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Topic: Ouch... a boogered A22 |
Cartwright Thompson
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2004 9:21 am |
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It does look as though this particular frypan was boogered. However I see nothing wrong in adding a knee lever, IF, the job is well thought out; and professionally done.
Also, Bud Isaacs did not cause others to do poor workmanship. If the job was poorly done, that is totally a reflection on the character of the person doing the work.
Recently on this forum, a 4 neck stringmaster was on sale on Ebay, where the 3rd neck was converted to pedals. The job was WELL thought out and well installed. I thought it to be exemplary to have one neck obtain "that" sound that many many steel players love. Especially since the job looked very professional.
I have seen a number of Fender lap steels converted to pedals. Of these, some jobs were terrible. Yet others were outstanding in workmanship and esthetics. Others fell somewhere in between these two extremes.
IMO, there simply is no sin in adding anything to a product; IF it the job is well engineered and superbly done. Many a Rick bakelite had a volume or tone control added and/or relocated. If the job was trashy, that is one thing, but some look beautiful. Again, I see nothing wrong with the latter.
carl |
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J D Sauser
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Wellington, Florida
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Posted 7 Mar 2004 1:16 pm
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What beats me everytime with most of the examples, is that, while yes, these where the 30's, 40's 50's or what ever, but what we are being presented with so many times can only be qualified as less than pre 19th century technology and execution.
I mean we have seen watches, piano playing automats (now called robots) and other fine and amazing mechanical wonders emerge in the 19th century... and then combody invented wire coat hangers for the dry cleaner industry and all of a sudden a whole bunch of people found nothing better to do with them than to somehow korkscrew them into their guitars.
UGLY! & scary too.
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