"Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt1 Aspirations, Procrastinations, and Consequences

[Honkenstein]

Thanks again, Waz.
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PS - Oh, my! Your TL-1AR GOTM entry and ES-1 Runner-up GOTM are beautiful! Some 40 TO coats on the TL. How much time did that take? (no need to tell) I used to have a Kalamazoo-made 1971(?) ES-355TD-SV. It was too beautiful and I was unworthy. My workmate and I "juggled" it between us. Basically, I bought it off him with the promise to sell it back to him when flush again. The first thing I really heard him play on it was a virtuosic rendition of Hendrix's Little Wing down at Brisbane's "Blue Note Bar" in the late 90's, still in his Blues groove prior to detouring into Jazz and Gypsy Swing/Jazz. I'd love to hear Ewan sing and play again. Died a couple of years back.

Here's a link to what may actually be my old guitar. Everything looks right. However, at the time it didn't have the tremolo arm, and the stereo was disabled (but a set of instructions left in the body cavity to instruct how to convert it back to stereo. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/124064205425

Another workmate borrowed it and marvelled at its unmuddied tones at higher gain. I see the price has gone up from the AUD $1700 I paid for it ...

The case's exterior condition looks right, but the interior lining looks less dark than mine. To own that guitar again ... (sigh)

... and that dark line running from the bridge pickup to the binding looks familiar! Tried to sell it on consignment at "Joe's Guitars and Retro" (or something like that) on the Sunshine Coast around about year 2000 for $3000, minus his 20% cut. Didn't sell. He gently chided me for not cleaning and shining the gold myself!