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    White Castle 100th Anniversary

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    15 hours ago, tx-ogre said:

    It was always my theory that WC did the holes to maximize the amount of grease that the patties could absorb, therefore increasing the lubrication factor and making them slide down your throat easier.  Having one get stuck on the way down could have been deadly.  😁

    [laugh]  And don't forget.....

    To make 'em "slide" through and out easier too!  [lol]  And actually, it's the BUN that would absorb all that grease.  [wink]  But still provide all that lubrication.

    Whitefang

    Whammy bars on a piano whats next?

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    Aw, hell.....

    I was expecting to see a tremolo bar on an actual PIANO!  NOT a note bending device on an electronic keyboard, which, like Evans stated, have been on synths for years( 50 or more, if memory serves).

    And even though the Hendrix cover IS done well, I suspect the device serves more to try and make him look "cool" whenever he uses it,  and it all could be accomplished with just a simple, standard glide wheel. 

    But, can you imagine what a tremolo bar(aka WHAMMY)  on a Story and Clark Spinet would look like?  And where would it be placed?  Or how about on a Steinway concert grand?   Or even an old  upright?  [wink]

    Whitefang

    White Castle 100th Anniversary

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    11 hours ago, CNJ said:

    When I was kid in the '60s the sliders cost five cents, so for a quarter you could eat like a king (or at least an 10 year old's idea of a king).  I was devastated when the price went up to eight cents, totally ruined my burger budget.  Thing I remember about the 60's version of the slider was that the patties were square and had five penny-sized holes in 'em.  The working theory of knowledgeable ten year-olds was the pickles were placed on the patty to hide the holes. 

    Ah, the holes aren't really THAT big.  And the idea for those holes(what WC would say) is to cook the meat more thoroughly.  But most of us reckoned it was to use less meat but still charge like they weren't there.  [wink] All in all I'd say those holes weren't any larger than the circumference  of a no.2 pencil. 

    Whitefang

    White Castle 100th Anniversary

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    I already replied to this in Epiphone.  All I can add here is the regret that in my town a lot of dolts called the place "Monkey Meats", NOT because they were dissing the meat used, but because it also was a favored hang-out for a lot of African-Americans.    However too......

    I do seem to recall a WEDDING PARTY , including the Bride and Groom coming in one night and ordering a ton of 'em at the carry-out line.  [omg]  [laugh]

    That was in '66.  I wonder now if that couple are still married?

    Whitefang

    ODDITY!

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    23 hours ago, derpapst said:

    Hello Whitefang!

    I reside in Jolly Old England ☺️

    (private sale from a fellow with quite a few decent guitars). Plays well, not crap in sound or feel at all. Good solid tone and nice feel to build etc.

    Well then, if all that is good for you, and you didn't pay too much and didn't buy it hoping to sell it at a profit later, then just add it to your  harem and enjoy it now and then.  [wink]

    Whitefang

    ODDITY!

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted

    OP also said he picked it up "locally"(wherever that is) but where?

    A music shop?  or...

    Pawn shop?

    Thrift shop?

    Yard sale?

    Outside all the issues he posted, any others?  Does it play well?  Sound good?  Or like crap? 

    Inquiring minds want to know.  [wink]

    Whitefang

    Own shares of a Gibson Guitar

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    "Part ownership"?

    Sounds as bad as those "time share" vacation property scams of the '90's. :rolleyes:

    I mean, are they saying there will be times the "rare" and "prototype" guitar will be in your possession?  And if not, why not?  And if not, then where did my money go?   And who will provide the brokering if I wish to sell my "share" and recover some or all of my "investment"?  

    Whitefang

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