MartyGrass Posted January 27 Posted January 27 This guitar was bought used by a friend about a decade ago from a GC. The neck was not right, but I don't recall why. The action was high, so he got a discount, as I recall. He brought this to Aaron Cowles, a superb luthier from Gibson who did work for Heritage, including tap tuning. The guitar was renecked. This is a standard H-575 but now has a maple neck and an ebony fretboard. There is binding on the headstock and a MOP Heritage inlay. The harness was resoldered due some instability. There now is no serial number on it. It plays very well and has an old style beefy neck. It has a nice tone, too. My friend lent it to me a couple of years ago. I'm about to return it. It weighs 7 lb 10 oz, slightly heavier than other H-575s I've handled, about an extra 5 oz. It's built like a tank. The top is fairly thick but not to any extreme. Before it goes, here are some pics. It is a beauty.
rwinking Posted January 27 Posted January 27 Wow, Mark! That is pretty! Did Aaron Cowles also do the Heritage mandolins back in the day?
MartyGrass Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 6 hours ago, rwinking said: Wow, Mark! That is pretty! Did Aaron Cowles also do the Heritage mandolins back in the day? I know he did the F-5s. He used to bring pieces home and assemble them in white wood for $50 each.
TalismanRich Posted January 28 Posted January 28 #1 - Wooden pickguards RULE! #2 - Bound headstock look better than unbound! #3 - That neck with the stripe really fits the guitar. Outstanding guitar... too bad you have to give it back.
MartyGrass Posted January 28 Author Posted January 28 12 hours ago, TalismanRich said: #1 - Wooden pickguards RULE! #2 - Bound headstock look better than unbound! #3 - That neck with the stripe really fits the guitar. Outstanding guitar... too bad you have to give it back. How often does someone lend you a good guitar for that long?
Steiner Posted February 8 Posted February 8 Love the H-575. That is one particularly beautiful example.
MartyGrass Posted February 9 Author Posted February 9 The owner who lent it to me had 200 guitars. Somehow 60 were stolen when he moved to a different place. I don't know the details.
MartyGrass Posted February 11 Author Posted February 11 I should have said they were stolen. I'll see how that happened. My guess is someone broke into one of his homes or a moving van.
TalismanRich Posted February 11 Posted February 11 I can see someone taking off with a van full of guitars. I can't imagine having 200 guitars.. I have trouble keeping up with a dozen.
bolero Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Storage places get robbed all the time, often inside jobs
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