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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:


i wonder how long i can keep this thread alive....


At the risk of sounding wimpy......
ever see some kind of finger thimble that a person could use to keep
your fingers from touching two strings at once?
I'm thinking of something plastic that would go over your 4 frettin'
fingers.

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DSK wrote:
chuckgould.chuck wrote:
I'm now a little more than a year into my bagpipe lessons.


So, can you play 'Amazing Grace'?


Yes, but not well. I spent a year learning doublings, throws, and a lot
of other fancy fingerings and we're just now starting on some tunes. I
predict it will be another year before
I am fit to play in public, but with the thorough instruction I'm
receiving I should be at least mediocre, if not downright average, when
I make my "debut". :-)

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"Don White" wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:
wrote in message
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Bryan wrote:

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
m...

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:00:14 GMT, Don White
wrote:


Takamine

built by kaman who makes ovation - good choice.

My first acoustic was a Takamine. It was a very nice guitar. Don't
have it
anymore and don't play anymore. Probably still a great choice for an
affordable quality first acoustic.

Yes, Takamine makes pretty decent guitars. a friend has an
acoustic/electric 12 string that is pretty sweet sounding.



My friends with Martins also had something nice to say about my Takamine
and didn't hesitate to use mine when they didn't have theirs, but it
still was never a Martin.
That makes me feel better. You never know when a salesman is taking
advantage of a 'rube' to unload something.

Don,
I've found in my experience that legitimate instrument dealers don't sell
you beach front property in Arizona! And unless things have changed,
Takamine is a good product.
Bryan

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Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message
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Here's what mine looks like:
http://www.blackcreekguitars.com/04-...-Strat-001.jpg


Since we're showing off guitars, here's one of mine. Not a Fender though.
It's a Les Paul Gibson Standard. Nothing special, but a sweet sounding
guitar.

http://tinyurl.com/94whl

Eisboch


Very nice!! I have a cherry-sunburst Les Paul Deluxe that
my wife surprised me with when we were young and couldn't
really afford it. It has those slightly smaller
mini-humbucker pickups that give the bridge position a
brighter tone (almost telecaster like). Think Dicky Betts.

The cheap Mexican strat is played daily because it's so
comfortable while a Tacoma acoustic is sadly neglected.

-rick-

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Don White wrote:

At the risk of sounding wimpy......
ever see some kind of finger thimble that a person could use to keep
your fingers from touching two strings at once?
I'm thinking of something plastic that would go over your 4 frettin'
fingers.

I've never heard of such a thing and suspect it would be
awkward and the reduced feeling would make it harder to
sense position.

Are your fingertips that thick? There have been some great
guitarists with big hands. (Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi, Mark
Knopfler)

Try not to push down any harder than absolutely necessary.
After your callouses build a bit the tips will be harder and
less squishy. If all else fails you could play bass... right
Doug?

-rick-

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Reggie Smithers wrote:

For the fanatics, they mean the pre-cbs. ; ) Anyone who knows Tom
knows he is a fanatic.

Anyone who would pay $50,000 for a used guitar and amp would qualify as
a fanatic. ; )

But they were cheap when they were new.

Sure wish I still had the black face twin reverb I sold for
pizza and beer money in college.

-rick-

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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:00:00 -0800, chuckgould.chuck wrote:


I'm now a little more than a year into my bagpipe lessons. You want an
oddball instrument, the bagpipe qualifies. The first thing one needs to do
is learn to "unread" music, as the time values are only approximate.

Scottish or Australian bagpipe? ;-)

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-rick- wrote:
Don White wrote:

At the risk of sounding wimpy......
ever see some kind of finger thimble that a person could use to keep
your fingers from touching two strings at once?
I'm thinking of something plastic that would go over your 4 frettin'
fingers.


I've never heard of such a thing and suspect it would be awkward and the
reduced feeling would make it harder to sense position.

Are your fingertips that thick? There have been some great guitarists
with big hands. (Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi, Mark Knopfler)

Try not to push down any harder than absolutely necessary. After your
callouses build a bit the tips will be harder and less squishy. If all
else fails you could play bass... right Doug?

-rick-


That could be it. I get the string indent on my finger tips.

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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:01:02 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..

im operating on one
hand at the moment.

That's disgusting. I know we're all interesting guys, but come on, Tom. We
don't wanna hear about that ****. Jeez.....do you do that in the boat,
when
clients are along for the ride?

whats disgusting? that i type with one hand?

I know what you're up to, you filthy man.

:-)

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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:

nothing like that transformer sound.

It's interesting how the old tube amps with output
transformers were pretty bad in terms of bandwidth and
fidelity yet had more pleasing distortion, especially when
pushed hard and the non-linear speaker load reflected back
to the output tubes and the wimpy tube rectifier power
supply started sagging. It makes a pretty complex system
when combined with room acoustics, guitar resonances, and
multiple feedback paths.

Theres been a lot of work on DSP emulation and modeling that
so far I've not found nearly as satisfying but it's sure
nice to be able to come close at low volume.

oh crap, Moss just got a gift in the end zone.

-rick-