I'm getting Waverly three-on-a-plates myself, partly on the advice of
members of the gypsyjazz forum.
MM
--- In GypsyGuitarDownload1@yahoogroups.com, "Pete"
<benbowsprotege@y...> wrote:
> I am building a mac copy. Does anyone know what the modern makers use
> for machine heads and where in the u.k I could get them. i would
> appreciate any info on makes, models. THanks.
> Pete.
I am building a mac copy. Does anyone know what the modern makers use for machine heads and where in the u.k I could get them. i would appreciate any info on...
Jack <montereyjacques@...> wrote:My Dupont has Gotoh-style classical open tuners. However, GypsyGuitars.com has original selmer style tuners. You can...
There are lots of great guitars. There are lots of mediocre guitars. I played a lot before I realized my technique wasn't good enough to make informed...
... appreciate any comments, ideas or suggestions on either guitar or other models. ... One thing to think about is that Rob Aylward now offers a larger bodied...
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I'm playing an MD50, the most Selmer of the Duponts (unless the fancy new one is considered). Produces tone that's very like recordings...Maurice Dupont...
... any of the top makers use solid rosewood for classically gypsy- sounding instruments? The back and sides don't add that much to the sound itself - I ...
I think also that the lamination allows the back and sides to be thinner, making the guitar lighter, without the hazard of cracks developing. Since the sides...
Have you compared laminated and solid equivalent guitars (eg Dupont MD50 Vs MD30 or the new laminated Dell Arte)? I don't think solid wood is common in the...
... Dupont MD50 Vs MD30 or the new laminated Dell Arte)? I don't think solid wood is common in the vintage instruments ...did Favino or Selmer even make solid...
Hi Mo, As to your first question, yes, I have made the comparison between MD30's and 50's - see my other post. There were a few rare (exact numbers are unknown...
Yes, the Martin Vs Selmer comparison's bizarre, as you say it's like Landrover Vs VW...but as you may know, VW made a fine Landrover (Landenvagen) for Mr....
Hey There, ... No arguement there. I've seen some great gypsies coax beautiful tone from pieces of crap which make the new Saga Gitane seem like high end ...
Interesting stuff... Somebody on Yahoo said Stochelo used Galli silk & steel on his MD-50...I don't know if he did actually play an MD-50 at some point, or if...
Freeman was wrong: I wish somebody could compare Selmacc clones on this, but to prove the point in another way we all know back/sides make very different tones...
... this, but to prove the point in another way we all know back/sides make very different tones in non-Selmacc designs (eg Martin D28 Vs D18, Gibson L5 Vs...
Hi All, ... Freeman was and he wasn't wrong. You can take a guitar (in this case it was a Dupont MD50 - laminate, and MD30, solid and both with spruce tops)...
Thanks Ted, that's exactly the comparison I was after..30 Vs 50. Freeman was also around when Martin made koa guitars...I wonder if the Koa Dupont Elderly's...
Hi Mo, I'm not sure how that Koa one sounds. I know that characteristically Koa is a "sweet" sounding wood, but could it be sweeter than Rosewood, I don't...
Ian, I'm not "ignoring the original issue," no need to be argumentative. I asked about distinction between tone (which you claim is "small") between solid and...
Check out the Eimers/Wegen replicas, they're expensive but absolutely gorgeous: http://www.eimers-guitars.nl/EG-tuners-welcome.htm I'm getting Waverly...
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