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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:14 pm 
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This is not me. I submit this vid without comment. You tell me what you think.

http://warezjunky.info/forum/guitar-set ... found.html

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:34 pm 
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I cant find the words........"I put some duct tape on it"


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:10 am 
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Link is broken.....hmmm, now it works, but I did NOTHING to fix it.....wierd.
The guitar is a heap. I'd question if it's worth doing anything to it, other than hanging it on a workshop wall for show and tell.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:24 am 
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:43 am 
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Guys you might want to check your computers , I tried to open the link and My Trend Micro Blocked it as Malicious site . Not sure why ? Could be my settings , Just letting people know .

NEVERMIND ! Was my settings . I would like to see that one rebuilt .

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Definitely one of a kind!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:11 am 
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What could you possibly add to that. idunno

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:24 am 
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Actually a pretty nice old guitar. Some pretty creative backwoods engineering there. Apparently the old bridge was lost at some time and the replacement bridge just raises the strings, no saddle. So to get the string length close they extended the tailpiece so it would play in tune up the neck.

And I love the case, gives me some ideas.

Get that neck attached firmly, close up the box a little better, check the bracing, new floating bridge and tailpiece and you've got a winner. As creative as it is, I think that extended tailpiece is just going to have to go on the wall. :D

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What? No Doobie, Brothers?

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:54 pm 
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laughing6-hehe love the replies!

Definitely a candidate for a duck tape commercial. At this point who ever removes that duck tape is in for a surprise.


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At this point who ever removes that duck tape is in for a surprise.


Probably a sad one....

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:52 pm 
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Yeah, even if he took the strings off first, I wouldn't be surprised to see that tape lift the finish like a wine label remover. And, of course, if he doesn't take the strings off first, well........

It would be nice to see that guitar properly restored.


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I think it is obvious that the action is off because he didnt reverse the nail when he switched the strings to left handed. Thus, the action is too high on the treble strings and too low on the bass strings. This is back woods guitar set up 101 stuff people. Jeez.

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Gee, that looks like one of me real early builds laughing6-hehe


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the Padma wrote:
Gee, that looks like one of me real early builds laughing6-hehe


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PADMA !! Now ya done went and gave away your age !! laughing6-hehe laughing6-hehe

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A farmer finds an old guitar in the barn and cleans it up a bit and sells it to the neighbor farmer. The 2nd farmer actually makes it playable and sells it to the 1st farmer for a small profit. They continue this 4 or 5 times til one of them sells it to a stranger. When he tells the other farmer what he did the guy replies, 'Why'd you do that, we were both making a good living off of it.'


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