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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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I don’t recognize the fireplace. What is the story?
I’m surprised that RIC never did a uke. There are a number of tribute ones in the style of Rickenbacker.
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And (his official account says) Weird Al will not do "My Corona".
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That's my fireplace. Had a few friends over at the house one weekend in November '09 for a small Rickenbacker gathering. The ex-Bowie guitar belonged to one of them. He also brought the 5002 mandolin, and his 4080.
We had some other goodies too, besides Ricks, such as my '07 Höfner 500/1V63 (not pictured); here's a 1964 (IIRC) Jazz Bass.
One of my ZONs.
My Rick Turner RB4-FL.
The above two modeled by a fine citizen from Canada.
And, of course the official mascot, Teddy (named after the robot teddy bear in AI).
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I believe my friend still has it. Maybe, sometime this summer I'll get over to see him (he's about an hour and a half drive away). He bought an Alembic that I need to see.
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And in the understanding the One True Pickup is venerated at Wickersham Abbey do pilgrims make their Lenten pilgrimage.
Luke!? Pepina!?
Here’s a tenor player I’ve been spending lots of time with.
https://youtu.be/FJLCH0ch3ag
...new to me...enjoying all I can get my ears on...
I never understood putting the bass above the guitar on those double-necks. I think I'd prefer it the other way around...
So, that's where Alembics came from, originally!
Yeah, I agree.. The way Mike Rutherford did it is they way I would have expected, particularly given that I saw Mike's instrument many years before Rickenbacker came out with the 4080 and 4080/12.
Nature’s rule, bass resides at the bottom end.
That's my fireplace. Had a few friends over at the house one weekend in November '09 for a small Rickenbacker gathering. The ex-Bowie guitar belonged to one of them. He also brought the 5002 mandolin, and his 4080.
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We had some other goodies too, besides Ricks, such as my '07 Höfner 500/1V63 (not pictured); here's a 1964 (IIRC) Jazz Bass.
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One of my ZONs.
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My Rick Turner RB4-FL.
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The above two modeled by a fine citizen from Canada.
And, of course the official mascot, Teddy (named after the robot teddy bear in AI).
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I didn’t connect Bowie over at your place. His fireplace was different. But you did have bow-wowie over in the form of Teddy. Close enough.
Ian Anderson’s flutes. The guy was a real hack but stuck at learning how to play the instrument over many years.
Ian Anderson's Flutes - Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson's Flutes - Jethro Tull
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A Selmer was the saxophone of choice in my experience. Until Yamaha came along, that is. The Yamaha upset the apple cart. A Yamaha concert grand is (by everything I've heard) every bit the equal of a Steinway.
Japanese pens made with maki-e have their own place in that world. Breathtaking lacquer.
My personal preference is for designs that aren't so staid, so I'm out of the Japanese market demographic. Anything designed in Italy has my attention. Always happy when I'm in Italy.
Japanese pens made with maki-e have their own place in that world. Breathtaking lacquer.
My personal preference is for designs that aren't so staid, so I'm out of the Japanese market demographic. Anything designed in Italy has my attention. Always happy when I'm in Italy.
My parents looked at some pianos at a warehouse clearance sale. I played a Kawai-back when I could play. Even at clearance $, too rich for our blood, but OMG what a sound and touch.
Oh. Our saxes(alto, tenor, and bari-much later added a "C" melody)were Martins. Take those over Selmers every day and twice on gig days.
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