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Location: Maui | Wow, what a GREAT story, Randy! Good job on keeping it a total secret, Tupperware.
As I was reading Randy's post describing how his wife brought the guitar to him, I couldn't help but think that I wish my wife would read this forum too :)
These are the kinds of stories you see on Oprah - LOL! Imagine the OFC getting props on Oprah.
Have a great easter, everyone!
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| Congratulations Randy!!
too cool!! Sounds like you have a wife very similar to mine.
Very nice to be blessed that way.
Glenn
And Happy Easter to All!! |
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Location: boulder | I'm trying to figure this one out. Lives in Hawaii and has a wife that Buys him guitars...I so took a wrong turn somewhere...
happy easter, peace mike |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Randy - that's just awesome! Sounds like you'll be making beautiful music for a long time in more ways than one! :D ;) |
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Location: big island | man, i love this place. thanks, friends!
i have not played THE guitar today, yet...
i've been working at the church nearly all day from early this morning painting and laying sod. when i got home it was time for my daughters to nap. our house is so small, my instruments have to share their room. but when nappy-poo is over, lookout neighbors! the few neighbors i have are all over three hundred yards away, but i am planning on trying out the OP PRO on this baby through my marshall this evening. i'm gonna let 'em know there's a new kid in town. :D |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I love story book endings. |
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Location: big island | me too. professor, me too. :D |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I missed the part with the ROES's.
When will the DVD come out? |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Well...
How cool is that?
Now if you would just fire up that cam-corder and post a video with you & that 12 string, we'd all be grateful. thanks, brad. my hand still shakes when i'm playing it. in a few days when i re-enter the earth's atmosphere and decompress, i will try to post a video. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Randy,
Wow!!! I go away for a few days and look what transpired! You indeed are a very BLESSED man.
Mrs. Lanaki, you are a very fine person. Not for just giving your husband a fine guitar, but for recognizing something, that someone special, found to be very special.
In an unrelated e-mail message last week, Randy stated to me "i know i will get a 12 string deep bodied adamas I or II one day though. now those have gotta be the best sounding, easiest playing 12 stringers on the planet." Little did he know how soon this would come true.
Good things happen to good people! Randy, I am referring to you having a very special spouse!
With that said, Let's SEE IT AND HEAR IT! :D :D :D Just can't stop grinning for ya!
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Location: big island | mahalo, jim. :) |
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Location: big island | this guitar is magnificent in appearance, sound and playability. i have two issues with it:
1) the suspension ring is quite uncomfortable to rest my arm on while playing. a smoother one would have been nice. long sleeves would help but long sleeves in hawaii ain't right.
2) the OP PRO does not automatically cut the signal when in the tuning mode, which sucks for gigging. the guitar holds tune very well but i know there will be days when i will have to tweak the tuning on stage.
my first gig with it is tomorrow (wednesday) night at the fairmont orchid in waikoloa. i'm really looking forward to playing this one. i may have to devise some padded device or wrap my upper arm with an ace bandage. it may not be as much of an issue standing up to play, but sitting down is. |
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Location: Maui | Best of luck to you at your gig in Waikoloa. Dang, that's a far drive from Hilo.
LOL - I was just in Tahoe and Anaheim 2 weeks ago with the family for vacation and the 2 hour drive from Sacramento to Tahoe killed me. Anything over a one hour drive for this island boy is LOONG - especailly after a great burger at Ikeda's in Sacramento. As we say in Hawaii, Kanack Attack!
As others have mentioned, we'd love to see a video. Ever try slack key on a 12? |
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Location: big island | clarke,
it seems all the gigs happen on kona side where the posh resorts are. saddle road (more like "straddle road") and i have become quite well acquainted. i lived several years on kaua'i, several on o'ahu and a few on maui. the big island is a whole 'nother concept in island life. it is too big for me. i'd rather be back on kaua'i and perhaps, one day will be. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | People who live in Hawaii take a vacation in Sacramento and Anaheim. Something is wrong with this picture. |
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Location: NJ | y'gotta go SOMEwhere . . . |
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Location: Maui | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
People who live in Hawaii take a vacation in Sacramento and Anaheim. Something is wrong with this picture. :D I had to take my daughters to Disneyland, Legoland, Universal Studios, and the San Diego Zoo the first week and then we flew to Sacramento and drove up to Tahoe to do some snow boarding and skiing with the kids the second week. We had a 2 week spring break for the first time this year.
I know, I know....tough life, but someone's gotta do it.
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Location: big island | professor,
the number one vacation destination for people who live in hawaii is las vegas.
there are many, many people from hawaii now living in las vegas, which we jokingly refer to as "the ninth island". it is tragic that locals cannot afford to live in their own homeland. vegas was attractive for its jobs and affordability. the hospitality industry is one that many locals are familiar with anyway so it was a good fit. i guarantee you that just about every one of those families would jump at an opportunity to come back home if conditions would allow it. |
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Location: big island | clarke,
yes, slack key can be played with a 12 nicely. gabby played his martin 12'er and roland cazimero also plays slack with his adamas 12 and his custom double neck. i have not attempted with this guitar yet but will soon. i have played it with the dropped D and it is awesome!
the guitar is definitely more comfortable played standing since the arm angle is different, the suspension ring is not an issue. a few minutes ago, i attached my new, official, "Ovation Fan Club" strap to it and stood up to play. i'm relieved about this. however, the OP PRO still works the same way as when seated. go figure! :rolleyes: |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Lanaki, I totally understand. We have a similar challenge with folks who live in and near the ski resports here in Colorado, particularly the upper end destination resorts. Those who work the resorts cannot afford to live close enough to affordably make the commute. The resort owners must provide housing, but it is not easy. The charm of some of the older areas is slowly losing out to development and extremely wealthy home owners. But enough about that, when will you be issuing invitations for the first annual OFC Island Jam? I was actually thinking about putting together a combination ski trip/Rocky Mountain OFC jam earlier this year. |
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Location: big island | 46 minutes later my eyes are still swollen from the overwhelming emotions of this gift i received from my wife. just got it tuned up and she snapped this photo on my father-in-laws cellphone.  |
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Location: big island | had an excellent time at a three hour gig tonight playing for nearly five hundred people. the 1688 absolutely filled the air with sweet rhythms and played so effortlessly. i enjoyed it so much, i played it for every song, leaving the six string on the stand. i wish the signal would cut during tuning but other than that, this guitar is truly a keeper.
so is my wife! :D |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Can't you just turn the gain down to zero when you tune? Dave |
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Location: SoCal | Randy, the top binding used to bother me. Oddly, you get used to it. I don't even think of it sitting or standing. In the old original Adamas info catalogs, Charlie Kaman talks about how the ring was done for comfort. Yeah, right......
I'm glad you're enjoying yours so much. Those are very special guitars. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I would have thought the rounded edge of the adamas I binding would be more comfortable that a normal guitar with a sharp edge binding. Dave |
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