My New Travel Guitar is Coming!

Subject: My New Travel Guitar is Coming!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 24 Nov 02 - 09:47 PM

I just got an e-mail from David Kilpatrick, in England, telling me that my new Troubador Cittern Guitar will be shipping tomorrow from England, and I should have it within about 10 days. By "cittern" I mean it has the pear-shaped body, and a short neck. It's set up with nylon strings, per my request. Comes with gig bag.

The dealer tells me: "It is a very nice example, with a single piece main neck instead of two halves jointed, and a particularly lovely spruce top - it really
shimmers with a complex pattern of reflections if you hold it to the light.

"It has been strung with Martin High Tension ball-end nylon strings,
which prove to be really good for this instrument - they are 'folk
nylon' and stabilize to tuning very quickly, and the high tension means
it sounds perfect in standard tuning.

"The action is as low as desirable and it plays with very good
intonation. In fact I've been stringing up a solid rosewood classical
from the same factory, and I hate to say it but the little guitar has
better separation and if you play counter-melody parts, you really hear
each strand separately.

"The total charge is approx $161 at the current exchange rate, £102
pounds sterling on the sales invoice."

Whoopee!! You Paltalkers will be hearing me with in in about 11 days or so.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: My New Travel Guitar is Coming!
From: katlaughing
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 12:33 AM

Kewl!! Congratulations!

Subject: RE: My New Travel Guitar is Coming!
From: vectis
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 04:52 PM

Nice but I prefer my Martin Backpacker

Subject: RE: My New Travel Guitar is Coming!
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 06:39 PM

Well, I don't think I can say I prefer this to the Martin Backpacker, because I haven't had any experience of the Martin Backpacker.

As I suspect you haven't had any experience of the Troubadour Cittern Guitar.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: My New Travel Guitar is Coming!
From: vectis
Date: 25 Nov 02 - 07:30 PM

Sorry to disappoint you. I've played one.

Subject: RE: My New Travel Guitar is Coming!
From: C-flat
Date: 26 Nov 02 - 01:11 PM

I haven't played either but I like the look of yours, Dave.
http://www.troubadour.uk.com/