Consigning 1974 Jacques Favino

klaatu

My 1974 Jacques Favino, serial number 369, has been consigned with Djangobooks.

The guitar is in amazing condition for a Favino of this vintage. Most if them are pretty battered. This one has its battle scars but overall is very fine. The back and sides are Indian rosewood, with just the usual finish checking you see in old Favinos and a few dings here and there. The top has four cracks, all stable (Michael Bauer's '64 Favino has sixteen cracks, and it sounds awesome); three have been repaired and the fourth one up by the treble side fretboard is not anything to worry about, according to Rodrigo. The maple neck has been refinished, and there is some overspray on the body. The jumbo frets are not original but have been recently dressed.

The guitar currently has a Dupont Bigtone which sounds very good. The action is low and I've got it shimmed to suit my picking style better. If I were keeping it, I would replace the Bigtone with a regular Dupont bridge and convert the guitar back to acoustic, but that's a personal choice.

Here's a link to Michael Horowitz's original listing, where he fully describes and plays it:
http://shoppingcart.djangobooks.com/ecom-prodshow/jacques-favino-oval-hole-369.html

... and a video of Joscho Stephan playing it at the Django in June Saturday night jam:

Michael Bauer

This is a really good guitar and I think could become a monster with a little love and care by Rodrigo Shopis (I can attest to what he did to improve my vintage guitars.) I know that benny has found his personal soul mate in his Shopis, but this will be someone else's soul mate once it gets some proper attention. I hope it finds a good home.

klaatu

Thanks, Michael. Wish I could afford to keep it, but my poor depleted bank account says no.

Jazzaferri

Best of luck with it. If only I had the money

klaatu

Jazzaferri wrote:

Best of luck with it. If only I had the money

It's not that much money, really, only $1250 in dog dollars.

klaatu

It's being consigned with Michael Horowitz.

Jazzaferri

What pray tell are dog dollars. At 1250 of them it seems like a good buy depending upon the exchange rate

Michael Bauer

Dog dollars are usually made of bark or rolled newspaper. I think it takes seven dog dollars to equal one U.S.

klaatu

Michael Bauer wrote:

I think it takes seven dog dollars to equal one U.S.

Exactement!

Jazzaferri

I was looking online for the exchange rate and to see perchance where I might buy some. The closest I could get was some out of the way country in central Africa. The exchange was way higher than 7 though so either way ... good luck with her