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09-19-2024 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by spencer096
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Originally Posted by floatingpickup
Yes, the L4c are very nice carved archtop smaller 16 inch guitars.
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Originally Posted by deacon Mark
there's one in particular that i dealth with...i somehow got my $1,500 deposit back but he left a trail of pissed off customers on the guitar's yahoo page (lol yea it was a different time). without naming names, it was a company the founder sold, who's headless guitars were played by bill frisell, david torn and henry kaiser.
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Originally Posted by joe2758
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Originally Posted by jim777
I feel funny using an anglicized pronunciation.
I have to pronounce that "e" at the end as a long "a" or it just doesn't feel right.
Camp ay lone ay
LOL
Unless otherwise directed by Mark, himself.
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Originally Posted by spencer096
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Originally Posted by Bluedawg
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Originally Posted by jazzshrink
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Originally Posted by Zigracer
What I have experienced, is that, when a guitar is re-assembled, for whatever reasons major or minor, there needs to be a settling-in time. Time after time, those parts, frets, bridges etc., need to "synch" in to the system that is the guitar. The same seems to be true when a guitar comes out of storage, it needs to be played, things in the composite need to be vibrated. Ain't it fun though?
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Originally Posted by Bluedawg
I am the son of an Italian immigrant and my Italian is decent. In Italy, they would likely pronounce it "Cam-PELL-own-eh" (the emphasis being on the second syllable).
While, we're on the subject, Italian words with apostrophes in them are pronounced as if there was no apostrophe. So it's not "D-Angelico" but rather "Dan-gel-ic-o"
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Mack
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Yep.. sound like a familiar thread…
quick answer- nothing beats a L5.
If you begin with the lead in what beats a L5, you have already began the journey- I recently traveled the same path- bought 2002 “Hutchins” L5 Wes Montgomery… 4 months ago I can’t put it down… a beautiful instrument. Period! A beautifully built, sweet neck that will improve your abilities in multiple ways…You will pay more than $5K.
enjoy the journey as it’s a great way to understand the world of archtops and to appreciate the expertise of our forum, so many talented and helpful people!
best of luck!
McGregor
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Originally Posted by jazzshrink
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Originally Posted by jim777
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I sold my vintage L5. Damn fine instrument. I bought several 175s , sold them all. Damn fine instruments. I bought 2 1970s oval hole Gibson HRs. Sold them both. Damn fine instruments. There are many instruments that will work just fine, the point is to find one you love playing, and keep on playing. As even EvH said, “rock stars come and go, musicians play until they die”. We’re pretty lucky to have many fine instruments to play, many of which are not nearly as expensive as a mediocre cello for a cellist in the symphony.
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And don't get me started on bologna
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Originally Posted by Navdeep_Singh
But there’s a world of instruments far beyond anything we know. $100k bowed instruments abound, and the best bows for them cost more than the most expensive Grimes, Benedetto, D’A etc. Instruments like these aren’t “even” Strads, but they’re 6 figure purchases:
Last edited by nevershouldhavesoldit; 09-20-2024 at 03:51 PM. Reason: typo
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Originally Posted by Bluedawg
And if we want to get really technical, another important (though subtle) aspect of pronunciation is the double consonant, like the "LL" in Campellone. I wasn't aware how important this is til I'd spent time in Italy. In Italian, each letter of a double consonant pair is pronounced, and the meaning of a word can change, depending on whether or not you pronounce it correctly. For example, the word pollo (pronounced POL-lo) means chicken - and the word polo (pronounced PO-lo) means pole, as in North Pole. There are very few words in English that have pronounced double consonants (one example is "bookkeeper") - sound-wise, the effect is like the difference between the word "alienation", and the title of the old sci-fi TV series "Alien Nation" - if you pay attention to the way you say the two, you'll realize there is a subtle difference in pronunciation - in the latter, you kinda hang on the "N" a little longer.
In general, with a few exceptions (like the pronunciation of gl and gn) Italian pronunciation is pretty straightforward - if you see it, you say it : )
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Originally Posted by andrew
Last edited by MCampellone; 09-20-2024 at 03:59 PM.
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I just didn't want to sound like an idiot if I call about one lol
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Originally Posted by MCampellone
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Someone seriously tell me what beats an L5. AFAIK nothing. Does an L5 plugged into a BF vibrolux count?
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Originally Posted by andrew
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