DanvillRob Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Just figuring out how to post photos....so I thought I'd post a photo of my Gibson Herd.....all are square shoulder dreds except the first on on the left, (Jubilee). 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 PrairieDog lets out a long appreciative whistle… great set! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egoidealmusic Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 That's a good looking set of square dreds there, Rob. My inspired by Gibson Hummingbird has confirmed that my next Gibson will definitely be a square! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 holy crap rct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 That is a beautiful Collection of Acoustics my friend.. I do hope we get the opportunity to meet up one of these days & do some Pickin’ & Singin’! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorristownSal Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) I’ll have the DoveBurst, any Mule you can whip up, and while you are at it bewitch me a three blink Nora Jones at the piano to duet with. Long duets. Edited April 24 by MorristownSal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Me being me what caught my eye was not the guitars but the piano with the two candlesticks attached. That is about as cool as it gets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J185cat Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Do I see a12 string HBird? Awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 17 hours ago, PrairieDog said: PrairieDog lets out a long appreciative whistle… great set! Dog, I did struggle to find the window that allowed me to grab a "direct link".....but hopefully, I'll get it down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 minute ago, DanvillRob said: Dog, I did struggle to find the window that allowed me to grab a "direct link".....but hopefully, I'll get it down. They look great from here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 12 hours ago, Larsongs said: That is a beautiful Collection of Acoustics my friend.. I do hope we get the opportunity to meet up one of these days & do some Pickin’ & Singin’! We haven't made it to the Palm Springs show in a couple of years.... maybe next year, (it's help the first weekend of the year). Would love to get together with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 3 hours ago, zombywoof said: Me being me what caught my eye was not the guitars but the piano with the two candlesticks attached. That is about as cool as it gets. The piano is an 1871-74 Carl Ronisch piano. I've had it since 1976, so it was over 100 years old when I got it. Ronisch pianos are still being built today. It's not as tall as an upright, but taller than a spinet. It sounds like an old upright. I still play it.... I've tuned it dozens of times....it needs tuning right now. Here's an example of how it sounds: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 3 hours ago, J185cat said: Do I see a12 string HBird? Awesome. Yes... that's a 2010....I got it from another Forum member many years ago. I'm told it's the ONLY right-handed Hummingbird 12-String made that year, (I'm guessing there was a Left-Handed one also made). I've made well over 100 videos with it....plays and sounds like a dream! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Great line of squares. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) 5 hours ago, DanvillRob said: The piano is an 1871-74 Carl Ronisch piano. . . . . Here's an example of how it sounds: Bravo! I didn't think you were going to do the whole song. +1. Were you leaning a bit on the sustain pedal, or does the piano just sound that cavernous ? 'Wonder how many times the strings have been changed in all of those years. 😀 9 hours ago, zombywoof said: Me being me what caught my eye was not the guitars but the piano with the two candlesticks attached. That is about as cool as it gets. Yes, that is an excellent touch, especially when rooms were lit with oil lamps. My eye went to the retro looking table radio behind the bar- 'had Heathkit radio flashbacks til it looked more like a modern Sangean WR-11. Edited April 24 by 62burst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 14 minutes ago, 62burst said: Bravo! I didn't think you were going to do the whole song. +1. Were you leaning a bit on the sustain pedal, or does the piano just sound that cavernous ? 'Wonder how many times the strings have been changed in all of those years. 😀 Yes, that is an excellent touch, especially when rooms were lit with oil lamps. My eye went to the retro looking table radio behind the bar- 'had Heathkit radio flashbacks til it looked more like a modern Sangean WR-11. Sixty-Tu.... I tend to lean on the sustain pedal a lot so I have time to make my chord changes. I've owned the piano for 48 years.....never a string change since I've owned it. The 3-String area on this piano allow you to tune each string individually, (on many pianos, you tune two strings at once), so you can get it pretty close without breaking strings all over the place! I really like the candle holders..... when the electricity used to go out, (before the home generator) I used to light them and just play in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Blake Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 That is an impressive collection- do you play all of them regularly? At one time I had 7 Gibson acoustics, ranging from present day back to a 1930s model. I found that I could not find the subtlety and nuance for each due to the number of guitars vs. days of the week. So I let them all go except the one one I play now. That's just me and I say bravo! to your fine collection. Sounds like that piano might have a ghost or two in the machine...👀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 4 minutes ago, Johnson Blake said: Sounds like that piano might have a ghost or two in the machine...👀 😄 Is there another philosopher in the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, Johnson Blake said: That is an impressive collection- do you play all of them regularly? At one time I had 7 Gibson acoustics, ranging from present day back to a 1930s model. I found that I could not find the subtlety and nuance for each due to the number of guitars vs. days of the week. So I let them all go except the one one I play now. That's just me and I say bravo! to your fine collection. Sounds like that piano might have a ghost or two in the machine...👀 Johnson, because of my bursitis, I play the smaller Jubilee every day. When I finally get a song to the point I want to record it, I usually grab the "appropriate" guitar for the task. The DIF gives me the best tone, but the neck is very narrow. Guitar has to be mic'd. The 'Bird Koa has the best neck and is good for when I have to use my right hand accurately. Guitar has to be mic'd. The Dove I tend to use for 'serious' songs, has the longer scale neck so the strings are a little tighter. Guitar has to be mic'd. The J-50 is relatively new to my pack....was a gift 4 years ago from my staff when I retired. It was my every-day player until my right shoulder got so bad I couldn't do it every day. The 12-String is a wonderful guitar.... I use it whenever a 12-String is necessary, or if I need to 'fill-up' the sound a little. I also use if for when a song needs to be finger-picked....I cheat by flat-picking the 12-String. So, I have maybe 560 songs posted on YouTube.... probably evenly divided between the 5 dreds.... the Jubilee doesn't get as much play as the others....but since I put a cheap pickup in it, it gets played more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 1 hour ago, PrairieDog said: 😄 Is there another philosopher in the house? I learned the basics of piano while working in a music store back in the 60's. i simply LOVE to play them, (I have 2 pianos in the house). What I like is that I can look at the keys, and I KNOW how to make whatever chord I want to make. The piano is easier on the hands and shoulders than is the guitar....so I'm trying to get as much recorded on the guitar before my hands/shoulders give out....then concentrate on the piano. I bought the piano from a lady who had just lost her husband, (back in 1976). She said he played it all the time, and was the center of attention at all their gatherings playing it....she couldn't stand to see it sitting in her home...so I grabbed it up. A guitar you can take with you on a date....but a piano, you have to bring your date home! First time my wife came to my condo, I played for her....now, we just celebrated out 46th Anniversary! So here's a photo of the piano back in 1976. You'll notice the Jubilee standing next to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 On 4/24/2024 at 10:12 AM, DanvillRob said: We haven't made it to the Palm Springs show in a couple of years.... maybe next year, (it's help the first weekend of the year). Would love to get together with you! If you do let me know.. It would be great to meet up, have a Beer or three & play some Tunes.. Nice job on Desperado too.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 9 hours ago, DanvillRob said: So here's a photo of the piano back in 1976. You'll notice the Jubilee standing next to it. Danvill - I'd hereby recommend you to reintroduce that look. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 24 minutes ago, E-minor7 said: Danvill - I'd hereby recommend you to reintroduce that look. . If he figures out how to look the same as he did 48 years ago, I want some of that. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted April 26 Author Share Posted April 26 13 hours ago, E-minor7 said: Danvill - I'd hereby recommend you to reintroduce that look. . Too much girth too little hair. 15 hours ago, Larsongs said: If you do let me know.. It would be great to meet up, have a Beer or three & play some Tunes.. Nice job on Desperado too.. Thanks for the compliment. I had a heck of a time getting YouTube to let me post that.... Copyright issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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