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  1. 12-04-2002, 04:36 PM #1
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    I love old instruments.

    I buy old instruments and rebuild them just to hear them sing again. I can’t play worth a plug nickel but I like ‘em anyway. I especially like classic vintage guitars. The worse they look the more I like them. I lose money fixing them! Is this obsessive behavior?
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  2. 12-04-2002, 04:39 PM #2
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    you build ukulele's but you cant play them... strange!
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  3. 12-04-2002, 04:48 PM #3
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    Originally posted by Optimus Prime
    you build ukulele's but you cant play them... strange!
    Deaf people build Kamaka Ukuleles which is the biggest ukulele factory in Hawaii and one of the best in the world. They have hired them for many years. The founder discoved that deaf people can judge the tone on the sound board better by feel of the vibration. This tone is achieved by sanding the top just right. Some wood is harder then others so the top thickness is not a constant. I read he has blind people working there too.
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  4. 12-04-2002, 05:53 PM #4
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    Sounds like what you might call a hobby. Hobbys usually aren't money making operations. I guess you have to draw the line somewhere on the amount of time and money you put into them or they will become obcessions. Not too much, not too little, balance in all things.
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  5. 12-04-2002, 11:45 PM #5
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    I play the fagotto.
    This is where my signature would go if I wasn't so lazy.
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  6. 12-05-2002, 12:02 AM #6
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    Originally posted by Giblet Plus!
    I play the fagotto.

    Uh, I had a comment to this but I decided to keep it to myself

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  7. 12-05-2002, 12:13 AM #7
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    Ha Ha - gotcha!

    Fagotto = Bassoon
    This is where my signature would go if I wasn't so lazy.
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  8. 12-05-2002, 12:37 AM #8
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    [QUOTE]Originally posted by Giblet Plus!
    [B]Ha Ha - gotcha!

    Fagotto = Bassoon
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    Uh, I was HOPING that was an instrument..

    I really think they ought to rename that...LOL
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  9. 12-05-2002, 12:39 AM #9
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    Crazy italians.
    This is where my signature would go if I wasn't so lazy.
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  10. 12-05-2002, 01:39 AM #10
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    Wow! Nice instrument. I used to play wind instruments until I lost some fingers. My favorite was the flute.
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  11. 12-05-2002, 11:21 AM #11
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    I used to play guitar, I had a Gretsch anniversary model and I sold it a long time ago. I tried to find it recently to buy it back but no luck..
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  12. 12-05-2002, 11:33 AM #12
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    Originally posted by TARP2
    I used to play guitar, I had a Gretsch anniversary model and I sold it a long time ago. I tried to find it recently to buy it back but no luck..
    The Gretsch guitars are going up in value every day. It amazes me what Gibsons are worth considering they were relativly cheap to begin with.
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  13. 12-05-2002, 11:36 AM #13
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    I have an epiphone sitting around somewhere. Worth any thing? I think its a red and yellow sunburst.
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  14. 12-05-2002, 11:52 AM #14
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    Originally posted by TARP2
    I have an epiphone sitting around somewhere. Worth any thing? I think its a red and yellow sunburst.
    Some are worth a lot more then others. They were made by Gibson but were really budget guitars compared to most other good electrics. The older it is the more it is worth if it is still in good condition. Post a picture and serial number. I'll look it up for you if you like.
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  15. 12-05-2002, 02:54 PM #15
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    Thanks, I'll try to dig it up.
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