"But at this moment, the Gibson company is rocking even harder than Pete Townshend's Les Paul." Schneider says he plans to purchase additional guitars from Gibson for an upcoming charity auction. "We all know Gibson guitars rock," Schneider wrote in an email to Yahoo. 1965 Supro Thunderbolt Vintage Tube Guitar Amplifier Model S6420 1,200 (bos > Franklin MA metro west ). In Very Good Condition With Some Playwear (See All Photos) Original Red Finish Is In Very Good Condition With Marks And Wear Throughout (See Photos) Finish On Headstock Shows Heavier Wear (See Photos) All Original. 1965 Airline bobkat 450 (bos > Salem north shore ).
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Meanwhile, Gibson contacted Schneider, too, offering repairs on the damaged 1965 ES-335 as well as a brand-new 50th anniversary reissue of a 1963 Gibson ES-335, free of charge. 1965 Airline Res-O-Glass JB Hutto Guitar. Delta also gave him a pair of free vouchers for future flights. Airline Guitars were made in Chicago, Illinois from 1958-68 by the VALCO company, and distributed by Montgomery Ward. On Friday, after Yahoo News first ran the story on Schneider's ordeal, a Delta representative contacted him and this week agreed to pay for the guitar. The online claim forms he filled out after the guitar carnage were blank when Schneider later checked on them, and two emails he sent to Delta chief executive Richard Anderson were not returned. Schneider refused the check, because he didn't know how much the repairs would cost. The airline reluctantly offered to cut him a check for $1,000 in Tampa, Fla., his eventual destination.
Schneider said he was then given the "runaround" by Delta. Airline Pocket Bass C-7224 Model Solid Body Electric Bass Guitar, made by Valco (1965), made in Chicago, sunburst lacquer finish, maple body and neck. Workers took nearly an hour to retrieve it. The guitar itself was pinned between two beams, sustaining an estimated $1,980 in damage to the bridge, neck and tail. A lot of my early knowledge about guitars (and lingerie) came out of those wish books. Anything you desired could be delivered right to your door.
He asked if he could carry it on the plane instead, but he was denied.Īfter landing in Detroit, the case carrying Schneider's semihollow-body guitar became lodged between the mobile service elevator and a rail on the loading dock, shaking the elevator door. Catalog of Dreams (Vintage 1965 Silvertone Teisco 1437 Electric Guitar) One of the highlights of life back when I was a youngster was the arrival of the latest Sears or Montgomery Ward catalog.
Schneider, guitarist and singer for Hanukkah-themed rock band The LeeVees and the hockey-themed Zambonis, had asked Delta staffers not to check in his 1965 Gibson ES-335-which he estimates is worth about $10,000-on a flight from Buffalo, N.Y., to Detroit, Mich. Identified as the 'Professional Vibrato Triple Pickup' guitar in the Montgomery Ward catalog, they were 'designed exclusively for Wards' by Valco. Delta has formally apologized to Dave Schneider, the musician whose vintage guitar was shredded by the airline's baggage handlers at a Detroit airport last month, and offered to pay him for his prized ax. 1965-66) This instrument was Montgomery Ward's top of the line electric solidbody guitar in the mid 60's.
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