Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-16 Thread bill kilpatrick
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 in principle to an ovatio

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-17 Thread Jon Murphy
y internal structure even the soundboard might be possible with synthetics - but I'm not ready for it. Best, Jon - Original Message - From: "bill kilpatrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ron Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lute@cs.dartmouth.edu" Sent: M

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-18 Thread timothy motz
PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL 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 >>reaso

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-18 Thread chriswilke
t; Original Message > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], > Lute@cs.dartmouth.edu, > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Gone 'the whole hog'! > >Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 11:34:22 -0400 > > > >>Bill, > >> > &g

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 http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-ad

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

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-19 Thread chriswilke
bud.frontbody1.jpg > > > -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]; > ti

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-19 Thread Stuart LeBlanc
To: Stuart 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: > >

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-20 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
TED]> Sent: May 19, 2005 1:35 PM To: Renaissance Lute List 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

Re: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-20 Thread Roman Turovsky
> Cheers, > Marion > !*!*!*!*!Mano di magia sul mandolino meraviglioso!*!*!*!*! Minchia, che mignatta RT __ Roman M. Turovsky http://polyhymnion.org/swv To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html

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&#

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

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

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
12:46 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 tha

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 fa

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 p

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 Subject: RE: Gone 'the whole hog'! I haven't had the opportunity to personally examine the Astu

RE: Gone 'the whole hog'!

2005-05-21 Thread Dr. Marion Ceruti
OK so far we have one vote against the Bud and the other vote against the Weiss. >>Stuart: On the other hand, Budweiser artist sponsorships have helped the >>careers of many musicians, unlike any of the brews that I enjoy. ++Every cloud has a silver lining and if Budweiser has helped musicians t