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Hallmark 60's Custom - New colors!
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA 
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 12:53 PM
Just noticed that they have some new, more traditional colors available for the 60 custom. Candy Apple Red http://www.hallmarkguitars.com/ Wish I could afford one right now. Paul |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 12:57 PM
Oh yeah, also dig the new Barris guitar: Paul |
Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2764 Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 02:06 PM
Yeah!!!! I am patiently waiting for Bob to ship mine. I orderd the sunburst. It ought to look boss on those guitars with the binding! A full report will follow.......ed —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2062 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 03:04 PM
mmmmmmmm...........sunburst with binding........... Paul |
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 05:29 PM
eddie, please post pics of your guitar when you get it... the full report is needed as well. When are you supposed to get it? |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5268 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 06:21 PM
you are going to let me test this if i come through your neck of the woods around new years??? ?si senor? (sorry i couldn't invert the first ? — |
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 07:33 PM
I will be awakening on Christmas morning to open my gift, a Raven Black Hallmark Swept-Wing. I just love the look, Munsters meet the Jetson's! |
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 09:58 PM
anyone want a blue metallic with matching headstock mosrite super excellent? also, do these have black headstocks too? or matching headstocks? |
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Posted on Nov 13 2007 10:58 PM
According to Bob Shade, they will have matching headstocks. |
Joined: Sep 23, 2007 Posts: 555 State College |
Posted on Nov 14 2007 06:15 AM
I really dig them too, and are they made in Maryland? The Hallmark Company is P.O. Box Maryland. Does anyone know? How is the quality on these? Peace to you, not on you |
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Posted on Nov 14 2007 07:32 AM
the guitars are made in korea, not maryland. |
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Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2764 Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Nov 14 2007 09:25 AM
I believe the new guitars are due in before the end of November...tick tock. I will certainly post pictures and a full report. I had a chance to check out several of these guitars in Colorado this summer as both SoniChris and Maui had them. Although I didn't spend a lot of time looking them over, I was impressed enough on first impression to order one as soon as I found out that the new batch would include a sunburst option. Bob has apparently improved on some of the issues that made Mosrites somewhat less desirable to some of us. I like his take on these improvements. I bought an '88 Mosrite Ventures Model-set neck, bound body, side jack, vibramute reissue when Semie was building guitars in Jonas Ridge. It was absolutely the most beautiful guitar that I've ever owned but it sounded awful. It also had a dead spot on the third string at the octive fret. I spent a great amount of time trying to correct the problems but finally gave up and sold it. I am really hopeful that these new Hallmarks will be really good. They are being built overseas but I've seen some pretty good guitars from over there over the last few years. Impatient eddie —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
Joined: May 20, 2006 Posts: 2169 PacNW (Vancouver, Wa U.S.A.)
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Posted on Nov 14 2007 10:53 AM
What!!! ??? —-Kyle Beyond The Surf YouTube channel |
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Posted on Nov 14 2007 11:51 AM
^^ Look on the bright side, they are made in South Korea, not North I will really need some honest feedback before I buy this guitar. I am not knocking Korean made guitars, there are some decent made instruments that come out of their for affordable prices. However, these Hallmarks are not exactly cheap. 900 + dollars to get a foreign made guitar seems a bit steep. You can easily get a CIJ Jag or Jazz for cheaper than this. Heck you can ebay an AVRI guitar for only 100 bucks more. If these guitars can compete with a Mosrite I would consider it, but I need to know more and hopefully play one before I buy. |
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Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2764 Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Nov 14 2007 01:25 PM
Hi Kyle. I'm not sure exactly what part of "what?" you are asking. I will be more that happy to elaborate on any details that you might be interested in. ed —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
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Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 2764 Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Nov 16 2007 12:21 PM
Here is an additional thought for most of you guys. Today, almost all guitars a produced on CNC woodworking machines. Writing the computer code to carve guitars is no big deal. Given equal raw materials, Most modern guitars start out pretty much the same......ed —Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps? |
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Posted on Nov 16 2007 12:49 PM
certainly, but i'd take a set neck alder bodied mosrite style guitar from hallmark over my bolt on basswood from japan mosrite. i strongly dislike basswood. i really wish i had known these were coming out soon when i bought my mosrite. i'd have waited. i might take the plunge eventually. |
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