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Richard Jernigan
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 RE: surface (in reply to estebanana)
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ORIGINAL: estebanana
I've always felt that the reason orange became fashionable is because it was done in mimicry of the old Italian and German etc. varnish work on violins. And the purpose was to lend the guitar an air of legitimacy by making a reference to the golden ages of violin making.
Here's my '67 Ramirez 1a cedar/cypress flamenca. I would call it "orange," though it's not the fireplug orange of Conde. As far as I know it's the first cedar top guitar I saw, but I didn't really know the difference when my wife gave it to me new. The sheet of paper is for color reference. If it's not white on your screen, you're not seeing the true colors.
Most of the cedar that I saw in Ramirez guitars, both classical and flamenco, was notably darker than cypress. I never asked Jose III, but my assumption was the flamencos were stained to make the contrast less obvious. I say "stained" because if you look at the rosette, you will notice a spot where it looks like the stain was missed.
I don't remember any orange Condes from the late '60 to early '70s. A friend had a '73 spruce media luna that was much more blond than the Ramirez, though I recollect it not being perfectly white when it was new.
I alway assumed the fireplug orange of the later Condes was an effort to trademark the instruments. From the back row you could see that color, even if you couldn't make out the shape of the headstock.
RNJ
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Date Jan. 23 2017 2:58:16
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estebanana
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RE: surface (in reply to Echi)
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That is a pretty color, I would call it golden honey brown. It makes sense that the Jose III would try to match up the backs to the cedar tops, but it's odd to me. Wood is a certain color. I understand that many makers like the idea of uniformity of tone on the different colors of wood, but that never made sense to me. Cypress is so inherently beautiful that I don't like to "tart it up" as Anna my sculpture teacher have said.
Color is a very personal thing, I do love the brown, gold, honey, amber etc. if it is done with sensitivity. I lso like the natural oxidation color under a very dark blond shellac. Recently I warmed up a blond dark shellac with a gold tinged garnet shellac and it was pretty. I painted that on Hinoki, beautiful. The honey colors and golds without harsh red are really very pleasing. I still have difficulty with the reddy oranges because they remind me of cheap violins, or because golds and honey tones is more rich than high chroma oranges, but like I said color is personal.
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Date Jan. 23 2017 6:15:08
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Richard Jernigan
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RE: surface (in reply to estebanana)
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I'll take the blame to reverting to a change of subject:
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Are you seriously trying to to convince me that sushi in the US is superior to sushi in Japan or are you just shaking my chain? I mean, I've lived in Japan going on 4 years now and I'm pretty certain that the sushi in Japan is better in general, save for the Japan trained cutters in the US who really know how to do it.
During a brief two weeks in Japan we concluded that the sushi was almost always much better than in the USA, except for one or two places in California, where it was about as good, but not better. There's a place in Honolulu on King Street, a few blocks west of Kalakaua that's good. The most expensive place in New York City prepared the stuff well, but some of the fish was borderline the one time we ate there. I say "borderline" by Japanese standards, it would have been seen as perfectly okay almost anywhere in the USA.
It seemed to us a big part of the difference was not just preparation, but also the general availability of good fresh fish. I still have fond memories of getting up early, taking a taxi across Tokyo to see the tuna auction at the Tsukiji Fish Market, then strolling down an adjacent street and choosing at random a place to go into and have sushi for breakfast.
During a couple of weeks after Japan we had some good sushi in Palau. The place was run by Japanese people, the fish was fresh.
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In French business meetings (at least the ones I was in, back in the day) at about 10 AM there's a break. Croissants, and coffee with a 10,000 volt caffeine charge were brought in.
At meetings at the French Embassy in Washington, DC the custom was honored as well. During some meetings the refreshments were supervised by the Ambassador's administrative assistant. At one meeting someone commented that the croissants were delicious, and asked where she got them. She supplied the name of the bakery, and said, "I think their croissants are as good as those in Paris."
The Ambassador had stopped by for a courtesy call during the break. To his assistant's comment about the croissants he joked, "That's how we know when it's time to send them back home." She had said she was looking forward to a transfer back to Paris in a month's time.
RNJ
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Date Jan. 23 2017 17:42:15
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Piwin
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RE: surface (in reply to pundi64)
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I'm not sure where you get your numbers from but I just checked the Pew Research numbers and according to them "women supported Clinton over Trump by 54% to 42%", which is in line with a long-term trend where the majority of women in the US have tended to vote democrat (since the early 90s I think?). Is it possible you were thinking "white women" or some other subset and not just women in general? I don't have the figures for the former so maybe that could be it.
Anyways that's neither here nor there. More importantly, I think you missed the gist of estebanana's point, at least the way I understand it. To put it bluntly, if you barge into a flamenco tablao, at least here in Spain, boasting about your defense of Trump, there's a distinct chance you'll end up in a fist fight with a gipsy woman twice your size. So political debates aside, I'd take it just as a word of caution...
But that's all the hijacking of this thread I'll do since I really have nothing smart to say about "surface", though it has been an interesting read, rants 'n all. Maybe further discussion could be pursued in the "divise ignorance" thread or another off-topic thread that is politically-oriented?
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Date Jan. 25 2017 21:21:12
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pundi64
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RE: surface (in reply to Piwin)
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I'm not sure where you get your numbers from but I just checked the Pew Research numbers and according to them "women supported Clinton over Trump by 54% to 42%", which is in line with a long-term trend where the majority of women in the US have tended to vote democrat (since the early 90s I think?). Is it possible you were thinking "white women" or some other subset and not just women in general? I don't have the figures for the former so maybe that could be it.
Anyways that's neither here nor there. More importantly, I think you missed the gist of estebanana's point, at least the way I understand it. To put it bluntly, if you barge into a flamenco tablao, at least here in Spain, boasting about your defense of Trump, there's a distinct chance you'll end up in a fist fight with a gipsy woman twice your size. So political debates aside, I'd take it just as a word of caution...
But that's all the hijacking of this thread I'll do since I really have nothing smart to say about "surface", though it has been an interesting read, rants 'n all. Maybe further discussion could be pursued in the "divise ignorance" thread or another off-topic thread that is politically-oriented?
Your %'s must have been printed out by CNN, NBC, CBS, or another partial paper for the Dem's,
Look man he is President I'll tell you the same thing, just DEAL WITH IT!
estebanna loves to insight arguments in the forum, now you are chiming in to continue it further, Like I said lets keep it on the right topic, but I know you just had to say something.
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Date Jan. 25 2017 21:46:08
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pundi64
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RE: surface (in reply to estebanana)
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Not in my BOOK< I voted for him, but I know that has gone already way above your
head as to why.
This is actually worth a better rejoinder- That you say it has "gone already way above your head" is a pretty dickheaded thing to say. In the flamenco community world wide you'll find strong women committed to the art form, top pros to the most humble of students trying to learn. One thing the vast majority of the flamenco women have in common is a dislike of sexism, racism, bigotry and permissive attitude towards sexual violence that Donald Trump will not disavow. The same anti-semitism, and permissions to white nationalist hate and the bigotry, and sexism he used to manipulate people and to belittle his opponent.
He used sexism and bigotry to lull a base of voters to elect him by a narrow margin- and he emotionally charged the crowds with hateful epithets such as 'Lock her up" and "She's a nasty woman." The vast majority of flamenco women are self identified as "nasty women" either through straight up saying we're nasty, or by association in support of resistance to Trump's blatant sexism and permission to sexually assault women.
It might be a good idea to check where you are before you tell others that Trump's sexist schtick and shuck and jive bullshiit went over a flamencos head. I suggest you get with some high level female flamenco dancers and tell them the reason you voted for that clown and get their reactions.
Tell them your reasoning goes over their heads. Pretty certain you'll be the focus of a "teachable moment".
OH and by the way calling someone a dickhead, is a direct personal, finger pointer, but I will not join you in this kind of name calling, since you are too dense to understand.
Maybe the mediator of this forum might call you on it, calling someone a DICKHEAD, but then again he's probably your good friend, and will just it pass, unnoticed.
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Date Jan. 25 2017 23:09:57
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estebanana
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RE: surface (in reply to pundi64)
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OH and by the way calling someone a dickhead, is a direct personal, finger pointer, but I will not join you in this kind of name calling, since you are too dense to understand.
Maybe the mediator of this forum might call you on it, calling someone a DICKHEAD, but then again he's probably your good friend, and will just it pass, unnoticed.
Hey, the only thing Ethan did was point out that Trump is orange complected. Nothing more. Then you attacked him and put him down by saying you voted for DJT and that the reasons why are "over our heads".
You have thin skin. At least you vote for people who are like you. Being consistent is important. I still think you should run your mouth in front of some high level flamenco dancers and see what happens to you. But I wager you don't have the chops to play for the big girls. Sad.
Show us a You Tube video of you playing good accompaniment for some seasoned pro dancers and singers. I doubt you even know a single high level dancer, let alone have the skill to play at their level.
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