I saw my first Dove around 1963 in a little music store in Arlington, Virginia. Needless to say I was blown over--and it wasn't near as ornate as this one. A lot of years have passed, but I seem to recall the guitar I was enamoured with had a blue finish. Years later in Edmonton, Alberta (1975 or abouts) I took my SJ to the legendary Frank Gay for a set-up and I asked him for a re-finish--in blue. He refused. Not because of the color, but because "Your finish is still good. It's not ready yet. Bring it back in 5 or 6 years." Well, five or six years later I came to my senses and realized that a blue SJ just wasn't the thing to do. Tommy Hunter or no. The old SJ still sports the original finish--cracked, scraped and bruised as it may be.
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