Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 8:00 pm
Heh, he CAN be reasoned with.....
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:01 pm
Poor Cail! I brought him a present to Ceer him up!
Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:24 pm
www.tonyrice.com/cgi-bin/trgallerypage. ... %20Home&12
This is a Martin D28 Herringbone, I'm not exactly sure what year but I'm pretty sure it is pre-WWII. It was originally owned by Clarence White, who was one of the early innovators of bluegrass guitar flatpicking. It is currently owned by Tony Rice, and is the guitar most closely associated with him. Note the enlarged sound hole.
This is a Martin D28 Herringbone, I'm not exactly sure what year but I'm pretty sure it is pre-WWII. It was originally owned by Clarence White, who was one of the early innovators of bluegrass guitar flatpicking. It is currently owned by Tony Rice, and is the guitar most closely associated with him. Note the enlarged sound hole.
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 12:29 am
I first saw one of these harp guitars about 20 years ago, and I've wanted one ever since. The sympathetic harmonics you get off the harp strings sound really cool.
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 3:23 am
this is the best photo i can find of a National Steel...Johnny Winter has a beautiful one too...and Taj Mahal also plays one.
here's a link to see some other album covers with resonator guitars on them...pretty cool...
www.wirz.de/music/resofrm.htm
then, of course...there's Chris Whitley's...
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 3:42 am
*hmmhmmhmm* ...National guitar
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
Memphis...
Watch your references lady we're both happily married!
Taj...oh, oH, OH! Mr. Car-tear! Messa loves Taj!
I'm going to Graceland, Graceland
Memphis...
Watch your references lady we're both happily married!
Taj...oh, oH, OH! Mr. Car-tear! Messa loves Taj!
Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 4:28 am
oh lord, won't you buy me a Martin guitar
my friends all have Gibsons, i must be a star
co-sign that loan lord, the bank knows who you are
oh lord, won't you buy me a Martin guitar...
heh...preferably the D-50 Delux....
Building upon the original Martin Tree of Life inlay pattern, the D-50 Deluxe Edition features a genuine African ebony fingerboard inlaid with a freshly redesigned Tree of Life pattern. Every leaf, flower and stem of the Tree of Life is cut from highly colorful dark heart abalone, then painstakingly bordered with a thin band of mother of pearl. The thin pearl bordering creates a shimmering effect that is almost jewel-like in appearance against the black ebony background.
The Tree of Life pattern continues under the nut and onto the headplate where it terminates with the Martin script logo, also inlaid in abalone with pearl bordering.
The D-50 is the first Martin guitar that features inlay on the instrument’s sides and back. Two pairs of floral designs appear on both sides of the back inlay strip, and on either side of the neck heel and endpiece.
The African ebony bridge and the polished black pickguard are inlaid with matching Tree of Life patterns, also cut from abalone and bordered with pearl. A special endpiece is cut from Brazilian rosewood and inlaid with the leaves from the Tree of Life pattern, then precisely boxed with abalone pearl inlay bordering. The heelcap, also of Brazilian rosewood, is inlaid with a Tree of Life flower and leaf motif.
The D-50 is bound with grained ivoroid throughout and is inlaid with highly colorful dark heart abalone at virtually every possible seam including the rosette, the top and back edges of the side binding, the perimeter of the back, the back inlay strip, the end piece, the neck heel area on the body, the neck heel area of the neck, the side profile of the neck and headstock, and the front edging of the fingerboard and headplate. Specific areas have been further enhanced with special herringbone pearl including the perimeter of the top, the area around the extension of the fingerboard, the inner ring of the rosette, and the center stripe of the back inlay strip.
Vintage styled Waverly gold plated brass tuning machines with vintage style butterbean knobs are delicately and individually hand engraved. The nut, saddle. bridge pins and end pin are all crafted from genuine fossilized ivory. The bridge pins and end pin are further enhanced with star sapphire inlays and bordered in 14-karat gold settings.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 7:41 pm
Since I'm not a musician, I can only form an opinion based on whether they look nice.
I like this one:
Though I also like that one dAN picked out:
I like this one:
Though I also like that one dAN picked out:
dANdeLION wrote:I like this one, too:
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:32 pm
They do look very nice! 
...oh, you were talking about quitars? 
*rimshot *
...oh, you were talking about quitars? *rimshot *Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 8:49 pm
She doesn't usually wear dresses like that.
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 5:29 am
The harp guitar looks AWESOME. (And so does the blonde guitarist...)
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 6:22 am
Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 11:06 am
Pfft, I still like her blue guitar.Matrixman wrote:The harp guitar looks AWESOME. (And so does the blonde guitarist...)
Next time I see her, I'll tell her all these older men (she's just a wee lass) like to ogle her. 
The harp guitar, though...that's just frightening. I'd be interested to see it played.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 5:22 am
i could be mistaken...i'll have to look at it to be sure...but doesn't robbie robertson play one or something like it on The Last Waltz?CovenantJr wrote:
The harp guitar, though...that's just frightening. I'd be interested to see it played.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 5:36 pm
I wouldn't know, since Robbie Robertson and the Last Waltz don't mean anything to me.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 9:05 pm
CovJr,
Robbie Robertson is the guitarist for The Band.
The Last Waltz is a film documentary made by Martin Scorsese of The Band's last concert together. filmed at Bill Graham's Winterland auditorium in San Francisco. it is probably the best concert film ever made. the film is a mixture of studio takes, interviews, and concert footage. Robertson plays a harp guitar in the song The Last Waltz. here's a link for more info and a photo of Roberston playing the harp guitar...
dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2 ... index.html
here also is a link about harp guitar players...
www.harpguitars.net/players/players.htm#hm
now don't say i never gave ya nuthin.
Robbie Robertson is the guitarist for The Band.
The Last Waltz is a film documentary made by Martin Scorsese of The Band's last concert together. filmed at Bill Graham's Winterland auditorium in San Francisco. it is probably the best concert film ever made. the film is a mixture of studio takes, interviews, and concert footage. Robertson plays a harp guitar in the song The Last Waltz. here's a link for more info and a photo of Roberston playing the harp guitar...
dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2 ... index.html
here also is a link about harp guitar players...
www.harpguitars.net/players/players.htm#hm
now don't say i never gave ya nuthin.
Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 11:10 pm
You're a mine of information, m'lady. 
Thank you.
Thank you.Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 2:43 am
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 3:26 am
yer welcome...we aim to please here in Vespers!CovenantJr wrote:You're a mine of information, m'lady.
Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 5:43 am
Prettiest Guitar?..would have to be mine. I'd love to show it but don't have the technical smarts to put a photo into a post...any help/suggestions?