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09-06-2020, 07:34 PM
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She doesn't use the exact same body language that is used in bluegrass and old time music - with the fiddlers and guitarists I know, raising a leg means "this is the last time through" - but the same gesture from her indicates something else. Anyway, they're a wonderful group, and it's all too easy to binge-watch them on YouTube and loose track of time altogether... Wade Hampton Miller 
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09-06-2020, 08:26 PM
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Do you have any idea what guitar the guy is playing? It looks metallic?
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09-07-2020, 12:30 AM
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09-07-2020, 04:23 AM
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Just to add to some of the info on Maccy guitars.
The picture of Django holding one is a publicity shot. He's holding a nylon strung guitar. Mario originally designed the guitar as a classical guitar. The D hole facilitated the sound projecting from an inner soundbox arrangement. With the steel string versions they usually buzzed and rattled and got torn out by players. I've been fortunate to play an original with internal resonator box next to one without. The one without sounded slightly better and louder. The d hole models were a 12 fret join. When Selmer wanted to make a simpler (i.e. cheaper to make, no internal stuff) guitar, there was also pressure from players like Django to have a 14 fret join for obvious soloing reasons. The smaller soundhole also facilitated the fitting of a magnetic pickup. Although the smaller soundhole models don't sound as loud to the player, from 3 or so feet away they are just as loud. Even more projection as they have a longer scale length ....about 26 1/2....so more tension. Recently there are 14 fret d holes being made. I think John Jorgenson has one. I've owned several of the plastic instruments as well but have never seen the one with attached pipes! Thanks very much for posting that picture. Nick
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09-07-2020, 07:48 AM
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Which you use should depend more upon the music you are playing. The resonator will be louder but not so much louder that it should be used in a way inappropriate to the music. (Ditto for GJ guitars and music.)
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09-07-2020, 09:06 AM
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At one time Stan Jay/Mandolin Brothers had a bunch of the plastic Maccaferri guitars. I vaguely remember playing one and not being impressed at all. I’m pretty sure most of them were enclosed in clear plastic bags. Maybe 20 years ago? Not sure.
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09-07-2020, 10:45 AM
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Several decades ago I was at a trade show in London UK and a distributor had one of each of the plastic jazz guitars (there were two slightly different models). The story was that they had found a warehouse full in USA and wanted to sell them. I ordered a few. The next day I rang the rep and asked how many could I have. He said he had 75 of each coming so I ordered 50 of each. I never received any. Apparently they were snapped up by a dealer over there. Shame for me!
Nick Last edited by nickv6; 09-07-2020 at 10:45 AM. Reason: Spelling
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09-08-2020, 03:27 PM
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