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Post by aquaduct on Oct 29, 2006 22:31:13 GMT -5
Hey Tam,
Next time you're in Elderly, can you check something out for me?
They've got a Benedetto Fratello on thier website that is "Clearance Priced", meaning obscene, but pretty good for a Benedetto.
If you happen to be there, could you take a look at it. The last time I played one a few years ago in Lansing, it was amazing. Almost played itself. Not sure if this is similar. It's been in thier inventory for quite a while and I'm not sure if something's wrong with it.
No need to rush over, but I know you need excuses to stop there.
Let me know what you think bud. Thanks in advance.
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Post by Tamarack on Oct 30, 2006 0:42:25 GMT -5
Aquaduct -- I would be pleased to check it out. I expect to have a trip thru Lansing enroute to or returning from east Michigan sometime in the next week or two. (I am an ignoramus about archtops and jazz in general, but I will slide a few 7th and 9th chords up and down the neck and try to act serious)
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Post by aquaduct on Oct 30, 2006 20:15:44 GMT -5
Hey bud, that's cool. You really don't need to know much about jazz specifically. The one I played a while back was just a magnificent acoustic instrument. Very responsive and almost plays itself. And it'll do that no matter what you play.
Just try playing up the neck a bit and if there's an experienced jazzer around, maybe he/she can demonstrate the tone.
That, and just check if someone's dropped it or something.
Thanks a bunch.
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Post by John B on Oct 30, 2006 21:33:10 GMT -5
Criminy, that is a GREAT price for a Benedetto.
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Post by aquaduct on Oct 30, 2006 21:51:47 GMT -5
Yes it is, even a "not from the hand of Bob" one like that.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2006 9:32:17 GMT -5
I'll have to check, but that may well be my Father-in-law's. I know he was considering selling his and often does through Elderly. Sure looks like it, but I can't imagine him selling it that low.
BRB
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Post by aquaduct on Oct 31, 2006 18:36:21 GMT -5
Kook,
It's not your Father-In-Law's. It's new and made with the Fender/Benedetto partnership. It's probably a 2004 or so.
But still, at that price, it's a good deal if it's OK.
Your Father-In-Law's is probably worth 3 times that much.
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Post by Aesthetic_Ascetic on Oct 31, 2006 22:26:05 GMT -5
Yeah, it probably isn't his father-in-law... fathers-in-law normally do not go on sale on guitar websites...
Particularly when they are three times as much...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2006 10:11:43 GMT -5
Actually he has sold several through Elderly's website on consignment. You're right though, that's not his. The one he has is a custom that Bob B. actually made.
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