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Topic: 2" x 4" Truss Rod |
Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2003 8:41 am |
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Am I correct in assuming that you didn't buy it from Jerry Byrd?  |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2003 12:06 pm
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 I didn't know he was sellin' his.
I'm a big fan of the metal hollow bodied Rickys ... brass or steel.
I realize they are not everyones "cup-o-tea", all the better for eBay and me  |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 12 Sep 2003 12:18 pm
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| I'm all confused Rick. What do you make of the 2X4? I mean what's up with that? Now I feel like I've got to open up my Silver H. and see what treasures I can find. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 12 Sep 2003 12:41 pm
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| Yep, chrome guitars are a photographer's nightmare. In the early days of silent movies there was a screen star named Mary Miles Minter who had very light blue eyes. The orthochromatic film they used made her eyes look blank, like Little Orphan Annie's. Cinematographer James Wong Howe got his start by figuring out he could shoot her from behind a black velvet curtain with a hole cut out for the camera lens. Her eyes looked normal in the dallies, Howe was a hero and Hollywood history was made. So Rick, first get a black velvet curtain ... [This message was edited by Andy Volk on 12 September 2003 at 01:43 PM.] |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2003 12:43 pm
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I'm sure the board is there for the extra mass. Looks like some kinda hardwood. It must have been attached to the top before it was welded to the body ... no way to get it in/out through the pickup opening.
Under the tailpiece ... the pick-up bay is identical to a Silver, Model 59 and NS ... 1 5/8" opening .... holes for the thumb screw mounting system, shape of the cut, etc.
There are no string orifices ... tailpiece string mounting only.
The neck has no raised frets ... completely flat. Just the screws for the board and 8 small holes for the fretboard screws.
A very  guitar !
[This message was edited by Rick Aiello on 13 September 2003 at 05:20 AM.] |
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 12 Sep 2003 3:23 pm
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| A nice looking guitar. If you want the chrome to look shiny in a photograph, you need to place white reflectors in front of the guitar, so that the white reflections will show up on the chrome. The apparent color of the metal depends on the color of the reflections that are visable in it. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 13 Sep 2003 6:57 am
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| Two other pointers....try to shoot at an angle instead of dead on. Also a scrim, being a translucent piece of material over the flash, would soften the harsh light. The white reflectors as mentioned above is the most important though. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 13 Sep 2003 7:00 am
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Moved to the photography section....
h0ward |
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