The Bud guitar is high camp and thus deserving of honor. The Weiss guitar is the misguided product of one unable to make that great leap of the imagination, that the appropriate instrument for lute music is the lute. A non-ridiculous example of this is available from Asturias (a Japanese firm producing good student guitars):
http://www.casabenelly.nl/site/productpages/getguitar.asp?recordID=124 -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Marion Ceruti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 9:56 AM To: Stuart LeBlanc; Renaissance Lute List Subject: RE: Gone 'the whole hog'! OK, lutelisters, lutenists, luthiers and Duluth residents, which instrument looks more horrid, the Bud guitar or this gem? http://www.weissguitar.com/ Cheers, Marion !*!*!*!*!Mano di magia sul mandolino meraviglioso!*!*!*!*! -----Original Message----- From: Stuart LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 19, 2005 1:35 PM To: Renaissance Lute List <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Gone 'the whole hog'! You're talking about the King of Beers, pal. (har har) Speaking of hogs, probably not the finest instrument, but if I'd had one during my biker-bar playing days... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 8:43 AM To: Stuart LeBlanc; Renaissance Lute List Subject: RE: Gone 'the whole hog'! Stuart, Obviously a very cheap and poorly made gag instrument. (Look at the bridge!) What would you expect from Budweiser? Chris --- Stuart LeBlanc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How about this bad boy: > > http://www.smalltownmusic.com/home/guitarpage/budguitar/bud.frontbody1.jpg > > > -----Original Message----- > From: James A Stimson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 2:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > timothy motz > Subject: Re: Gone 'the whole hog'! > > > > > > > Dear Chris and All: > I think Leslie West may still be playing a > Steinberger. Check Ed Roman's > Web site for lots of Steinberger info. > Also, how about Bo Diddly's guitars of various > shapes? > Cheers, > Jim > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail
