Hi, again, Bill,
You're absolutely right. Gord DID have two of his Gibson 12-strings stolen, both of them identical to the one he plays now. He got so paranoid about it that back in the days when he used to fly to his gigs on commercial airlines, he actually bought a ticket for a seat on the plane just for the guitar. Up until the last year or so, he used to always open with a song he needed the 12-string for and would actually walk out on stage with it rather than have it set up for him as his others are. By the same token, he would be sure and end with a 12-string piece, so he could leave the stage with it. I notice he STILL finishes with a song that calls for the 12-string.
Also, another little anecdote is that many years ago, he was sitting on the arm of a sofa at a party and lost his balance and fell off while playing that guitar. The end result was that he smashed the back of it in. He did have it repaired and used it for awhile after that.
He has since replaced it with an identical one. But I thought you might enjoy the story.
One other thing that might interest you. A few years ago in Reno, he had two of them on stage. He joked and said they were "twins", but that he had them tuned differently. LOL -- I am not a guitar expert by any means, so maybe you know what he was talking about.
Just a little contribution. I'm definitely out of my league here.
Stay loose, eh?
LAMS
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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."
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