RBSinTo

62burst, I think em7 was referring to the four support cables on the "funny" which was what the soldiers called Percy Hobart's ingenius specialized armoured vehicles which were used in the D-Day invasion and for the remainder of the war in the west. I do not believe he was talking about the number of strings on the original guitar that used an adjustable bridge. RBSinTo

I don't know if Percy Hobart even played the guitar, but he certainly did produce an adjustable bridge back in the early 1940's. RBSinTo

We had a Hurdy Gurdy, but traded it for a Fishnorton (the one without the treadle), and have never regretted the decision. RBSinTo

Perhaps your friend, the store owner could contact the seller on your behalf and get more information on the origin of the guitar. RBSinTo

Dave F, Really curious why you posted these photos, as they have nothing to do with the discussion. RBSinTo

Lars, Well, that makes one of us. If someone wants a guitar that looks like the engine cowl of a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, that's their business. Me? I like guitars that are finished to look like.....guitars. Not Chinese Ming vases, cathedral stained glass windows, or Chinese privacy screens, regardless of the workmanship. If I was given any of the examples shown in this thread, I couldn't dispose of it fast enough. RBSinTo

zombywoof, I would describe these two monstrosities as the resulting spawn of a Gibson j-200 mating with an early 1900's circus train wild animal car. Truly tastelessly ugly. RBSinTo

Whitefang, I used to take a lens or a lens shade with me into the supermarket, and walk the shelves looking for jar caps and snap caps that would fit. A few times a good fit required a bit of trimming the interior surface of a cap, but with few exceptions I usually found what I needed. As for your other suggestions, I've found over the years that many items whose name was pre-fixed with "photo" meant that they were incredibly over-priced. A fishing vest cost $35.00 at the outdoor store, while a similar item called a "Photographer's vest" sold in the camera store for $85.00. So, being the resourceful and handy fellow I am, I've always tried to re-purpose, or when items I needed simply didn't exist, make them myself. RBSinTo

For years, I've used variously-sized plastic bottle and can snap caps as handy slip-on lens caps. RBSinTo

Chief, Forgive my ignorance, but since I pay no attention to Ms. Parton or her music, I have no idea if she can actually play the guitar or not. It would seem to me that having very long fingernails on her left hand would make playing virtually impossible, in which case what guitar she holds on stage as a prop, is immaterial. RBSinTo

Chief, It would make perfect sense if they were producing toilets. After all, they are experienced in making one and two hole objects, and the "J" prefix would work perfectly for naming purposes. Gibson and toilets: A match made in heaven. RBSinTo

When I read the title, I naturally thought that Gibson had once again diversified, and was now also making toilets. RBSinTo

Her musicianship is very good. However, her over-use of plastic surgery makes her very physically unappealing to me. RBSinTo

Chief, I recently played a new D-18 at a very fine, local music store, and noticed a lighter brown streak along the treble side of the ebony fretboard, running about two or three frets from the nut. While this is something I've never seen before on any new guitar, it certainly didn't affect the sound, which was wonderful. I suppose that in some way, these discussions about the quality of the different woods being substituted for now scarce materials are moot anyway, because as we rush to turn this planet into a toilet, there will probably come a day in the not so distant future, when all new musical instruments, of necessity, will be made from carbon fibre. RBSinTo

Whitefang, Reminds me of a short story by Roald Dahl called "Parson's pleasure" that I read in school about a million years ago. RBSinTo

Don't need, have or use tuner apps. My phone has been set up to be just a phone, and is never even turned on when I 'm in the house, so I tune with a Snark. And since my only audience are the cats (who have front row seats in the empty case), and since I play alone, if there was a dead-battery emergency(!!!???), tuning by relative pitch would be good enough. RBSinTo

Chief, The Twelfth Fret, here in Toronto had a Martin from the 1800's for sale last week. When I read this thread today, I checked to see if it was still around, but no, it was sold. So these guitars do become available from time to time, but snooze and you lose. RBSinTo

Chief, Insults and veiled threats, but at least he didn't say you have a death wish. Phew. RBSinTo

$3,000,000,000.00, three orgasms, three lovers, three scoops of ice cream, three cheeseburgers, three j-45 variants, three "different" Les Paul variants Eh,...........sometimes yes, and sometimes no. RBSinTo

And what exactly does one put in a Gibson golf bag?????? And what is the maximum number of guitars one is allowed to carry? Gibson golfer-"Looks like I'm in the bunker. Hand me the j-50". caddy- "It won't get you to the green. I suggest the j-45 instead". Finally. A reason to own a Les Paul. RBSinTo

ncb, The other store is Cosmo Music, which is actually in Richmond Hill, on Leslie St., north of Elgin Mills Road. To be fair, there are a few other good stores in the city, but none better than these two. RBSinTo

zombywoof, Must be contagious, because I have it too. I've got all the guitars I need and although I love to visit the two serious music stores here in Toronto, and noodle on the high-end instruments, I never for a second contemplate buying any of them. RBSinTo

Sheepdog1969, Placing a piece of soft cloth over thefront and back top edges of the headstock before attaching the tuner will prevent the jaws from marring the finish. I suspect the disclaimer in the Snark manual was inserted by some clever Corporate Lawyer as a hedge against someone suing them claiming their guitar was completely ruined because of a mark the tuner left on the headstock. And finally, I've seen many people leave the tuner on the headstock after use, so I don't think my comment is a foolish one. RBSinTo

In reply to Rabs original question: And this matters why? RBSinTo

Nope. Doesn't hold a candle to the original "Running on Empty", which to my mind is the greatest, most exciting live-recorded rock and roll song ever. RBSinTo