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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: wstagner Date: September 23, 2012, 10:47 am
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Bob Shade will be at the FanFest in Philly on 10/13. Maybe you
could attend and ask Bob to give your "baby" the once over? ;)
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: neptune_bob Date: June 27, 2015, 8:45 pm
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Gee, 2012? Really?
I have a sort of an odd bird. It's a black 59 Custom which has
the bridge of a 60 Custom and black hardware on the twang bar
and knobs. It had been modified a bit too much, and I restored
it to the standard pickguard, removed a 2nd volume control and
restored the wiring as per the diagram kindly provided to me by
Bob Shade. I bought a new case and a new pickguard from him. I
really love it now.
Sounds nice, plays incredibly, looks wicked... I'm a happy
camper.
My Hallmark is the lead guitar on the first cut, and ALL of the
guitars on the second.
HTML http://www.hardytalent.com/music/Apache2015-test0b-T-RackS.mp3
HTML http://www.hardytalent.com/music/SurfRider.mp3
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: wstagner Date: June 28, 2015, 9:44 pm
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I think the Hallmarks are a good value and look a lot like the
real thing.
It's too bad Bob Shade coon't have gotten Nokie on board. Wooda
bin a good deal for both partys.
#Post#: 2801--------------------------------------------------
Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: Jeff Green Date: July 12, 2015, 1:00 am
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Yes, those Hallmark "Ventures" Models are beautiful!
Gary Essex bought a Pearl White one at the 2011 Fan Fest. I had
my eye on it, but he pulled the trigger
before I made a definite decision. However, later that day I was
called upon to accompany Gary when he
stepped up to play lead on "Apache", and "Journey To The Stars".
Though I can't comment on the playability of the guitar, I can
say that I felt the instrument sounded terrific!
Bob Shade still had another one there in Sunburst...OK, so I
thought I might make that one mine...
Oops! Too Late! Beat to punch by Byron Tietjen!
I'll save up a few $$$, maybe next time!
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: wstagner Date: July 13, 2015, 2:21 pm
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Life's way 2 short, Jeff.
If u got the doe, spend it.
You can't takit w/u.
My wife nose of several people who can help her sell my stuff
should I croke soon. :o
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: mosriteer Date: July 18, 2015, 11:05 pm
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Have had a tricolor (blue-silver-red) Hallmark Custom 60 for a
while, but it's no Mosrite - not by a long shot in terms of
sound. IMHO, the Japanese copies come closer to the real thing.
The Custom 60's bite is too metallic, and equalization doesn't
quite fix it. All said, the wider necks help and shielding is
great. The overall build quality is great for the price. Had
bought this from the Hallmark site and called Bob to have white
PU rings on the black PU housing. I often wondered how the
Hallmark will sound with Mosrite PUs but never tried switching.
-Kanad
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: Jeff Green Date: July 22, 2015, 9:01 pm
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Walt, we hope you will be able to endure at least through Fan
Fest Time in October.
After that, you are on your own. So, please hang in there!
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: wstagner Date: July 24, 2015, 8:36 pm
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Thanks, Jeff.
More importantly, did you BUY the Hallmark?
Where's the pix?
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: Jeff Green Date: August 7, 2015, 9:35 am
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Yes! Life gets shorter everyday! Ha! Can't worry about
that!---And I really could splurge for a Hallmark.
With the assortment of stuff I've already accumulated, my folks
would have the option to open a museum when I'm gone.
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Re: Hallmark Guitar?
By: Lofigirls Date: July 21, 2021, 10:25 pm
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:D :D
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