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by Maggieo » Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:23 pm
papa_hotel_delta wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 3:17 pm
DAMN!
. . .that Guild is sweet too, I've been looking for something like that I can set up and just leave in open D all the time.
Thanks!
I've always wanted to mess around with open D, but never seem to get around to it.
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by papa_hotel_delta » Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:22 pm
I've often wondered exactly what kind of plastic the Maccaferri is made from, its absolutely stunning looking. Are the tuning pegs friction?
nm, just looked it up, Dow chemical Styron (polystyrene).
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by Maggieo » Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:08 pm
papa_hotel_delta wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 7:22 pm
I've often wondered exactly what kind of plastic the Maccaferri is made from, its absolutely stunning looking. Are the tuning pegs friction?
nm, just looked it up, Dow chemical Styron (polystyrene).
They're geared turning pegs. The entire mechanism is sealed inside the headstock. It's wild.
The secret to getting a good sound out of the guitar is to play up, or over, the neck. Really takes the "plinky-ness" out of it.
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by Flurko » Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:35 pm
Does it sound as nice as Joe Gore's ?
https://youtu.be/cuB2hprvfdc
(It looks like I made it my mission to post links to his videos everywhere on this forum, I'm sorry but.. no one does it so well!)
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by Maggieo » Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:59 pm
Flurko wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:35 pm
Does it sound as nice as Joe Gore's ?
https://youtu.be/cuB2hprvfdc
(It looks like I made it my mission to post links to his videos everywhere on this forum, I'm sorry but.. no one does it so well!)
Better!!! Joe's is the flattop version and mine is the archtop. Similar vibe, but mine is a bit fuller and more harmonically complex...as plastic guitars go.
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by MattK » Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:11 pm
Maggie, your impeccable taste and enthusiasm are always a pleasure to see, play those beauties in good health.
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by HH1978 » Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:47 am
Wow!
I totally love that Maccaferri! How does it play?
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by Maggieo » Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:41 pm
MatthewK wrote: ↑Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:11 pm
Maggie, your impeccable taste and enthusiasm are always a pleasure to see, play those beauties in good health.
Thanks, Matthew!
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by Maggieo » Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:42 pm
HH1978 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:47 am
Wow!
I totally love that Maccaferri! How does it play?
Really well, like, I was surprised at how well. Easier than my 1925 Regal parlor guitar, for sure.
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by SignoftheDragon » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:21 pm
Really cool (both) guitars- Congrats!
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by Embenny » Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:31 pm
Maggieo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 1:42 pm
HH1978 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 3:47 am
Wow!
I totally love that Maccaferri! How does it play?
Really well, like, I was surprised at how well. Easier than my 1925 Regal parlor guitar, for sure.
That's so impressive for a plastic guitar that is truly ancient by plastic standards.
Is this the acoustic guitar response to "needs more tort?" I think 70% of its surface area qualifies! It's gorgeous.
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