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I inherited my mother’s Ariens ZT. I used it one season and handed it off to one of my kids. She loves it. I didn’t. I felt like I was driving all the time (both hands on the levers 100% of the time). I use a 1946 Ford 2N tractor with a 72” finish mower for most of my mowing. If I’m not in a hurry I will use a regular riding mower (Craftsman or White) as they do a prettier job.
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Haiku Dennis suspicious A Gibson with a low price Pull the trigger yes
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Angle of one Grover tuning machine slightly off
ksdaddy replied to RonB's topic in Gibson Repair and Restoration
Titebond and toothpick, yep. If I had a nickel for every raggedy or incorrect screw hole I patched that way…. -
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ksdaddy replied to sparquelito's topic in The Gibson Lounge
I've owned mine for 46 years and I've never been tempted to switch to a six saddle bridge. If that's what anyone wants, go for it, but I've never felt the need. If something just does not work for me, I have no aversion to changing it. There's a '58 Gretsch on my bench that is getting a new nut because the spacing on the old one was too wide. It's also getting opened up to have a treble bleed installed. Not afraid of fixing something that's broke, but as far as I'm concerned, the three saddle ain't broke. -
Gibson B-25 help please with year and wood type
ksdaddy replied to Corpblues's topic in Vintage Corner
Definitely not rosewood of any type. The sides and back are mahogany, as is the neck. I can't tell you whether you overpaid or not but this damage will need to be addressed. I did a Gibson 12 string a number of years ago. I can't remember how I pulled it back into position. Probably just as well; I have done some nasty things here that would make a chiropractor wince. -
Who do I speak with @ Gibson to discuss new models?
ksdaddy replied to Abstract_Zombie's topic in Gibson USA
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We can't help based on a serial number. We will need to see several photos of the guitar.
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Gibson B-25 help please with year and wood type
ksdaddy replied to Corpblues's topic in Vintage Corner
It's very likely a 1966 based on the bridge. Or I should say it's definitely not 1969. This guitar has a serious problem. The top has a crack just beside the neck block and the neck (and neck block) has shifted. Note the crack and also note the edge of the sound hole at the end of the crack and the distortion of the body binding. It's not just a matter of repairing the crack. Everything needs to be shifted back into place first. I have repaired Gibsons with similar problems (it's a Gibson thing, seems like). Once the neck block is back in place, I glue in a narrow block of wood alongside the neck block, glued to both the neck block and top (inside). -
Gibson B-25 help please with year and wood type
ksdaddy replied to Corpblues's topic in Vintage Corner
Gibson offers very little storage space. You will need to upload it to a site like imgur or inkfrog and post the link here. It could either be a 1966 or 1969 based on the serial number. Spruce top, mahogany sides and back. Mahogany neck. If the bridge looks like this, it is likely a 1966. If it looks like this, it is likely a 1969. -
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ksdaddy replied to sparquelito's topic in The Gibson Lounge
That would be a monstrous improvement over both the original Jag/Jazz and Mustang saddles. -
Burdock here. Seems like in the 60s it was an occasional thing to brush up against one. Now it’s all over. Some have said the birds spread it because of the seeds that are in their poop. I always see new growth in and around where old buildings are torn or burned down. I have one tiny postage stamp lot in town, right between a cemetery and a semi-burned out house where the owner was murdered. If I didn’t keep it mowed, it would be overrun with Japanese knotweed.
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How's your humidity? Is it dry where the guitar sits? If you don't have a hygrometer, that's okay, just look at the top from the side. Does the top seem to be sunken in? Or flatter than what you'd expect to see? Run your fingers across the grain of the top and note if it feels like corduroy. You may just need to hydrate. Aside from that, have you changed gauge of strings? Gone lighter perhaps?
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Gotcha beat. Aleve.
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ksdaddy replied to sparquelito's topic in The Gibson Lounge
I currently own a Squier Vintage Vibe Jazzmaster (Sonic Blue? Daphne Blue?) and I've bought (and then sold) two Squier 70s Vibe Jaguars. All three had Mustang-esque saddles from the factory. I swapped them out for the vintage grooved barrel original style, not because I preferred them (who in their right mind would?) but because they each have two height adjustment screws per saddle. That way I could dial in the radius to match the board. I could not do that with the Mustang style, which has no height adjustment.... they just had three different sizes that 'kinda' matched the radius. -
What's the guitar look like?
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ksdaddy replied to sparquelito's topic in The Gibson Lounge
I just checked, no restrictions, last post Aug 2023. -
"Results for serial number S9205029 This Epiphone guitar was made in 1989, 1999 or 2009 Samick factory in Korea"
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ksdaddy replied to sparquelito's topic in The Gibson Lounge
It’s the captain’s log that brought the Klingons to the thick cover in the first place! If it had made a clean break, we wouldn’t be in this mess! -
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ksdaddy replied to sparquelito's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Klingons are harder to wipe out if they’re hiding in thick cover. Sometimes it takes a heavy rain to flush them out. -
Eisenhower here. Kennedy and Nixon faced off on tv when I was a month old.
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Hats off for taking the time to A-B errrr, A-B-C-D these strings. I’ve never had the patience to do that. When I think Rotosound, the first thing that comes to mind is the bass strings that sounded fantastic but would grind down the frets in record time. Obviously that’s not going to happen with bronze. I leave strings on my guitars for a criminally long time. I have no idea what’s on any particular guitar unless I dated a string package and put it in the case pocket. I will give Rotosounds a try!
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I think I have about 48 right now, but that’s counting some banjos and mandolins. I could get rid of many of them but the way things are (not) selling on reverb, they might as well stay put. Doesn’t matter what I have here, I’ll be back on the Telecaster within a week.
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ksdaddy replied to sparquelito's topic in The Gibson Lounge
24” scale. Most people try to string them with modern “normal” strings, 10-46 ish. Too rubbery. 11-49 at a minimum. 12-52 even better. The Es are much less likely to roll and the guitar sounds bigger. Just my take. -
You Guys In London Are Getting Your Own Garage
ksdaddy replied to Sgt. Pepper's topic in The Gibson Lounge
Towards the end you will see a guy in a pink t shirt taking a selfie or something. The room visible behind him, way in the background, was my favorite room. That's where you see the Murphy aged stuff. I'm not into relics of any kind but these were convincing. That's also where I saw a new Lucille.