Franklin Jumbo
Heard some talk lately about the "Franklin Jumbo" guitar. What is it? Who makes it? Why is it good?DavidHarp, a J-40, perfect and beautiful/1957 D-18/1957 00-18/1944 0-18/1947 0-17T/OM-21/00C-16DB...
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If it's the same company, Franklin's been around forever; one of the very first to attempt re-creation of the Martin OM. I think the luthier is Nick Kukich (not exactly, can't remember his exact...
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Yes. Franklins are great guitars. I've got a koa OM by Franklin. Nick Kukich is/was working through Mid-Missouri Mandolins in Columbia, MO last I heard. But I've also heard that Mid-Mo is no longer....
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Franklin were about some time ago and made some great guitars I believe,they then closed/went off the radar-don't know exactly but are now back producing again.I think the guy behind Franklin Nick...
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LesM's Brazilian Franklin Jumbo is one of the two best guitars I've ever played. (The other is Bob Hamilton's other-worldly 1930 OM28.)-------------DavidThe problem with people who have no vices is...
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Franklin Guitars started in Franklin, Michigan, hence the name. Nick Kukich was living in Sandpoint, Idaho when I visited his shop in 1984. He was working by himself then, although he had had Steven...
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Franklin guitars got a reputation for buikding great recreations of the prewar OM and of some Larsons / Praire State models.Stefan Grossman used to have a few and later pointed out the builder to John...
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Talking about a Larson Prairie State model by Franklin, there's a stunning one in brazilian/adirondack here.....luthierscollection.com/im...Franklin11ciao,Dario
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Quote:Franklin Guitars started in Franklin, Michigan, hence the name.That's quite interesting - we live down the road from Franklin. Close enough we share or shared the same zip code (when I supply...
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Quote:there's a stunning one in brazilian/adirondack here.....Interesting to me that the one Dario linked to above, at Luthiers Collection, is called a Prairie State model, but doesn't use a shape...
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David,indeed the Franklin PS is very similar to that Traugott jumbo, more than to the Larson jumbo you posted. I also think I recall that Prairie State was more of a line/brand of guitars with...
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Hi,This 12 strings is also Franlin.A nice looking guitar, reminds me of Lead Belly's !www.blue-g.com/stk/detail.cgi?pid=00549Satoru
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