Guitar Exhibition in Edinburgh this sunday

[snakehips]

Hi there !

Just letting anyone in the Edinburgh area know that there will be a Guitar Exhibition (with some demos and many guitars on show) on Sunday 15th April. To be held at the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club, in Musselburgh (east side of Edinburgh). From 1pm to 5pm.

I'm going to be showing off my Nationals, Gibson L50 archtop and my current "Elmore James" 1950's Kay acoustic with Dearmond pickups. Be doing a short set or two too.

Other exhibitors showing classical/spanish guitars, elctric guitars (Gibsons Les Pauls etc etc)
See y'all there !

[Michael Messer]

I hope it goes well for you Richard. It sounds like a good event. Post some photos please, I would love to come, but Musselburgh from Buckinghamshire is a long haul.

Shine On,
Michael.

[snakehips]

Hi Michael !

The Guitar Exhibition has been and gone, on Sunday afternoon just passed.

Here are some pics of my guitars :


Guitars are as follows :
Left to right :

Top row :
1934 National Duolian, 1930 Style "0", 2004 NRP Style 1.5 Tricone, circa 1930 National Triolian (body plated, with Dave King 27" scale Baritone neck), Ozark ukelele

Bottom row :
1950's National/Supro acoustic archtop, 1950's Hofner Congress acoustic archtop, 1940's Gibson L50 archtop with Dearmond FHC pickup, 1935 National Duolian, 1930 National Polychrome Triolian, 1934 National Trojan, 1997 NRP Radiotone Bendaway (with added P90 pickup), 1950's Kay dreadnought acoustic (with added Dearmond soundhole pickup and Dearmond Model 1000 Rhythm Chief pickup)






A few other people had some of their guitars on display, and 3 guys had a huge display of around 30-40 guitars (mainly electric guitars - Les Pauls, Framus, unusual 60's stuff etc - nothing to excite me !)

There were some wee demos too. One guy shows all about the pedal steel guitar. One guy talked about the development of the electric guitar from the 1950's onwards and I did a wee talk on slide guitar and on Nationals (all just acoustically into the mics).

Played some tunes too, followed by a Muddy Waters style tune of my own on my Gibson L50 with Dearmond FHC pickup on it.

Was a good day out.

By the way, the ukelele seen in the photos is one of those import copies - I haven't learnt much on it yet as it never stays in tune for too long !!

Missing from the collection are 2 electric guitars and my Elmore James Kay acoustic - currently having rehab by Celine at Dave King's workshop.

[LouisianaGrey]

Mmmmm ...... nice.


Put Gotohs on the Uke instead of the crappy plastic tuners it came with. I like Worth strings better than whatever they put on them, but if you want more bottom end try HiLos. Keep tuning it and eventually it will settle down, once you've got tuners that don't slip, although it always takes a while for nylon strings to stretch in.

[snakehips]

Hi Pete !

Thanks for the help on the ukelele tuners. You already gave me that advice on an earlier thread months ago - I just haven't had the time to get round to searching/ordering and fitting the tuners. I replaced the stock strings when I got the thing (used). I expected the nylon strings to take time to "stretch" before settling - much more than steel strings.

If I can get it to stay in tune - I'm more likely to keep it at hand - to strum on any time the urge hits me. At the moment, the urge doesn't quite hit me to spent 10 mins trying to tune it before playing it - every time !!

[snakehips]

Hi again !

I'd like to keep with the friction tuners look - are the Gotoh frictions tuners good ?
Where you talking about the guitar type tuners ?

Should the UKB tuners be OK then ? (white buttons, friction tuners)
Thanks

[LouisianaGrey]

I didn't realise they made more than one kind. I've only ever used the UKA tuners, which are friction tuners. They seem to be the ones people are selling as "deluxe" tuners. I like the look of the pearloid buttons with the mother of toilet seat headstock.

[Blues Pertti]

Hi Snakehips,

You have really many nice guitars. What do you like the best? What in your opinion is difference between steel bodied Triolian and Duolian?

Yours Pertti