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I'm naming my guitars. The one in the front is "Patti", named after our own forum member "Patch", who sold her to me. I'm still working on names for the other seven or so ... (this is the first time I'm trying to embed a photo ... hope it works)
If the embed doesn't work, here's the link:
http://ovationfanclub.ning.com/photo/willas-girls?context=user
Do you name your guitars? |
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Location: Right now? | Well, dang! I thought all I had to do was type:  .
What am I doing wrong?
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | no i don't name 'em, just play 'em |
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this is in the archives somewhere, Karen from Joisey started it I think.
I don't name them but some get names. Usually I just call them what they are, that way who I'm talking to knows which one I'm refering to. |
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Location: Right now? | Well, geez, dweez, you have SO MANY! I'm jealous. ;P |
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Here you go!!
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Down to 8 at present and one for sale. That's a lot less than many here! |
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Location: Right now? | "that way who I'm talking to knows which one I'm refering to."
Exactly, Beal. By the way, I'm from "Joisey", too.
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| Willa, the link you tried to put between the img tags doesn't point to a specific picture, but rather to the entire ning page. A link to a picture would end with a filename such as photo.jpg or photo.gif.
In Firefox, right click the image and select "Copy image location"
In IE right click and select "Copy shortcut"
(Sorry Mac fanboys, I don't remember offhand the keystrokes equivalent to get a context menu)
Then paste that link between the img tags. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Nope, don't have the time. Maybe if I was like BB King and had a house burning down around me I might name the git after the girl the boys were fighting for, but other than that, naw. |
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My memory is not that good!!
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Location: closely held secret | I'm with Beal. They know who I'm talking to... |
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Location: Right now? | Dweez, are you ever sorry you sold that walnut 5868? I NEVER would have done that! GORGEOUS guitar! |
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Location: Cincinnati | All of mine have names. And I often name friends' guitars. |
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Location: Right now? | Ooops ... well! Sorry for the size; I 'get it' now ... |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Originally posted by WillaMuse:
Dweez, are you ever sorry you sold that walnut 5868? I NEVER would have done that! GORGEOUS guitar! As I've said before, scored high on the looks front but tonally dead compared to others and I'm not a collector but a player. There is really only room for one SSB in my arsenal and that's a Adamas 1881 (preferably with an ebony neck).
Funnily enough the only one I (irrationally) vaguely regret selling is the 03C, don't know why really cos it wasn't a patch on say the 07C (what is?). I did a side by side comparison with the 07 and the 03 just didn't stand a chance, I realised I would never pickup and play the 03 over the 07 so sold it. Life's too short. The 07 gets played EVERY day. |
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Location: south east Michigan | For all these years upon years I've never had a nick-name for a guitar.
But just a couple weeks ago I went to type Breadwinner but it came out BRADwinner.
I think that one might stick. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | No
Don't see the need since the factory gave them a name/model/color.
Hey....grab that red one for me willya! |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Only one of mine - Big Red - #47. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by WillaMuse:
The one in the front is "Patti", named after our own forum member "Patch", who sold her to me.
Do you name your guitars? I'm honored! Though considering my predilection for Irish music, not to mention my blatantly Irish moniker, perhaps I might suggest "Paddy", or if you gotta go feminine (and sometimes you do), "Paddi"? 
I don't typically name my guitars, though they do tend to be either a "he or she". However, two of mine named themselves with the first strum.
My Elite 1537 "Boomer"
And my Custom Mandocello "Growler"
About posting pictures, I was putting pics up that were oversize for a long time before I tripped across a tip to re-size them to 1000 pixels wide. So I thought I'd pass that one along to ya.
BTW, speaking of pictures, you take very nice ones! Be sure to send them in for next year's OFC calendar. I find it hard to believe they would ignore that 09C, and the CL absolutely demands one's attention! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The Adamas, The 07, The K Eleven-Eleven, The Sweetwater T, The 12 String T, The Real T,
The little Balladeer, The Plastic Guitar, The Viper, The cheap Les Paul, That phony Strat, That Trekker Thing...
Yeah, I guess they have names.
(OH! And the big Ukulele, when it gets here. :p ) |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Only one, "Aretha", my -5 Epiphone (MIK) Sheraton II. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Some yes some no
1719 Custom Legend is Beyonce
Martin D-28 Jlo
Guild D-25 is Dark Angel
1685 is black Magic |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | My first Ovation, my Medallion is named "Annie" after the "Annie" of the John Denver song. |
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Location: Right now? | OK, Patch ... "Paddy" it is! And thank you for the comment about my photos. Photography is one of my main 'things'! BTW, you're a pretty good photographer, too! I love the set up with the guitars outside of the MS building ... nice and rustic, which highlights the FABULOUSNESS of the guitars! ;)
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Originally posted by PEZ:
Some yes some no
1719 Custom Legend is Beyonce
Martin D-28 Jlo
Guild D-25 is Dark Angel
1685 is black Magic "Beyonce" Is that because of the bubble butt? :D
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Location: South of most, North of few | Topic: Do you name your guitars?
no. |
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Location: Tennessee | I call 'em names. But only when they're bad and refuse to play what's coming out of my brain. I'd post some of their nicknames here but it's a family site. |
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Location: Right now? | Steven ... but model numbers are so COLD, and my guitars are all warm and cozy ... |
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You HAVE to talk nice to them. After all, one gets more flies with honey than vinegar ...
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Location: 6 String Ranch | As I think about it the ones that had names have been sold. The only one left is the Delphi that could be called Sonny, since Sonny Landreth's name is inlayed in the fingerboard. |
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Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Topic: Do you name your guitars?
no. You don't keep them long enough to learn their names. Or you could call them Foster Child #1, Foster Child #2..... :p |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by kotadawg:
Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Topic: Do you name your guitars?
no. You don't keep them long enough to learn their names. Or you could call them Foster Child #1, Foster Child #2..... :p
...runaway?
...boomerang?
...the ol' in-n-out?
Sorry Jim. Couldn't resist. ;) |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | O.K., here I am, avid namer of instruments, guitar and otherwise.
1111-4 Balladeer, Gertrude
C868LX-4 Custom Elite, Jewel
Tornado, Jazzey
1758-4 12-string, Hildie (the Big Sister)
97C Parlor, the Princess
1621-4 steel string, Rosa (from San Antonio)
1624-4 classical, Johanna
Guild classical, Jacquita
Galiano mandolin, Plink
Jack's Vega banjo, Twang
Jack's no-brand fiddle, Shriek
Karen's clarinet, Noodles
They have all had names, and some of Robbie's have ended up with names, too. :D But...all of the names have some significance behind them.
(Some of us have even been known to name our cars.... ;) )
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Location: Right now? | Karen ... my car's name is Maggie. I'm a "Joisey" girl, too (Monmouth County). |
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Location: SoCal | Let's see, what have I named my guitars? The Legend is called "The Legend". The 87C is called "The 87C". The OFC guitar (ding!) is called... well, you get the idea....... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'm with Stephen on this...I have too many and the factory has given them nice enough names and numbers already...the closest I have come is to name the Adamas -7's and the Ovation -6p's "The A Twins" and "The O Twins"...I do put a piece of tape on each case w/the model number and year just in case I get senile.....uggh, what were we talking about again...??? |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
I do put a piece of tape on each case w/the model number and year just in case I get senile.....uggh, what were we talking about again...??? I clip these to the handles of my cases; saves a lot of scrummaging for the right guitar.
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Location: Right now? | OOOOooh Patch; FANCY! |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Poser!!!
I'm joking Patch, nice one!
Good idea, very stylish!!
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | The company gave them nice names and numbers? Gee, Mike, I read through your list, and all those numbers read like some kind of code that you need a special ring for! ;) :D
I've spent a couple years trying to absorb the model numbers that get bandied about here, and still get stumped.
And, somehow, at least for me, the names just seem more social, or personable, or something. Although in the Trader's case, I can see why he wouldn't name them--no name, you can't get too attached to them! (Sorry, Jim, I just couldn't resist...)
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Gee, Mike, I read through your list, and all those numbers read like some kind of code that you need a special ring for!
Karen, since I have so many, it's the only way I can fit them all in my sig line...there is not enought space to go into detail...hopefully folks will go over to the ning site and view them according to Names and Model numbers... ;) |
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Location: Newington, CT | Some of them. I gave it to my kids as a task, and they haven't done it yet. ONE of 'em will be "Becky" for my all-time crush in high school. I can do that 'cause I'm single now! |
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