Blogging Ottinger (tim)An interesting Specimen (guitar)
A friend told me about Specimen, a guitar company in Chicago. They have a variety of off-beat guitars with unique features. Quite a number of them are made from aluminum and have a riveted-together battleship or bomber look. I personally like the Flame Top Pippin. This looks like two different-sized les pauls, sawed in half longways and fused together. I can’t argue with the reach it gives your fret-hand. It’s pretty for all the asymmetry. It’s odd.
Here is a small photo, from the link above
Specimen guitars in chicago are dishonest, avoid at all costs.
Really? A friend of mine had repairs done there, and was totally happy with treatment, price, and quality of workmanship. I’ve heard a number of really good things about them. Sounds like your experience differs. I don’t know what happened, but I hope you tried working through the channels before posting harsh blog comments here.
tim
Comment by chicago musician — 2008-January-22 @ 12:53