Author Topic: Mount Jam-more (Read 337 times)

andrewknight · « **on:** January 07, 2005, 12:33:27 AM »

Question for Susan:
I have had this idea for an engraved oval for a custom Tribute for some time. I ended up with a 'new to me Tribute' before my custom, but this idea is really boiling in me. So here she goes. I read somewhere that you have ivory from an old piano. I was wondering if you could create an oval of ebony, then inlay an oval of ivory in that as free from lines as possible (knowing that they will be visible no matter what), leaving a 1/4 inch border of ebony, with a very thin oval of mother of pearl, or ablone as a accent in the ebony. Then, skrimshaw (sp?) style, draw a picture in the ivory. Also, how are you with human faces, because my idea is to have a representation of Mt. Rushmore, but instead of the Presidents that are there, include Jerry Garcia, Bruce Cockburn, Ani DiFranco, and Bob Marley (my fave 4). I originally thought this would be a cool tattoo, but I never went the tattoo way of doing things and don't think I'll start now.

andrewknight · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2005, 10:06:14 PM »

I was watching the extended version of The Return of the King, and I saw the kind of drawing that I would like on the ivory...it is the art that backs up the credits at the end. The drawings of the faces are exactly the type of rendering that I pictured.

By the way, my cousing Heather Knight is listed as a Senior Animator for that movie and I'm proud of her.

the_mule · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2005, 05:38:18 AM »

Hi Andrew, I love your idea, and I figure that nothing is really impossible with Alembic, but it'll cost you big time!

You should be proud of your cousin indeed. In fact, everyone who worked on that fabulous trilogy should be very proud of themselves. I predict that no other movie will equal this level of artistry for the next 20 or 30 years, or even longer. I can't wait for Peter Jackson's take on J.R.R. Tolkien's actual 'prequel' The Hobbit, if it ever happens at all...

Wilfred

lbpesq · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2005, 07:34:00 AM »

How did that old song by Black Oak Middle Earth go? Something like Go Bilbo Dandy, go, go wasn't it? LOL

Bill, tgo

adriaan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2005, 08:17:56 AM »

Hey Wilfred,

Did you ever see Erik van Muiswinkel give his condensed version of the Lord of the Rings? It takes him about a minute to get from the beginning to the end, and he's so funny you probably won't even be offended by the fact that he ridicules the book.

the_mule · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2005, 09:08:12 AM »

Hoi Adriaan, I did see that one, and I found it very funny indeed! In the same category of Hans Theeuwen who summarises the bible in about 3 minutes (de barmhartige Amerikaan). Great comedy...

(Sorry for this 'between Dutch' intermezzo. FYI: 'de barmhartige samaritaan' = 'the good Samaritan' becomes 'de barmhartige Amerikaan' = 'the good American' in the version I mentioned)

Wilfred

edwin · « **Reply #6 on:** January 17, 2005, 03:12:30 PM »

OK, how many people have Leonard Nimoy singing the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins in their collection? It's quite a treat, as is the rest of the album. Go here for the video!

http://www.tolkiencollector.com/bilbobal.htm

Edwin

tom_z · « **Reply #7 on:** January 17, 2005, 07:39:07 PM »

Well - that is a fairly bizarre little number. Just when I thought I was having an ordinary day. Thanks Edwin, for the amusement. =D

Tom

lbpesq · « **Reply #8 on:** January 17, 2005, 10:27:35 PM »

You should hear William Shatner's version of Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds So bad it's good!

Bill, tgo

mica · « **Reply #9 on:** January 18, 2005, 11:47:08 AM »

I also like Shatner's version of Mr. Tambourine Man - it's rare. You can hear it and Lucy among others on The Transformed Man.

811952 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 19, 2005, 08:16:34 AM »

Shatner does a piece with Joe Jackson I think, called Common People and it is actually quite good. It gets played quite a bit on the local college radio station...
John

adriaan · « **Reply #11 on:** January 19, 2005, 08:53:29 AM »

While we're getting further and further off topic, I thought I'd give Metallica (?) the thumbs up for an excellent rendition of Joe Jackson's song Time.

I knew that song from being on the flip side of the hit single The Harder They Come, in itself of course a cover of the Jimmy Cliff standard - but it actually had two Jackson shorties, Time and Out of style. Am I getting old, or what?

andrewknight · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2005, 08:41:08 PM »

I wonder if Alembic will ever respond to the original post now that I have expanded my music collection to include Kirk and Spock musical contributions, as well as various Hobbit tunes?