Author Topic: Early san fran guitar (Joker) (Read 559 times)

lbpesq · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:17:06 AM »

The headstock is quite different from my Hyak and even more so from my Oasis (Gary Cooper guitar). It does seem a little familiar, though.

Bill, tgo

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2012, 08:32:34 AM »

I'ts got all the hallmarks of an Alembic related pedigree (not that I'm saying Alembic built it). And it ought to be worth somewhere in the $5000 dollar range for anyone not smoking angel dust.

(Message edited by hydrargyrum on December 20, 2012)

bob2 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2012, 12:09:03 PM »

it looks like the tailpiece says custom made for john doh

the last name is three letters, might be something else.

mica · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2012, 01:10:03 PM »

I was thinking Hyak too, so much that I sent the link over to Brian to see if he remembered it. He said that it wasn't of his hand, but he thinks it looks a little Irwin-esque. In fact, I have this image of a guitar attributed to Irwin filed away in my archives that has a circle inlay on the peghead:

The neck is a little BecVar in its proportions, but Bruce made things a little more refined usually.

It's a mystery in everything except the year - if the builders are any relation to Alembic than it has to be after 1972. Just sayin'

tubeperson · « **Reply #19 on:** December 20, 2012, 02:49:40 PM »

Bob2 - do you think the doh reference means Homer Simpson is involved somehow?

tubeperson · « **Reply #20 on:** December 20, 2012, 02:49:49 PM »

Bob2 - do you think the doh reference means Homer Simpson is involved somehow?

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #21 on:** December 20, 2012, 03:05:16 PM »

Much as I hate to say it, it looks to me like it says Custom Made for John Cale.

Peter