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I only associate it with the polka and have to say I'm attracted to it. There's an authentic German eatery near me and on music nights I'm there.

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This. Classy, tasteful, poignant, benign, entertaining, charming, disarming and no one but Sean Bean can pull it off. It took 11 years to perfect but this is the meme-for-the-theme extraordinaire. Well done, well done. Perks me up having read that Terry Jones has dementia (for real this time).

Last pic - rather innovative. As long as the wingnut doesn't rotate the height will be constant. Two nuts tightened against each other to ensure zero height drift could replace that top wingnut. Just a suggestion. Looking good.

Neil, these are also called draw knives, IIRC, so maybe search by that name as well.

 

 

 

Looks like you lied about having better things to do, and being gone too. And now coming back just to troll. Shame shame shame.

 

Wait. Let me guess. You don't know what a troll is either.

 

I imagine many here find your posts entertaining, if nothing else.

 

Maybe Valentsgrif will come to your defense.

 

Here's a pretty good video about Zagers. http://tinyurl.com/2fcpre6

 

Etienne, look what you started.

1967 to 1975 - Angelica, a brand name used by UK importers Boosey & Hawkes. Entry level guitars and basses based on classic American designs. Made in Japan. Source: Tony Bacon and Paul Day, The Gurus Guide

No pics. I believe you. Great idea about keeping it for your boy. One of mine uses anything I have if he wants to but he sticks to a Yamaha cross-over nylon string guitar. He would. It's my personal preference...

LOL. Still, the point that Yamaha delivers is understood and that's all one needs to take from it. I have their cross-over and can't think of any other make that matches it.

QUOTE=baldbloke;n31342286]Idunno, that link, whilst no manufacturer can be perfect all of the time, leans heavily towards Gibson as being more problematic than others. Seems discouragidiscouraging. Even after years of feedback, how can they not evolve? I might need a bit more encouragement before I try out a Gibson after reading that.

I've been wanting to like Gibson for years - actually, for all of my guitar-cognitive years - but there's been no joy in it. I was compelled to get a Hummingbird in 1973 and checked a bunch of them out. They seemed to be calling me. The last one I played was on a wall in a store next to a Martin D-35 and I played them both. The Martin was clearly the better sounding guitar and when they were there on the wall side-by-side it was also evident the Gibson looked cartoonish in contrast to the Martins plain good looks. I bought the Martin ($735.00 w/HSC).

Since then I've kept Gibson in the periphery playing samples of them and always in comparison to comparable Martins or other reputabe brands of similar models. Gibson isn't a contender in every single sampling I've done. The reason for it, I've been told, is I don't have an ear for the Gibson sound. Ah! That must be it because otherwise I'm sure they're fine instruments. I wish I'd have thought of that back when I wanted a Hummingbird. It would have sounded great to everyone else but me and that's okay. I'd be playing to an audience anyway and that's all that matters.

Gibson sound my ass.

RE; The Article

The truth of the matter is the company drives it's employees like machines. The old addage that a company consists of the 3-Ms (Men, Money and Machines) places Men at the forefront for a reason. They are the single most important aspect of a company. Lose them and you may as well put ketchup on your money and machines. Gibson's CEO is a person who will ultimately win by circumstances or fail by his own hand. His employees have circumvented the suggestion box and utilized the internet to communicate the problems. One problem is being harrassed to produce guitars with defects. Martin does that as well and I'm sure others have a samping that would embarrass them. The difference lies in the way Gibson treats its work force. When you don't have integrity to give, you won't get any back. The products suffer from the fallout as does the reputation from frequent public disclosure from disgruntled workers.

I see China in Gibson's near future as a survival tactic.

I would not mail order one with great expectations but if you're curious enough to make the search you might find one that you like.

Edit: If you want a true and compelling accounting of Gibson's quality reliability, consider the functionality of the edit feature of this site. They are on a par favoring this site.

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367965

I really don't get you guys wanting new threads. Please explain it to me like I'm a third grader who just got beat up by the playground bully for asking a question. Then, when you're done, feel good about yourselves.

The best looking combo I've ever had is Koa binding on EIR sides and Sitka top. The Pauduk would be a binding wood for me. Otherwise, the Myrtle B&S guitar I played at GC yesterday wasn't what I'd call the prettiest combo but man did it sound good.

Flitch. New word for me. Not quite as useful to me as a murder of crows but words can be like that.

I've visualized various designs incorporating the flow of the neck into the body. I wouldn't ever actually spec a guitar out with such fanciful art but ideas do come up. One was paper currency floating down the neck from it's source at a wallet depiction and disappearing into the soundhole, which I thought most appropriate to the pursuit of the hobby. Another was depictions of popular space vehicles known from the NASA registry history all flying down the neck toward the Black Hole Of Nowhere. Another was the pictorial image of "Kilroy was here" in contrasting woods fashioned to the sound hole. Another was a steam-powered freight train chugging along the neck. I'm a sucker for old steam powered engines and their era.

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Yea, but who is that guy Seorie posted. I think he's deceased but I can't remember his name.

QUOTE=riffmeister lives;n31238584]No worries, it's always good to have a long term project. Work on it as time permits or when you are particularly inspired to do so.

Same sentiments here. Slow cooking is best.