DizRotus Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Steve @BigStewMan, and other guitar aficionados, might be interested in this article about Gabriel Currie. He uses 100 year-old pine logs that have been submerged in Lake Michigan to make custom guitars at Echopark Guitars here in The Motor City. http://freep.mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=0c54b4eb2 The Detroit News Print Edition - Nov 21, 2020 at 8:06 AM.pdf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Beautiful instruments that are one of a kind -------and built to last -ECHOPARK GUITARS ----GABRIEL CURRIE - 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 What a cool story (about him.... the wood is nice too) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Coytee said: the wood is nice That's what she said 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I held back on that layup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 21 minutes ago, oldtimer said: I held back on that layup. Cuz you are weak, take it to the hoop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Nah, I just didn't want to hurt coytees feelings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Nah, I just didn't want to hurt coytees feelings. Group hug. You are getting a Kinder and Gentler machine gun hand in your old age. Good on ya! I guess I'm still a d!ck. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 That wood punch line will not stand up in court. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, rplace said: Group hug. You are getting a Kinder and Gentler machine gun hand in your old age. Good on ya! I guess I'm still a d!ck. Actually coytee is a dick, well, at least a richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Nah, I just didn't want to hurt coytees feelings. Both of them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Man... ya'll starting to sound a bit like my wife. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 11/21/2020 at 5:16 AM, DizRotus said: Steve @BigStewMan, and other guitar aficionados, might be interested in this article about Gabriel Currie. He uses 100 year-old pine logs that have been submerged in Lake Michigan to make custom guitars at Echopark Guitars here in The Motor City. http://freep.mi.newsmemory.com/?publink=0c54b4eb2 The Detroit News Print Edition - Nov 21, 2020 at 8:06 AM.pdf 480.02 kB · 6 downloads Hey Neil ... wishing you a great holiday. I don't own a pine guitar; but I've read that they have a nice tone. I have Tasmanian Blackwood, I have mahogany, I have an Alder body, and some 85+ year old homemade ones made by my Grandfather and his brother. I've also heard that Pine is hard to work with; but I'm not a wood worker so ANY wood is hard for me to work with. My buddy in Grand Haven keeps suggesting that I move back there; but until they do something about those winters, ain't gonna happen. I do miss golfing at the GH Golf Club (for free).At one time, it was in the top 50 public golf courses in America according to golf digest. Saw the Guess Who there one year, they did a concert across from the famous Musical Fountain, and the second best fireworks show that I've ever seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 @DizRotus Hey Neil ... you ever see the musical fountain in Grand Haven? It's certainly not a life-changing experience; but a nice thing for a community to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 18 minutes ago, BigStewMan said: @DizRotus Hey Neil ... you ever see the musical fountain in Grand Haven? It's certainly not a life-changing experience; but a nice thing for a community to offer. Many times, but not for many years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NADman Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I found this in the news this morning. Castanet has been my local 'rag' for decades. https://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/317733/A-woman-recently-brought-a-guitar-to-Lee-s-Music-to-find-out-it-was-rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 8 hours ago, NADman said: I found this in the news this morning. Castanet has been my local 'rag' for decades. https://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/317733/A-woman-recently-brought-a-guitar-to-Lee-s-Music-to-find-out-it-was-rare the same model of Guitar is selling in FAIRPORT NY for 15.500$ USD , and the condition of the guitar is not as nice ----------15000$ CAN$ is a bargain -that' s 11,500 $ USD https://www.andybabiuksfabgear.com/vintage-1955-gretsch-g6130-round-up/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 hours ago, blissann said: I'm researching this page to find a perfect instrument for myself. Probably doesn't exist, lol. What price point? For what use? At the moment I only have two acoustics... the oldest is a Guild F-20R, from 1974, the second is a Taylor 812C from 1991. The Guild plays perfectly, intonation and feel is wonderful. The tone is ok. The Taylor, is great as well, but still probably needs a little tweaking to get as good a feel as the Guild. I would like a larger bodied guitar, jumbo or dreadnought, but funds are allocated to other things right now. Wouldn't have to even be high end for me. For example, my long time guitar buddy has about 6 or 7 Martins, some from the Martin Custom Shop. They are all superb instruments. Still, he recently bought a dreadnought size, made in asia guitar for around $400 that he said is a wonderful instrument. Plays well, sounds good and looks good. You just have to play a bunch and the right one will show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanBrown Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) On 11/21/2020 at 3:32 PM, RandyH000 said: Beautiful instruments that are one of a kind -------and built to last -ECHOPARK GUITARS ----GABRIEL CURRIE - Very unusual, but interesting, I would like to have such a guitar in my modest collection. It would be interesting to find out the opinion of the people who purchased it. I usually always read reviews in this blog before making another purchase. It makes it possible to immediately learn about all the pros and cons of a particular instrument and make a rational choice. Edited December 24, 2020 by JonathanBrown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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