that one from Bonnie years before.
A few weeks after I bought them I got a call
from the son-in-law, asking me to please sell
them back to the family. I told him what I had
paid Ross for the lot, and he was surprised by
the high dollar amount I paid for them. I told
him that I would hold them while he attempted
to get the money together. I held them for many
months, but in the end, sadly he was unable to
obtain the funds to pay for them, so I began to
sell them. His interest was mostly in the White
Falcon, so I held onto that even longer. Years
passed but, unfortunately, no deal was to be
made with him. I kept the guitar and played
it and fell in love with the tattered beast. I say
this because it was well played, missing some
parts, and it appeared that at one time Bonnie
had applied something to the top of the guitar
with glue, possibly rhinestones, but I could not
find any photos to verify this. Bonnie Guitar is
still alive and kickin’ at age 93, and although
I have never spoken to her about the White
Falcon, I am sure she played this guitar with
love and passion. Though I don’t play guitar out
live much anymore, I still consider this guitar
and my refinished 1959 Jazzmaster, bought
from Jerry Baker 25 years ago, to be my two
personal favorites. Thank you Bonnie Guitar!
Bonnie’s guitar with the original mixing
console from Wiley-Griffith Studios on the
corner of North 46th and Orchard in Tacoma, WA.
Jul Aug 2016
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