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Well done Daniel!  But you need to get a microphone in there – or stretch that string tighter –  😉

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Yeah – I got to think a bit more about it, and I realized that while I love to support live music, I love a few things –

1 – original material. Not all, but if someone has a few originals in the mix, and if I find myself thinking, wow – I wouldn’t mind hearing that again, that’s a big plus –

2 – Talent. If someone is REALLY good, and it’s clear they are putting major energies into their playing, which is easy to hear when they hit most of their runs cleanly, and they’ve got voicings in the mix that add flavor, or play a piece that clearly requires much practice to even think about – that’s another big plus –

3 – Quality of sound – this one is hard, ’cause if they are playing through the venues equipment, then you just have to say to the venue manager that they need to up their game in what they are using in house – but if the performers have brought good stuff, and have it adjusted well, and the sound quality is great, well, I can generally listen to most anything for a good long while. And they deserve a little extra for buying it, maintaining it, and having to lug it in and out of wherever –

Its great when the artist also has a great personality, and can bring that to the performance, but not all do, and not all venues lend themselves to any real interaction with the audience, so thats less a factor to me, At least, those are kinda my thoughts at this point –

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Well M. Shaver –  we will not disappoint!  We have those names on our list, and a few more that might knock your socks off. But we can’t do them all at once – patience is key – so we want to keep a little surprise in the mix –

And we’ll be looking forward to your review and pics of the new 00!

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Just got a chance to sit down, relax, and listen to this latest podcast.  Lisa was just a fantastic person to talk to – and I think we were able to get some of that across.  I wish we had another chance to talk – and maybe we will.   While we are just getting our feet wet with our musician interviews, its good to get feed-back from everyone who’s listening to them. I’d love to get feedback about what people think we should be emphasizing with these podcasts – so if you have ideas, send them to us!  We have a couple really great artists lined up for more fun, so its a great time to tell us what you want to hear more of –

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I noticed that comment too – as well as a baritone set.  Last I heard, tbey had gotten some of their standard string sets, which sold out quickly and completely, and they were waiting on another, much larger shipment. Maybe they’ll have some initial qtys of these new sets in that order!

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Honestly, if I could take pics as nice as the ones you have of yours, I’d be happy to post them, but other than yours having the rope purfling and mine having standard straight b/w/b string purfling, the only real difference is a very slight difference in the grain on the back  –  but if I can get a really good pic, I will post it –

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Personally, I just can’t get all my fingers onto the fretboard when its 1-11/16 – which is kinda a problem, as the main reason I’m trying is because I want to get as many strings into play as I can, and frequently its just 2 or 3 that are needed – or even wanted –

But I discovered a long time ago that while I can live with 1-¾,  I’d always rather have 1-13/16, and sometimes, 1-⅞ is truly luxurious. But when it gets to 1-⅞, neck shape and depth start to become much more important, and I’ve let a couple that wide go because of the shape, and it just plain hurt to play them for any extended period.

But that low-profile, slim “C”  1-13/16” SC neck – a true thing of joy –

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I’m truly thrilled that Hank is as pleased with this FTC as he seems – the FTC is such a unique instrument, in many ways its almost a listeners guitar rather than a players. It projects out and away, to the benefit of the audience more than the player, and these few that they made with the granadillo and redwood have an amazing clarity and tone that is truly unique compared to most any other guitar I’ve played.  Honestly, when I got mine, I played it quite a bit and started to feel more and more that maybe I had made a mistake with this combination of woods and model. But then, I took it to a friend who has quite an ear, and I played it for him, and he played it for me, and we both realized just how incredible an instrument it was, but not, necessarily, for the player. Once I had that awareness, I started  to really appreciate this guitar for its incredible uniqueness – but now, both visually, and audibly.  Which I should emphasize, it does not sound “bad” in any way to the player – but it isn’t the same as what you hear sitting 10 to 20’ in front of it. And I would not make it my “desert island” choice, but with the privilege of having a few great guitars, I am extremely happy to have this as one of them –

And not to rub it in, but I did get a little “extra” with mine – something I’d long lusted over for some years after I’d seen it on a couple of other SCGCs –

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Yepyepyep! Thats a lifetimer for sure – an amazing instrument. Happy 4th!

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Those are some pretty sweet looking cases! But, I couldn’t find a price anywhere – I hope its not one of those “if you have to ask, you can’t afford it” things –

I have fallen in love with Visesnut cases – their basic model, the ”Active” series, are reasonably affordable, but they are incredibly light-weight, and their internal strap size adjustment system make them easily fit a variety of sizes of guitars quite snugly, the rubber edges make sure your guitar will never get “bit” by a case latch, and they weigh so little, you have to double check if your guitar is in there! They are strong enough that you can stand on them – and the basic “OM” size will fit a F, a FTC, a 000, an OM, and I can even fit one of my mini-dreads in as well. If I were to find a fault with them, the center pocket is so small, you can barely fit an extra set of strings in there. Luckily, if I wind my strap up super tight, it fits in the cutaway space of my F when I take it to play out, and a tuner and capo will fit in the center pocket fine –

i think they are worth a look if you want a really nice case –   https://www.visesnutcase.com/index.php?route=common/home

If we could get enough people to go in on a 8 pack –  😉

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Thats a good read – but its in direct conflict with what my wife told me, which I can only paraphrase as something like “Buy another guitar, and you may not see tomorrow – “

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It’s funny that you posted that – I’ve thought for some time that I’ve never seen a simple mahogany/spruce model F – just about every other wood combo imaginable, Eir, braz, koa, walnut, maple, sycamore – all with spruce – even maple/cedar, koa/koa, and mahogany/mahogany, but never mahogany/spruce –  I’m sure they’ve made a few, but other than that picture, I’ve not seen one anywhere –

hopefully they made at least one with a 1-13/16” nut – and hopefully, someday, someone, will put it up for sale!  –   😀

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Need to call and see if the strings are in!

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Not sad – you’ve just hit a milestone in your appreciation of fine instruments. You’re trying to keep control waiting for your guitar, and all you can do is imagine.  Once you get it, you’ll probably loose the desire to get another right away – but as time goes by, that may (probably will) change  –   😉

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Well, I can give you a heads up, and say if I go first, Nancy has no idea what most of my guitars cost me, but she does know how to reach Carolyn!

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