[Unique Heritage acoustic 12 string guitar]

On 3/14/2024 at 1:25 PM, drkhrse said:

Does anyone know the first year for the H445? Speaking of Acoustics....

I earliest I've seen is 1986. 

[Unique Heritage acoustic 12 string guitar]

21 hours ago, bolero said:

Hey interesting. I believe the owners of Heritage are the ones who mentioned the Larrivee connection with their acoustics. But I guess not all of them!

I heard the same story with both Larrivee and Godin. My guess that early in the companies development it was probably an Aaron Cowles build. He did a ldot of the acoustic builds before opening his own shop. 

 

[Throwback Thursday my oldest D…serial no.]

 

O serial # = 1998

[Unique Heritage acoustic 12 string guitar]

3 hours ago, bolero said:

I think those may have been a collaboration between Larrivee supplying the bodies & Heritage the necks & final assembly

I asked the gentleman the same question.  He told me absolutely not. He saw every stage of the build. The body and neck were built on Parsons street. 

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[Unique Heritage acoustic 12 string guitar]

I attended the Kalamazoo Fretboard Festival on March 2. I wandered into a performance room and was surprised to see and an acoustic Heritage 12 string guitar. I couldn't get a closer picture of it during the performance. I did see the owner as he was leaving the festival and told me it was custom made in 1986. 

[On green dolphin street with Heritage archtop]

bravo

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[Another Ballsy Tele Pickup, Cavalier Nocaster Holy Grail!!!]

very cool. 

[PAF from Gibson]

20 hours ago, HANGAR18 said:

You remember that story where the factory in Kalamazoo had thousands of leftover original PAF pickups and threw them out into a dumpster?

Pete Marino (RIP) told me the factory filled up the back of his pickup truck with them and asked him to deliver them to the dump. From what I understand less them 1/2 made it to the dump. 

[PAF from Gibson]

The original machine that wound those PUP's is in in use at ThroBak. They also use period correct wire size with the same metallurgical content. I too would rather go with ThroBak. 

[Incoming H-555]

That's a pretty one.  How does it sound? What PUP's are in it? 

[Quick Clip of My Band Closing a Show (H550)]

[Heritage David Paul Model]

Try calling the Heritage Factory. (269) 247-5405 Ask for Rendal Wall. If anyone would know he will. Good luck. 

[Playing "Affirmation" with Heritage archtop guitara]

Very good. 

[Milestone with Heritage archtop]

Very cool.  nice playing. 

[Impeding Board Migration]

[98 H150 Pickup surrounds.]

Nice  looking ax,  congratulations. 

[Centurion Pics for the New Year!]

I believe the Centurion was a Larry Perking design and build. I wonder whatever happened to him. He was a nice guy and an accomplished guitarist. 

[Heritage Overseas]

They just make the "Golden Age" Heritage more desirable. 

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[New Amp Day]

Good choice.

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[Don Dean Heritage Dealer- blast from the past]

Very cool story. Thanks for posting.