my new [unexpected] love

there's an old saying that guitars chose their owners.

i admit, i love to go to the music store and play all the fancy, expensive guitars that i can't ever afford.  there's something incredible about being able to play a well made, hand-crafted instrument.  every one has their own personality, their own tonal balance.  guitars are individuals, just as people.

and just as people are drawn together, guitars and people are drawn together.  anyone can play any instrument.  but when a guitar finds its match, a new sound is produced.  love makes the notes sweeter, stronger, and blended to the point where player and instrument become one.

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she struck me from the moment i walked into the climate-controlled room.  something about her color, her size, just looked like a style i would enjoy yet could very well be way out of my league.  not sure why i didn't pick her up off the wall to start, but i didn't.  although i played at least three other guitars in my session, my eyes kept being drawn back.  once i had her in my arms, i knew we were ment to make incredible music together.  we fell in love, and fell fast.  

a little fact about my girl - her list price was $2770.  yes, that is not a typo.  my old co-worker and friend [i used to work at the music store, then Victor's House of Music, now a Guitar Center - but we don't want to talk about that] told me her regular retail price would have been around $1950.  i'm not going to reveal how much she came home with me for, but i'll leave it that she was "at cost."  she was old Victor's inventory, and Guitar Center wanted her out.

i never thought i would be walking out of the store with a guitar in tow.  but here she is, Cheyenne, in all her glory!

and here we are, in our first photo together.  we're going to make some incredible music.

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for those interested in her technical specs, she's a Gibson LC-1 Cascade in Vintage Sunburst.  according to the paper inside her case, her birthday is 06/12/06.