When all Ted’s thoughts were Guilds
Ted derived almost as much joy from photographing his beloved guitars as from playing them. As a result we have thousands of guitar photographs in various configurations; from every possible angle, color coordinated, color contrasted, like makes, mixed makes, and everything conceivable in between.
In the midst of Ted’s Guild purchasing fervor, with every new addition a photo session was an imperative and sometimes would go on for many hours. Ted was very particular about placement, contrast, background and color sensation.
Shown here: A multi-hued assortment of Guilds leaning against an interesting miscellaneous array spontaneously formed coral reef-like in apartment 8.
Hi Barbara:
I’ve been meaning to ask: in the liner notes to the Ted Greene Tribute CD there is a picture of you holding an Epiphone Deluxe. Did that belong to Ted? I’ve never seen any photos of him holding that one. Just curious. I’m a big fan of those vintage Epiphone archtops!
Hi David, Yes, that was Ted’s Epiphone Deluxe. He loved it! There was a crack in it that he never had repaired, (he was going to but…) therefore he seldom played it because it was fragile. I was just holding it so he could take the photo, it was much to large for me to play. I might have some better photos of her, if I do, I’ll email them to you, if you would like me to? Barbara
Yes, Barbara, I would love to see more photos. I’ll respond with a photo of my 1938 Epiphone Emperor!
Hi David, Haven’t had a chance to look yet. I will sometime this week though.Barbara
No hurry, Barbara.