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RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
The scuba item has traces of salt and it is being used in the occult practice know as "salting the braces". This practice is banned in every country except Japan.
RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to edguerin)
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h, we now know who actually builds the "Andalusian Guitars" endorsed by <you know who>. Proof is, they have built in blue maracas.
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Very funny....Japandelusional is my brand however.
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Yes the Masshead gets the mustard.
The diving weight goes under the fingerboard to provide solid back stop for the blows of the hammer on the frets.
It is very satisfying to feel the thud of the hammer as the lead absorbs the impact. You feel it inside of the guitar as the energy is transferred to the hand holding the weight. And air rushes out of the sound hole around your hand. One of the many small tactile thrills while you make an instrument.
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RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
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Yes the Masshead gets the mustard.
Could you explain that phrase, please? (I'm a native speaker, but haven't been speaking English on an everyday basis for ages, so I'm not up to date on jargon/lingo)
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RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to edguerin)
edguerin--the phrase, gets the mustard means gets the money--that is, gets the prize.
as for masshead, i looked it up and could not find anything and it is possible estebanana may have used the wrong body part (actually the opposite end of the body). automobile drivers from massachusetts (aka, taxachusetts given how the moonbats here tax us to death) are often referred to as massholes (as in, well it is pretty obvious once you say the word out loud) in large part because of the rude and "me first" attitude while driving. massachusetts cities are ranked 1.2 and 4 for the worst drivers in the usa according to a study released by allstate insurance. a second definition for masshole is a contemptible or obnoxious person from massachusetts.
as for estebanana's use of the word, masshead, i do not know his motivation behind using that word and it would be best for him to explain.
RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
The rounded end would worry me: the small area of shock transmission could crack the back. Would not a flat end, seated on a bigger flat plate not be better?
RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
I said Mass head because I did not want to insult you by saying Mass -hole.....LOL I know the term. Maybe I started something new.
Morante, The long side of the weight works well. The thing is not how much contact it has, but now much mass an density it has. It never touches the back, you hold it up under the fingerboard perpendicular to the board.
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RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
estebanana-- i do like the concept of masshead, as the opposite of masshole, although the intent for the word choice is key.
watching the news last night it was quite funny to see a rep from allstate dance around the data to not offend potential clients and the reporter who gave it her best shot to come up with reasons other than rude drivers. try as she did she could not bring herself to speak the truth.
RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
In the 1970's in about the forth grade I was watching the Los Angeles Lakers with my friend and his dad. (basketball team) and Chick Hearns was the announcer. He got all excited and said something really funny.
A player was dribbling the ball down court and another player stole the ball form him in a pretty sly way. Chick Hearns burst out:
"AND the Hot Dog just Lost the Mustard!!!!
Meaning ballplayers are tall and basketballs are mustard colored. It was poetry. We kept saying it over and over for weeks.
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RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
ah, mustard and sports. this is from the national mustard museum....of course, massachusetts, being the center of the universe, plays a key role. by the way, this is the world series that made bill buckner the most hated man in massachusetts.
A mustard museum? ABSOLUTELY! According to Barry Levenson, founder & curator of the National Mustard Museum, you can blame it all on the Boston Red Sox. In the wee hours of October 28, 1986, after his favorite baseball team had just lost the World Series, Barry was wandering an all-night supermarket looking for the meaning of life. As he passed the mustards, he heard a voice: If you collect us, they will come.
He did and they have. In 1992, Barry left his job as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin to open this most improbable museum, now one of Wisconsin’s most popular attractions. The Mustard Museum has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the popular game shows Jeopardy! and To Tell the Truth, as well as countless features on other national television and radio shows, and in major newspapers everywhere.
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RE: For the Scuba Divers in the crow... (in reply to estebanana)
I used to use an inch thick chunk of steel that has a curved face on one side and a flat one on the other that was made for hammering out dents on car bodies. But now I just use the caul that I made for inside the guitar when clamping/gluing on the fingerboard. It is slotted to fit "over" (actually under) the top brace that runs under the fingerboard and the top harmonic bar, and beveled to fit the donut. I use it for hammering in frets 17 and 18 only. I use pliers with leather-lined jaws to install the 19th fret pieces. Hammering in frets is noisy but it doesn't really seem to need to be very forceful.
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