On Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 2:10:11 AM UTC-5,
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On Sunday, November 28, 1999 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-7, Stephen Bell wrote:
Can anyone give me some general info on Robert Mattingly and his
guitars. I am looking into an older one built in the early 1980's.
Thanks.
I knew Bob from the very early 60's while stationed with him aboard the USS Frontier AD-25. While deployed to Hawaii he would spend most all of his off duty time in the Ford Island base wood shop building guitars. Always a very gracious guy willing to
talk guitars as he worked and even occasionally play when asked. Very sorry to hear of his passing.
I was stationed on Ford Island and worked at the wood shop and '63-64 Bob came in one night, the Frontier was headed home th SD. Heck of a nice guy, he taught me a little basic CG and had his wife send me #17, built in 1963. I had a reel to reel tape
machine that Bob wanted and that was the trade. Best CG I have ever played and i still have it. I'm in Central FL and have met many artists and the one that played Mattinglys have nothing but praise.
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