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Topic: The Big Dog came home! |
Ron Bednar
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Rancho Cordova, California, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 9:14 am |
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My Lazy River baritone Weiss showed up at the doorstep yesterday. My initial impression was, "Wow, it's big!" Rance did a really nice job, it's very well put together, not too fancy but with clean well appointed lines. It's an attractive looking guitar. Walnut back and sides with a Spruce top and Maple binding, a Pau Ferro fretboard and bridge with an abalone rosette.
I asked him to ship without strings, so I put on a set of NewTone Alohas custom made for it and tuned it to A. My wife said it sounded to her like a grand piano. Those bass strings are BASS! It's surprisingly loud with a rich sound and loads of sustain. It's going to be amazing when it really opens up in 6 or 8 months. When I play it I can feel the vibrations in my gut. It definitely has a cello like sound...with some Harley Davidson thrown in. I'm going to experiment with strings and tunings to see what best turns it's crank. I'll have to learn some to do it justice, but so far I love it, what a sound! When I get it a bit more settled I'll post some sound clips and better pics. Here's a shot of it next to my reso for comparison sake:
http://www.dahothouse.com/music/2onwall.jpg
The neighbor kid asked if he could try it out, you can do all sorts of things with a giant Weiss:
http://www.dahothouse.com/music/wildweiss.jpg
[This message was edited by Ron Bednar on 09 November 2004 at 09:16 AM.] |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 12:15 pm
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Wow, that's....big. Actually I don't know any Weiss's personally so I have nothing to compare it with. I love super ornate stuff with multiple bindings and great perfling and rosettes and herringbone and abalone etc etc etc but I also love the quiet understated elegance of simple design.
Is the second photo your doing or did you clip that from somewhere? I'll have to take some of my axes into the bathtub with me to see if they are as buoyant as yours. |
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Patrick Newbery
From:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 12:23 pm
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| You are not only a steeler, you also have some good photoshop chops! |
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Bill Blacklock
From:
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 2:33 pm
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Congratulations Ron, thats a real fine instrument you have there, looking forward to the sound clip. Let us know how the tunings work out. Is that a D shape taken down to A (151351). It might be many years before the novelty and inspiration from this one starts to wane.
Happy picken / Bill |
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Ron Bednar
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Rancho Cordova, California, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 3:06 pm
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Thanks guys. Yeap, that's what I do for a living and was just messing around one day. The surfer weiss is actually a 3D model rendered and comped into the image.
Bill - Yes, it's open A with the D form. It's pretty amazing playing around with it. Lots of experimenting to do, completely different from anything I am used to. But I'm starting to relax some with it today and feel out the tempo it likes and listening more to what it wants to say, if you know what I mean. On slow blues it's really gut wrenching, it moans those sad notes real well. A whole new thing to learn here, I need to slow down and really pay attention to my bar placement and listen to the note rather than look where I am. I'm loving it so far. Can't wait to see what you think of yours Bill, we can swap ideas. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 3:10 pm
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Travis Bernhardt
From:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 3:34 pm
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Damn. I can't wait to hear what that sounds like (hint, hint...).
And how the heck did you do that surfer picture? I can think of a way to do it, but it's pretty labour intensive--all that spray...
-Travis |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 4:01 pm
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Ron, if ya think thats big (relatively speakin') ...
Wait'll ya see what I just sent to Jason L. ...
For your other project ... 
PS: Super NICE Weiss 
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My wife and I don't think alike. She donates money to the homeless and I donate money to the topless! ... R. Dangerfield
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 4:20 pm
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| Wow. Weisszilla. But it's not the wand, Rick, it's the magician! Debashish B. is making a uke sized steel so now we can re-create the mandolin orchestra with an all-steel- guitar line up. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 4:43 pm
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| But it's not the wand, Rick, it's the magician! |
Yep ... thats what all the Guys say ...
But eavesdrop on The Ladies ... and you get a whole different perspective of that situation ...
Anyway, this ain't no acoustic rig we're talkin' 'bout  ... |
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Ron Bednar
From:
Rancho Cordova, California, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2004 5:33 pm
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Andy - my wife agrees, she said, "it's not how long your weiss is, it's how you weiss long."
Rick - YAY! Jason called the other day and said you had finished the mags and it was about ready...glad we didn't route for it yet, it's bigger than expected! |
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Bill Blacklock
From:
Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 10 Nov 2004 12:49 pm
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Ron, The baritone sounds great, it must have a hell of a growl to it on those lower frets. How did you make out for a case,
I just finished building a baritone case last week and its as solid as Queequeg's coffin, will send you some how to pictures if you need. Bill |
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Ron Bednar
From:
Rancho Cordova, California, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2004 8:03 pm
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Bill - That would be great to see that how to's. I'm using a gig bag that it just barely fits into right now.
Thanks! |
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