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Post by Mairena Red on Nov 12, 2006 10:19:11 GMT
Hi Snakehips,
I live in Seville but travel all over the region and visit Marbella fairly regularly (I´ll be down there later this month). Let me know when you're next over and we'll see if we can sink a few beers together. Difficult to bring your reso over these days, I imagine.
All the best,
Joe (aka Mairena Red)
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Post by Mairena Red on Nov 12, 2006 10:45:11 GMT
Hi Robn, So your good lady has deserted you for the warmer climes (and climbs ;D) of the Costa Blanca. Can't really blame her, can you? We have some pretty spectacular climbing down here as well, especially around the Garganta del Chorro near Malaga (see www.andalucia.com/adventure/climbing.htm), and the weather is pretty good round these parts as well. Why not give it a whirl? All the best, Joe (aka Mairena Red)
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Post by snakehips on Nov 12, 2006 12:16:50 GMT
Hi Joe (or is it Hey Joe !??) I will let you know the next time I get to Benahavis - perhaps we could do some stuff together if you bring your guitar too ? I bring a National in a Calton case - mind you, the Spanish baggage handlers have managed to put a hole in the side of the case already - big enough to stick a fat finger through !! Plus, about 6 inches of rubber seal on the lid edge has been ripped off !!! Those guys must REALLY try to smash it up as best they can !!!!!! The Calton case STILL does protect any guitar though ! Usually, I'll take my NRP Radiotone as it is more replaceable (and I got it for a good price used). However, I took that Duolian with me as I'd just it back from Dave King days earlier, having had a neck reset and new fingerboard, and twin carbon fibres truss rods installed. I've also gigged there with my Triolian (nickel plated and Dave King Baritone necked) - see pic : Nothing much was original with this guitar when I got it, so I gave it a full rehab ! It would be cool to do a gig with someone when I'm over there.
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Post by robn on Nov 12, 2006 13:26:59 GMT
Joe, The rock climbing at Garganta del Chorro looks great - I have drooled over the guidebook many times in the past - but most of the good stuff is above the technical grade I can lead at present. Still perhaps the good lady can drag me up a few routes now she has had all that practise ;D Enjoy the sun Robn
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 12, 2006 13:31:55 GMT
Hi everyone,
Not really a 'word to the wise', but a word about flying with guitars and the durability of Calton Cases. I have Calton cases for all my guitars and have been flying with them for over 20 twenty years. One of my Caltons, the one that holds my main road guitar, must have done literally hundreds of flights, taxi rides, train journeys and gigs, and I have never had any problems. Sure there are a few chips around the edges, but as far as holes appearing in the sides and the rubber rainwater seal coming off - I have never had that happen. I can tell you that a few years ago it got left out on the baggage truck on the runway at Heathrow in terrential rain, it was upside down and turned up on the luggage carosel soaked like it had been immersed in water, and not a drop got inside. Snakehips, I am surprized to hear that your Calton has been damaged in the way that you describe. In recent years Caltons are made tougher & more airport-safe than they used to be, so I am surprized to hear that yours is damaged. The whole point of the Calton and its shape, is to stop sharp items poking holes in the sides. If I were you I would photograph the damage and communicate with Keith Calton about repairing it. As far as I am aware (I think I am right?) Calton cases are guaranteed for life. I have flown with numerous rare and valuable guitars in Caltons over the years and so far never had a problem. It is important however, to follow the Calton instructions about not packing the case full of bits & pieces as the Calton is designed to bend and move with impact, and too many packs of strings, straps, picks & slides takes away the air-space around the headstock of the guitar and can be dangerous to the guitar if the case takes a shock.
Good thread and photos!!!!
Shine On, Michael.
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Post by snakehips on Nov 12, 2006 15:18:10 GMT
Hi there !
I have emailed Calton about the hole and how likely it might get worse. He says it shouldn't and that it can be repaired. A repair would be a mechanically strong repair - but not necessarily a cosmetically great repair.
As far as warranty is concerned, I don't think he could be held to repair such damage free of charge !! That would seem awfully unfair. His is the best on the market, but not invincible I should think. I haven't decided on whether to get it repaired or not yet. The seal strip does stick outwards from the case for about 6" - not ideal - I'm sure more would get ripped off if I tried to "fly" with it again. I've had my Radiotone in that case fall from a buscoach overhead passenger shelf, smash onto the floor then tumble down the stairs (to the "downstairs" toilet !!). The whole bus went silent as I opened the case to check the guitar - no damage whatsoever !!
While the case may sustain some minor injuries along the way, it WILL protect your beloved guitar in the process.
I do have another Calton - slightly larger and longer, to fit my National Baritone Triolian.
Wouldn't use anything else for travelling.
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Post by snakehips on Nov 12, 2006 15:23:05 GMT
Hi again !
Just remembered I once risked taking my 1934 Duolian (14 fret neck) on a flight - Easyjet Edinburgh to Luton. Thought I'd have a better chance of them letting me take it in the cabin if I didn't have it in a bulky hard case. I put it in a simple soft carry case - the NON-padded type. Bugger ! They made me check it in !! Down it went on the moving luggage transport thing. Got it back in Luton.
Unscathed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very lucky !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by snakehips on Nov 12, 2006 15:55:03 GMT
Hi again !!
As far as the packing the case with "extras" and/or padding is concerned, I've heard advise from opposite ends of the spectrum !!
Some say put plenty packing under the headstock, in the case, so that the headstock can't bend backwards and break. Others say to leave plenty space for it to move around without bashing against something that WILL cause it to break !!
What to do !! Who to believe ??
And yes, I do realise that this is getting further and further away from the original thread topic. Of course, as soon as your good lady lets you buy as Tricone, topic starter, you are going to have to pluck up the courage to mention about buying a Calton case, so you can take your guitar on Honeymoon - so you can serenade her every night !!!!!!!!
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Post by Michael Messer on Nov 12, 2006 16:10:04 GMT
Just a short note about packing stuff around the headstock....NO WAY, DON'T DO IT. Keith Calton insists that this area of the case must be free to move without affecting the guitar. There is absolutely no doubt that my information from Keith Calton is on the money. Perhaps Keith could be talked into posting a note on this forum about how to pack and use his cases. I'll drop him a note.
Shine On, Michael.
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Post by growler on Nov 13, 2006 9:40:56 GMT
HI everyone ...... just to keep original thread going ..... my good lady would go absolutely ballistic if I mentioned to her that I must have a new national. She loves to hear me playing my guitars and likes to listen when my friends come round for a guitar session . I am also used as her on tap entertainment for dinner parties or when people come round for a drink. I have always wanted to own a metal reso, in order to get one, a budget priced resonator, that she has already christened " divorce, " took some doing " what do you need another guitar for you already have three and a banjo, what about the kids , the house ......... " luckily at the time I was playing in a band and convinced her I needed another slide guitar for quick guitar changes and the gigs would pay for it . I 'm sure if I turned up at the door with a brand new National Resorocket, which I would dearly like I to own....... I think she would christen that one " murder " ....... oh well I can only hope....... regards Growler
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Post by andys on Nov 14, 2006 12:45:47 GMT
Yes continuing the original thread, its back to being able to put a bit of "spin" on our passion for guitars. resonator guitars are seriously cool looking instruments, whether you play them or not, spouses can be convinced by this with a little diplomacy.
I mean OK if you had a house full of Strats, and all that looked different about them to the uninitiated was the colour, it may be a liitle difficult to put a convincing case. But a shiny Tricone, a wood dobro, a Resolectric, all these are seriously sexy and diverse guitars, and combined with the sound they make, have a lot going for them, when convincing others of their worth. Also acoustics in general are lovely looking instruments too (as are some electrics). Just think of the less attractive musical instruments around, bagpipes for example. Or berimbaus. Or charangos with real armadillo shells. Hmm, a metal bodied resonator starts to look very appealing.
We all have a passion for some beautiful and portable/storable instruments, the "spin" is what we COULD be collecting. Old Land Rovers? Soviet Brutalist Sculpture? Pre War Lawnmowers? A few guitars need little upkeep than some new strings every now and again. Just think if we collected vintage cars? Or rare breed livestock? Also my other method is to share my partners enthusiasm for her passions as much as I enthuse about mine
Andy S
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Post by Gerry C on Nov 15, 2006 18:35:31 GMT
My lady plays guitar herself (she has three!!!) and sings beautifully, though mainly only in church these days. She has ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED me to buy guitars, practise, go to workshops and gigs (often coming with me to the latter) and play out in public, frequently acting as roadie, merchandise manager, etc. Recently a friend returned from a business trip to the Far East and brought me a compilation CD of slide guitar choons, everything from Sylvester Weaver to Keb' Mo'. I played it when she came round for dinner (we don't share a house yet) and she loved it. Last night she came round to use my PC and half an hour later I came in to find her picking her way through the stuff I'd set out for my next guitar student....
Any offers??? ;D
Cheerily,
Gerry C
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2006 8:44:35 GMT
I am a lucky guy, my wife bought me this fine resophonic for our wedding anniversary.
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Post by Michael Messer on Dec 5, 2006 16:02:10 GMT
WOW.....what a wonderful present! In a few years the varnish and the maple will go a gold colour and the grain will be more prominent. I have a maple Tricone made by Mike in 2000 and it is now a beautiful warm gold colour. And the tone.....that will just get better & better. My single cone koa Fine Resophonic is 8 years old and is opening up and mellowing all the time. But you have to play it a lot! I have played mine almost every day since I got it.
Enjoy! You have a wonderful guitar there :-)
Shine On, Michael.
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Post by andys on Dec 5, 2006 23:03:46 GMT
Yes that guitar is a beauty, I can only dream....
Mind you, I suppose if I sold all my guitars that I own, I could maybe scrape together the cash to buy a second hand one.
Didnt I read on another thread that you had stopped playing it though?
Maybe its another topic for another day, but I was having a debate with my guitar playing colleague, who said that he would rather own one really nice guitar than several different cheaper ones. I disagreed saying that having a variety of different styles, tunings, types of guitar gave you more inspiration. I mean I'd get bored just owning one PRS, or one Lowden, or one National. I suppose in an ideal world I'd have a collection of high end guitars of all different types, but that would get me into the same situation that the original poster had.
What do others think, is it best to have one top notch axe, or lots of variety more budget ones?
Andy S
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