LOL re: the leaf... Hey - that pumpkin top is beautiful!
Jason On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 14:53, mistertaterbug <[email protected]>wrote: > No problem, John. Glad to see you're so easy to please. Nah, it ain't > a pot leaf. I asked him to take it off because lord knows if I was > flashing that headstock around sooner or later I'd be invited to > partake of the evil weed and I wouldn't be able to hold up my end. I > tried for years to be a bonafide pothead and I just couldn't get the > hang of it. So, on to other things like overpriced beer and quarter- > cask Laphroaig. Wheeeee! > > Toasted Tater > > On Nov 29, 8:15 am, john malayter <[email protected]> wrote: > > That headstock will attract a lot of attention!!!!! > > > > LOL > > > > Thanks man it made my day > > > > JM > > > > On Nov 28, 9:30 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > That's a good look. My Gibson MM has the black buttons. > > > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: mistertaterbug <[email protected]> > > > Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:25:58 > > > To: Taterbugmando<[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: New R.Wood mandos > > > > > Also, we talked about using the Elite tuners with the black buttons. > > > Sexy. > > > TBug > > > > > On Nov 28, 1:06 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Okay, here's a link to some pix of the R.Wood two-points... > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45096...@n04/ > > > > > > TBug > > > > > > On Nov 27, 4:56 pm, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Here's a link to the electronics... > > > > > > >http://www.kksound.com/mandolintwininternal.html > > > > > > > Electri-tater > > > > > > > On Nov 27, 10:48 am, mistertaterbug <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Here's a link to the first blurb regarding this subject: > > > > > > > > > http://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/showthread.php?p=737946#post737946 > > > > > > > > The whole deal? This new Randy Wood mandolin design will be > modeled > > > > > > after the Randy Wood two-point design that I played on for a few > years > > > > > > whilst with Hubert Davis. The original has a long scale and one > piece > > > > > > back and top, snakehead design with rosewood overlay. The new > ones > > > > > > will be a faithful reproduction of the old #1, and will include a > > > > > > pickguard and possibly an Allen tailpiece with Randy Wood's > > > > > > signature. > > > > > > > > The only significant difference will be that it will have a K&K > pickup > > > > > > system installed which will make the instrument > acoustic/electric. The > > > > > > pickups are glued to the underside of the top and are two brass > discs/ > > > > > > diaphragms with wires attached. The only sign of the pickup is > the > > > > > > endpin jack. I tried out two prototypes in Randy's shop last > weekend > > > > > > and the pickups are quite sensitive and sound surprisingly > like...you > > > > > > got it...a mandolin. This system allows for playing the mandolin > and > > > > > > using the natural dynamics of the box. > > > > > > > > The two prototypes have compound radiused fingerboards, I believe > > > > > > beginning at a 12" radius and ending with 18" which seems a lot > more > > > > > > flat at the bridge, but still I'm not used to that feel, so I've > asked > > > > > > for a flat board. I believe Randy has used a very thin lacquer > for the > > > > > > finish. > > > > > > > > The two prototypes are for sale at $5K, one a pumpkin top and the > > > > > > other sunburst. The sunburst neck is larger than the pumpkin. > Randy > > > > > > says that each is offered with a "money-back, no-questions-asked" > > > > > > guarantee. I will be putting pics up of the two before long. For > all > > > > > > you folks who are in need of one of these, keep your eyes peeled. > > > > > > > > I am looking forward to getting ahold of one of the finished > models > > > > > > and trying it out. It will sure make my life easier in the coming > > > > > > months, what with the EC sessions and tour. I think Randy said > that we > > > > > > will be looking at a $6K pricetag, so that is well within the > realm of > > > > > > possibility for folks wanting a top-notch acoustic/electric. > > > > > > > > Taterbug > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Taterbugmando" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Taterbugmando" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<taterbugmando%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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