Malinowski Howling Moon guitar

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I was idly browsing the Elderly Instruments web site this morning and found something
I'd never heard of. Here's a quote from the Elderly sales guys:

"For those who seek adventure, interesting instrument built in Maryland, oil finish, ambrosia maple top on single cutaway sassafrass body, maple neck with ambrosia maple headstock, padauk fretboard, 24 frets, 2 P-90 pickups, controls mounted on Douglas fir over ambrosia maple control plate, TonePros AVT-2 wrapover tailpiece / bridge, Hipshot locking tuners, 1-11/16" nut, 24-3/4" scale, Gator hard foam case. $1585"

here's the link:
https://www.elderly.com/instruments...tric-guitars/malinowski-homwlin-moon-2013.htm

To me this looks totally lovely and desirable. It looks cool and understated from a distance, but
then the closer you walk, the cooler it looks. If I were a young buck, I'd like to talk with the kind of
woman that would find this attractive. ...but I ain't. *sigh

But this looks like a fine example of the wood crafter's art, as well as the luthier's art.
Never heard of the maker before, but I don't know everything. I used to seek adventure more
than I do now. *grins ...And this seems like just the axe to go Viking with.
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it is cool though. looks like a cabinet maker decided to make a geetar. P90s and a wraparound ya cant go wrong here :)
 
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Definitely not my cuppa guava looks-wise, but if it sounds and plays good that's all that counts. Right?
 
Now that's what you call a woody guitar. Even a wood PG/control plate! I think those are wooden dowels holding ther neck onto the body instead of using the usual wood screws. I was thinking of doing that to one of my guitars some time back and there is company that actually does that. That's one unique looking guitar.


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A work of art that actually looks like it's very playable. Upper fret access looks great.
 
I like it. I have never seen recessed tuning posts before and frankly, I do not get it. Also, the plugged neck bolt or dowel bugs me greatly and is a deal breaker (nice eye Johnny). But not for that, I may have wondered "how much"
 
ninjaking67 said:
A "permanent" bolt-on neck?
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RVA said:
I like it. I have never seen recessed tuning posts before and frankly, I do not get it. Also, the plugged neck bolt or dowel bugs me greatly and is a deal breaker (nice eye Johnny). But not for that, I may have wondered "how much"
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The necks are glued and screwed. Here's a recent magazine review with some good info on Pete Malinowski's madness:
http://www.malinoskiguitar.com/info_pages/page_guitar_bass_review_2016.htm
 
RVA said:
I like it. I have never seen recessed tuning posts before and frankly, I do not get it. Also, the plugged neck bolt or dowel bugs me greatly and is a deal breaker (nice eye Johnny). But not for that, I may have wondered "how much"
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I don't understand this. Why would something like that be a deal breaker? Is it aesthetics or something else? I have to assume if the screws are covered with dowels there is a reason why. If the neck was removable the dowels wouldn't be there. There are quite a few guitars from the 70's and 80's with glued in necks that are also held with screws, although usually the screws would be in the neck pickup cavity.
 
Kerry Brown said:
I don't understand this. Why would something like that be a deal breaker? Is it aesthetics or something else? I have to assume if the screws are covered with dowels there is a reason why. If the neck was removable the dowels wouldn't be there. There are quite a few guitars from the 70's and 80's with glued in necks that are also held with screws, although usually the screws would be in the neck pickup cavity.
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You make a fine point. Idiosyncrasy I guess. Either glue it or screw it. If you are going to use screws, let me have at 'em if need be. I guess I just need to consider it a set neck and be done with it. I will meditate on this and get back to you!!
 
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