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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Adamas I 1687-8 #119-86 arrived this evening after a journey from Vernal, Utah to Sw Va over the past four days.
There is no wear on the frets, no damage (one very small chip on the binding), beautiful copper speckled back, just wow with a capital Wow! Case is mint, case cover is so clean...this guitar has spent a pampered life...I am blown away with this guitar. I cleaned it up after removing an old set of strings, repositioned the back cover, restrung with a new set of D'Addario EXP17's, tuned it up, played it for a few minutes and then got it outside so I could get a few pictures in the fading light. I will take better pic's when it's sunny.
This guitar is worth the wait and everything else involved. Thanks to Willa for helping me secure the auction and to Jerald (the former owner) for the fantastic packaging and shipping (he wrapped the case cover w/two baby blankets to keep it from getting scuffed in shipping).
I could go on and on about how mint this guitar is but I'll let a few pictures do the talking...
Album is on my ning page: (first half are from the auction and prior to shipping to me: rest are this evening) 42nd Production Adamas
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Dial 911!!!!! I think my heart just stopped...
AWESOME Mike! Congrats...  |
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Location: in the land of enchantment | WOW, oh WOW! Congrats Mike! I'm looking forward to you playing this on your next song...how does it sound? Will you send it to MS to repair the binding? Or is anyone gonna be able to pry it out of your hands anytime soon? Just don't eat supper with it in you lap..you might spill something on it...again a BIG CONGRATS..did you ever find out how it ended up in Utah?
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Location: Newington, CT | Oh.My.Goodness!
Just beautiful! And the culmination of a GREAT
saga!
Willa, you are the best!
And MM you are close behind (though behind CrimsonLake and Dobrov -- long story that doesn't need to detract from this fine moment!)
Best to all of you!
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| That is gorgeous Mike, congrats! Too bad you can't make SSSJ, it'd be nice to compare our respective new acquisitions. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Absolutely lovely! Congrats Mike! |
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Location: Tennessee | 2. 3. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nice...
Seems like an unusual postion for the access hatch. |
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Location: Right now? | I just can't get over how freakin' GORGEOUS this guitar is! Michael, all I can say is you deserve that guitar and she deserves YOU. Congratulations, my friend! She sure looks right at home over there, lol!
 <~~ MM right now, like a kid at Christmas!
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Nice...
Seems like an unusual postion for the access hatch. That was the second spot tried for the hatch. The first was on the waist of the guitar, the second was in that corner section of the back and the last was in the center of the lower bout... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Just beautiful. I'm sure it sounds as good as it looks in your hands, Mike. |
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Location: Pennsylvania | beautiful guitar! happy to see it's finally in your hands. |
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Location: Paris/France | Congratulations Mike !!!
She's so nice... ;)
J :) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Congratulations, good luck with it. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Very Nice!
[Man, I got's to get me one of them blue ones!] |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Rrrrrraaawwww! |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Very pretty, and blue too.
One of these days, I'm gonna get MY blue Addamas!
Of course now you're gonna have to trade me the 87' to console me.
That beautiful Addamas just makes that ugly ole' 87 more ugly anyway.
You don't want that 87 ugly'in up your pretty guitars do you?
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Beautiful! Congratulations Mike! I was suprised to not see the inlayed fret markers though. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I was suprised to not see the inlayed fret markers though. The very earliest guitars did not have the inlays..somewhere between #125 (owned by Jerome) and #189 (also owned my me) the traditional dual triangle inlays we are framilar with became standard.
This guitar has several other early features not found on later guitars as well: absence of wood markers or metal beads in front of the knobs; extreme glitter used in bowl back and on top...these guitars were often referred to as "Guitars of the Stars" back in the '70's because of the price tag ($2300 in '78 would be close to $7000 today) and the glitter which was applied to accentuate the stage lighting. |
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Location: Cincinnati | Congratulations, Mike. Fantastic guitar! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | You are one spoiled puppy, Mike. Congrats. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Thanks Brad; I think it takes one to know one...lol |
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Location: Veedersburg, Indiana | Very Nice!!!! May you enjoy for many years. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Nic! Glad to see the Dential Stimulous package is working for you, A while ago the future wasn't looking so hot. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Mike, Beautiful guitar. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Time to add a new shed.
Nice. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Beal:
Dential Stimulous package :D |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Wowie-zowie! What a great day in Ovationland! Congrats Mike! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Originally posted by Beal:
Dential Stimulous package
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Absolutely!
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Continuing that thought, I spent much of the morning and afternoon with the new/old Adamas...changed the battery, secured the access compartment lip w/ a bit of cyano, looked inside at the pristene untouched interior of #119, and plugged it into the Genz-Benz Shen Stereo 60 and had a blast for nearly an hour and a half listening to the difference in tone and experimenting w/different settings and effects...I compared it to it's younger sibling #189 as to mono vs stereo and I can simply say it is not the same: it's not worse or better it's simply different. Like anything it takes some getting used to and that only comes with what we called in the Marine Corps Air Wing as "seat time"...
The bottom line is that it sounds great, plays great, looks great, and has put a great big smile on my face...and yes Beal, it's been a while! Awesome guitar!
and thats not marketing spoo either!
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Very nice MM, will be looking to play it on the return leg :) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It will be waiting...
BTW, new pic's in the ning album... |
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Location: Central Florida | Unbelievable guitar, Mike. Gonna miss you both at SSJ.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Otto, you have been on my mind...yes, we'll miss being there... |
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