Speaking of that first Gil, #53. We asked Steve about the first 52 instruments at this year's Mandolin Symposium. His response was classic: "ooooooh, I just wish they would go away....."
Mark On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:31 AM, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Well, this is actually the second time I've busted a Gil curl. I > busted my first Gil #7653 in a bus wreck. The first headstock curl > broke clean off and wound up on the interstate just north of Radford, > VA. I broke the neck out on that occasion as well, broke the neck > joint/dovetail diagonally. I was sitting there playing the thing and > POW. The headstock curl snagged on part of the side window and ripped > off and out the window and I fell on top of the rest of it. When I got > up the body and neck were held together only by the strings. The > mandolin more resembled one of those mobiles you'd hang from the > ceiling than it did a musical instrument at that point. Ha! Marty > Lanham of Nashville Guitar Company put it all back together. Seems > like it settled for about a year after the repair, but once it settled > in, it kicked butt. > > I'm gonna go to the mando doctor today... > Potato > > On Dec 18, 9:10 am, "Mark Seale" <mark.se...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh, that's a sickening feeling. I dropped my fiddle on a highschool > > gymnasium floor years ago. It exploded into many parts. They were all > > collected and humpty dumpty was resurrected, but I've never felt so sick > in > > my life. > > > > I'm sure Steve will put her back together for you next time he is > stateside. > > > > M > > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 9:06 AM, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Attention music stand users... > > > As of yesterday morning, I am the proud owner of what Paul Duff refers > > > to as the "Monroe Option". Whilst sitting here giving lessons, I > > > turned around just in time to watch my Gil falling slowly sideways out > > > of the music stand onto the red oak floorboards. It didn't hit hard > > > enough to even knock it out of tune, so I thought nothing of it. But > > > upon closer inspection, I noticed that the headstock looked curved. I > > > flipped the mandolin around and looked at the back and sure enough, > > > there it was, a gaping crack. At first there wasn't even a sign of the > > > break on the front headstock overlay, but as soon as I pushed it back > > > together a hairline crack appeared. Now there are three distinct > > > cracks apparent; front, back and top edge, the last right along the > > > seam where the headstock boards are glued together. No big deal, it's > > > all there, but still... > > > > > I'm glad I got this over with. Now I can play with wreckless abandon. > > > Watch how the danged thing is sitting in the stand, folks. > > > Tater > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to taterbugmando@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
