What is good about old guitars?

[Davesrose]

youtube can be so addictive!

Well I found another Bream/Williams duet that I think is a great example of how guitars with different timbre can have wonderful harmonies. Bream's seems higher in pitch then Williams...good thing they're different guitars!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYpdU...elated&search=

[Exit Pupil]

for those interested -

i found this little blurb about williams playing a smallman for the first time...not sure of its accuracy
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John Williams (the guitarist) was about to give a concert for BBC in downtown London. It was a noon concert with live FM broadcast. Williams was going to play his Fleta. An "unknown" luthier approached him with a guitar in his hand and said in an Australian accent:

-"Maestro Williams, I build guitars. I would like you to try mine".
Williams reached out to grab the guitar and, while standing, played a couple of fast arpeggios on the guitar and said...
-"Good. I will play it right now!"

Williams got on stage and played the concert with the Smallman guitar. He still plays Smallman to this day.

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here is an interview with williams himself about the smallman among other things.
http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?storyCode=10778

[amphead]

Lots of good info here!
Don't forget that as an instrument gets older, there are usually fewer of them, for a particular model and year. Rarity, condition and desirability, is what makes the price go up!