| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Well, It has happened | | Date: | Sunday, January 20, 2008 06:13:58 (+0000) | | From: | reso-man <reso-man @.......net>
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Great story Peter, thanks for sharing. I'm sure you treasure your "Josh".
Play it often and play it well. Twangs,
Richie
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From: Peter Nyce <pnyce@navpoint.com>
> I bought a new OMI "Hound Dog" (#316) from Buck Graves in 1970. I think he
> really wanted to keep it for himself after playing it, but, being the
> totally honest man that he was, he sold it to me anyway. I say this because
> at every show I went to he always asked if I had brought my guitar, which
> of course I had, and then he'd ask if I would mind if he played it on stage
> for the performance. You can imagine my answer! It's all yours!! I kept
> hoping that maybe that guitar would learn some neat licks and pass it on to
> me! It got Lester Flatt's attention at Sunset Park one time. In the middle
> of a show Lester said, "Josh, Where'd you get that guitar?" Buck replied,
> "It's Pete's". Lester then replied, "Well, I believe I'd keep that one!".
>
> My point of all this is that I believe I paid $650 for the Hound Dog. That
> would be about $3,450 in today's money. So, at $4500 for Jerry's entry
> level guitar, and up to $7500 with all the bells & whistles, that's pretty
> pricey. BTW, I still have the Hound Dog and it's name is "Josh".
>
> Happy Dobroing,
> Pete
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