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Post by jonnymosco on Jun 12, 2014 20:18:17 GMT
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Post by missclarktree on Jun 13, 2014 20:52:53 GMT
There's a mystery concerning the above photographs which would defeat even the most embittered and repressed member of the Jane Austen Society. What on earth could they mean?
Could they have been found in the lost property office of a disused railway station, perhaps having fallen out of an ancient puzzle book challenging its young readers to 'spot the difference'? Well, the differences are slight, but some eagle-eyed readers will see a difference in rosettes and the colours of the tops. One guitar has a diagonal line across the tuning end. One has a thing like a leaf dangling from its top, and one has a thing like a giraffe behind it.
Perhaps the question, missing because of the extreme age of the papyrus, concerns the maker of these guitar-like instruments. The clue is the casually discarded document about guitar-making, wot is available on Amazon. Is the author of this electronic document hinting that he has taken up luthierie?
An investigation utilising Root Cause Analysis is recommended.
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Post by michaelm on Jun 13, 2014 21:19:00 GMT
That is one useless review. Send them to me and I'll let you know what I think...
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Post by michaelm on Jun 13, 2014 21:21:07 GMT
Hmmm, maybe the forum was palying up for you too!
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Post by wildworld on Jun 13, 2014 21:27:17 GMT
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Post by jonnymosco on Jun 13, 2014 22:48:57 GMT
A mate of mine owns them and I stayed with him this week.
First one is a Schenk, not too bad; not in the league of the following.
Second a Somogyi MD which sounds, not surprisingly, very much like my Kostal MD, orchestral and huge sound with a massive bass.
Third is a Somogyi OM - the hype is justified, it shimmers like no other guitar I've played and is very special.
The fourth is a Matsuda and is the most rewarding of all the Matsudas I've played; it was relatively new last time we met and now reveals its Somogyi roots, a fantastic picker, very balanced, warm bass.
The final guitar is by Mario Beauregard, another Somogyi apprentice - one of the best guitars I've ever played, like a fantastic fingerstyle guitar but gives more.
A huge privilege to be able to play them all... which I did until 4.00 most mornings for a few days - very tired now.
Jonny
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Post by missclarktree on Jun 14, 2014 15:18:20 GMT
The mystery is solv-ed, and the book was nothing but a red herring.
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Post by 007 on Jun 14, 2014 17:40:00 GMT
Sorry has this suddenly turned into a thread about fishing quotas
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Post by missclarktree on Jun 15, 2014 17:48:15 GMT
Sorry has this suddenly turned into a thread about fishing quotas That would be an ecumenical matter.
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Post by michaelm on Jun 15, 2014 18:16:11 GMT
A mate of mine owns them and I stayed with him this week. First one is a Schenk, not too bad; not in the league of the following. Second a Somogyi MD which sounds, not surprisingly, very much like my Kostal MD, orchestral and huge sound with a massive bass. Third is a Somogyi OM - the hype is justified, it shimmers like no other guitar I've played and is very special. The fourth is a Matsuda and is the most rewarding of all the Matsudas I've played; it was relatively new last time we met and now reveals its Somogyi roots, a fantastic picker, very balanced, warm bass. The final guitar is by Mario Beauregard, another Somogyi apprentice - one of the best guitars I've ever played, like a fantastic fingerstyle guitar but gives more. A huge privilege to be able to play them all... which I did until 4.00 most mornings for a few days - very tired now. Jonny Never heard of them - can't be much good
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Post by marcus on Jun 15, 2014 18:58:48 GMT
Nice sort of friend, if you can get one... does he/she by any chance need a little Aussie mate? I'll willingly stay at their place (for an excessively long period of time), raid their pantry/cellar, leave my washing on the floor, borrow their car, and play their guitars. Everyone needs a backpacker in their lives...
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Post by scripsit on Jun 16, 2014 8:54:08 GMT
I would also be willing to take these guitars out for their daily run if I lived a bit closer. And was allowed anywhere near them.
I'm interested in your comments about the Somogyi OM: they don't seem to be as common (OK, relative term!) as the MD, yet the smaller guitar would seem to be what a lot of fingerstyle players like, these days. Is it just that the MD is what made Somogyi famous, back in the early days of the current luthier revival?
Kym
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Post by 007 on Jun 16, 2014 11:20:47 GMT
Sorry has this suddenly turned into a thread about fishing quotas That would be an ecumenical matter. For my next trick I would like 3 fishes 2 loaves and a million people
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