Offered for trade is my Taylor 355 12 string that
I purchased new from Buffalo Bros one year ago.

It's a great guitar, but I just don't play it. I love
the huge sound of the thing. Feels like playing a grand
piano when I do "Eight Miles High", "Snorkle", "Creeque
Alley", and all the other classic 12 string tunes. But I
just don't think I'll end up using it in my act.

I'm interested in trading my 355-12 for someone's
6 string. I'd like to find something non-dreadnaught,
non-laminate, no barn door electronics. Perhaps an
SJ or OM size. I'm primarily a fingerstyle player
that digs in pretty hard. Not unlike Leo's style.
I'm currently playing a Lowden F size (small jumbo)
and a Lakewood grand concert (~OM size). I need
another 6 string for altered tunings.

My Taylor 12 string has been setup and intonated
for 13-56 strings tuned down 3 half steps. It can
wear 12-54's tuned to standard pitch or down 2 half
steps with no problems. It can also wear light 10-48's
at standard pitch but if either the 12's or the 10's
are tuned down more than that, without raising the
action, it begins to buzz on the octave D string.

Unbleached bone nut and saddle installed. Original nut
and saddle are in the pick case. The original, plastic-tortise
pickguard has been removed and replaced with a very thin,
clear, crystal lexan pickguard. If someone should want the
original pickguard, I'll get one from Taylor prior to
the swap. Measured action at the 12th fret is 6/64 - 4/64.

So it's essentially a stock Taylor, setup like a LKSM except
no cutaway. Spruce over Sap-Mahogany. No electronics.

Those that know me from RMMGA would know that ALL work done
on my guitars is by a professional luthier. I don't even
touch the truss rod. This guitar has seen regular pro setups
and has always lived in a 42-50% humidity, no smoking home.
It's never been out gigging or played by anyone else except
me. Fingernails and flesh only, no picks. Never seen
a slide. No dings. Original Taylor case, of course.

I can take all the photos anyone might like to see.
If you know someone who might be interested in trading
their 6 string for this 12, please give them my
contact information.

Thanks for the bandwidth -

Craig 'Lumpy' Lemke
lumpy@...
Phoenix, AZ
(480) 363-6095
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