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Post by ianlp59 on May 3, 2021 7:25:00 GMT
DO NOT TACKLE THIS YOURSELF.! ! If you make a mess of it a luthier will have a much bigger job putting things right. There are all sorts of reasons why a bridge might lift. A luthier will do whatever is needed to put everything right. I would certainly echo the sentiments here. Re-seating a bridge is far from trivial. I had a similar bridge issue with my Sobell Model 0 and prevailed on Stefan to fix it, which he was happy to do at no cost. Once a bridge begins to lift you begin suffer from both loss of intonation as well as sound and tone issues. Cheers, Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Apr 28, 2021 17:30:58 GMT
Last year, as we were coming out of lockdown (the first one), I had a conversation with Martin Simpson regarding his "1953" Tele, which looks and sounds fabulous. He told me that it was made by a certain Alan Kennedy, who is reasonably obsessed with all things vintage Fender. The following morning I texted Martin to the effect that my less than completely rational self had decided that I needed a Tele. Some 45 minutes later he sent me a picture of this guitar along with the legend. "Sir, your 1954 Telecaster". I collected it a few weeks later during a trip round the UK which also included a trip to Ripon to pick up my Sands M 12 fret. As can be seen, the guitar has been finished to an astonishing level of detail, even replicating the faded washed out finish that Fender introduced in early 1954. Frankly, it's barely legal, a delight to behold and play though; it also has that characteristic snarl and bite of a period Telecaster.
Cheers,
Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Dec 20, 2020 17:23:37 GMT
Enjoyed listening to that very much! Classic hour of guitar geekery. Interesting to hear MS taking about how Rory would send a guitar out to be passed from person to person for opinions. This was, of course, one of our Forum Road Trips, and I well remember it being interrupted when MS "butted in". Can't blame him, it was a great guitar! Keith I remember Rory's road trip guitar. I was responsible for getting MS involved and for introducing Rory to Martin. Last year Rory brought a Tirga Mohr to my guitar do. This is the model he worked on with MS. Despite only having been strung up for a few days, it attracted a fair bit of attention. I'm pleased to say that it is now in my collection. Cheers, Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Nov 17, 2020 21:05:16 GMT
The last contact details I have are : EDIT by keith - details removed as this is a public board rather tham members only - as Vince seems hard to trace it may be that he would like it to stay that way. I have copied the details and PMd them to Andy, so thanks Ian. Hope that's OK with you. K
Cheers, Ian No worries at all Keith and totally understood. I guess my natural inclination to be helpful sometimes overrides other considerations... Glad that Andy has the details he was after... Cheers, Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Nov 14, 2020 13:00:23 GMT
The last contact details I have are :
EDIT by keith - details removed as this is a public board rather tham members only - as Vince seems hard to trace it may be that he would like it to stay that way. I have copied the details and PMd them to Andy, so thanks Ian. Hope that's OK with you. K
Cheers,
Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Nov 5, 2020 19:19:33 GMT
Congrats on the new acquisition. Sobells are well... Sobells and are fundamentally different to anything else. I have two of Stefan's creations, a Martin Simpson MKII, which he built for me, and a Model 0 12 fret Brazilian which I was really very lucky to acquire whilst waiting on the MS model. Both are completely different but both are unmistakably Sobells.
Cheers,
Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Oct 20, 2020 17:18:18 GMT
Remember which fret the capo goes on BEFORE you start the song!!! And, once you've clamped it on, re-tune ..!
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Post by ianlp59 on Oct 11, 2020 15:34:05 GMT
Rosie is a really great guitar builder. The first time I met her was when she came down to our place for our annual guitar do and played a song which she'd written herself on a guitar she had built herself; one does not often encounter that sort of combination. I've played a number of Rosie's creations and they really are great instruments. That Martin Simpson has commissioned a guitar from Rosie comes as no surprise at all.
Rosie and I will probably have to have a very serious conversation before too long...
Cheers,
Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Sept 30, 2020 7:30:04 GMT
FK thumb pick (orange or possibly white) and acrylics for the nails and I'm good to go...
Cheers,
Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Sept 26, 2020 8:10:20 GMT
OK, on Thursday this week the wonderfully talented Will McNicol popped round to collect this guitar in order to record some demo material with it. Somehow, I got the distinct impression that he was/is rather taken with it. Here's his first recording of a piece he composed after some hours of familiarisiing himself with the guitar. That's a beautiful sounding guitar Ian. To my ears I much prefer the sound of this than Will's own Sands guitar........ Phil Thanks Phil, It's a truly wonderful instrument. I may have some trouble prising it back out of will's mits ! Cheers, Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Sept 26, 2020 7:28:25 GMT
OK, on Thursday this week the wonderfully talented Will McNicol popped round to collect this guitar in order to record some demo material with it. Somehow, I got the distinct impression that he was/is rather taken with it. Here's his first recording of a piece he composed after some hours of familiarisiing himself with the guitar.
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Post by ianlp59 on Sept 1, 2020 17:45:03 GMT
What's that thing inside the soundhole, Ian? Some sort of mic? It is an amazing looking (and I'm quite sure, sounding) guitar, Ian. Mind you, in your hands a bucket with strings on would sound amazing. Wherever will your GAS take you next? Or is that it now? (Yeah, sure!) Hi Paul, It's fitted with a K&K Trinity system, so yep, that's a mike... The guitar does sound really good. Tom's call to use master grade Adirondack for the top was a very good one. It adds punch and sparkle in bucket loads and counterbalances beautifully with the tonal charateristics of the back and sides. GAS has already stepped in I'm afraid. A couple of days after collecting this guitar, I collected a 1954 Telecaster from our mate Terry Oliver in Epworth, North Lincolnshire... Actually, it's not an original one but a fantastic replica made by Alan Kennedy whose obsession with vintage Fender's knows no bounds. This one is barely legal with the original headstock decal faithfully reproduced. It plays like a dream and sounds, well just like a 50's blackguard Tele... Cheers, Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Aug 20, 2020 7:33:57 GMT
Hi Ian (Robbie here, just signed up again!). That looks utterly amazing. Would love to come over some time as you have several new guitars since we last met up (especially the Astrand and the Taran). You you are well, take care 😊 Hi Robbie, You'd be most welcome... Cheers, Ian
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Post by ianlp59 on Aug 19, 2020 18:03:20 GMT
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Post by ianlp59 on Jul 26, 2020 10:25:27 GMT
I use acrylics, my natural nails just aren't strong enough, so i was really glad when nail salons re-opened. I also use a thumbpick.
There's no "right" way to do any of this, just what works for you.
Cheers,
Ian
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