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Yesterday is behind….
Well the THE MARTIN….Matched with : Croce, Goodman, Buffett, The Byrds.
I guess 27 years of aged EIR/Sitka , thousands of hours of playing/holding/traveling……….makes for an old friend who has a great voice…..a voice that brings back lots of memories,
Reflections /Revelations : I have a fine Ramuda of guitars in both voice and visual……… and I’m starting to get the hang of playing them……I can begin to bring out their individuality.
REALIZATION : I still have so much to learn…….compared to Y’All.
Today Arrived:
Matched The F cutaway with : “Magnolia” (J.J. Cale) into Ventura Highway ( America) , The “Weight” (The Band).
The 1934 45 D with : “Me And My Uncle”( The Dead) , ANYTHING CAJUN LOUD !!! ,”Born In Chicago” ( Paul Butterfield). “Friend Of The Devil” (The Dead).
I’m going to drink a glass of Red with the Martin…Had it since new (1993)……should be a time capsule gooddie in that memory file.
Sinker Hog or “Tree Hog B/S……L.S. Top……Hog neck…L.S. headstock overlay…….Style 42 bling /Paua, MOP.
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And somehow …I picture the group posting on this topic as “A Band Of Merry Pranksters”….Not Hobbits on a journey to Mordor.
Tadol…..Your reading material from the 70’s is showing…. LOL
“I Was Born In Chicago…My Daddy Said, Son You Better Get Yourself A Gun “…PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND
“Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.”….BESSIE SMITH.
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Tastes like chicken….LOLOLOLO
January 21, 2020 at 11:54 pm in reply to: Light Tension vs Medium Tension Strings Compared and Contrasted with 80/20 Meds #3653Mate
Your ears and audio perception are WAY beyond me……..If a guitar/string combo gives me audio pleasure….I accept it and “Play On”…..but then I’m old enough to accept the world “as it is”.
January 20, 2020 at 8:30 pm in reply to: Light Tension vs Medium Tension Strings Compared and Contrasted with 80/20 Meds #3641A.C.,
Thanks for that…..I’m sure that was a lot of work to put together….and it was well done.
I use the Lite tension on the F, Om , H-13 O.T. and Mediums on the 34 Zorro.
This is the recommendation of SCGC.
I tried the meds. on the F for awhile but found that they were a bit “blunt” sounding…….changed back to lites.
Again thanks.
Ahhh Jeff …..Your SCGC Ramuda grows quickly.
I agree with Bert about that vintage of SC guitars……My F Cutaway would even make the guru of Fs (Tad) smile with its’ voice.
You have received the accumulated knowledge of a group of SCGC owners that is both accurate and maybe…just maybe a bit overwhelming.
Your statement that you are going to commission 4 instruments, One to pass on to each child touches me.
I own 4 SCs and 1 old Martin that I also plan on passing on to my Nephew and 3 Nieces.
I don’t agree with some that SCs take years to develop the voice that we all love…….a couple of years yes, but the more you play them the sooner the instruments true sonic appear.
if you intend to stick to your 4 year plan…..TELL Maestro Hoover NOW….let him know now so he can advise you and plan what woods he might have in his “personal” stash.
Your kids are very lucky. If they are young you’ll have years to “play in” the guitars and pass on to them open and singing instruments.
Well …a double treat in this edition. The Article on the Luthier Ken Hooper building an instrument from “The Tree’, and his comments about learning from Maestro Hoover on how to work with that unique wood. To be able to play my SC “Tree” OM everyday is a gift.
And the Eric Skye article, which included wonderful comments from and about our esteemed Keymaster Richard Newman.
My admiration for all those above is boundless.
For Mr. Hoover…. the reasons are obvious.
For Richard Newman…well those are personal and very heart felt.
For Eric Skye…. His amazing talent and dedication to his art. Also because he gave Dee permission to use his recording of “Ode To Billy Joe” to use as a backing track for her show. Her voice, backed by Eric’s guitar is wonderfully simple yet memorable.
I am really a very lucky guy.
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The mail just arrived , FBJ handed to me by my mail guy…….don’t bother me for awhile !!
New Friend Neil,
The VERY first thing you should do is schedule a telecon with Richard Hoover…through Carolyn.
he is a MASTER at putting you sonic desires into wood and steel.
I am the lucky owner of a “The tree” Hog/Euro OM and also a Madi/Italian H-13 O.T..
The O.T. is not light but has the sound you wish for……The weight comes from the Madi/Euro and a p/u.
A different wood combo might be much lighter but man does it have a voice for Blues and the Delta/Cajun C.C.R. sound.
The OM (and NO builder creates a better OM) is feather light and its’ voice is wonderfully dry.woody and yet rich and mellow beyond belief.
I don’t believe that there is a better translator of wishes to end result than Santa Cruz Guitar Company……
But listen to others on this Forum…..they speak the truth from experience and the heart.
Enjoy the journey…It’s a very special ride.
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After the recent above posts………I’M GLAD I LIVE TOO FAR AWAY TO ATTEND…….besides sounds like the humidity inside the sweat lodge might be a bit much for “The Ramuda”.
BUT…Y’All enjoy !!!!
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