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Martin / Lowden for sale?

Martin / Lowden for sale?

Anybody selling a Martin or a Lowden with a cut away? I had the misfortune to reverse a 2800kg jeep across my 1 year old custom built Lowden on Friday night so I'm looking for a decent guitar to tide me over ‘til I get a new one.

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by John McCartin

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Ouch Ouch Ouch. Commiserations from one who smashed the back off his Martin & the top off his Taylor. Were you insured?

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by Leftheris

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No Insurance. Got my valuation, filled in the form but hadn't posted it. Doh!

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by John McCartin

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Well, John, be sure to allow a suitable period of mourning. The stages of grief and recovery just can’t be rushed.

I have a Martin for sale, but it’s not a cutaway. It’s a D-35S with wide twelve-fret neck.

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by Bob himself

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My condolences John; makes me squirm just to think about it!

I think board member Steve Johnson recently posted something up here about a Lownden for sale, but he is in the States...

Good luck with your recovery.

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by Keith Dubinsky

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I have a Lowden O10 that I don't play very much anymore. It doesn't have a cutaway. I might be tempted to part with it. Let me know if you are interested.

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by Cuso

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I do have a Lowden 032 for sale, in the USA. It's not a cutaway model.

I have no experience in shipping to Ireland, so I'm completely ignorant of stuff like customs fees and/or duties, but if it's a bone-stock, excellent 032 you want, I'm willing to work it all out.

I do really want to sell it. I love it, but it's voice is not my voice.

Email me for particulars at

tarbabytunes@gmail.com

Thanks,

stv

http://cdbaby.com/Culchies

# Posted on February 6th 2006 by stv culchie

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And here's one I drove over earlier you can see where the wheel cut a clean rectangular hole in it

http://www.diburro.com/photos/photo.gibson1.jpeg.jpeg

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by Ripthecalico

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This graphic violence is making me sick! Oh, the humani..., er, the guitarity?

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by Bob himself

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:(

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by Why Bother?

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There's that feeling when you first see the damage you have done, around here we call that the "o make it didn't happen" phase; but after comes acceptance and healing. My disaster was almost a year ago, and I'm pretty much over it. Still get a little twinge now and then; and I'm VERY careful now, too; but it only takes such a small moment of inattention. Good luck.

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by full measure

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The mere thought makes my stomach churn. My condolences.

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by Pawl

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Whatever about the Lowden..................any damage to the Jeep John??!

# Posted on February 7th 2006 by seaniemcg

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I did the same thing with a custom built octave mandolin a few years ago. Backed over it. Then pulled forward. Then thought, well, maybe it will be OK. Wrong... Bag of splinters. Luckily the insurance company was very easy to work with.

# Posted on February 8th 2006 by Michael Eskin

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No damage to the jeep Sean but I left a big black mark on my driveway where the case got dragged. It's all Dezi Kellegher's fault. If I hadn't had his CD on full blast I would have heard the grinding. Have you ever backed your bike accross your bouzouli?

# Posted on February 9th 2006 by John McCartin

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"Have you ever backed your bike across your bouzouli?"

No never, and I think the ointment is starting to shrink them at last!

# Posted on February 12th 2006 by Jay-eye

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"Have you ever backed your bike across your bouzouli?"

If you do, you could always go here, to look for a new one, at least you would get a bouzouki here - not sure about a Bouzouli though(?):

http://www.musikalia.it/en/catalogue/instruments_list.asp?cat=7

# Posted on February 12th 2006 by Ptarmigan

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Just had a thought! Could a Bouzouli be a hybrid between a Bouzouki & a Ukulele?

# Posted on February 12th 2006 by Ptarmigan

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