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Location: closely held secret | I think it's the angle, plus it looks like the ears have been nicked off a bit...
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Location: Spokane, WA | I agree with Waskel, I think it's just a weird camera angle. Plus the guy has pretty good feedback, for whatever that's worth. |
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Location: New Orleans | Who strung that guitar!!! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Obviously they've never had a shock load from having a misreaved drum on their crane. That'll give you a reason to spool it on right! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It's OK |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | That's the bass players 'sing-along' guitar!
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Location: Isle of Man, UK | Originally posted by MWoody:
Obviously they've never had a shock load from having a misreaved drum on their crane. That'll give you a reason to spool it on right! Is it just me? Did anyone else understand a word of that? Anyone? I guess I'm more creative than practical!
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | I'm just guessing, but I think someone used to operate the big crane at the top of large building projects until they bent the boom, or something like that.....
I've done it with a load of logs where it didn't much matter... and the ground shook pretty good! |
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Location: Houston, Texas | I understood it. Not that I've ever had any experience with cranes but an Engineering degree helps.
It just bugs the hell out of me when I walk into a music store and see guitars strung like this. I'm sure the managers think they are doing the right thing when they tell "whoever" to restring a guitar that has old dead strings on it, but to do it like this is grounds for dismissal in my opinion.
The last time I was in the local GC, I picked up a $3000 Martin that had the strings for the treble side run to the outside of the capstan. Try tuning that! :mad:
Hmmm, come to think about it, maybe it was an OFC'er on a mission. :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | For clarification, the first picture shows the bass strings wound from bottom to top and some, with crossovers. Not smoove, not pretty, drives us OCD wanna-b-luthiers nuts.
Might still work anyway!
Rick - Good use of the word Capstan! |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | The headstock picture looks like it was shot with a very "wide" focal length lens at an odd angle, that is why it looks so distorted.
I'm not wild about how the strings look on the tuner posts, either, but if it works.....(shrug shoulders).....
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Does this look right to you?
