Dad3353 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 To better appreciate this event, I would refer you to a previous post here, where the 'back story' is quite fully related, so doesn't need repeating here. Skip it if you're in a hurry, but you'll be missing out. Soooooo... I've just, in the past few days, taken delivery of a new (to me, but not quite...) guitar that has been on my 'bucket list' for over half a century. A fellow member of our sister site (Basschat...) passed me a link to a site where this quite rare guitar was for sale, in Sweden. After looking up my finances (it was not cheap...), I contacted the Seller I 'bit the bullet', and, after some tractation over acquisition of a hard case for shipping, it finally arrived, safe and sound, snuggling up nicely in a brand new case. 'OK', I hear you ask, 'but what guitar is it..?' You'll have guessed if you'd read the post in the link above; it's a Hofner President Thinline E2 Florentine, from the late '60s, the same model that I foolishly 'let go' in my stoopid youth. Yippee..! Here's the photos I hastily took as it arrived... Pleased..? You betcha; pleased as Punch. I'm now struggling to get back to where I was, all those decades ago, trying to play a chord-melody version of 'Misty'. By a horrible coincidence, I had trimmed my nails, on both hands, and will have to wait a while before playing that way, as I have done since year 'dot', with only fingers, so I'm struggling at the same time with the use of a plectrum. It's all good, though, albeit extremely slow going. I have a Chromebook for displaying a Pdf of the version I'm using (from a Sandy Sherman YouTube video; just about the best and most accessible I've seen...), but as soon as I think I've assimilated a few bars, I turn the page to continue, but have forgotten it when I turn back again. I'm using my usual method of learning the 'outro' first, so that I'll be working into 'known' territory as I move forward, but, for now (it's been only a few days, but...) I'm finding it quite a job remembering only these dozen or so bars. It'll come (it has to..!), and I find the neck of this guitar to be exactly fitted to how I play (perhaps 'muscle memory' from all that time ago, when I learnt on that first President...). Anyway, enough rambling; back to the Chromebook for another session. I'll see about better pictures if/when the weather picks up, for outdoors lighting. Bye for now... Douglas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Looks beautiful! (The Hofner, not the delivery guy)... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham50 Posted December 10 Share Posted December 10 I’m pleased to see it has a tunomatic type bridge not the awful bit of wood with fret wire slotted in that early Hofners had. I had a Club 40 as must first ‘decent’ guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 10 Author Share Posted December 10 48 minutes ago, Graham50 said: I’m pleased to see it has a tunomatic type bridge not the awful bit of wood with fret wire slotted in that early Hofners had. I had a Club 40 as must first ‘decent’ guitar. Don't knock it until ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewayne Posted December 14 Share Posted December 14 Is that road sand? Even with the fog the countryside looks like something my dad would want to paint. Nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 14 Author Share Posted December 14 1 hour ago, dewayne said: Is that road sand? ... Tarmac was renewed, a few years ago now, but with the daily passage of our neighbour's tractor, it gets muddy pretty quickly, which dries to a sandy dust. The fog is a common feature of our micro-climate here; this region is not known for its droughts. This keeps the grass green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewayne Posted December 15 Share Posted December 15 May i ask what region? Country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 15 Author Share Posted December 15 1 hour ago, dewayne said: May i ask what region? Country? Yes, you may. ... Are you going to..? ... ... ... ... Just kidding; Lower Normandy, France. ... ... ... France is in Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewayne Posted Tuesday at 04:31 Share Posted Tuesday at 04:31 Sorry had to leave. Didnt know where to sign out. Great scenery out there. Only seen it on film. Best friend's grandfather got shot on one of Normady beaches, with U.S. Marines. Back to your road, we dont have alot of sand in TN unless you go up into the mountains nearby. Not sureWhy theres sand there though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewayne Posted Tuesday at 04:36 Share Posted Tuesday at 04:36 France is in Europe?,........ Hmmph. And Europe is where? I'd figured they had disbanded by now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
