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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Thanks for the info, Temp. I love this site. I have met some great people, and have learned so much. Do you have a book out? If not, you ought to consider it. I can guarantee you would sell copies to every member here, and probably a lot of other guitarists and luthiers too. You remind me of Jim Ricard who was head of R&D in the old days at Ovation. No matter what the topic, he had vast amounts of knowledge about it, and was willing to share it. Unfortunately he passed away some years back, but it's nice to know that if I have questions I can come here and seek out your knowledge. Thanks again. |
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Location: Scotland | Interesting that you mention Jim Rickard. Do you remember his articles for Frets Magazine in the early 80's? When I was a kid I used to thrive on that stuff. It was Rickard's and Jim Siminoff's articles in Frets that got me really interested in the acoustics, physics and mechanics of stringed instruments. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yeah, I used to get Frets magazine and then I would show it to people and say "This guy is a friend of mine." Rick WAS a good friend, as well as one of my bosses. He was legendary around there. We all admired him so much. Not only could he speak with authoriy on any subject, but he was "one of us". I mean, they finally let him make his own hours 'cause he just wasn't a morning person. So he'd come in late, but he'd stay late too. Sometimes really late when he was working on something that fascinated him. And there were a lot of things that fascinated him. I could go on and on. He was one of my hero's. |
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