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Post by dradtke on Apr 10, 2022 13:37:24 GMT -5
I know absolutely nothing about how to do this. But there are those who do. Why reinvent the wheel or the guitar strings? What do museums do? How about contacting somebody at the Musical Instrument Museum or some such place? The Musical Instrument Museum was one of ours, too. |
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Post by John B on Apr 10, 2022 13:44:30 GMT -5
The people who are going to notice are, umm, a small subset of the general population. Like us and a few other snobs. Yes, but the knowledgeable people who notice things wrong in a museum are incredibly vocal - worse even than any Soundholian. You wouldn't believe the lengths we need go to to insure accuracy on the smallest points. I guess I know what you mean - I went to the MIM with my dad, a french horn/brass professor. "That's not quite right." "I'm not sure why they have that sign there, because it's wrong." I suppose it all depends on the budget. See if Kenny Hill or someone similar could dummy up what you need - top, sides, neck and headstock mounted in a case. Maybe not even full sides, and everything could be attached to/built into the case. Getting sound at the correct pitch would be a different matter. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 10, 2022 13:45:55 GMT -5
I know what you mean - I went to the MIM with my dad, a french horn/brass professor. "That's not quite right." "I'm not sure why they have that sign there, because it's wrong." Radtke wrote those signs.  |
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Post by John B on Apr 10, 2022 13:50:16 GMT -5
I know what you mean - I went to the MIM with my dad, a french horn/brass professor. "That's not quite right." "I'm not sure why they have that sign there, because it's wrong." Radtke wrote those signs. I just assumed he made the little poop piles below the signs. |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 10, 2022 14:02:25 GMT -5
I just assumed he made the little poop piles below the signs. He doesn't make poop piles -- he designs poop piles, silly. |
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Post by theevan on Apr 10, 2022 14:31:06 GMT -5
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Post by theevan on Apr 10, 2022 14:36:24 GMT -5
This is what you'll need:  . Michael Millham has a similar one made by a Canadian luthier |
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Post by John B on Apr 10, 2022 15:36:59 GMT -5
I just assumed he made the little poop piles below the signs. He doesn't make poop piles -- he designs poop piles, silly. I don't presume to know his personal habits. |
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Post by theevan on Apr 10, 2022 15:41:46 GMT -5
His luthier is Scot Tremblay. Very nice stuff!
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Post by drlj on Apr 10, 2022 15:43:46 GMT -5
One word:hologram!
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 10, 2022 17:32:17 GMT -5
Gut, being a protein may denature over time and logically will no longer be nature. My brother in law in Omaha used to take his kids to Peony Amusement Park when they were little and tell them it was Disneyland. I would suggest a similar approach David. No one will be the wiser. I was wondering that. Gut has a lifespan, no? |
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Post by drlj on Apr 10, 2022 18:19:08 GMT -5
Gut, being a protein may denature over time and logically will no longer be nature. My brother in law in Omaha used to take his kids to Peony Amusement Park when they were little and tell them it was Disneyland. I would suggest a similar approach David. No one will be the wiser. I was wondering that. Gut has a lifespan, no? My gut has been with me for years. |
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Post by theevan on Apr 10, 2022 20:15:34 GMT -5
Aquila Nylgut would be a worthy substitute. Looks like, feels like, sounds like gut. T'ain't gut.
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Post by John B on Apr 10, 2022 20:24:47 GMT -5
Aquila Nylgut would be a worthy substitute. Looks like, feels like, sounds like gut. T'ain't gut. stringsbymail.com Taint gut is something entirely different. |
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Post by PaulKay on Apr 12, 2022 8:34:33 GMT -5
I had one of these until a couple months ago. It is braced for steel strings. Not a good choice. Any classical guitar will do. |
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Post by John B on May 6, 2022 17:08:41 GMT -5
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Post by Dub on May 6, 2022 18:16:58 GMT -5
An old and dear friend wrote this for his fretless gourd banjo. He intended it to be sung in that primitive Appalachian style. |
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Post by TKennedy on May 6, 2022 18:42:36 GMT -5
Earthy - in spades.
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Post by TKennedy on May 6, 2022 18:46:40 GMT -5
Aquila Nylgut would be a worthy substitute. Looks like, feels like, sounds like gut. T'ain't gut. stringsbymail.com Taint gut is something entirely different. Taint must be a southern thing. We had an OR nurse from somewhere in the deep south and when we would be positioning a patient on the operating table and an objectionable odor drifted from that unmentionable area between the legs she would say. “Ohhh taint rays” |
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Post by Village Idiot on May 6, 2022 19:57:39 GMT -5
I don’t know how museums work but I would assume they want at least the appearance of being academic. They wouldn’t want curators from other museums making fun of them. Probably shouldn’t use an Ovation or a Rainsong. Agreed. An Estaban would be best. |
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