The Virtuoso Thread

Oops - don't know how I missed that. I actually like this body better than the regular virts. It's definitely one of a kind: body shape, inlays, and even a Kahler floyd. Thanks for sharing.

 
well I am not at liberty to tell you all but lets just say I have a great friend that is the world,s best gutiar lukathier in the world as a great friend that worked at hamer never got the credit he derserved and he brought it home one piece at a time in his lunch bucket and made it for me !! it was built in 1990 I have owned it for over 20 year,s it is defiantly unique maybe it is not what ya call a virtuoso but to me it makes my heart come alive everytime I plug it in ! it has no serial # it is one of a kind for sure I certianly wish hamer made alot more like these for yall to enjoy !! If I told yall the whole story id have to kill ya !! rock on !

 
BOOM! I've come across another one - located at some Japan shop. Looks like a different celestial and super clean. For sale too.

Hamer trem, non-scalloped, maple neck, and I'm assuming the airbrush was by Jim O'Connor.

Celestial Virtuoso

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Yeah....knew about that one. BTW....fingerboard IS scalloped.

It's around $5,977 (shipped to U.S.) U.S. buckeroos for anyone interested.

Not as cool as the other Celestial Virt with the yellow logo to go with the colors in it's celestial theme, IMO.

As the U.S. dollar crumbles, I'm wondering where that currency conversion price will end up?

 
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That makes three - possibly four - Celestial Virts that I know of. I didn't think there were that many, actually!

 
I'll have to dig through the photo archives, but theres at least one more. The one I'm thinking about isn't yellowed like Jon's and doesn't have the large, Jupiter-looking planet in the same position behind the trem.

 
cmatthes said:
I'll have to dig through the photo archives, but theres at least one more. The one I'm thinking about isn't yellowed like Jon's and doesn't have the large, Jupiter-looking planet in the same position behind the trem.
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chris - i am surprised to hear from more than 2 celestial virts because i know every single thread and post for virtuoso on the board and on any other forum.

i think i have stored almost every virt photo from the internet and all ever posted on the forum.

and there was for years only jon´s celestial virt, the second one which is for sale now is new to me. but 2 more ?

 
could we get more posts on this virtuos thread.

maybe new photos from virtuoso owners.

who owns the granite virtuoso at the moment ?

 
The granite virt was owned by Maverick Music and then he sold it around 5 months ago. I think he let it go for 3.1k. I have a feeling a lot of people who own the other virts not seen are not forum goers or internet junkies like us.

 
DarrenD said:
The granite virt was owned by Maverick Music and then he sold it around 5 months ago. I think he let it go for 3.1k. I have a feeling a lot of people who own the other virts not seen are not forum goers or internet junkies like us.
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i know that phil had it.

are there any photos of the granit virt?

 
any other photos of the granite virtuoso?

if anyone has more photos of virts than posted here - would be great to post it.

 
Are the upper frets on Virtuosos actually usable past the 24th fret?

Can players without spidery, thin fingers like Mr. Burns actually get up there and really play notes that are in tune and with a pleasing sound? I've played the old Washburn 36-fretters (w/Stephens Extended Cutaway, brilliant invention) and found it was quite difficult to navigate the higher frets cleanly. Additionaly, the tone got kind of "tinky" and "banjo-esque".

Uli Roth's Sky Guitar (also scalloped) has frets spaced in whole tones past the 27th fret to combat the cramped-fret issue. There's also a neck pickup installed underneath the fingerboard, which I think is a really hip idea. Not $7500USD hip, but a way to get warmer tones out of the guitar.

Any Virt owners care to give their take on the on how their guitars peform "up there?"

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cmatthes said:
I'll have to dig through the photo archives, but theres at least one more. The one I'm thinking about isn't yellowed like Jon's and doesn't have the large, Jupiter-looking planet in the same position behind the trem.
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chris

did you already check your photos

 
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