Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-21 Thread Jon Murphy
OK Marion, I'll give it a try. As a guitarist I find all dedicated electric guitars to be unworthy of the name guitar. The solid bodies, the various other electronic instruments of varying shapes, all those that use the electronic amplification of the direct sound of the strings instead of the

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-21 Thread Jon Murphy
What would you expect from Budweiser? I would hope they could make something good, they make a very bad beer. (Not a fair comment, they make Michelob which may not be great, but it is drinkable - Bud itself, however, is so thin that I won't drink beer if it is the only offering, as it will be

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-21 Thread Stuart LeBlanc
AM To: Stuart LeBlanc; Renaissance Lute List Subject: RE: Gone 'the whole hog'! The Bud guitar and the Weiss guitar are both turn offs for me, for different reasons. In sharp contrast, the Asturias 11-string guitar is a work of art with a beautiful tone and an excellent design that captures many

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-21 Thread Stuart LeBlanc
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:27 PM To: Stuart LeBlanc; Renaissance Lute List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gone 'the whole hog'! What would you expect from Budweiser? I would hope they could make something good, they make a very bad beer. (Not a fair comment

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-21 Thread EUGENE BRAIG IV
- Original Message - From: Jon Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 10:57 pm Subject: Re: Gone 'the whole hog'! It is also the peg board (note that it is peg board, not peg box). Like my MusicMakers the Weiss uses vertical pegs through a board. That works

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-21 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
, etc. Cheers, Marion multi strumenti Ceruti -Original Message- From: Stuart LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 21, 2005 4:45 AM To: Renaissance Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: RE: Gone 'the whole hog'! I haven't had the opportunity to personally examine the Asturias 11-string

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-20 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
: May 19, 2005 1:35 PM To: Renaissance Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 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

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-20 Thread Stuart LeBlanc
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

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-20 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
+!+!+!+!+1Viva la chitarra a 11 corde!+!+!+!+!+ -Original Message- From: Stuart LeBlanc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: May 20, 2005 3:14 PM To: Renaissance Lute List lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: RE: Gone 'the whole hog'! The Bud guitar is high camp and thus deserving of honor. The Weiss

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-19 Thread chriswilke
-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]; Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; timothy motz Subject: Re: Gone 'the whole hog'! Dear Chris

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-19 Thread Stuart LeBlanc
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

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-18 Thread timothy motz
PROTECTED], Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Gone 'the whole hog'! Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 11:34:22 -0400 Bill, Given that some old lutes were made of materials like ivory I can see no reason that a graphite resin couldn't make a lute bowl that would sound quite well - but somehow

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-18 Thread Herbert Ward
It say something about the persistence of our expectations about musical instruments that many solid body electric guitars are quite Fender Stratocasters (solid-body) have a unique psychedelic sound (top pick-up, lots of distortion and reverb) that I've never tired of. The sound is resonant,

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-18 Thread James A Stimson
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

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-18 Thread Stuart LeBlanc
@cs.dartmouth.edu; [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

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-17 Thread Jon Murphy
'the whole hog'! check out www.rainsong.com in hawaii. they make 100% graphite resin guitars with the classic graphite sound. it's a beautiful building material - a solid graphite lute of one-piece construction can't be far off. i have a crafter mandolin with a polyresin bowl (similar

Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-16 Thread Ron Fletcher
An article in our local newspaper, The Loughborough Echo this week reads like this. GUITAR HEROES. A new type of guitar that sounds and plays like more pricey models, but is made almost entirely of plastic, has been invented by boffins at Loughborough University. And they could have top-end