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1four5 Approved 
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Oh, I think I spy a space on that wall where a nice acoustic might fit okay...! Up until a few weeks ago there was an old Yamaha acoustic guitar, but I sold it to a friend  . I just never touched it anymore. I'm either fingerpicking a banjo or reso with my friends, or playing nasty blues. Whenever I would play my acoustic, I would practically demolish it trying to get the sound I wanted That's another reason I got out of ukes (I keep the blue one for sentimental reasons)...I owe them a debt of gratitude for getting me as far as they did, but I think they intentionally kept breaking their own strings just to get me to stop torturing them.
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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Dean- Just remember, if you ever run across an old 12-fret Martin, you owe me for startin' you on the sinful Road of Banjo!  
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1four5 Approved
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You got a deal Brad! I still keep an eye out at http://www.shopgoodwill.com/default.asp every single day...it's amazing what shows up there sometimes. I've been following the site for over 2 years, and have seen Martians on there from time to time. There's always great beaters on there...and tons of classicals that go for almost nothing.
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Griffis Hames Approved
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Dean- did you give the BANJO uke a try before you gave up on the world's coolest instrument?!?!  We miss you in Ukieville.  I understand the pull of the banjo though I used to play 5 stringer and am still interested in taking up the tenor banjo. But I whack the heck out of my new banjo uke and it seems to like it!
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1four5 Approved
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Nope...I've never even seen a banjo uke in real life....however, the blue uke has been eyeballed lately as an object of experimentation...I've got my national reso guitar tuned gGDGBD, and it's really fun to play that way. I'm thinking about converting the blue uke to a 5 string tuned gDGBD. The biggest problem I had with ukes though (other than being creamed in an acoustic jam setting) is running out of fretboard. You can ask Tim3finger, if a guitar or banjo had 40 frets, I'd use em all
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Griffis Hames Approved
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Trust me, a banjo uke (or even a resonator uke) won't be drowned out in a jam. The tuning you are using is interesting. I have some recordings of banjoist/jug player Gus Cannon from around 1928 where he is playing slide banjo. I don't think I've heard other recorded examples of slide 5 string banjo, at least from that era. I wonder if he was using an alternate tuning. When I played mainly guitar I always had one tuned to DADF#AD for slide. It was the only other tuning I really got into experimenting with other than standard. PS banjoleles rule! Take care.
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UkeForever Approved 
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I know I'm coming into this conversation (for real now) kind of late, but I posted a review of a new Parlour guitar I bought here: http://www.ezfolk.com/forums/forum32/1764.html Here is a picture:  It's an Art & Lutherie solid cedar top (AMI Cedar), and it is made by the same Godin Guitar company that makes the Seagull product that Will mentioned earlier. It is a great guitar and I'd recommend it to beginners (because of the cost) as well as to seasoned guitar folks looking for a good Parlour guitar. It looks (body shape wise), feels and sounds like one should, in my opinion. After playing several "master grade" small-scale parlour and OM guitars with no bottom end, this one shines through. Try to get over the fact that it has laminate back and sides; close your eyes and open your ears. I'll post sound shortly. It sounds MUCH better than the Baby Taylor, and to my ears, the intonation is perfect. ~John Last edited on Sat Apr 15th, 2006 08:44 pm by UkeForever ____________________ Don't let the door hit 'ya where the good Lord split 'ya. John Rockwell's Crazy Songs 
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HowlinHobbit Approved 
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UkeForever wrote: ...Art & Lutherie solid cedar top (AMI Cedar)... I have recently played one of these and not only agree with everything UF says but also want to add that it plays really nicely. Good string spacing for fingerstyle and the neck, while not as skinny as the one on my Alvarez-Yairi, is very nice. I'm looking to get rid of the Yairi (dreadnought and rarely played) in favor of a parlor sized guitar. HH
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UkeForever Approved
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I posted some sound samples of the A & L on EZFolk: A & L Alone through Sennheiser Cab mic A & L with vocal Hobbit--Don't sell the Yairi. Just buy one of these A & L guitars. A good parlour that would match the sound/charm/etc of the Yairi would cost thousands. It won't gather dust forever. I find that my guitar playing/uke playing feed off of each other. Last edited on Mon Apr 17th, 2006 03:40 am by UkeForever ____________________ Don't let the door hit 'ya where the good Lord split 'ya. John Rockwell's Crazy Songs
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Michael Fox Approved
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Hello I found a parlor style 12 fret guitar about 2 years ago at a flea market. It was all busted up and had a great deal of glue on it where someone had tried to repair it. It took a great deal of work to repair it but my wife now likes it better than her 000-18 Martin. The worst thing about it is it doesn't have X braces so I but very light strings to protect it. It still has a beautiful tone. It has a label from Siegle-Cooper Department Store which was in business in New York City from 1897-1915. Michael Fox http://www.angelfire.com/nc2/dulcijo/guitar.html
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ThirdRatePoet Approved 
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On my way home yesterday, I went to buy some strings, and ended up buying this! Tanglewood TW73 It's lovely....! Dan This the 'product page' - for an all solid, 12-neck joint etc etc parlour guitar, it's not a bad deal.. http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/products/stockDetails.asp?cID=432&sID=1579
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Greg Nelson Approved 
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 Here's a couple of parlor guitars that most folks overlook. Both are made by Aria; AP-STD standard parlor guitar, and AP-DLX Delux Parlor Guitar. They can both be found at http://www.Instrumentpro.com and on most of the major on line shops in the U.K. I spent the last year or so researching parlor guitars and playing as many small bodied guitars that I could get my hands on. For the price, construction and playability, the AP-DLX is the best I could find. I already own the Aria AD-80 Dreadnought, which is a fantastic guitar. The quality from Aria is top notch! However, for me, the parlor size is just too, small. A traditional parlor runs slightly smaller than a concert classical guitar, with a body much more elongated. I just wasn't comfortable with the body size even though the 1 3/4" fret board was superb for chickin' pickin'. My final choice was the newer Guild GAD30-R. With fourteen frets and the 1 3/4" fretboard, its auditorium size body size was much more comfortable than the parlor. If you can afford the best, then Martin is definitely the best in the "parlor category." Be cautious when looking though, everyone seems to have their own definition of what qualifies characteristically as a parlor guitar. Others like the Fender parlor, and the Art & Lutherie model make fine travel buddies, but really lack the tone woods and construction of a nicer guitar. I think the AP-DLX is the closest match to something traditional that can be found for less than $1000, and still holds up when compared to something like a Martin 000-45. It's not a Martin, but it's not far from it! Hope this helps, and good luck in your search for a parlor guitar. My review of the Guild is here under Guitar Reviews, as well. Greg.http://ezfolk.com/audio/Greg_Nelson http://www.ezfolk.com/forums/forum32/1819.html Last edited on Mon May 22nd, 2006 12:35 am by Greg Nelson ____________________ The Barefoot Bard |
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