Lombardi Trophy

 

Just swell & nearly seventy years old, This old girl has held herself together very well over the years. She's had a little work done but all the original parts are present. Stevek Williavich sent me this pictures of his 1943 (Harmony made) Lombardi, after spotting my 1945 H700 on Minneapolis Craigslist this week. These Lombardi's arch tops are ultra rare, & feature impressive birdseye maple tops; as well as Brazilian rosewood tails, bridges & fingerboards. This one's a solid player, & it's place in guitar history will surely be proudly preserved.

Rock with me & the Rock-ittes Friday night at the new High-Five night club in Burnsville, &
Saturday night & Main Street Bar in Hopkins

Fin to Win

As the season winds down, you'll find car shows are pretty much done for the year. You gotta love the classics. Timeless designs that send your mind tripping back to the future with skate boards & hula hoops. This weeks submission sent in by Scotty Clifford of Chaska. Scotty has a great collection of  vintage axes from the 50's & 60's that we'll be featuring on this blog in the near future Meanwhile, you get to enjoy this knock-back to the golden era of automotive greats. Thanks Scotty!

1959 Gibson EMS-1235

Freak of the Week
The title says it all. Six-string mandolin on the top. Full scale guitar with factory trem on the bottom. These showpieces were not played & abused to the extent that a typical Les Paul of the era was.