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Wesley S	19 Mar 03 - 09:13 AM
Mooh	19 Mar 03 - 09:30 AM
Jim Colbert	19 Mar 03 - 10:21 AM
Steve Benbows protege	19 Mar 03 - 12:16 PM
Jazzyjack	19 Mar 03 - 03:23 PM
Washboard Wiggle	19 Mar 03 - 04:18 PM
curmudgeon	19 Mar 03 - 05:44 PM
Bill D	19 Mar 03 - 05:59 PM
Don Firth	19 Mar 03 - 06:32 PM
Musket	05 May 11 - 01:27 PM
GUEST,KLSM KOA for Sale 1of 100 made	05 Sep 11 - 08:01 AM

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Wesley S
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 09:13 AM

1967 Martin D-18
1999 Martin OM-28V
198? Lowden 12 string
2002 Collings 000 Slothead
1999 Weber Bridger
2001 Davy Stewart Octave Mandolin
Mid-Missouri M-4 mandolin { for sale }
An uncertain era Vega star 5-string
One mountain dulcimer

Currently on a quest for an "F" style mandolin { that's why the OM-28V and the M-4 are for sale } and there's bound to be a Uke in my future.

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Mooh
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 09:30 AM

Jazzyjack,

Welcome. You're right, this has been discussed before but alot can change in a short time, so...

I play traditional, roots, folk, blues, singer-songwriter stuff, some classical, hymn tunes, and when the spirit strikes, a bit of loud jam style rock music.

I use: Beneteau 6 string acoustic guitar, Beneteau 12 string acoustic guitar, Beneteau 6 string baritone acoustic guitar, Moon celtic style mandolin, cheap Washburn mandolin, Washburn 5 string banjo, Telecaster electric guitar, cheap uke, Harmony Sovereign flat top lap guitar, home made steel guitar, home made bass guitar, headless bass guitar, 5 string Ernie Ball electric bass guitar, Harmony archtop guitar, plywood double bass, old German fiddle, autoharp, various harmonicas, pennywhistles, Yamaha keyboard, La Patrie classical guitar, various hand drums, several guitars in various states of decay or repair, lots of shakers, spoons, tambourine, melodica, voice.

I will sometimes accept donations of beater instruments which I can repair and make available for sale or permanent loan to more needy students.

I play in southern Ontario Canada with a casual celtoidish group named Kerrykeel, a fiddle/guitar duo named Guiddle M'Jig, a singer-songwriter duo named The Preachers' Sons, and I hire out as a mercenary musician for hire when I'm not instructing music (about 25 hours per week) or working a part-time grunt job for the local public school board (thank goodness for its benefit plan!). Have also played in rock cover bands, reception music bands, dance outfits, and a Neil Young tribute band. I sing bass in the local Anglican church choir.

So much music, so little time.

Peace, Mooh.

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Jim Colbert
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 10:21 AM

Main guitar: 2000 Taylor 414 with a Fishman active pickup installed

dadgad tuning guitar: 1997 Taylor 414-k (limited edition koa model)
2001 Baby Taylor

Also have an Ovation celebrity (crap unplugged sound but the guitar that got me playing and allowed me to easily record at home for the first time) and an old, unnamed Hungarian 12-fret that was my wife's grandfathers. Oh yeah, and a National lap steel that was my mom's.

We have a few open mic nights at area bars here in State College PA, but by and large they are of little interest to me (too late, too smoky, too much of a college crowd.) I've been seeking out alternative venues in the area, and play every now and then at area coffee houses and bookstores. My next gig is Friday May 2 at a coffee house; I played their open mic night and was offered a job on the spot, which was kinda cool.

jim

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Steve Benbows protege
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 12:16 PM

Main Folk guitar : Gibson sj delux.
2nd folk guitar : K Yairi. - A well made underated guitar!!
Main jazz guitar: Epiphone Regent./ Maccaferi copy; made by my dad!
2nd jazz guitar: Aria cardinal series.- electric model; cs 350.
Rock guitar: Fender squire strat.
violin: Maidstone model.
Mandolin: Fender
Classical guitar: Yamato - bought from Ivor moraints shop.
Accordian: Hohner cajun.
Harmonicas:'Tombo harmonicas' Folk blues.
Banjo: Hobgoblin music shops own brand.

That's only the tip of the Iceberg!!

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Jazzyjack
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 03:23 PM

WoW; When I started this thread, I thought I would discover the FEW instruments eveyone played. How the hell did folkies suddenly get to afford all this stuff? We're supposed to be poor working class guys and gals ( like Woody, Pete or Gordon ) but boy am I surprised. Makes me wish we could stage a NORTH AMERICAN MUDCAT FESTIVAL somewhere and all meet and play. Anyone interested ?

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Washboard Wiggle
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 04:18 PM

Jazzyjack,
It would be great to have Mudcat Festival. I am a picker/collector, here is my list. I just had to copy and paste my inventory list.
1. Taylor Liberty Tree
2. Goodall KJCK (All Koa Wood)
3. Morgan Concert CRW Custom (All Koa Wood)
4. National Guitar Custom Koa (All Koa Wood)
5. Taylor KLSM (All Koa Wood)
6. Taylor K22 (All Koa Wood)
7. Larrivee VC-10K (All Koa Wood)
8. Larrivee DV-10KK (All Koa Wood)
9. Taylor K65CE (All Koa Wood)
10. Taylor 910
11. Taylor K20C (All Koa Wood)
12. Taylor RSSM (All Koa Wood)
13. Tacoma PKK-40 (All Koa Wood)
14. Taylor K22 (All Koa Wood)
15. National Guitar 1935 Style "O" (Alcoa-just kiddin' it's brass)
16. Martin SPD-16K2 (All Koa Wood)
17. Taylor 420-K (All Koa Wood)
18. Harp Guitar Real Old
19. Ovation 6868-ASB
20. Martin Cowboy X
21. Larrivee Parlor (All Koa Wood)
22. Dobro Duolian 1998
23. Derring Banjo Boston 6 String
24. Martin DM-12 12 String
25. Martin HD-28 1980
26. Martin Cowboy II
27. Martin Cowboy III
28. Larrivee US-10-KA Uke (All Koa Wood)
29. Martin Hawaiian X
30. Taylor Baby Liberty Tree
31. Epiphone Masterbilt Royal 1931
32. Ovation/Applause Mandolin
33. Esteve Classical FV Nylon String
34. Taylor 301-K (Back/Sides Koa Wood)
35. Taylor 301-M
36. Fender Squire Strat
37. Carlo 905-D
38. Cowboy Loye - Cowboy Guitar 1930

I am still looking for guitars made from all Koa wood. Anyone have any for sale?

Russ

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: curmudgeon
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 05:44 PM

Took piano for 7 years; can still play, sort of, but don't have one. I have 3 autoharps in various stats of disrepair; can play but don't.. Have tried banjo and fiddle, but thought better of it.

My first guitar was a Stella, had for 3 3/4 books of TV stamps. Moved to a Harmony classical, then to a Harmony Sovereign. a small body Gibson 12 string, a Martin 12 string and now a Guild D?, and a wonderful Lachenal New Model English concertina.

I do mainly English, Scottish, Irish, trad songs along with some Canadian and Australian, American and English union songs, all manner of sea songs, and a modest number of lyrica erotica -- Tom

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Bill D
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 05:59 PM

Since the USA is so big, there are several gatherings organized and attended by Mudcatters, though none 'limited' to Mudcatters.

Perhaps the biggest is the Folklore Society of Greater Washington's annual "Getaway" in October, where you can sometimes see Max, Dick Greenhaus, Pene Azul, MMario, and up to 60-70 more. You don't say where YOU are JazzyJack, but folks come from great distances, and we 'might' be able to squeeze in one more... *grin*

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Don Firth
Date: 19 Mar 03 - 06:32 PM

I've had a whole variety of guitars over the years, but the current stable of instruments consists of:—

A flamenco guitar, made by Arcangel Fernandes of Madrid in 1961. A friend of mine, one of the founders of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society who made regular yearly trips to Spain, brought an Arcangel flamenco back with him in 1960. Once I played his, I had to have one. He put me in touch with Fernandez and a year-and-a half later, my new guitar arrived from Madrid by air freight. Fantastic instrument! I've used mine for everything: song accompaniment, classical, and even a bit of flamenco (had some lessons in 1962 from a genuine flamenco guitarist). Butter-soft action, powerful sound, crisp and clear and warm, wide dynamic range, and great for concerts because it goes all the way to the back wall. I learned that "Arcangels" had become the guitar of choice for most of the well-known flamenco guitarists. Fernandez is still making guitars, but he's back-ordered for years to come. This has made the price of used Arcangels in good condition soar. I found out recently that mine is now worth about 100 times what I paid for it! I'm scared to take it out of the house. THIS one was made many years after mine, but it looks just like it.

A Guitarra Artesana, made in Japan, imported by concert guitar maker José Oribé, inspected, labeled by him, and approved for sale under his name. It has a full, rich, concert guitar sound, and it's a dead-ringer for a José Ramirez. It not only looks like one, it sounds like one. In fact, I played a recital for the Seattle Classic Guitar Society some years ago, and the folks there (some of whom own Ramirezes) assumed that mine was also a concert Ramirez. It looks like THIS.

Two odd-balls, both "Go-GW" travel guitars. I got stuck in a wheelchair about twelve years ago, and it's not real easy to play a guitar while sitting in a wheelchair. The lower bout of the guitar and the right wheel of the chair both try to occupy the same space, which tends to throw the guitar out of position and makes it hard to hold. About a year and a half ago, I bought my first "Go" travel guitar from Sam Radding of San Diego (he taught Bob Taylor how to make guitars). The "Go" is small and looks like a cross between a guitar and a canoe paddle, but it sounds amazingly like a real guitar. Radding makes both nylon and steel-string "Go" guitars, and their sound is surprisingly full and rich for such small instruments (33.25" long, 8" wide, and 3.25" deep). I liked the classic so much that I bought one of the steel-strings. Used with the neck-strap, I can play them while in the wheelchair without their coming into conflict with the wheel. Very handy. I keep one or the other of them within arm's reach all the time.

Sam Radding also makes two small parlor guitars (nylon and steel string, differing slightly from each other in size and design), but these have to be special ordered. I've heard great things about the nylon-string one, and since it may be small enough to work for me, (12" wide at the lower bout) I'm thinking seriously about ordering one.

I used to play a bit of 5-string banjo and at one time I had a long-necked Vega Seeger Model. I didn't really play it that much, though, and I eventually sold it to a guy who coveted it, and who could really play.

I also have a laud, a Spanish instrument that sounds like a mandolin on steroids (click & scroll down), but I haven't figured it out yet.

Don Firth

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: Musket
Date: 05 May 11 - 01:27 PM

Most cats play with their fundamentals then cough up fur ball.

Me? I play a Rainsong OM10, a Martin D45, a Yamaha APX7-12, A Jim Harley dreadnought and a nondescript banjo, (presently in bits....)

"Steamin' Willie" as he calls himself is a mate of mine and when I saw his Rainsong in action, had to have one. To be fair, I rarely if at all play any of the others now. My son has the Martin at present and I'm not missing it.

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Subject: RE: What You Cats Play
From: GUEST,KLSM KOA for Sale 1of 100 made
Date: 05 Sep 11 - 08:01 AM

Plrase email me at ariegel@columbus.rr.com if interested. Want someone to care for it as much as I do. AR

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