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Title: guitar
Post by: Dwayne on February 02, 2007, 04:04:08 PM
I know there's alot of you out there that play a little Guitar, I was just wondering anyone ever heard of Marina guitars? I bought this about 10 years ago at a pawn shop for $175.00. It has mahogany sides and I dont know what the top is, also looks like a maple neck, the intination and action are very good and the sound is fantastic, verry loud!! For an accoustic! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Dwayne
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Randy Powell on February 02, 2007, 04:24:25 PM
Not a clue. I picked up a 60s vintage Washburn guitar the same way. Great sound and very, very cheap.

I snagged the picture and I'll ask around.
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: RC Storick on February 02, 2007, 06:17:43 PM
I can play the Radio.  And real loud too!  LL~
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Ed on February 02, 2007, 07:11:41 PM
The Guitar looks real cool, how does it fly?                                                                                                                                                             Ed The New Guy
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Richard Grogan on February 02, 2007, 07:30:54 PM
Quote from: Dwayne Donnelly on February 02, 2007, 04:04:08 PM
I know there's alot of you out there that play a little Guitar, I was just wondering anyone ever heard of Marina guitars? I bought this about 10 years ago at a pawn shop for $175.00. It has mahogany sides and I dont know what the top is, also looks like a maple neck, the intination and action are very good and the sound is fantastic, verry loud!! For an accoustic! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Dwayne
It was made in Czechoslavakia.Marina guitars made by Jolana.They offer a wide range of instuments, mainly famous design copies ...

EDIT: Heres something I found for you:
"Jolana was a Czechoslovakian brand, producing electric guitars and basses from 1953 to 1989. Especially during the 1960s it supposedly gained popularity in the UK and George Harrison, Jimmy Page as well as Eric Clapton are said to have used the Futurama model. When the quality of Czech Guitars steadily decreased, the marketing increasingly concentrated on countries within the Eastern bloc. In spite of their rather negative reputation, Jolana guitars are still appreciated among collectors and nostalgics."




Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Keith Spriggs on February 02, 2007, 10:37:55 PM
Many years ago I bought an old flat top Gibson about 1940 vintage. I practiced every day for about two years and I can honestly say after two years I sounded about the same as I did after two weeks, but my fingers didn't bleed anymore.

About that time I took up U control. I had better luck with that after two years of practice I could fly inverted a little better than I could at two weeks, but my fingers still bled whenever I got them in the prop.
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: W.D. Roland on February 03, 2007, 12:03:38 AM
flew a guitar once--it crashed
radios fly pretty good.
bell cranks fly better.
they all make lots of noise
i like noise

David
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Annette Elmore on February 03, 2007, 01:51:46 AM
I have a nice 12-fret, slot head, separate tailpiece Anjelica 12 string - sounds great but is a pig to play and needs some work on playablility!

Tony
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Dwayne on February 03, 2007, 08:08:38 AM
Quote from: Richard Grogan on February 02, 2007, 07:30:54 PM
It was made in Czechoslavakia.Marina guitars made by Jolana.They offer a wide range of instuments, mainly famous design copies ...

EDIT: Heres something I found for you:
"Jolana was a Czechoslovakian brand, producing electric guitars and basses from 1953 to 1989. Especially during the 1960s it supposedly gained popularity in the UK and George Harrison, Jimmy Page as well as Eric Clapton are said to have used the Futurama model. When the quality of Czech Guitars steadily decreased, the marketing increasingly concentrated on countries within the Eastern bloc. In spite of their rather negative reputation, Jolana guitars are still appreciated among collectors and nostalgics."


Thanks Richard!
I looked on the internet and found the same thing!! Marina is built by Jolona in the Czech republic or something like that...LOL Thank you! 


Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Ralph Wenzel (d) on February 03, 2007, 04:15:38 PM
Quote from: Dwayne Donnelly on February 02, 2007, 04:04:08 PM
I know there's alot of you out there that play a little Guitar, I was just wondering anyone ever heard of Marina guitars? I bought this about 10 years ago at a pawn shop for $175.00. It has mahogany sides and I dont know what the top is, also looks like a maple neck, the intination and action are very good and the sound is fantastic, verry loud!! For an accoustic! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Dwayne


Back in the mid '60s, they had a most unusual model - - The fretboard was slightly concave. Easiest fingerbarring I ever encountered on any instrument! Very light pressure required. I still wish I had bought it . . .
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Richard Grogan on February 03, 2007, 04:24:53 PM
Quote from: Ralph Wenzel on February 03, 2007, 04:15:38 PM
Back in the mid '60s, they had a most unusual model - - The fretboard was slightly concave. Easiest fingerbarring I ever encountered on any instrument! Very light pressure required. I still wish I had bought it . . .

Thats what we call a "scalloped" fretboard... used to give natural bending of notes.
Title: Re: guitar
Post by: Bill Little on February 03, 2007, 05:31:30 PM
Andy Lee had an actual C/L flying guitar....... does that count?????

;D