All right then, twist my arm. The guitar is an Eastman AR905CE. [1]http://www.eastmanguitars.com/16-and-17-archtops/ That's an archtop guitar with carved top (spruce) and back (maple). It is very resonant, clear and loud unplugged, but for the electrically minded it has a Kent Armstrong floating pick-up in neck position. I used the latter for the recording. The unseasonal Christmas card came from Japan. When you push the button it brings forth a tin-canned - and truncated! - version of Sakura Sakura (cherry blossom, where can that be found this time of year?) that inspired me to incorporate it as chorus in a jazzy arrangement of Jingle Bells I made in celebration of my new toy. David - back to lutes > Very nice, David! Tell us about that guitar, please. > > ed > > At 11:54 PM 12/21/2013, David van Ooijen wrote: >> >> Santa was kind this year, so I made a little something to celebrate: >> [1][2]http://youtu.be/G5NJsEmD4DA >> (Warning: OT content)
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