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Post by ianlp59 on Mar 27, 2013 10:28:26 GMT
What a truly wonderful and generous offer Dave as well as being a really great idea. I really like the Florentine cutaway on your guitar. There was a time when I had an irrational dislike of cutaway acoustics, but this has now thankfully been consigned to history. I hope that your initiative leads to all the things that you mention in your opening post. This forum is a very good place to be indeed...
Cheers,
Ian
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Post by rodders on Mar 27, 2013 10:31:28 GMT
Fantastic! An incredibly generous thing to do, Dave. I hope word gets around and a worthy young musician gets to use an amazing instrument to help in their potential career  |
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Post by davewhite on Mar 27, 2013 10:42:28 GMT
Ian, Thanks. Maybe Martin S. might know where to spread the word a little. Ross - thanks. As Tesco says "Every Little Helps"  |
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Post by cottonopolis on Mar 27, 2013 11:05:02 GMT
Blimey, better see if my school uniform of 1975 still fits. DOH!! I`ve give my age away.
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Post by keithambridge on Mar 27, 2013 13:40:21 GMT
Great offer Dave,
The link that I just posted on my fb page from the forums fb page brings you to the middle of this thread. Might be a bit confusing or off putting!
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Post by davewhite on Mar 27, 2013 13:46:05 GMT
Great offer Dave, The link that I just posted on my fb page from the forums fb page brings you to the middle of this thread. Might be a bit confusing or off putting! Or it could be used as an initiative test |
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Post by Martin on Mar 27, 2013 13:52:47 GMT
Great offer Dave, The link that I just posted on my fb page from the forums fb page brings you to the middle of this thread. Might be a bit confusing or off putting! Mea Culpa  I used the wrong link for the FB page, and I can't seem to alter it now! Sorry for any confusion, but at least it goes to the right thread on the correct website   |
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Post by keithambridge on Mar 27, 2013 13:52:50 GMT
Great offer Dave, The link that I just posted on my fb page from the forums fb page brings you to the middle of this thread. Might be a bit confusing or off putting! Or it could be used as an initiative test It could be, one of my friends found it and he's senile!! |
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 3, 2013 18:57:01 GMT
I've asked Mike Harding if he'll promote the competition... I hope he does |
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Post by Martin on Apr 3, 2013 19:12:02 GMT
Nice one, Leo  |
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 3, 2013 20:53:31 GMT
Cool.... Mr H has retweeted it, as have 17 others (including Martin Simpson) |
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Post by Mike Floorstand on Apr 4, 2013 6:48:21 GMT
A rather lovely project indeed, I had a play on Samhradh about 10 days ago and it felt like a very special instrument. Very comfortable to hold and easy to play, the cutaway and 13th fret body join make it very versatile. Sound-wise the thing I remember was the clarity of the mids, I enjoyed playing it fingerstyle and I suspect a flatpicker would get some great sounds too.
Tangential question - Samhradh - is that an alias of the Turlough OCarolan tune Fanny Poer, or maybe a tune that is played in a set with it?
Look forward to seeing Dave and Samhradh at the East Anglia show.
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Post by leoroberts on Apr 4, 2013 8:49:55 GMT
Ralph McTell, Billy Bragg, Karine Polwart... They're all helping to publicise this competition. The power of social media, eh? |
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Post by davewhite on Apr 4, 2013 8:57:06 GMT
Ralph McTell, Billy Bragg, Karine Polwart... They're all helping to publicise this competition. The power of social media, eh? I feel a song coming on |
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very busy just at the moment - and Sara's on holiday so recording time is limited... A competition song is a good idea, mind 
Jo whoever he is.
