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Post by PaulKay on Sept 21, 2014 11:48:06 GMT -5
I've played a couple McPhersons over the years and think they are nice guitars but overpriced IMHO. And always wondered why can-te-lever fretboard alone.
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Post by millring on Sept 21, 2014 11:48:21 GMT -5
I always play in a mirror.
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Post by PaulKay on Sept 21, 2014 11:49:15 GMT -5
I always play in a mirror. How do you get in there?
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Post by millring on Sept 21, 2014 12:14:44 GMT -5
I always play in a mirror. How do you get in there? refraction.
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Post by drlj on Sept 21, 2014 12:28:34 GMT -5
I use one of those fun house mirrors. Makes my playing a lot more interesting.
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Post by millring on Sept 21, 2014 12:45:20 GMT -5
requires a bendy capo, though. Like one Gumby might use.
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Post by Kramster on Sept 21, 2014 13:06:02 GMT -5
I won't buy a mirror if I am not in it...learnt that once
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Post by Kramster on Sept 21, 2014 13:09:00 GMT -5
Oops
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Post by millring on Sept 21, 2014 13:17:17 GMT -5
I won't buy a mirror if I am not in it...learnt that once
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Post by RickW on Sept 21, 2014 14:12:57 GMT -5
I would buy that guitar, Kram.
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Post by Marshall on Sept 21, 2014 16:28:21 GMT -5
Down Home Guitars in Frankfort, IL has some McPherson guitars that sound just wonderful. They are expensive, make use of wonderful woods and are very nicely made. I just can not get past the handle in the top soundhole. Back about a decade ago i was taking a Continuing Ed class in Madison. I snuck out early one day and drove up to Sparta and knocked on the door of the McPhereson factory. It was really a back door and a single work room in the back of some other factory operation. The Owner wasn't there, but one of the guys that worked there (he and the owner i think) let me in and walked me around and showed me stuff. I got to play a few that were finished and ready to ship out. They played and sounded quite nice. I loved the redwood over rosewood model. Had great warmth fullness and clarity. Back in those days they wanted $4,500 for one. That was too stiff for me back then. And prices now are considerably higher. But that off center soundhole is just too funky of an aesthetic for me. All this wonderful material; and craftsmanship; and then blam, like something went tragically wrong with the drill press.
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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Sept 21, 2014 22:19:24 GMT -5
Kramster, are these real ads you are developing for these guitars? Because if that is true, then I think you will be alienating a lot of women guitar players with the blatant sexism of the copy.
Mike
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Post by Kramster on Sept 21, 2014 22:21:46 GMT -5
No I was just goofing around and didn't mean that at all...I guess I should have used Doug instead...I deleted... good point and thanks
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Post by Doug on Sept 21, 2014 22:48:28 GMT -5
No I was just goofing around and didn't mean that at all...I guess I should have used Doug instead...I deleted... good point and thanks I'm not sure beached whales play guitars.
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Post by Dub on Sept 22, 2014 10:25:08 GMT -5
I love the McPherson guitars and would own one if I had a way to make it pay for itself. They incorporate a number of good ideas including the off center sound hole and the cantilevered fretboard. Both of those "oddities" are there to allow more of the top to resonate. Moving the sound hole leaves the top intact between the bridge and the neck block right where the string tension—and vibration—is concentrated. Likewise, keeping the fretboard extension off the top allows the top to vibrate more freely.
My favorite McPhersons were the ones with Redwood tops. They just sounded so rich and mellow while remaining clear and focused. I'm not much into small guitars but a CF guitar made like the original McPhersons might be very nice indeed.
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Post by millring on Sept 22, 2014 10:46:41 GMT -5
I love the McPherson guitars and would own one if I had a way to make it pay for itself. They incorporate a number of good ideas including the off center sound hole and the cantilevered fretboard. Both of those "oddities" are there to allow more of the top to resonate. Moving the sound hole leaves the top intact between the bridge and the neck block right where the string tension—and vibration—is concentrated. Likewise, keeping the fretboard extension off the top allows the top to vibrate more freely. My favorite McPhersons were the ones with Redwood tops. They just sounded so rich and mellow while remaining clear and focused. I'm not much into small guitars but a CF guitar made like the original McPhersons might be very nice indeed. You seem to be blithely unaware of the asymmetry issue.
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Post by Dub on Sept 22, 2014 11:52:33 GMT -5
The asymmetry just enhances the music. Eight note pairs just naturally come out in swing rhythm.
No guitar is symmetrical anyway. To be symmetrical strings 4-6 would need to mirror strings 1-3 and the saddle would need to be straight across.
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Post by millring on Sept 22, 2014 11:54:06 GMT -5
No guitar is symmetrical anyway. To be symmetrical strings 4-6 would need to mirror strings 1-3 and the saddle would need to be straight across. Well, I'm all for symmetry, but I'm not an extremist.
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Post by Kramster on Sept 27, 2014 12:46:41 GMT -5
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