My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:47 am"As New" never gigged and Black is beautiful...... 
Was this once DH's guitar or is it a model based on his setup?
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:47 amRe: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:51 amThat's a beauty John
Was this once DH's guitar or is it a model based on his setup?
Was this once DH's guitar or is it a model based on his setup?
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:02 pmIt is the model that was made for him and set up the same way, Designed by Mr.Rains Built by Gary Carpenter it does not get better than this unless its an Emmons "Bolt on" but they are rare as Hen's teeth as is becoming the "Hartley Raines"
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:08 pmPm'd you John!
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:21 pmRains not Raines
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:25 pmPulled me up by the Reins there David 
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:04 amLong may you reign, John. 
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:48 amThank you Nick, now waddaya think I should do with this one ??
Is this the "Keeper" I have been looking for? It surpasses my push pull Emmons in so many ways with the feel and accuracy of the mechanics, the solid feel of the stops and it has the split tuning' s
All it lacks is the soul of the Emmons....Transplant? I wonder
Is this the "Keeper" I have been looking for? It surpasses my push pull Emmons in so many ways with the feel and accuracy of the mechanics, the solid feel of the stops and it has the split tuning' s
All it lacks is the soul of the Emmons....Transplant? I wonder
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 4:16 pmYou can't keep 'em all, John and you can only play 'em one at a time.
If I was shopping for a psg, I'd say that the last Rains you had (which you also said was a keeper!), the S10 Emmons you showed recently and this Rains are fantastic guitars I would have been happy to buy. I went the 'expensive' route (when you add import tax) and had Bent Romnes build a lovely guitar for me. If I were shopping for a high quality steel, I'd go for this one (unless one of either of the other two mentioned were available).
But I'm not shopping, so anyone with their finger on the trigger, should get in while they can!
If I was shopping for a psg, I'd say that the last Rains you had (which you also said was a keeper!), the S10 Emmons you showed recently and this Rains are fantastic guitars I would have been happy to buy. I went the 'expensive' route (when you add import tax) and had Bent Romnes build a lovely guitar for me. If I were shopping for a high quality steel, I'd go for this one (unless one of either of the other two mentioned were available).
But I'm not shopping, so anyone with their finger on the trigger, should get in while they can!
Re: My Latest Acquisition Hartley Raines in Black SD10
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:38 amYou are right there Nick, looks like this one is already on the move and the import alone on it was over 600...... But I can't help thinking how nice it would be with the "Day" set up and if/when I part with it..... could take a bottle of Jack's ol number 7 and a week to get over it 
It is the best built guitar I have ever come across.
It is the best built guitar I have ever come across.