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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Sounds like Schaller must have shipped a bad batch of tuners to the boys at the factory. Bummer.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | More U681 Porn ...
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Location: big island | this is absolute abuse in the first degree. there oughta be a law! |
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Location: Australia | Nice set Dave.
I'm sure it sounds like a cannon.
I wonder what a 1688 with a 12th fret neck joint would sound like ? |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Ok,
Just gotta be the one to make an issue of it....Why did you go with a nontaper slothead? Sorry, but I don't care for the looks of the 12's head. Believe it or not, that's my heartache between my ute and fud, I like the ute's tapered head over that shovel blade...I know sound should be what matters most but to some extent, so does the looks...
Sorry Dave, nutcracking aside, I'm glad I passed 'cause I'd have been unhappy with it.
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | Ok, the deductive side of my brain is saying it had to be an engineering requirement (the tooling isn't setup to taper a 12 string head) or is a strength issue, lots of torque from all those strings might snap the head off. Yeah, that must be it...let me go back and keep looking at your picture...ok, so it could grow on me :)
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Aloha_Tim:
deductive side of my brain is saying it had to be an engineering requirement (the tooling isn't setup to taper a 12 string head) or is a strength issue That is correct. Al tried VERY hard (you have no idea how many hours he puts into these projects) to get these done with the tapered headstock but it was not technically possible at this time. In hind sight, I'm glad he went with the non-taper. I actually think it looks better.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I like the Bigger headstock, both on the 12ers and the FDs . The tapered Headstocks are fine to, but I think it would look too skinny on a 12 and non-proporntional. |
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Location: NJ | there were a number of issues involving the headstocks not matching.
I went with making a guitar that would sound great as opposed to a guitars that match. Sometime tooling issues win out.
Play one.
then decide. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Al's right. PLAY one of these bad boys and you won't give a rats raincoat WHAT the headstock looks like. Dave |
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Location: SoCal | Looking at the pics of Tup's guitar, I'm starting to think that he's slipping a little (must be an age thing). He hasn't changed the tuner buttons from black to white. I thought that and a glossed neck were the first things he always did on receiving a new guitar..... |
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Location: NJ | . . that and the gay GlenCampbell TRC . . . |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | nice pair, congrats Dave! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | That's what all the boys tell him. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Moody, The neck was already glossed at the factory. Don't worry tuner buttons have been changed to pearloid and a new TRC has been installed. All is right with the world. Dave |
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Location: NJ | Whatever you say there, RainMan . . . |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Waverly's, eh!
I wish I had a Custom Certificate...
Those are sweet. |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Originally posted by cliff:
. . that and the gay GlenCampbell TRC . . . LMAO!!
Glen is gay? Come to think of it, the signature looks kinda........ |
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Location: NJ | Not by ANY means.
What's "gay" is Witko's penchant for festooning every guitar he gets his paws on with one of these.
That's what I meant . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I dunno, Cliff.... 'Rhinestone Cowboy?'... Sounds a bit "Flamboyant" t'me. |
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Location: NJ | Oooo-Gaaaaahh!!!! . . . |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | Cliff, it's not THAT weird.
I have the likeness of a GC TRC tatooed to the top side of my johnson. After a swim, it just looks like a tiny shark's tooth. :eek: :cool: :D |
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Location: big island | there are some things better left untold...and unimagined. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Does it read, "Glen Campbell Truss Rod Cover", before you swim, Goob? |
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Location: Athens, GA & Gnashville | No, I'm afraid it looks just like the TRCs on Dave's guitars and says "Glen Campbell." I think I could've gotten "HI! I"M GLEN CAMPBELL!"
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