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Title: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: RacerX on August 15, 2013, 04:01:30 PM
PRetty cool!

http://www.kvue.com/news/219760511.html
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: neighbor664 on August 15, 2013, 04:17:22 PM
Yeah, but I'm sure he paid a shitload more for it the second time around.
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: RacerX on August 15, 2013, 04:22:54 PM
Quote from: neighbor664 on August 15, 2013, 04:17:22 PM
Yeah, but I'm sure he paid a shitload more for it the second time around.

Probably, but still.

I'd sure like to be reunited with my old koa Mockingbird that I stupidly sold to pay bills towand the end of my first marriage. I paid $1000 for it new in 1982, and if I could track it down & had 2 grand to spare, I'd pay it.
Title: Re: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: VOLVO))) on August 15, 2013, 07:06:35 PM
I can find that Mock for you, if you can find the serial, no shit, Alan.
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: RacerX on August 15, 2013, 07:10:33 PM
Shit, I doubt I still have it.

I suppose I could contact the BC Rich & see if they have the record of the serial #. It was a custom order through a Long & McQuade Music store (small chain) back in New Jersey.
Title: Re: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: VOLVO))) on August 15, 2013, 07:16:31 PM
If you get me the number, I can probably find that guitar. Just for shits and giggles.
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: RAGER on August 15, 2013, 07:23:48 PM
I would like my 60's Fender Champ back and my 70's white Flying V.
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: Chovie D on August 15, 2013, 07:37:16 PM
what year was the champ? i bought a 68 not long ago for $275.
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: chille01 on August 16, 2013, 01:37:59 AM
Quote from: RacerX on August 15, 2013, 07:10:33 PM
Shit, I doubt I still have it.

I suppose I could contact the BC Rich & see if they have the record of the serial #. It was a custom order through a Long & McQuade Music store (small chain) back in New Jersey.

L&M is probably the biggest music store chain in Canada. Nicknamed Loan & Persuade due to their relatively lax financing terms. Never knew they were ever in the states. Are they still?
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: JemDooM on August 16, 2013, 05:30:06 AM
That's amazing :)
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: Jake on August 16, 2013, 01:10:02 PM
Right after they said that it was 1 of only 100 made, the newscaster says "What are the odds of that happening?"

How about 1 in 100?
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: Chovie D on August 16, 2013, 01:22:48 PM
I was thinking even less.

100 made but probably only 90 sold, then you gotta figure some percentage have been destroyed by now, fire, flood, ravages of time etc.

Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: Jake on August 16, 2013, 01:49:48 PM
Well of course. But my larger point being that they're nowhere near astronomical and fairly easy to calculate (within a margin of error).
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: RacerX on August 16, 2013, 03:38:21 PM
If you are one who expects TV news talking heads to be a lot more intelligent than that "Ron Burgundy"  character, you are VERY wrong.
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: tossom on August 16, 2013, 06:12:44 PM
Cool story :)
Title: Re: Cool Story: Old dude reunited w/ his old guitar
Post by: chille01 on August 16, 2013, 09:42:30 PM
I thought the same thing about the odds too at first, but I think you need to account for all of the people. It's not just the fact he bought the same guitar out of 100 twice, it's that he managed to locate the correct seller of said guitar, after it had been sold most likely multiple times already. Or something. I was always a C- math student.