the logo on the pickguard where you told me to put it. I think the same veneer as the GFKAV.
Its one of the two solids represented. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Woody, I know how you feel!
I am guessing that the 1881 that I sent to Arnaud is in the back left of the 1st pic. Hard not to see that beautiful deep red finish. |
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Location: Paris/France | Stephen,
You're right, it's your Adamas!!
Arnaud is a very good guitarist and he played this great guitar on stage. ;)
What a sound!!!
J :)
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Location: Phoenix AZ | As long as we're trying to draw links to this wonderful collection ... The Josh White used to be mine. Dave |
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Location: Paris/France | Dave,
Tom was so proud to show this beauty to all of us and I had so much emotion to hold it in my hands.
It's without any doubt the only Josh White in France.
Some famous French professional guitar players were there with us during these 3 days and they have been really impressed by the sound of this old lady!!
I decided to put it on the first row because she deserved this place... :)
J ;) |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I don't think there are words enough to describe that...this is the essence of what inspires GAS in all of us!
Masterfully done! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by paulmac:
Stephen,
You're right, it's your Adamas!!
What a sound!!!
J Actually, it is now Arnaud's Adamas :D and it is wonderful to see it up on stage being played instead of stuck in the case hiding in the closet!
and I agree....I think it had a fantastic sound.
Now I just need to send you some pics of the beautiful tobacco burst 1537 that is softly calling out your name :rolleyes: . |
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Location: France | Originally posted by Tupperware:
As long as we're trying to draw links to this wonderful collection ... The Josh White used to be mine. Dave Dave,
I could not resist to take a picture especially for you and it was not easy....
Tom |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | There's always at least one "Witko" in every crowd. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Jerome,
Great pics... I bet y'all had a wonderful time.
One question.
What's the Thunderhead looking guitar in the back row? The headstock and pickguard don't appear to be Ovation or Gibson. |
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Location: Le Havre (France) | Originally posted by cholloway:
Jerome,
Great pics... I bet y'all had a wonderful time.
One question.
What's the Thunderhead looking guitar in the back row? The headstock and pickguard don't appear to be Ovation or Gibson. Hello,
Jerome will answer better than me, but it is an Ibanez. Think there is only 24 units in the world.
This WE was great !
You can see beautiful guitars, but trust me, people was very sympathic !
Mwoody, you've got a good eye !!
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Location: closely held secret | What an inspiring collection of guitars. Kind of like a French Factory Tour!
Jerome, thanks for sharing this with us! |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Dude:
Mwoody, you've got a good eye !!
;) It's true, he does!!
(it's the left one...) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | WOW TOM! Your guitar is beautiful. I can't post too much what I really think because lots of members just wouldn't understand and would say bad things about me. But YOU know what I am thinking about that beauty. I love it. Dave |
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Location: Paris/France | Originally posted by cholloway:
Jerome,
Great pics... I bet y'all had a wonderful time.
One question.
What's the Thunderhead looking guitar in the back row? The headstock and pickguard don't appear to be Ovation or Gibson. As Dude told us, it's an Ibanez MD-10.
"MD" for Marcel Dadi because it's a signature model built in july 1979 under Marcel specifications.
Wide Neck, ash top, the body seems to be Mahogany, fretboard in ebony and a Slothead like most of Marcel's guitars.
Only 24 models were produced (+ 2 protos) all in "Green Olive" color.
You can see more pics HERE
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Location: Oregon | Hmm... see this is what the NW-OFC gathering needed, a lot more stands :p
But that looks like it was a great time! |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | The stands wouldn't have helped....we ran out of room to set any more up.
Besides...with all the guitars in stands, no one would be playing them... :D |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We'd have found room. We had more guitars than people for sure. Too bad some of them had to sit in cases. I had to keep handing people guitars just so I could try something else. As Jerome shows, there are many excellent Ovations out there.
I have almost 1/2 acre lot, most of it in the backyard and a cabin with a few hundred acres of forest out back if anyone wants to make the next Gathering over here. Can't compete with gh1's beautiful landscaping, except we have lots more space. It would be nice to try to rival Jerome's pictures. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Do I here a challenge?!!! see upcoming post "roll-call" |
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Location: Paris/France | It would be nice to try to rival Jerome's pictures. Nothing shall make me happier!!!!
You know how much I love O's and it will be so great to see such pics from other gathering.
I just posted some pics of a unique Adamas pre-onwed by Marcel Dadi: ADAMAS 1687-X
This guitar is very popular in France and we called it "La Citron" (The lemon) because of the yellow color.
It's so rare to see this guitar (in a private collection) and I'm so glad to share these pics with you.
I've heard that this model is probably one of the first Adamas I cutaway.
Is it true????
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I don't know that we could compete with that Jerome, unless we took a pic of Miles' entire collection.
Yes, philmax, that was a challenge, but I wasn't thinking of the Southeast group at the time. I was thinking about those guys around Jersey that can't seem to drive across town to get together, much less those little tiny states they have back there. |
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Location: NJ | ". . I was thinking about those guys around Jersey that can't seem to drive across town to get together, much less those little tiny states they have back there . ."
ouch. that really hurt.
Tell me, . . . does your wife allow you periodic "visitation" with your gonads,
or are they permanently locked away in a safe deposit box?? |
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| Wow what a bunch of O's .. I have a question?? If you would please tell me the tale of the slothead adamas guitars that are cutaway's way in the back?? Never knew Ovation made anything like this?? Or are they somekind of a custom order?? Man what a beautiful shot of ovation guitars.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Ovation made a number of these special for Marcel Dadi. Dave |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | wow
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | yeah, along with all the impotant papers. ;) |
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Location: France | Hi,
you can take a look at the pictures from the GPA gathering on our website: Guitar Pickers Association
Tom
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Location: SoCal | Those are great pictures! It put a huge grin on my face to see my Country Artist in France, with it's new owner, Remy, being played and appreciated.
There was one guitar that caught my eye because you never see them. It was a Gibson Studio Classic. This is a nylon string guitar that Gibson built for about 15 years at Chet Atkins insistance. The design was licensed from Kirk Sand of Laguna Beach. I watch for them on ebay, but they never show up. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Great looking group of people, especially the ones holding O's |
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | Originally posted by stephent28:
Woody, I know how you feel!
I am guessing that the 1881 that I sent to Arnaud is in the back left of the 1st pic. Hard not to see that beautiful deep red finish. Hi Stephen, your eye is right!
Yes i was so proud to show and play the nice SSB red Adamas on stage. GEC 2006 edition was fantastic. Now i make you a promise, during next event like this one, i will ask for a place on the front line. ;)
Miles Viper EA63 was here too, but same problem she was more than half hidden by another guitar on the photograph !!! |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | SEND THESE PHOTOS IN FOR THE 2007 OFC CALENDAR! |
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Location: Le Havre (France) | Originally posted by Phil Wong:
SEND THESE PHOTOS IN FOR THE 2007 OFC CALENDAR! I bet Jérôme has already sent them !!
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More than 45 O's together !!!