"Yes, it is an amazing story...and yes, guage makes a big difference...you can warp up a neck or have a bridge pull up and off if you go from extra-light strings to medium strings! Any change in guage should be follwoed by a trip to the local guitar…"
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Edward Sparks left a comment for Barbara Ann"You love Nancy Wilson...
Have you seen this article from the Martin website...
http://www.mguitar.com/artists/famous.php?id=347
Being a guitarist and a Marylander I was friends with Paul Reed Smith BEFORE he became a big factory guy, I am still…"
Edward Sparks left a comment for Barbara Ann"Yep, that looks identical to my 1978 Custom Balladeer! Wow and for only $300 bucks...unbelieveable that's what I paid for mine brand new with case in 1978! Thanks for sharing and keeping my in the loop! Edward"
Barbara Ann replied to Dave Cunningham's discussion I'm new to roundbacks........ in the group Round Back Guitars"the device I was talking about earlier is called a "Standing Ovation" - saw it on the Ovation Fan Club site here on ning."
Barbara Ann replied to Jim Choe's discussion In the case or on a stand?"Backwards - heard to prevent neck creep on a floor stand place it in backwards!"
Barbara Ann replied to Dave Cunningham's discussion I'm new to roundbacks........ in the group Round Back Guitars"there is a device I saw on a pop-up ad somewhere that attaches to the back of your roundback to make a flat service; think it was on eyeguitar.com?"
Barbara Ann commented on WeaserP's photo
Brian Sutcliffe - guitar back
"scratch that, confused the pic you posted of Brian's guitar for your name!"
Barbara Ann replied to Eddie Ennis's discussion Noob frustrations"ok I'm an "advanced" beginner & have small hands also; what helps me is stretching the (webbing) between my fingers. Just like a runner stretches his legs before running; just pull your fingers apart - you know, like when you make…"
Barbara Ann commented on Derrick Miller's group Acoustic Newb"It's a site built by Neil Hogan, a popular guitar teacher on YouTube, called Totallyguitars.com. There you can do the same thing you do here: build a profile; start groups; learn songs. He's a good teacher but as of this week you have to…"
Barbara Ann commented on Edward Sparks's photo
Sparks Eagle 8 string guitar
"ok; you're scaring me - painting is one thing but in-laying? Are you like transported from the middle ages or something? LOL And....for some reason birds & guitars just go together!"
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- At 7:03pm on August 24, 2009, Edward Sparks said…
- Yes, it is an amazing story...and yes, guage makes a big difference...you can warp up a neck or have a bridge pull up and off if you go from extra-light strings to medium strings! Any change in guage should be follwoed by a trip to the local guitar tech to set everything up again. I also saw both Santana guitars and Howard leese (lead guitarist of Herart) guitars in Paul's shop at some point. I saw and played a double neck that Paul's apprentice made that went to Neil Shoen. My musicial partner's son-in-law works for him now. It's amazing to watch someone go from a local hero to a national figure! I am humbled to have been there...all by chance. Edward
- At 7:24am on July 15, 2009, Edward Sparks said…
- You love Nancy Wilson...
Have you seen this article from the Martin website...
http://www.mguitar.com/artists/famous.php?id=347
Being a guitarist and a Marylander I was friends with Paul Reed Smith BEFORE he became a big factory guy, I am still friends with him but you can't get time with him anymore, and for good reason! I used to go to his little repair shop in downtown Annapolis to get him to do repair work and wake him up asleep on the floor of his shop. Last time I saw him he had just returned from Japan after a meeting with Yamaha and looked really bad. Anyway, the first time I saw him he was raving mad because he had built an electric 12 string for Nancy Wilson and her Roadie put too heavy gauge strings on it and warped the neck, and they sent it back to him to repair. So I got to see and touch Nancy Wilson's guitar. Edward
- At 11:10pm on May 30, 2009, Edward Sparks said…
- Yep, that looks identical to my 1978 Custom Balladeer! Wow and for only $300 bucks...unbelieveable that's what I paid for mine brand new with case in 1978! Thanks for sharing and keeping my in the loop! Edward
- At 2:57pm on May 7, 2009, Edward Sparks said…
- Just added a comment on your picture of the hippies and woodstock! edward
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