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Old 01-25-2013, 08:16 AM
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Cool pictures. Keep 'em coming....
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Back at it in a few to photo and video up the place
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Kramster: How did you like the Rainsong Parlor? How did it compare to the Rainsong OM???
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing them.
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Kramster: How did you like the Rainsong Parlor? How did it compare to the Rainsong OM???
I look forward to hearing Kramster's opinions, but here's my $0.02.

I played my Shorty next to the Parlor a few days ago at Macnichol's shop. The Shorty, as you probably already know, is essentially the same as your hybrid OM, except it has the unidirectional top, and a 12-fret neck. I think the Parlor holds up very well. It had a bit less bass, but I had light/medium strings on my Shorty, so it's probably not a fair comparison. It sounds surprisingly similarly, particularly the 12-fret parlor model. I was not as impressed with the 14-fret parlor, but I am kind of used to the sound of my Shorty, so I'm guessing that colored my opinion.

I think, for the size, it is a very impressive guitar. I like the sound of it much more than the Cargo or the X7-os. It's obviously larger, but not by that much. As many have said, I think they have a gem on their hands, and I think they're going to have their hands full with Parlor orders before too long.
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Old 01-25-2013, 11:41 AM
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I look forward to hearing Kramster's opinions, but here's my $0.02.

I played my Shorty next to the Parlor a few days ago at Macnichol's shop. The Shorty, as you probably already know, is essentially the same as your hybrid OM, except it has the unidirectional top, and a 12-fret neck. I think the Parlor holds up very well. It had a bit less bass, but I had light/medium strings on my Shorty, so it's probably not a fair comparison. It sounds surprisingly similarly, particularly the 12-fret parlor model. I was not as impressed with the 14-fret parlor, but I am kind of used to the sound of my Shorty, so I'm guessing that colored my opinion.

I think, for the size, it is a very impressive guitar. I like the sound of it much more than the Cargo or the X7-os. It's obviously larger, but not by that much. As many have said, I think they have a gem on their hands, and I think they're going to have their hands full with Parlor orders before too long.
Nice. If MacNichol decides to carry Elixir Strings, I think we will have some better side-by-side comparisons. The Shorty excels with medium Elixir PB strings. As we know already, medium strings give a fuller, richer sound to any guitar.

Kramster, thanks for the pictures! Be sure to include some of the new audio equipment.
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I kind of resent this show as it's not open to the public. Since we are the end users of all these new products why not include us? Charge us $10 at the door and let us in on the fun.
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Great photos! Thanks K!
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I kind of resent this show as it's not open to the public. Since we are the end users of all these new products why not include us? Charge us $10 at the door and let us in on the fun.
Ask anyone who attended E3 in the mid 90's and early 2000's. It becomes a complete mad house. They are not there to sell to us. That's the dealer's job. They're there to sell to the dealers. If you crowd things with too many consumers, then the people who are there to work can't get their work done.
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Wow, fun photos! Thank you!

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I kind of resent this show as it's not open to the public. Since we are the end users of all these new products why not include us? Charge us $10 at the door and let us in on the fun.
I got to go to the show in Los Angeles in 1999. Talk about a kid in a candy store, what a fun day. However, it was WAY TOO CROWDED, and far too noisy. The namm would need to do a separate show in a larger venue to admit the public, and they should.
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Man, would I love to be there! Thanks for posting these.

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I got to go to the show in Los Angeles in 1999. Talk about a kid in a candy store, what a fun day. However, it was WAY TOO CROWDED, and far too noisy. The namm would need to do a separate show in a larger venue to admit the public, and they should.
They would have to charge a significant admission fee to offset the additional cost. Also, the availability of a larger venue would be an issue. The Anaheim Convention Center is pretty much the biggest game in town.

I've spoken to industry friends who were in Nashville on "public day", and they said it was practically impossible to conduct business. As this is where suppliers meet their dealers, business needs to be the priority.
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