Wanna hear one of the 1st Dupont Vieille Reserve in action?

Romain Vuillemin

That's number 13, on the Django chorus over "Rose Room", his version from 1937 !

Romain


https://www.facebook.com/rvuillemin/videos/10153970201881189/?l=8566126987545613645

Jeff Moore

I have #10. It's a great guitar.

Romain Vuillemin

niiice ! post something with it so we could hear it

Bob Holo

Jeff Moore wrote: »

I have #10. It's a great guitar.

That was the first GJ guitar I ever heard. Pete Krebs on VR#10 and Jason Okamoto on his Busato in a wine cellar with high vaulted brick ceilings. Unbelievable acoustics in that cellar and they were playing without amplification. Trying to pinpoint the moment I got hooked on this music, I think it might have been 'Vette' or possibly 'I Wonder Where my Baby Is Tonight'. I'm not sure, because I didn't know any of the songs then, but that song absolutely "bounced" and was the happiest grooviest thing I'd ever heard.

AndrewUlle

I noticed you are using two fingers to fret - was that a conscious decision on your part, or do you feel it flows naturally from getting Django's sound precisely? (Edit: I just saw you posted this with the heading "with two fingers," so I guess that answers my question.)

Jeff Moore

Romain Vuillemin
"post something with it so we could hear it." Wish I knew how? I grew up with circular dial telephones.

Bob, its nice to hear your story of getting hooked and about #10 before I had it. I don't even remember what the build year was. Tried to find it on this site but couldn't.

Romain Vuillemin

Andrew yes, i did it 2 fingers to try to see how Django might have fingered it !
Jeff, i think the first vieille reserves are in 2001 , so i suppose it's end of 2001 or beginning of 2002 !