A word about guitars
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ericcolemanOk, I just felt in the mood for this ... for the first time in ages all my guitars are home ... my arsenal of guitars is such ...
A Martin DM - my main guitar, it has a sweet low growl to it. He dosn't travel much anymore, I'e been mean enough to him
A Takamine EG531SC - My workhorse guitar. It has a wonderful preamp and sounds pretty darn good all by itself. The guitar that you are most likely to see me with
A Stella Harmony 3/4 size - Indeterminate year, but it's kinda sweet. It has a certain 60s cheap guitar cheese that I dearly love. She will be travelling with me more often once I get a gig bag for her.
A very old Harmony archtop - Very very very beat up, probably beyond repair. I havent had it out in ages. It makes me sad.
A Greco electric 12 string - Another guitar that I havent played in too long. It will get pulled out and restrung this week. The guy who I bought it from wants it back and I need to make up my mind. With the money he is offering (what I paid for it) I could probably buy a cheap mandolin or banjo. Something to start with. Any opinions ???
There are two other instruments, a Montana 3/4 size and a Dean 1/2 size guitar that are abused by other folks in my house.
I don't have nearly enough guitars.
A Martin DM - my main guitar, it has a sweet low growl to it. He dosn't travel much anymore, I'e been mean enough to him
A Takamine EG531SC - My workhorse guitar. It has a wonderful preamp and sounds pretty darn good all by itself. The guitar that you are most likely to see me with
A Stella Harmony 3/4 size - Indeterminate year, but it's kinda sweet. It has a certain 60s cheap guitar cheese that I dearly love. She will be travelling with me more often once I get a gig bag for her.
A very old Harmony archtop - Very very very beat up, probably beyond repair. I havent had it out in ages. It makes me sad.
A Greco electric 12 string - Another guitar that I havent played in too long. It will get pulled out and restrung this week. The guy who I bought it from wants it back and I need to make up my mind. With the money he is offering (what I paid for it) I could probably buy a cheap mandolin or banjo. Something to start with. Any opinions ???
There are two other instruments, a Montana 3/4 size and a Dean 1/2 size guitar that are abused by other folks in my house.
I don't have nearly enough guitars.
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Date: 2004-07-23 09:16 pm (UTC)Gibson J-200: the big black one with the rose. Her name is Rosa. I play her mostly at local coffeehouses where we can use guitar mics. She has the richest sound of almost any guitar I've ever played.
Gibson L-200: The cute maple one. She doesn't have a name yet but this is the guitar I play most of the time. It's a smaller version of a J-200.
Martin OO-18: with a train inlay. Her name is Libba. She has a wonderfully sweet sound. I've been going back and forth about keeping her or selling her for a couple of years. I love her but she just doesn't have the deep voice of the Gibsons. For the time being though, I'm keeping her.
Taylor 714CE: My first really nice guitar. Cedar top with rosewood sides and back. Fishman pick-up system. She has a nice bright sound. Since getting the Gibsons, she's not been played much. I'm looking at selling her.
12-string Harmony: spruce and walnut. Given to me by an ex-boyfriend of my mother's. Really high action. Not played much.
Art & Lutherie Ami: my black parlour sized camping and canoing guitar. I wrote "Fathers and Daughters" on this guitar.
Lute guitar: on order. Will arrive in August.
Oscar Schmidt Autoharps: 3 of them, each one better than the next! Great story on how I got the first one. I started playing autoharp again after seeing "A Mighty Wind" and becoming obsessed with Mitch and Mickie. I still want to learn "Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" and "When You're Next to Me".
Kazoos: LOTS of them. Thanks Chas and Bonnie! I especially love the Shrek one (the bodice kazoo) and the teak wood one.
Hammer Dulcimer: Custom built for me by one of my patients. He used purple heart ont he sides! There's even a picture of Pooh Bear inside.
Mountain Dulcimer: All walnut. From the heart of the Ozarks.
Baritone Uke: all walnut. My first "guitar". Used until I figured out it didn't have enough strings.
Fylde Cittern: mighty fine instrument from England! Cedar top with a nice loud and full sound. I'm finding that I just don't play it anymore, at all. Am looking to sell this one too.
Kentucky Mandolin: beginner's instrument. Action is still a bit too high. I got this so that Riverfolk could have a mandolin in the group. Instead lf learning to play it well, we found Andy and got a violinist to boot! I haven't been playing it much the past couple of years and was considering offering to sell it to you Eric, but I just tried it out again and a funny thing happened. It was still fairly in tune, I remembered a few chords and I started to play it. Out came the chorus to a song I didn't know I was writing. A cute upbeat love song! (I don't write those. Quite the contrary.) So I'm keeping the mandolin!
Keyboard: given to me by my brother during college. What an extravagant present! Nothing fancy, but functional.
Violin-Uke: very interesting, old instrument. It's played with a bow and with strumming, at the same time.
Recorders, flute, clarinet, penny whistle, xaphoon: none played often.
Accordian: I don't play, but it was my grandmother's.
Various percussive things: used to percuss.
Hey, this was fun!
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Date: 2004-07-23 09:45 pm (UTC)Violin-Uke: very interesting, old instrument. It's played with a bow and with strumming, at the same time.
Now you've piqued my curiosity, I shall have to wheedle you into bringing it to somewhere we'll both be so I can see it.
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Date: 2004-07-23 11:15 pm (UTC)You may have to come up to Minneapolis sometime to see the violin-uke. I'd love to show you this very cool instrument. Just give me some notice so that I can tune it up and learn a song or two. Maybe for Minicon or ConVergence nest year.....
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Date: 2004-07-24 08:41 am (UTC)I love Martin OO-18s ... I played one of these at a show I did with Sue Urban a couple of years ago ... a real sweet voice ... VERY different from the DM though ... have you seen my DM ... he's pretty darn amazing ...
I wanna see your Cittern too ... more fun toys (me being me that translated as "Hey babe, wanna show me your cittern?")
Art & Lutherie Ami - cool ... a friend has one of these for sale in his shop ... it's got a natural finish ... but is very very sweet ...
I've seen both Gibsons now I think ... I love the sound of Jumbos but am never quite comfortable playing them ... I could probably get to be so pretty fast though ...
My mom (who is flying in tomorrow) had two Autoharps ... both of which she gave away a couple of weeks before I thought to ask about them ... grumble ...
I wanna see the Violin-Uke ...
The manager has made me promise that I won't buy another major instrument till I can pay for it with money I have made playing the other instruments .... sometimes management is just plain bad
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Date: 2004-07-24 08:47 am (UTC)I wanna hang out at his house too ...