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Post by cynical1 on Apr 4, 2011 14:40:24 GMT -5
Well, the odds that you're going to match that red (red is a miserable color to match) with the money you want to spend...so I'm thinking two tone.
If it were me, and I wanted to do it on the cheap, I'd sand out the damage, try and match the curves back in and re-spray a different color over the damaged section incorporating any design inspiration hit me over the rest of the body while I was looking at it.
You don't even need to mask it off. Just do a fade/burst across the body. Use a piece of cardboard cut in any pattern or wave over the body to cut down on the overspray, but all in all that's the way I'd do it.
Then just wet sand the whole thing with a 400 grit and hit it with a clear enamel or poly.
HTC1
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Post by irwired on Apr 6, 2011 10:57:06 GMT -5
Hi Newey 1st trip and its road worn already, it is a drag to have to do R+D already. It looks like you have some room to reshape the bottom of the body and create some clearance for both ends when it’s packed. Maybe metal flake dark anthracite gray for the sides and back with a burst effect on the front as C1 suggested? Best of luck with the repair. Wirey
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Post by sbgodofmetal on Apr 6, 2011 21:36:21 GMT -5
hey newey!!!!!!! saw this and thought of you ;D its 29'' long and only cost's $64
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Post by sbgodofmetal on Apr 6, 2011 21:45:29 GMT -5
its so small it would look like a full sized guitar on my 2 year old(according to scale) but he wanted to play with the drums instead of holding a pose for a picture... i even tried to convince him the little girls in the mall would follow him all over the place if he did(he's only 2 and already a lady's man) but alas, he wants to be a drummer.
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Post by newey on Apr 6, 2011 21:49:29 GMT -5
Yeah, I looked at some of those kiddie guitars when I bought the Hofner. It's a short scale, but nowhere near that short. . . You can't use concert tuning on some of those really short necks. The point of the travel guitar was to enable me to practice while traveling, and my playing is marginal enough that I don't need to be throwing another variable, in the form of altered tuning, into the mix. And I have chubby fingers to boot.
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Post by sbgodofmetal on Apr 6, 2011 22:51:13 GMT -5
And I have chubby fingers to boot i've got a problem like this, my fingers arent chubby but my middle finger (the lil' birdy finger ;D) has grown crooked on both hands because of an accident i had with a car door as a small child. so now they look like this ll)I I(II . i've had profesional music teachers tell me for years i'd never be able to play because of it, & i've been proving them wrong for 10years.
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Post by irwired on Apr 7, 2011 10:23:41 GMT -5
Well done not to just give up. Here is the most famous story of a guitar player overcoming physical adversity that I know of. It’s good to be inspired now and then Excerpt from Wickipedia The injury At the age of 18, Reinhardt was injured in a fire that ravaged the caravan he shared with Florine "Bella" Mayer, his first wife.[6] They were very poor, and to supplement their income Bella made imitation flowers out of celluloid and paper. Consequently, their home was full of this highly flammable material. Returning from a performance late one night, Reinhardt apparently knocked over a candle on his way to bed. While his family and neighbours were quick to pull him to safety, he received first- and second-degree burns over half his body. His right leg was paralysed and the third and fourth fingers of his left hand were badly burned. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again and intended to amputate one of his legs.[7] Reinhardt refused to have the surgery and left the hospital after a short time; he was able to walk within a year with the aid of a cane. His brother Joseph Reinhardt, an accomplished guitarist himself, bought Django a new guitar. With rehabilitation and practice he relearned his craft in a completely new way, even as his third and fourth fingers remained partially paralysed. He played all of his guitar solos with only two fingers, and used the two injured digits only for chord work.[8] Cheers Wirey
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Post by sbgodofmetal on Apr 7, 2011 11:16:00 GMT -5
thats very impressive. mine was said to be a disadvantage, but i've found that my finger being physically bent to the right when playing makes it even easier for me to play with 2-3 fingers and still reach higher frets. for instance my index finger will be at low e 1st fret, and my middle finger can reach as far as the 5th-6th fret. now if i could only work in using the pinky. since i'm self taught i just work with what was comfortable and never really leard to play with 4 fingers.
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Post by irwired on Apr 7, 2011 18:51:47 GMT -5
I am in the same boat being self-taught; I didn’t use my pinky well. I have since been playing scales when I’m sitting around the house. Watching TV or just goofing off, with the guitar unplugged, so I don’t drive the wife crazy. The pinky and my general mobility are improving. I take the scale playing quite casually; give it a try. ;D Cheers Wirey
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Post by lpf3 on Apr 8, 2011 0:32:43 GMT -5
You could also look for a used trombone case and gut the inside and re-foam it. Guitars get ripped off in baggage handling all the time. No one steals a trombone... HTC1 No? Jeez, I guess no one's safe. ;D ;D -lpf3
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Post by cynical1 on Apr 8, 2011 6:15:31 GMT -5
You could also look for a used trombone case and gut the inside and re-foam it. Guitars get ripped off in baggage handling all the time. No one steals a trombone... HTC1 No? Jeez, I guess no one's safe. ;D ;D -lpf3 He must have thought there was a travel guitar in there... Man, what's next...accordion bandits? HTC1
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Post by asmith on Apr 8, 2011 9:22:50 GMT -5
Man, what's next...accordion bandits?
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Post by lpf3 on Apr 8, 2011 9:46:25 GMT -5
That guy looks like an early version of Darth Vader. I'm glad they ditched the accordian and went with the creepy voice instead.
;D ;D
-lpf3
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Post by irwired on Apr 8, 2011 10:12:05 GMT -5
Is that how Rick Moranis got his start ;D ;D Wirey
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Post by newey on Apr 8, 2011 12:06:49 GMT -5
Stranger still is that his tip jar says "Sushi" on it. I'd be leery of any sushi that came in a jar . . .
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Post by JFrankParnell on Jul 29, 2011 1:46:52 GMT -5
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Post by popsaka on Aug 9, 2011 11:50:43 GMT -5
...I'm just crazy about my Hohner Steinberger. It plays beautifully and does it all in basic black.
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Post by Yew on Aug 9, 2011 12:12:04 GMT -5
As a note, My friend with the cut-up accoustic has brought it safely back from malaysia
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Post by JFrankParnell on Jan 24, 2013 19:17:12 GMT -5
Here's another one, this one folds...because everything must be folded...
Pretty sweet how it just folds back together and its still in tune.
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Post by ux4484 on May 29, 2013 2:12:29 GMT -5
I opted for a Washburn Rover a few years back. 24" scale, so not TOO small. The case is 32" x 10" x 4.5" or 49.5" total linear inches, so it's borderline for most carry-ons, both Southwest and American have let me take it on VERY packed flights. The case is polyfoam, and unless something REALLY heavy was dropped on it, I doubt it could be damaged in its case (famous last words, I know). It's tinny, and could use better tuners... But I don't need an amp, and it keeps me playin'.
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Post by ux4484 on Oct 28, 2013 11:34:20 GMT -5
My requirements for a travel guitar have changed, I've decided that it has to sound good acoustically as opposed to being just playable and small. Something that would fit in a standard electric gig bag would do. My Dad upon seeing/hearing my Washburn Rover a few years back, said with a smirk: "When did you start playing the banjo?". He hit it on the head, while I thought it was the best travel compromise, it is not pleasing to listen to. Even the Mrs started asking me to just bring a "real" guitar. After bringing my Yamaha APX 5 to a few events, the reviews were in... the Rover was out. I still kept the Rover in my car or locker at work for the occasional down time, but once again Dad sealed it just a few weeks ago before he passed. I asked him if Daughter #2 and I could play for him when we came out the following day, he said: "That would be wonderful!", a few moments later he said: "but not on that banjo". I brought the Yamaha, he had no complaints. The Yamaha IMO is too "nice" of a guitar to be my traveler (and it's freakin' giant SKB case). I tried the Strat/Teleacoustics, but with the fiberglass body, it's quite tinny as well (and seems to have more string tension than a standard acoustic)... it's also on the high end of what I'm willing to shell for. The search continues...
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Post by newey on Oct 28, 2013 12:59:35 GMT -5
My goal was an electric, but if it was an acoustic I was after, what about the Martin Backpacker? I've played one of those and didn't think it was "tinny"; granted, it's not going to sound like a dreadnaught.
Short of something like that (which is not so far different than your Washburn Rover), I think one of those "parlor" acoustics is about as small as you can get, body wise.
I also played one of the Ibanez Talmans a while ago. I thought it was better than the Telecoustic, although admittedly it's been years since I played the Telecoustic.
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Post by sumgai on Oct 28, 2013 14:26:06 GMT -5
ux,
To hell with guitars, I just wanna say that I'm sorry to hear of your loss. My dad passed away when I was your age, and even now after 15 years, I still get a bit choked up whenever someone calls me "Mr. Gai" (or words to that effect). I just wanna say "My father's here? Where?"*
All the best....
sumgai
* Some officious people call this the Reverse Dangerfield Syndrome - you keep getting respect you aren't ready to admit that you deserve. Fits me to a tee.
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Post by ux4484 on Oct 28, 2013 14:55:49 GMT -5
Thanks newey, The backpacker with nylon strings sounds a bit warmer than the Rover, but not much. It's still toy-like. I used to have a Yamaha 3/4 that the girls used to tinker on, but even that was kinda toy like. I'm not worried about flying with one anymore, as when I do fly, I usually don't have time to play (Although when in SF, I didn't bring it, so I spent a lot of time in the Haight Ashbury Music center, talk about your pop-up jam sessions!). I'm thinking inexpensive($200) acoustic or archtop, as long as it plays fairly well, and fits in a STANDARD gig bag (I can fit a standard electric gig bag in any number of places in the RAV4, even when loaded). After hitting the big box guitar stores, I just wasn't liking anything, but the small shops have some gems. I'd LOVE something like a Godin Kingpin, but first... $$$$, plus; it's just too nice a guitar to knock-about, and with that violin hand-rubbed finish and solid cherry body... not really ideal for the temp changes it would have to take. There is a close asian cousin on this though... A Washburn HB 15 TS. It's a made in China Wasburn (mahogany capped plywood, and a mirror poly finish like only the Chinese can do). Playability is very close to the Godin, though the pickup sound is not as warm and Jazzy... it's more like a rhythm-funk sounding pup. The body is wide, but shallow (less than 3 inches at the deepest)... it sports a A L M O S T standard gig bag. Acoustically it's very pleasing (Think: "Woody Ovation Celebrity") and I'm thinking the plywood/poly combo could likely take the abuse... oops, I mean character building that goes with traveling. Price is in the right range... I think this is the KIND of direction I'm leaning in. It can be had for in the $200 range online, but I'd like to throw the biz to my local shop that has one. I'm still looking. Speaking of the Celebrity, I've come across a few of them pretty cheap, that is a possibility as well. I also saw an acoustic something like your pumpkin, newey, I liked that as well. I don't want the next ux traveler to EVER be called a "banjo".
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Post by ux4484 on Oct 28, 2013 15:09:50 GMT -5
ux, To hell with guitars, I just wanna say that I'm sorry to hear of your loss. My dad passed away when I was your age, and even now after 15 years, I still get a bit choked up whenever someone calls me " Mr. Gai" (or words to that effect). I just wanna say "My father's here? Where?"* All the best.... Thank you Gai, my Dad was the same age when HIS father passed as well. My Mom proceeded him in 2010. He'd always thought he'd go first (Their trust was even written that way), he was NOT prepared to live without her. He was biding his time until she called. I was with him when he passed, at his home (hospice, his wishes) listening to his music on the stereo. One of his fav's from the '70's BJ Thomas' "Raindrops keep falling on my head" was playing. He used to whistle it whenever we were working outside and it clouded up (our family construction company, made up of him, my brothers, and I). Even through the tears, I couldn't help think how appropriate it was: "Because, I'm free... nothing worrying me".
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Post by newey on Oct 28, 2013 15:39:35 GMT -5
Sorry to hear of your loss, ux. Not that it helps much, but be assured, the sting of loss does get better over time.
I lost my dad in 1994 (and mom in 2010). I think losing my father made me truly "grow up", even though I was 37 at the time.
Back on the topic, though, if you're looking for something acoustic/electric, fairly cheap, and able to be knocked around with no worries, you might look around for one of the Dean "V-coustic" or "Z-coustic". These aren't made anymore but can be had for $100 or so on Ebay. The one I played a while ago sounded pretty much like the Telecoustic but the body (being like a Z body or a Vee) was more compact.
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Post by ux4484 on Oct 28, 2013 19:50:54 GMT -5
Newey, He missed her so much, and his health faded so fast from last December, I just wanted him to go peacefully, which he did. We became closer in the last three years than we'd ever been. My sister was his caretaker, I was giving her a weekend off. I was privileged to be with him as he reached for Mom. I'm sad, not heartbroken.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2013 9:53:39 GMT -5
my condolences as well..... BTW if there is some nice method of avoiding quarrels between fathers/sons (especially when fathers are 1000% wrong) i would like to know. I am jealous for your Dads... Aschalt's dad even plays that nice rocking doors-like piano.... Sorry for the hijack.
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Post by ux4484 on Oct 29, 2013 17:30:36 GMT -5
my condolences as well..... BTW if there is some nice method of avoiding quarrels between fathers/sons (especially when fathers are 1000% wrong) i would like to know. I am jealous for your Dads... Aschalt's dad even plays that nice rocking doors-like piano.... Sorry for the hijack. Thanks GD, Fathers are rarely 1000% wrong if they are in a functioning condition. If you want them to BE wrong... Well... that takes PROVING them so (no small feat).
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Post by ux4484 on Nov 1, 2013 19:55:07 GMT -5
Back OT: I've been to a couple other shops, and tried a couple used and/or med-low end acoustic/durable hollowbodies. Saw one no-name archtop kind of like the basis of 4real's "jazz strat" plastic backed hollowbody, but it was not as comfortable to sit with as the Washburn. I also saw a fair amount of used Ovation/Applause(by Ovation) A/E's Nice sounding, but that damn fishbowl back slips right off my lap (pushed by my tummy unfortunately). I did get my hands on a Telecoustic, and it does sound a tad better than the Stratacoustic, but found none used... only new. After going back to my regular shop and sitting down with the Washburn HB 15, it all seemed a no-brainer. I had some trades, firstly my Rover (w/case), as well as a ESP LTD F-50 someone recently "paid" me with for some computer work (This is the danger of your customers knowing your weakness (oops, I meant hobbies), you sometimes get paid in gear). the shop took the LTD and the Rover as an even trade for the Washburn (w/gig bag). In addition to the LTD, the computer work payment also included a Roland Micro-Cube (battery or AC), which happens to sound quite nice with the Washburn should I wish to amplify while traveling. Not too bad, got a cool new axe (that I won't cry over if it chips) a decent (albeit heavy) travel amp... and I'm only out my time for some computer/networking work and the Rover (which this replaces anyways). What happens now... I'll probably have to fly somewhere... and have a ton of down time when I do.
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