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dusty fretz wrote:This is more like it! Thanks to the combined efforts of Iain, Stephen, Jim and John, it would appear that the guitar Hank played on Living Doll can be identified with confidence as a three-pick Egmond of the era. I enjoyed exploring the links provided to previous threads and internet sites etc., all of which duly contributed the confirmatory evidence I was hoping for, rather than having to rely on recollections alone. The apparent mention of Japanese manufacture is what was confusing the issue and it certainly threw me, hence my reasons to refute this, but did Hank actually state this country of origin in interviews? Whether he did or not, I feel his "Gretsch White Falcon copy" description was still more than a mite wide of the mark, as apart from its colour and single cutaway shape, that Egmond bears very little resemblance to the real thing! Anyway, such carping is immaterial, because the mystery has finally been laid to rest, certainly to my satisfaction, and it'd be good if relevant errors on some Shadows-related websites could be corrected accordingly. Congratulations to all those concerned, as the end result nicely demonstrates what can be achieved via collaborative thinking, rather than indulging in confrontational comment.
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