I better go gas up the truck. I'm heading over to East Pennsylvania today. Someone phoned me about a guitar he found in the crawl space under his godmother's house trailer. I asked him if it was preserved from the elements in any way and he said "Yes" but would not elaborate any further no matter how I hinted around. I don't think the crawl space under a house trailer is ideal for the preservation of an electric guitar no matter how well it's wrapped up. I'm not expecting much. But he did say, the trailer is a rare 1949 Noonan Land Baron Deluxe and there are not many of those left, my friend, especially with the copper plated side trim intact! So I'm going to look at the trailer mostly and hopefully the guitar will be a bonus. He told me it's Russian. And Russian electric guitars ... well, when's the last time you saw one? He said the pickups are wood and pitch with little triangle shaped magnets. Woo Hoo! I'm outta here.
Nancy
9/13/2011 07:09:30 am
I'd be really interested in what you find in that crawl space. Please let us know. Impressed that you know about the Noonan! A classic.
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9/20/2011 04:50:06 am
Nancy, What I found there will have to wait a bit. But I could talk about Noonan Land Barons all day. My uncle lived in one on Indian Lake. It burned because he smoked in bed. I kept the copper trim though.
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