Post by CTGull on May 15, 2018 4:48:04 GMT -5
Today (5/15/18) marks the 1 year anniversary of starting this forum to share and expand the knowledge I’ve accumulated on vintage Yamaha FG acoustic guitars. You can thank the Yamaha Corporation. I had been thinking about starting a forum for over a year, but when they took down their Yamaha Guitar Archive I knew I had to fill that gap, and expand on it.
85 members, 554 posts in 78 threads. I’m sure hundreds (or thousands) more people have visited the forum and website (started 9/9/17). I’ve also talked to 92 people by email.
In the last year I hope I’ve patched a few holes in the vintage Yamaha FG knowledge, while trying to paint a new picture. It’s difficult to dispel old rumors that have been passed around as common knowledge for decades. It’s possible the “Asian Mystery Glue” rumor may outlive me.
Along with sharing information, I’ve also been busy restoring forgotten FG’s to be playable again. Many of these have been in their cases for decades and the years of string tension has tried to fold them in half. They either end up in the garbage or being flipped for a profit to an unsuspecting collector.
I have many more articles and projects in the works, all I need is time.
85 members, 554 posts in 78 threads. I’m sure hundreds (or thousands) more people have visited the forum and website (started 9/9/17). I’ve also talked to 92 people by email.
In the last year I hope I’ve patched a few holes in the vintage Yamaha FG knowledge, while trying to paint a new picture. It’s difficult to dispel old rumors that have been passed around as common knowledge for decades. It’s possible the “Asian Mystery Glue” rumor may outlive me.
Along with sharing information, I’ve also been busy restoring forgotten FG’s to be playable again. Many of these have been in their cases for decades and the years of string tension has tried to fold them in half. They either end up in the garbage or being flipped for a profit to an unsuspecting collector.
I have many more articles and projects in the works, all I need is time.