This blog is for stuff that doesn't fit in my politics blog. I'm on a quest for discovery. I'm searching for the truth, but it may just be a self-destructive phase... Mar/07
Baritone Guiter
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Briken of Istanbul has started making me a baritone guitar.
What if you're a classical guitarist wanting steel strings with a wide neck? The best way to go with that is the Takamine F-312 s (see pic), which is out of production. It's not cheap either, but well worth the price. Actually, once a person owns this guitar, it's unlikely that they would ever sell it. You can't go wrong with that guitar and well worth the effort to shop around for it, including using eBay. The old Martin 0-16 , which the F312 s copies, cost a minimum upwards of 2 grand. It's essentially a classical guitar made for steel strings. If you have 2 grand to spend, consider the Takamine EF740F S . But what if you want a big bodied guitar or even an electric guitar with a wide neck for less than $2,000? I experimented by stringing just 6 strings on an old, cheap Guild 12 string guitar. It panned out to be a successful procedure yielding a wide neck guitar with steel strings, which gives me 14 frets above the body, 2 more
After 6 months of being listened to by a small, wild bird, that roosts in my heater box on the roof, it's had it's effects on me, and the bird, too. I don't think this situation is sustainable due to the plus 100 degree days we have here, during July and August. Listening to music full time, as this bird wants, is something I've never done before. Very soon, the music that I liked was either listened to again and again, or I had to try new music, which I've done, so this is what's been happening for 6 months....every day. Expanding my horizons, musically, is something I wanted to do as a retiree, and the bird has been a positive force in my current living environs. How does a bird listen to music? I've read that birds listen to music differently than humans, and that must be true. And it's probably the case that other species of birds listen differently, if they listen to music at all. Does a bird remember the music that they'
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