Poor New Yorker...

Fred Kinbom · Post by **Fred Kinbom** » 9 Nov 2011 2:41 pm

As a massive fan of the National New Yorker's sound and looks, this pains me to look at:

1930s New Yorker on eBay

How could someone stick a humbucker in the middle of that cool logo that once looked like this?!

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 9 Nov 2011 2:58 pm

No telling what lead someone to do the act, hope it wasn't stupidity.

Fred, what year/model NY have you found to be your favorite, and why?

Fred Kinbom · Post by **Fred Kinbom** » 9 Nov 2011 3:12 pm

Ron, as it seems the original electronics are gone, at least it could possibly have made a broken guitar playable again...

To answer your question, I like the 1937 New Yorker I have the best (I have only tried two 1937 ones and one from 1947 though) - it has a sound that is perhaps not suited for everything, but it's very special - the concealed pickups give it a very "airy", acoustic-like and deep sound.

Cheers,

Fred

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 9 Nov 2011 3:37 pm

Maybe he was a fan of Naomi Klein's No Logo.

Christiaan van der Vyver · Post by **Christiaan van der Vyver** » 9 Nov 2011 3:45 pm

i had the same thought fred when i saw this, it made me slightly nauseous to see it, i love my new yorker, and the original pickup is the bomb! no noise either!
also @mike, thanks for the 12th street rag transcription thing im working on it!

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 10 Nov 2011 6:17 am

Ron Whitfield wrote:No telling what lead someone to do the act, hope it wasn't stupidity. ...

That would be my hope too. In extreme situations you do what you got to do to make them playable again, like forumite Alan Brookes did with his flood victim New Yorker resurrection.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 10 Nov 2011 11:10 am

hey..it's just rock n roll.....

('worth in the thousands')

John Bushouse · Post by **John Bushouse** » 10 Nov 2011 8:56 pm

chris ivey wrote:hey..it's just rock n roll.....

('worth in the thousands')

It would be nice if it were true...

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 10 Nov 2011 9:07 pm

new yorkers are cute and have a nice soft tone, but the one i had was hard to play because the strings were so close to the body i couldn't keep my picks from hitting the body...
i guess it required a more delicate approach.

J. Wilson · Post by **J. Wilson** » 11 Nov 2011 8:43 am

AArgh! Painful to look upon!!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 11 Nov 2011 11:50 am

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... estoration

I've seen a lot worse. Check out this restoration I did on a New Yorker about two years ago. (above)

J. Wilson · Post by **J. Wilson** » 11 Nov 2011 11:53 am

Impressive work Alan!!

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 11 Nov 2011 7:44 pm

The one on Ebay is sure trashed....and he calls what's done on it as a "restoration".....sad alright...

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