Members allenthomas Posted April 21, 2007 Members Posted April 21, 2007 Hello from Paris, Sorry for my english. I'm 47 years old and I'm nostalgic years 70 music as America, Neil Young, Cat Stevens...and lovers of the Old Guild Guitars but also Martins... So on the LP album cover " View from the ground " 1982, Gerry Beckley hold an acoustic guitar. Is somebody know the brand? I know it's not easy. And this one than old Dan Peek from the songbook "Harbor". Sure it's not a Breedlove or Klein Guitar. And this one is my F40 Custom Shop Valencia Guild. Thank you for your help. I'm just a poor lonesome french guitar player.
Members knockwood Posted April 21, 2007 Members Posted April 21, 2007 Welcome to the forum! The guitar on the Beckley album cover looks like a Yamaha, from the pickguard and headstock. I wouldn't know which model, but there are a few people in this forum who may be able to tell you. I couldn't say who made Dan Peek's guitar. From the odd shape of the bridge I might guess Cumpiano, but I've never seen that kind of funky inlay work on a Cumpiano, so maybe not... Nice Guild!
Members LarriveeFan Posted April 21, 2007 Members Posted April 21, 2007 I was thinking Alvarez, from the circular emblem on the headstock. But that guitar is probably from the 70's.
Members allenthomas Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Posted April 21, 2007 Thank you Knockwood, Yes may be the Gerry Beckley Guitar is a Yamaha but I don't see what is the model? Around years 1980 I think. To help you for Dan Peek's guitar, the inlays on the fingerboard are the space with moon and stars as around the soundhole. The bridge shape is strange.
Members allenthomas Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Posted April 21, 2007 I was thinking Alvarez, from the circular emblem on the headstock. But that guitar is probably from the 70's. Thank you, I will try to get informations on the Alvarez guitars from the 70's. It's a lead to explore.
Members LarriveeFan Posted April 21, 2007 Members Posted April 21, 2007 it could be Yamaha too,, I remember the older ones had a circular emblem too,
Members allenthomas Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Posted April 21, 2007 it could be Yamaha too,, I remember the older ones had a circular emblem too, I'm looking the album cover again and yes may be it's this old Yamaha circular emblem. So is there anybody know this model?
Members AndrewGG Posted April 21, 2007 Members Posted April 21, 2007 The first guitar is almost certainly a Yamaha; the second looks to be a Klein. Trying to figure out what model the Yamaha is will be nearly impossible; many models with virtually identical specs but various model names have been produced over the years. The guitar in the pic will be an FG of some kind.
Members T.B. Posted April 21, 2007 Members Posted April 21, 2007 Hi Allen That's definitely a Klein guitar, I don't know of anyone who builds guitars with such unique shapes. http://www.kleinguitars.com/artthatsings.htm I'm a Guild fan too. You're so lucky to own a Valencia from the now closed 'Guild's Custom Shop' in TN. Guild DV-52 Guild F47RCE Trina
Members allenthomas Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Posted April 21, 2007 The first guitar is almost certainly a Yamaha; the second looks to be a Klein. Trying to figure out what model the Yamaha is will be nearly impossible; many models with virtually identical specs but various model names have been produced over the years. The guitar in the pic will be an FG of some kind. Thanks Andrew for this details.
Members PAC Posted April 21, 2007 Members Posted April 21, 2007 Bienvenue! From another Guild owner and amateur player.PAC
Members allenthomas Posted April 21, 2007 Author Members Posted April 21, 2007 Hi Allen That's definitely a Klein guitar, I don't know of anyone who builds guitars with such unique shapes. http://www.kleinguitars.com/artthatsings.htm I'm a Guild fan too. You're so lucky to own a Valencia from the know closed 'Guild's Custom Shop' in TN. Guild DV-52 Guild F47RCE Trina Nice Guild guitars Trina!
Members Rick Posted April 26, 2007 Members Posted April 26, 2007 Allenthomas, The guitar Gerry is playing is a L-53 handcrafted Yamaha guitar. It's the same model that John Denver played beginning with his Windsong album in 1975 after changing from the Guild F-50R that had a double pickguard and a Artist Award neck he last used on his live album 'An evening with John Denver'.
Members Rich Posted April 26, 2007 Members Posted April 26, 2007 Welcome to the forum. Nothing wrong with Cat Stevens, as the man has some nice chops and songwriting abilities.
Members KATMAN Posted April 26, 2007 Members Posted April 26, 2007 Welcome as well! You have great taste in music.....and guitars!
Members allenthomas Posted April 26, 2007 Author Members Posted April 26, 2007 Allenthomas, The guitar Gerry is playing is a L-53 handcrafted Yamaha guitar. It's the same model that John Denver played beginning with his Windsong album in 1975 after changing from the Guild F-50R that had a double pickguard and a Artist Award neck he last used on his live album 'An evening with John Denver'. Yes Rick, you are just, it's a L-53 handcrafted Yamaha guitar. Custom model and built years 75 to 80. Back and sides are in Jacaronda. It's a brazilian wood sometimes wrongly called brazilian rosewood, and used on the 70's Epiphone FT-550 (6 strings) and FT-565 (12 strings). I've seen one to sell on a Japanese shop website for 1.200.000 yens = $ 10.000 =
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