"Welcome anyone and everyone! I thought this might be a nice forum and way for fingerpickers to connect. What do you like to play? My own play tends to run toward old Piedmont style blues, and Laurence Juber sort of stuff. How…"
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Cliff
- 57, Male
- Placentia, CA
- United States
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Cliff commented on James Sennett's group Martin Owners"JR - The Craigslist method is the recycler of the 21st century. Just make sure you play before you buy. I have three Martins, but they are not the only great guitar. You may be able to get a lot more bang for your 1k with a used Larrivee. That said,…"
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Southern California Players
A place for anyone in SoCal who is interested in sharing their love of music. From Novice to Pro all are welcomeSee More
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Guitar Collectors
Do you collect guitars? Do you have a collection? Would you like to collect guitars? Do you want to look at pictures of other people's collections? Well then this is the group to do it in!
Cliff joined Edward Sparks's group
Acoustic Archtops
Acoustic (non-electric) archtop guitars are becoming hard to find...post photos of yours here!
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Orange County fingerpickers
A place to chat for fingerpickers in OC or anywhere else for that matter.See More
Cliff replied to bruce wilson's discussion Do you use a pick?"I use thumb picks which I modify by "opening" them up a bit with hot water, then I use a bit of tape to hold them securely without cutting off circulation. I play mostly finger style blues and finger style solo (Juber, Pettaway,…"
Cliff commented on Cliff's photo
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"You're right, they are flat wound. You are also right about the wire run. I did not do any of this, I bought the guitar on e-bay several years ago, but have not played it much as I tend to stick with fingerstyle solo on flat tops."
Edward Sparks commented on Cliff's photoDSC_0459
"Very nice...so, I guess you made the metal brace and attached it yourself? And I assume that the wire is feeding into the F hole under the pickguard and then inside to the endpin...is that right. The strings also look interesting...the Bill…"
Cliff joined Garrett's group
Smokehouse Blues
This Group is dedicated to the preservation of Classic Blues Music.Smokehouse BluesSee More
Cliff joined James Sennett's group
Martin Owners
For those who own one or more Martin guitars, those who want to own a Martin, or those who just like talking about Martins
Profile Information
- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Amateur or recreational musician
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- More than 30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Resonator guitar, Travel guitar
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- 05 Kevin Ryan Mission
69 Martin 0021 (B)
01 Martin J16 12
95 O. S. resonator
43 Epiphone Triumph
00 Taylor Bg Baby
88 Greco Boogie
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Acoustic fingerstyle solo; blues
- Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
- I subscribe
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- At 8:23pm on June 3, 2012, Edward Sparks said…
So Cliff, Looking closely at the picture of the Lawrence pickup on the Epi archtop, I can see that it must have been a regular soundhole model as it has the little "ears" that lock into the edge. How did you modify it to fit the fingerboard end?
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