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Bloomington, IN USA✭✭✭✭ 1951 Ep Broadway
Went up to Elderly Saturday and played just about every gypsy guitar they had in stock. There are 4 high-end instruments. Two LeVois, a D and an oval hole, and two Duponts, a 2000 oval hole and a 1995 D-hole. The d-hole is cedar and African mahogany with a Big Tone pickup, and it sounded absolutely fabulous. Maurice makes great guitars, and this 12 year old Mac was deep and growly and played beautifully. I did not care for the oval hole; it would have sounded much better with a higher bridge and better setup. The LeVois were nice, but probably needed newstrings to really hear what they could produce.
They also have a few of the last of the US-made Dell'Artes, all Hommage models in the Favino style. I only played 2 of the 3 they had, one oval hole and one 14-fret d-hole. Both guitars were very well made and gorgeous. The d-hole sounded a bit vacant, like the sound was rumbling around inside and couldn't get out. The oval hole was much louder and crunchier. They also had a "tuxedo" Hommage that I didn't play because it wasn't on the showroom floor. Neither guitar knocked me out like my DA Manouche does, but with a better setup and some playing time, I think they'd be very good instruments.
They also had a good selection of Gitanes, including a new DG-330 Tuxedo Jorgenson model. Again, this guitar badly needed a new bridge and a better set-up. The sales guy said they had more than one in stock, so maybe I just got one that didn't sound so good. The stock DG-300 they had was very strong, and they have a Lulo Reinhardt model that was truly excellent. It had ancient bronze strings on it, so at my request they strung it up with Pearse Nuages lights, and it just lit up the room. Very loud and punchy, with a great vintage growl to the mids and bass. The guitar was surpisingly attractive, with a blue insert in the rosette and some oval fretboard markers.
Overall, it was a great chance to get my hands on a bunch of guitars and see firsthand what works well. Of course, it's hard to really know what anything truly sounds like because you have no idea how old the strings are and a guitar always sounds different when you get it home. But that Lulu Reinhardt guitar was very nice. If I weren't planning on buying a high-end piece or a vintage guitar, I would have taken it home as my back-up guitar for Hot Club of Naptown shows and as a travel guitar.
Yours in Django
They also have a few of the last of the US-made Dell'Artes, all Hommage models in the Favino style. I only played 2 of the 3 they had, one oval hole and one 14-fret d-hole. Both guitars were very well made and gorgeous. The d-hole sounded a bit vacant, like the sound was rumbling around inside and couldn't get out. The oval hole was much louder and crunchier. They also had a "tuxedo" Hommage that I didn't play because it wasn't on the showroom floor. Neither guitar knocked me out like my DA Manouche does, but with a better setup and some playing time, I think they'd be very good instruments.
They also had a good selection of Gitanes, including a new DG-330 Tuxedo Jorgenson model. Again, this guitar badly needed a new bridge and a better set-up. The sales guy said they had more than one in stock, so maybe I just got one that didn't sound so good. The stock DG-300 they had was very strong, and they have a Lulo Reinhardt model that was truly excellent. It had ancient bronze strings on it, so at my request they strung it up with Pearse Nuages lights, and it just lit up the room. Very loud and punchy, with a great vintage growl to the mids and bass. The guitar was surpisingly attractive, with a blue insert in the rosette and some oval fretboard markers.
Overall, it was a great chance to get my hands on a bunch of guitars and see firsthand what works well. Of course, it's hard to really know what anything truly sounds like because you have no idea how old the strings are and a guitar always sounds different when you get it home. But that Lulu Reinhardt guitar was very nice. If I weren't planning on buying a high-end piece or a vintage guitar, I would have taken it home as my back-up guitar for Hot Club of Naptown shows and as a travel guitar.
Yours in Django
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