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Boy that's really tempting.

I'll just have to decide if I want to drive to VA. on Saturday, then turn around and drive to the extreme north of Pa on Sunday. I've already committed to play at our family reunion on Sunday. That's a lot of miles in a 24 hour period.

If you don't want it out in public, send me an email as to where in Virginia you are. I'm 35 miles north of Gettysburg.

Or Herman's Hermits.

Yep. Sounds real good! I gave you your first "like".

Yeah, that grin showed up as soon as I saw it on the wall but I believe it resembled the scrolls more than the "f" holes. Something about the matte, natural wood finish just jumped out at me.

If you should happen to come across the article again, could you post a link? I didn't realize there were different ones. I'm not even sure I know what you mean by 3 or 5 degree pins. Thanks.

Joe

I never gave that a thought either. I would have assumed that since the pins are below the bridge, they wouldn't have any effect on sound transfer. Looking forward to hearing other thoughts on this.

What an awesome journey! Think I'll subscribe to make sure I don't miss anything and get a chance to host the PATW package.

whitewater, hope things are progressing well at home.

Thanks for the replies.

Doug, I have an early 80's Alverez 12 string. It's a beautiful piece and plays well, that's why I inquired about it. Only problem I ever had was the high G string breaks often and I could never figure out why. Still does it to this day.

Grah1, I dug around and read some reviews. They are very mixed. From "Love it" all the way down to "I threw it in the trash and bought a XXX".  Not sure what to think. 

Tyson, I've heard of Dean but not MM. I'll look into both tonight.

Being a big fan of the brand, I also looked at the Epi MM30. Crazy mixed reviews on that one too. But it appears that if you get an older one, before production moved to Korea and then China, they're mostly favorable.

In the few months I been playing I've decided I'm going to stick it out and the Kay isn't going to work for me much longer. But I'm not ready to sink $500-$1000 into one. I'm hoping to upgrade with $300 or less

Again, thanks for the info. My quest continues.

No. It's a 3/4 size Yamaha.

They are making a large circle around the country and expect to be back in Montana in late August. They were pressed for space so they only brought that and the Uke. I have enough instruments to go around. The woman is playing my 12 string Alverez and picked up the mandolin for awhile as well. The one thing I don't have is a banjo which Steve is quite good with. I might have to look into one just to have it around for when someone comes by that can play it.

When I bought my first guitar 30 years ago, the budget was at the top of my list. I didn't have much in the way of discretionary funds at the time. I went with a $180 acoustic Epi that I was able to make payments on for a few months. A year after I brought it home I had the plastic nut and bridge saddle replaced with bone. The new deep, rich sound just overwhelmed me. A $40 change made it completely different guitar. It's still my go-to acoustic.

There were times when I would be at a party or just an informal gathering of some sort and I was asked what I played. When I said Epiphone, I would almost always get "that look"; and an "Oh, Epiphone", like it didn't deserve to be classified as a guitar. More than once someone would have to eat crow once they heard or played it. It may not have the same rich ring of a Taylor or Martin but I still can't make myself justify their price tag.  I've acquired 5 more Epi's over the years and I'm quite happy with my "cheap" guitars.