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neeej
`Olu`olu
USA
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 Posted - 04/30/2006 : 10:39:43 PM
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Got your attention guys? Actually, I'm making a survey of guitar stands 'cause Susy & I have been whompin' up a bunch of bright cases therefor. So I'd love to hear from folks with the length of yer stands when they're all folded 'n' stacked 'n' ready to travel 
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2006 : 09:23:35 AM
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WELL!
I don't have a stand, but i do have a new guitar that neeeds a gig bag. It is the same length as the backpacker and your travel guitar, but the body is 12 inches wide and 2 1/2 inches deep. It is essentially a little version of the Weissonetti with a huge cutaway for fingerstyle playing.
By whompin' up i assume you mean manufacturing (we vets all learn nthe same language at school). Do you think you could make some kind of padded gig bag, or are the stand cases just a thin protective case?
My surgery is scheduled May 30, by the way, at Evergreen Hosp in Kirkland, right near you, I think. Perhaps we can get together and jam a bit during my 10 day recovery there |
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Russell Letson
`Olu`olu
USA
504 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2006 : 12:04:16 PM
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I'm not going to be much help--I use those Greven fold-flat jobs that fit into the outside pocket of my ProTec cases.
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kihoalukid
Lokahi
USA
289 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2006 : 3:43:58 PM
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| I figured Karl had a stuffed polar bear he used for a guitar stand... |
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neeej
`Olu`olu
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2006 : 7:20:32 PM
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Originally posted by Karl Monetti
By whompin' up i assume you mean manufacturing (we vets all learn nthe same language at school). Do you think you could make some kind of padded gig bag, or are the stand cases just a thin protective case?
Our stand cases are fairly thin: 2 layers of fabric with cotton batting 'twixt'em. We might be able to come up wid summat fiercer, howsomever. Bring the beastie with you if you can---if not, bring tracings.
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My surgery is scheduled May 30, by the way, at Evergreen Hosp in Kirkland, right near you, I think. Perhaps we can get together and jam a bit during my 10 day recovery there
Sounds good---ya gonna be caged up or can you get around a bit? |
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Rlowenote
Akahai
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Posted - 05/02/2006 : 05:33:04 AM
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My choice of guitar stands is the Hamilton. All metal construction, and long (adjustable from Mandolin to Bass Guitar). It measures 26" long by about 11" in diameter at the top. It's large, but I feel it's the sturdiest stand I have, and my choice when out in the real world around people that are not instrument savvy. I have several others much smaller, but I once watched someone knock over a guitar in a low A-frame stand and observed the guitar split in two along the grain of the sides. Now I only use those stands at home.
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slkho
`Olu`olu
740 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 4:20:43 PM
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I'm in to traveling light as possible, and packable (is that a word?)
the little Fender acoustic/electric stands. Very durable, and stand about 13 inches tall. Folding tri-legged thingee's.
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slkho
`Olu`olu
740 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 4:22:43 PM
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...oh P.S.
My mom was Welsh, and my dad Hungarian which makes me well-hung!! ha ha ha.
I know, I know...very bad joke. But I just couldn't resist. hee hee
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Pupule
USA
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neeej
`Olu`olu
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 10:48:18 PM
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| oops---dat's what I get for posting so late at night---I meant to say MUSIC stands, not guitar (flagellating self about head & shoulders with leftover bit of batting) |
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Karl Monetti
`Olu`olu
USA
756 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 09:07:27 AM
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Jean,
ARE YOU INCINERATING THAT WE ACTUALLY READ MUSIC????? Besides, who needs a music stand when there is a knee on each leg, a coffee table nearby, a stuffed walrus in the den, bubble gum to stick to the wall, not to mention thumbtacks and sheet rock screws
There is a new ukulele users group in our little town. At the second meeting a lady showed up with her uke, named Wilson. (the uke, not the lady). Quite logical, actually; she had gotten the uke without a case, and found that it fit perfectly in her sons empty tennis racket case. Yu can guess what brand racket he had!
I will bring the new creation with me. I am just putting on the finish now. I will try to post some pictures, probably under Concept Guitar in teh Da Kine Music Gear section. I may go out and look for a really big tennis racket case in the meantime. And, yes, I plan to be mobile. Susan will be with me for moral and physical support (no, she is not big enough to carry me, but she can at least point me toward my crutches in case i forget where i left them) |
Karl
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neeej
`Olu`olu
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2006 : 7:45:30 PM
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Originally posted by Karl Monetti
Jean,
ARE YOU INCINERATING THAT WE ACTUALLY READ MUSIC?????
Heavens to birdseed, no! TAB, howsomever, is a dandy crutch for dem as gots no memory
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I will bring the new creation with me. I am just putting on the finish now. I will try to post some pictures, probably under Concept Guitar in teh Da Kine Music Gear section. I may go out and look for a really big tennis racket case in the meantime. And, yes, I plan to be mobile. Susan will be with me for moral and physical support (no, she is not big enough to carry me, but she can at least point me toward my crutches in case i forget where i left them)
Be sure to come a few days early and blot up Folklife Festival, and stay long enough for my kanikapila/kanikapotluck on the 10th...though I'm sure some other therapeutic string-twiddling can be arranged betwixt-times :-) |
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rossasaurus
Lokahi
USA
306 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 1:34:46 PM
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Neeej,
K&M, German made, very sturdy & adjustable.
19.5 x 4 x 2.5
umm, round-up a bit though |
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neeej
`Olu`olu
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - 05/06/2006 : 6:26:41 PM
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Originally posted by rossasaurus
Neeej,
K&M, German made, very sturdy & adjustable.
19.5 x 4 x 2.5
umm, round-up a bit though
Rounding is our middle name---& our middles <EG> |
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