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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: lbpesq on February 08, 2014, 03:20:51 PM

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: lbpesq on February 08, 2014, 03:20:51 PM

Check this one out.  Doesn't look like an Irwin to me, and I've never heard of this as a Jerry guitar before, but still very cool.
 
 Irwin Guitar? (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/msg/4325194297.html)
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: adriaan on February 08, 2014, 04:00:17 PM

I've definitely seen that shape before,  quite probably right here. Distinctive - yes.

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: mtjam on February 08, 2014, 04:13:45 PM

Very unique! I would definitely give a dollar for that!

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: lbpesq on February 08, 2014, 08:38:11 PM

I have a vague memory of seeing the body design before.  The horns look similar to some Veillette-Citron guitars and basses.  The head design is nothing like Irwin's, nor is the neck/body joint in back like Irwin's work.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: pace on February 09, 2014, 06:22:25 AM

That guitar was linked to here before w/ the same claim.  
 
Who knows?!?....

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: gtrguy on February 09, 2014, 12:09:42 PM

Cool looking instrument. Sellor must think Craigslist is like EBay, since he is asking for 'bids'. I hate that kind of thing.

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: edwin on February 09, 2014, 10:22:21 PM

It doesn't look remotely like any other Irwin I've seen. I wonder if he has any provenance.

Title: Very Interesting Guitar on Craigslist.
Post by: sjhoffma on February 11, 2014, 01:22:44 PM

I remember the last time I was talking gear with Steve Parish, my buddy Zach showed him his Michas wolf guitar, which was a string through body. The first thing Steve pointed out was there was no way Doug would ever have made a string through body guitar... and that was his only major criticism of that guitar. I'll go with my gut, Steve's advice, and that neck/body joint and say no... this is not an Irwin.