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Old 06-09-2004, 03:31 PM
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The Brooklyn "Bridge"

Ok, fella's...wait until you see this !
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Old 06-10-2004, 12:33 PM
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Ok, fella's...wait until you see this !
DON ZEE - I come to you with respect and I ask with respect - what the **** are you talking about? Don't you know that it is exactly this sort of "increased chatter" that makes it harder for me to get OVER the Brooklyn Bridge, what with all the stopping and searching?
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Old 06-10-2004, 01:52 PM
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E7m9...This bridge..you gotta see...it is a towering monument to...to...bridges everywhere ! I just have to find my camera.
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Old 06-11-2004, 07:45 AM
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Here we go...Or...How Ed Brown solved his new bridge Dillema

a suspension type too ! Needless to say I got a new bridge from (All Hail) Bob G.
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Old 06-11-2004, 07:50 AM
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a suspension type too ! Needless to say I got a new bridge from (All Hail) Bob G.
Egad!
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Old 06-11-2004, 08:28 AM
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What did the blank look like?
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Old 06-11-2004, 08:38 AM
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What did the blank look like?

Probably an old floorboard from the looks of this guys tiny south philly rowhome...
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Old 06-11-2004, 08:54 AM
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What did the blank look like?
Beautiful, Ed! I almost shot snot outta my nose on that one!

Damn. I'll be giggling all day about that line.
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Old 06-11-2004, 09:12 AM
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I exist but to serve...
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Old 06-11-2004, 09:19 AM
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Nice. Excellent choice for mastering the most difficult quadruple stop technique.
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Old 06-11-2004, 10:05 AM
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Very Avante Garde.
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Old 06-11-2004, 10:06 AM
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It is also good if you only want to bow the "E" and "G" strings...
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Old 06-11-2004, 10:27 AM
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Brooklyn Bridge

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Probably an old floorboard from the looks of this guys tiny south philly rowhome...
LOL...What a great post.I haven't had this good a laugh since I looked in the mirror this morning.Who says we've lost our sense of humor.
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Old 06-11-2004, 12:23 PM
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Egad!
I think that should read "Eadg!"
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Old 06-11-2004, 12:50 PM
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I think that should read "Eadg!"

LOL...I am going to hang this "sculpture" bridge substitute over my workbench as a constant reminder to do good work.

Maybe it could be considered as "outsider art."
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Old 06-11-2004, 04:46 PM
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So, how did it sound?
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Old 06-11-2004, 06:57 PM
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I think that should read "Eadg!"
Or "G'dae" in Australia...
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Old 06-11-2004, 09:57 PM
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EADG
Egad
g'dae


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Old 06-12-2004, 06:57 AM
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So, how did it sound?
not as bad as it looks...It's gone now.
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Old 06-12-2004, 11:18 AM
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Are the extra notches so I can pop it onto a cello in a pinch?
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