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wst3 · 10-20-2003, 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by Elspode
Bill has some really, really boss guitars, man.

Thanks!!! (The UnderToad pointed me towards this thread...)

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The Mosrite Ventures model makes me drool. I came within a couple of hours of owning one of these once when I was a teenager. My stepmother was a high school girlfriend of one of the Ventures, and she was supposed to get him to score one for me...but something came up at the last moment, and by the time all was said and done...no Mosrite. Sigh.

I've taken that poor Mosrite to the Philly Guitar Show several times with the intent to sell... but at the last minute I always chickent out!!! It was my first electric guitar, I bought it from the guitarist from Musica Orbis, a West Chester area band way back when<G>, and played it all through high school.

I still drag it out a couple time a year, and it just has this particular sound that I can't get otherwise. The fact that I play it infrequently is what drives me to sell it, the fact that I love the sound prevents me from following trhough<G>!

Same sorta deal with the Duolian... if I were a responsibe guy I'd turn it over to a collector who would appreciate the heritage and whatnot... but it sounds cool, so I keep it!!!

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I also have a tremendous woody for the Martin D 18 (even though I have a lovely D 28),

Funny how that works... my D-18 is from the late 70s, and I love it (except for the part where it ends up back in Nazareth every so many years for a neck reset - UGH! But, lately I've been really wanting a rosewood dread to compliment the magonany dread. This summer I played an incredible Santa Cruz while up in Maine, and after we settle on the new place my bride has promised me I can go out and buy one!!!!

The Pimentel is an interesting beast, for those so interested... it is a rosewood dread with a very long scale and a neck width more like a classical guitar. Makes it great for fingerstyle playing, not so great for doing the old CSN&Y thing!!!

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and I have all the admiration in the world for anyone who can play Stick.

Sorry to disappoint... that darned Stick is the toughest thing in the world to play!! I stink the place up with it. I haven't given up yet...

Bill

Elspode · 10-20-2003, 12:16 PM

I've never heard of the Pimentel, and the thumbs end up 404 when you click on them, so I don't really get a good look at it, but a wide-neck steel strung guitar sounds like heaven to me! I'm the short stubby fat-fingered type of guitarist who aches to be able to have a little bit of slop room when he plays. I can barely fit my fingers on the frets of a Ricky 12-string (whoever thought that making their standard neck into a 12 string would be a good idea needs to be beaten severely about the head and shoulders...Roger McGuinn must have fingers like pencils, man).

All of that lovely hardware (I just now noticed that you have not one but *two* Larivees) begs the question...how the hell can you afford such a collection?

Also, the mando, if I'm reading the tiny print correctly, says "Mid-Missouri" is the maker? Who and where the hell are they from? (being a Missourian and a folkish type musician, you'd think I'd have heard of them before).

wst3 · 10-20-2003, 01:21 PM

Pimental is a really interesting builder, check out their site at: www.rt66.com/~pimentel

The father built classical guitars, quite well respected by the way, and one of the sons really wanted to build steel stringed instruments, and thus was born the instrument I have<G>!

I bought it for exactly the same reason you mentioned, I wanted more space for my stubby little fingers. A dread for fingerstyle is, sadly, a bit of a compromise though, and I have since picked up two much smaller instruments... the Larivees you noticed!

A thought or two about those, since they both have interesting stories:

I had sent the Pimental in for some minor work (I was able to afford it as the previous owner had broken the neck off, and the repair job was sub-par, no structural probems, but the cosmetics are bad. Anyway, when I went to pick it up the store manager handed me the OM to play while he went into the back to get my guitar. When he returned I called him a less than polite name, and added a deposit for the OM to the bill. It is that cool a guitar... took 5 seconds to know I wanted it.

The L-09 is even stranger. I had played it at a guitar shop up in Maine, but as I was about to get married, and was still paying off the ring, I decided I didn't need it. It sold the next day. Oh well.

Fast forward to our honeymoon, and we're driving around Maine, and we stop in at the music store, and the guitar is back. Fate? Well, my lovely bride decided that since we really had no idea what our finances were going to look like after paying for the wedding we might as well buy it... and it has thus been dubbed the honeymoon guitar! Both of my brothers have always thought that since the guy buys a ring, the girl should have to reciprocate... a concept all of our wives have laughed at... but this was pretty close!

Sorry about the site... I haven't really touched it since my son was born, almost 18 months ago... and then I simply added a bunch of pics of him (not too proud a papa!!!), and I think I deleted all the guitar pictures to make room!!!

The mandolin... Mid-Missouri makes some really great, really plain, really inexpensive mandolins. Not everyone carries them, but they are worth looking for! This was actually a 40th birthday gift from my family... I had been ranting for a bit about mandolins, so they figured they should get me one to mark the event.

Be forewarned... if you have stubby fingers like I do the mando is quite a challenge!!!

And no, I'm not ignoring the how did I collect this stuff question... just left it for last. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I was single till just a couple of years ago...

Being single meant I didn't have to explain my purchases to anyone, it also meant I wasn't supporting others, so I could be a little irresponsible. It also gave me the opportunity to work more than one job. I've done studio design and maintenance as a side business for over 20 years now, and it has provided me with a means to build my own studio.

And part of it has to do with just plain old dumb luck, you'd scream if I told you what I paid for some of those!!! Another amusing tale... back when Yamaha and Ensoniq were tryng desparately for floor space in music stores, my local dealer was ranting one evening about how great guitars were and how horrible all this electronic junk was, and how anybody with half a brain would rather buy a guitar. That particular evening I was looking at the Ensoniq piano module, which had a pricetag of around $500. The store owner asked me if I'd rather buy a guitar or the stupid little module... I replied that the Yamaha SA-800 was the guitar I was thinking about, but it was a lot more than the module, and he commented that I could have either one for the same $500. Well, that choice was pretty simple.

I went back the next day and offered to pay the balance of the difference, but he said no, he was ranting and he'd be more careful next time, but a deal was a deal. IT was nearly a steal!!!

The only other one I bought new is the D-18, and at the time the music store was owned by the father of one of my band-mates, who felt bad for me cause I had just had three guitars stolen, so even that was a pretty good deal!

Lots of guitars... lots of amusing tales...

Beestie · 10-21-2003, 06:37 AM

I don't know what a Boobah is but they sure do make a fun website that you can send the kids to.

Put the "cursor" at the center of the spiral to get toys - click the toy to play.

Or, click on the Boobah's off to the right and then make your own music by turning instruments on and off while they dance to the beat.

Its for the kids but its pretty cool.

darclauz · 10-21-2003, 11:54 AM

thank you! that boohbah is totally cool...my 2 1/2 year old who is JUST learning mouse control, will totally love that site.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-21-2003, 04:47 PM

BooBah is the Timothy Leary Foundation.

warch · 10-22-2003, 11:03 AM

Here's one for the homeschoolers and generally experimental. http://www.orionbiosolutions.com/

wolf · 10-22-2003, 01:42 PM

Visual History of the US

Simplified, but cool.

wolf · 10-23-2003, 12:06 PM

Very, Very Scary

SFW, but not for the squeamish. May cause flashbacks.

wolf · 10-23-2003, 12:14 PM

Lessons in Science

Elspode · 10-23-2003, 01:16 PM

I'm guessing Britney will do her doctoral thesis on the subnuclear structure of silicone.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-26-2003, 09:20 AM

American made clothing Jeans to size 62. Shirts to 4xl. Pass the cheesesteaks, momma.

perth · 10-28-2003, 01:46 PM

Waytoopersonals.

Hoo boy. Funny stuff.

SteveDallas · 10-28-2003, 02:06 PM

Shows the positions of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter in real time.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/jupsat/

Elspode · 10-28-2003, 05:11 PM

I wonder if the applet shows the inverted view in a telescope, or if it is normal?

10-20-2003, 12:16 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've never heard of the Pimentel, and the thumbs end up 404 when you click on them, so I don't really get a good look at it, but a wide-neck steel strung guitar sounds like heaven to me! I'm the short stubby fat-fingered type of guitarist who aches to be able to have a little bit of slop room when he plays. I can barely fit my fingers on the frets of a Ricky 12-string (whoever thought that making their standard neck into a 12 string would be a good idea needs to be beaten severely about the head and shoulders...Roger McGuinn must have fingers like pencils, man). All of that lovely hardware (I just now noticed that you have not one but two Larivees) begs the question...how the hell can you afford such a collection? Also, the mando, if I'm reading the tiny print correctly, says "Mid-Missouri" is the maker? Who and where the hell are they from? (being a Missourian and a folkish type musician, you'd think I'd have heard of them before). __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-21-2003, 06:37 AM	#4
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I don't know what a Boobah is but they sure do make a fun website that you can send the kids to. Put the "cursor" at the center of the spiral to get toys - click the toy to play. Or, click on the Boobah's off to the right and then make your own music by turning instruments on and off while they dance to the beat. Its for the kids but its pretty cool. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

10-21-2003, 11:54 AM	#5
darclauz Breathing into a paper bag Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 334	thank you! that boohbah is totally cool...my 2 1/2 year old who is JUST learning mouse control, will totally love that site. __________________ Taking up smoking to lose weight.

10-21-2003, 04:47 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	BooBah is the Timothy Leary Foundation. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-22-2003, 01:42 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Visual History of the US Simplified, but cool. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-20-2003, 01:21 PM	#3
wst3 Simulated Simulacrum Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Pennsylvannia Posts: 39	Pimental is a really interesting builder, check out their site at: www.rt66.com/~pimentel The father built classical guitars, quite well respected by the way, and one of the sons really wanted to build steel stringed instruments, and thus was born the instrument I have<G>! I bought it for exactly the same reason you mentioned, I wanted more space for my stubby little fingers. A dread for fingerstyle is, sadly, a bit of a compromise though, and I have since picked up two much smaller instruments... the Larivees you noticed! A thought or two about those, since they both have interesting stories: I had sent the Pimental in for some minor work (I was able to afford it as the previous owner had broken the neck off, and the repair job was sub-par, no structural probems, but the cosmetics are bad. Anyway, when I went to pick it up the store manager handed me the OM to play while he went into the back to get my guitar. When he returned I called him a less than polite name, and added a deposit for the OM to the bill. It is that cool a guitar... took 5 seconds to know I wanted it. The L-09 is even stranger. I had played it at a guitar shop up in Maine, but as I was about to get married, and was still paying off the ring, I decided I didn't need it. It sold the next day. Oh well. Fast forward to our honeymoon, and we're driving around Maine, and we stop in at the music store, and the guitar is back. Fate? Well, my lovely bride decided that since we really had no idea what our finances were going to look like after paying for the wedding we might as well buy it... and it has thus been dubbed the honeymoon guitar! Both of my brothers have always thought that since the guy buys a ring, the girl should have to reciprocate... a concept all of our wives have laughed at... but this was pretty close! Sorry about the site... I haven't really touched it since my son was born, almost 18 months ago... and then I simply added a bunch of pics of him (not too proud a papa!!!), and I think I deleted all the guitar pictures to make room!!! The mandolin... Mid-Missouri makes some really great, really plain, really inexpensive mandolins. Not everyone carries them, but they are worth looking for! This was actually a 40th birthday gift from my family... I had been ranting for a bit about mandolins, so they figured they should get me one to mark the event. Be forewarned... if you have stubby fingers like I do the mando is quite a challenge!!! And no, I'm not ignoring the how did I collect this stuff question... just left it for last. A lot of it has to do with the fact that I was single till just a couple of years ago... Being single meant I didn't have to explain my purchases to anyone, it also meant I wasn't supporting others, so I could be a little irresponsible. It also gave me the opportunity to work more than one job. I've done studio design and maintenance as a side business for over 20 years now, and it has provided me with a means to build my own studio. And part of it has to do with just plain old dumb luck, you'd scream if I told you what I paid for some of those!!! Another amusing tale... back when Yamaha and Ensoniq were tryng desparately for floor space in music stores, my local dealer was ranting one evening about how great guitars were and how horrible all this electronic junk was, and how anybody with half a brain would rather buy a guitar. That particular evening I was looking at the Ensoniq piano module, which had a pricetag of around $500. The store owner asked me if I'd rather buy a guitar or the stupid little module... I replied that the Yamaha SA-800 was the guitar I was thinking about, but it was a lot more than the module, and he commented that I could have either one for the same $500. Well, that choice was pretty simple. I went back the next day and offered to pay the balance of the difference, but he said no, he was ranting and he'd be more careful next time, but a deal was a deal. IT was nearly a steal!!! The only other one I bought new is the D-18, and at the time the music store was owned by the father of one of my band-mates, who felt bad for me cause I had just had three guitars stolen, so even that was a pretty good deal! Lots of guitars... lots of amusing tales...

10-22-2003, 11:03 AM	#7
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Here's one for the homeschoolers and generally experimental. http://www.orionbiosolutions.com/

10-23-2003, 12:06 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Very, Very Scary SFW, but not for the squeamish. May cause flashbacks. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-23-2003, 12:14 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Lessons in Science __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-23-2003, 01:16 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I'm guessing Britney will do her doctoral thesis on the subnuclear structure of silicone. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-26-2003, 09:20 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	American made clothing Jeans to size 62. Shirts to 4xl. Pass the cheesesteaks, momma. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-28-2003, 01:46 PM	#13
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Waytoopersonals. Hoo boy. Funny stuff.

10-28-2003, 02:06 PM	#14
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Shows the positions of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter in real time. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/jupsat/

10-28-2003, 05:11 PM	#15
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I wonder if the applet shows the inverted view in a telescope, or if it is normal? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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