The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #144654 Message #3345890
Posted By: Janie
01-May-12 - 07:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: My Amazing Sister-Yours Too!
Subject: RE: BS: My Amazing Sister-Yours Too!
Aren't we fortunate, Anne?
Will, *chuckle*. She'd love to come and help, and also try out your guitars, but she'd probably also be wondering about selling you a guitar - only if she and you agreed it was a perfect match! She bought several 00 Martins over the course of a year or so, trying to find the right fit for her small hands and fragile joints, and has slowly been trying to find the perfect home for most of them that didn't suit her. She also has two Jubals she has had made for her in the past 2 years, and as soon as she figures out which one she wants to keep, the other will be up for sale. The old Guild she will keep for sentimental reasons, regardless, and I notice she never goes long without playing it.
Funny thing is, her best love is fiddle, and while she has two and occasionally will buy and then sell another, she really settled on a fiddle 30 years ago that continues to be her mainstay. She doesn't have to try on fiddles like she does guitars. I think she is able to absolutely suit herself with the fiddle, but plays guitar with several different bands, all of whom have different sounds and is trying to please each band soundwise, while also playing a guitar that whose action suits her.