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Title: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on July 02, 2020, 09:15:35 AM

For the second time in a week, we had the pleasure of Bill & his son Nick for the night - and, of course, picking took place.


Peter

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 02, 2020, 10:31:36 AM

Nice pickin' pic.  ;D

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: David Houck on July 02, 2020, 12:49:03 PM

Thanks for the photographic evidence!

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: paulman on July 08, 2020, 04:55:01 AM

Nice work guys!  8)  Did you record?

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on July 08, 2020, 07:23:36 AM

We did not (and if you ever heard my "playing", you'd know that's a good thing; many thanks to Bill for indulging me!)

Peter

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: pauldo on July 16, 2020, 03:02:56 AM

I like how there are more guitars than people!

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on July 17, 2020, 10:09:03 PM

Quote from: pauldo on July 16, 2020, 03:02:56 AM

I like how there are more guitars than people!

Indeed.
If you look at the far left-bottom corner, you'll see the edge of one there, too; there's a bass behind it, and two more hanging on the wall.  Not nearly as many as some of you, and not, of course, enough - but enough to make the office look nice (and make Her think there are far too many).

In fact, one of the ones on the wall is a Squier Tele that at that time, with the TRN cranked all the way still had too much relief to be much good for anything but slide (which I suck at even more than fretted, so.....).  It now is fitted with a superbly playable neck - mahogany w/pao ferro 'board - from 420 Guitars (otherwise known as Bill tgo). 

Peter

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: edwardofhuncote on July 18, 2020, 04:30:09 AM

Izzat a Regal metal-body resonator I spy there... kinda' behind Bro. Bill's right arm? I've been tempted by a couple of those, but I keep reminding myself - dummy, there's a National Duolian in your shop if you'll just finish it! (it was run over by a 1946 Chrysler in the late-60's, and uhhh... the original neck didn't make it.)

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on July 18, 2020, 10:19:35 AM

Good eye; it's a Regal RC-2 Duolian, nickel-plated bell brass.  Inherited from my dear friend the late Chicago folk legend Mick Scott.

Now go fix that National & post a shop thread on it!

Peter

Title: Re: Midwest Coast Micro-gathering
Post by: lbpesq on July 18, 2020, 10:31:03 AM

Looks sweet, Coz!   Thinking about it, the neck might be Sapele instead on Mahogany.   I’m straightening up my workshop space so I’ll look around to see if I have the info on the neck.  I bought it off eBay a few years ago and the on-line purchase history is no longer available.   It’s finished with rub-on poly and a satin finish.  I leveled and crowned the frets, and installed Luminlay glow-in-the-dark side markers.

Bill, tgo