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H612 URP is a 1990 Mercedes 190 currently on private plates.
H482 HPY is a 1990 Ford Fiesta Popular Plus which came off the road by the end of August 2002.
Sadly, the British Gas Freight Rover Sherpa's plate is indiscernible.
Now for the products being advertised, and their values converted into 2019 prices:
Castrol GTX: £17.86
Champion Spark Plugs: £8.92
Turtle Wax Super Hardshell Paste: £4.45
Moss Remote Control Car Alarm: £89.37
Raleigh Lizard: £379.88 (eyewatering!)
Crescentia alata. Sin: Cirian, Tecomate, Guaje Cirian, Morro, Calabazo, Totuma. Arbol de las zonas tropicales de México y América Central hasta Costa Rica. Los frutos son como calabazos redondos que al ser ahuecados se utilizan como cuencos o jícaras para uso doméstico o para artesanía. La semilla también se ha utilizado como alimento y se le atribuye propiedades medicinales. Las flores y los frutos crecen directamente del tronco semejante al cacao.
Amacuzac, Estado de Morelos, México
"Crescentia alata (variously called Mexican calabash, jícaro, morro, morrito, winged calabash is a species in the trumpet-flower family Bignoniaceae and in the calabash trees genus Crescentia, native to southern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica."
The hardshell of fruits are gourds used as beverage or food containers or crafted as art pieces.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescentia_alata
www.siac.org.mx/tecnos/mor84.pdf
www.conabio.gob.mx/conocimiento/info_especies/arboles/doc...
fission.sas.upenn.edu/caterpillar/index.php?action=retrie...
A rather unusual black and white image from me, shot en route to the Schonbiel Hut (Schönbielhütte) of the SAC, in the middle of a nasty rainstorm. It was coming down hard, I had my hardshell jacket over the camera, to capture the light breaking through over the Zmutt glacier, along the north side of the Matterhorn in the Valais Alps of Switzerland.
By the way, a new blog post is up: Link below! Plus, I added a link to my G+ profile too. 3...2...1... go!
A rainy hike up to the Delicate Arch did not pan out, as the inclement weather failed to break in any way, and the arch itself became overran with the foreign tourists that had trailed us. After this moment, there was no shot to be had... not that any would have been that great with the flat lighting anyways. On our way down, the weather intensified into a full downpour, and we took some solace in having prepped weather protection for our equipment, and being in our hardshells.
Despite having the word “nut” in its name, a coconut is a fruit — not a nut. In fact, a coconut falls under a subcategory known as drupes, which are defined as fruits that have an inner flesh and seed surrounded by a hard shell. This includes a variety of fruits, such as peaches, pears, walnuts, and almonds -- Courtesy Healthline
I took this photograph in May 1998, while on vacation on Sanibel Island, Florida. This is either a Tortoise or a Turtle, which I photographed from Sanibel Island Beach.
Sanibel Beach is located on Sanibel Island in Lee County, Florida. Sanibel Island is located directly across San Carlos Bay from Fort Meyers Beach, Fort Meyers, FL
Rosy: So I spoke to lindamom and she told me about part one of the move.
Yume: You better tell everyone about the Bonackers first.
Yuki: Sweet Holly do tell us!
Holly: The name traditionally refers specifically to the working class families who live in an area called Springs in the north of the Town of East Hampton, New York. Many of the original Bonac families in Springs were among the very early settlers of the town, having come from England, possibly Kent or Dorchester, Dorset, in the 17th and 18th centuries. The term Bonacker comes from Accabonac Harbor, which in turn derives its name from Montaukett/Algonquian languages term for "root place," or "place of ground nuts" (potatoes). For some three hundred years, Bonackers made their living as baymen, fishermen, and farmers. Clams and clamming—both hardshell and softshell—were at the heart of Bonac culture and cuisine. Bonac specialties include clam pie, clam fritters, oysters, clam chowder (traditionally, never made with milk, but with tomatoes), bluefish, porgies, blowfish, eel, and blue crabs.
Ivy: Sounds great.
Lily: Thank you sister Holly.
Rosy: A friend of lindamom’s in town said he would come out today with his friend and bring stuff that lindamom wanted Ian to have and then drive a load to East Hampton. Both of them make their living as fishermen. Lindamom did not figure that as fishermen they were up real early and was surprised when they called at 7:00 am to say they were a few blocks away. Lindamom called Ian and woke him up and told him “get out of bed and take a cab over”.
Ivy: He had no time to eat!
Rosy: Lindamom told them to meet her at the diner across the street that is really good and order and she would be right over. When she got there they had two friends with them who decided to come along for the ride. Out of the four of them only one of them had ever been to Manhattan. He was there thirty years ago when he took his daughter to radio city music hall. None of them had ever been to Brooklyn. His cousin was wearing dark green crocs in a lovely color and no socks and a brown sweatsuit and a cap with flames on it. He had a really long beard. Lindamom said “do you guy watch Duck Dynasty” and they said no but did laugh. The other two were younger with beards and one of them had a cell phone. Lindamom had bought her friend the leader of the group a prepaid cell phone and he did not know how to set it up.
Lily: It was lucky the younger guy had a cell phone.
Rosy: So lindamom bought them breakfast.
Ivy: She is so sweet our lindamom!
Yume: She is!
Yuki: Yes she is.
Lily: Yes!
Holly: Yes always.
Rosy: Yes she is. So the main guy had: three cups of coffee, three eggs sunnyside up, orange juice, double buttered toast and bacon. By the way lindamom said one of his teeth fell out during breakfast. Lindamom said she stared at him for a full minute and then asked him if he was okay. He said "yeah it happens all the time. They are just disintergrating."
Green Croc man had: Eggs Benedict with double breakfast sauages.
Helper Guy had: Four eggs, an English Muffin and two muffins.
Cell Phone Guy had: Belgium waffles with whipped cream and fresh strawberries, two eggs, sausages and toast, orange juice and two coffees.
Ivy: (awe struck) Wow!
Holly: Lindamom told me that Ian said they ate like Hobbits! Ian told me they kept calling each other Bonackers. Helper Guy told him that the boxes were not too heavy for him because he carried heavy fish but they wiggled.
Rosy: Lindamom had a coffee and a toasted English Muffin with marmalade. She loved how confused the waitress was by her and these four huge men. By 8:30 am they were back at the apartment and they loaded up the stuff for Ian and brought it out to Ian’s. They came back and loaded up the rest of the stuff and were done by 10:15 am! Then they drove the stuff out to East Hampton and unpacked in the temporary storage unit. They were very excited to go back to tell their friends about their adventures in Queens and Brooklyn. They were really great guys.
Yuki: When we went to the Christmas meet someone there told Lindamom that she went on flickr before going to work and that she did not have time to go on our photos because we talked for so long. Lindamom was very pleased and amused.
Ivy: Do you think we talk too much?
Holly: No.
Rosy: No
Yume: No.
Yuki: No
Lily: No.
Linda Stollings, a singer/songwriter, is on her way to Nashville to lay down some tracks. She needed a proper case for her Martin Backpacker guitar; that's where I came in. I made this one. It's graphite varnish on the outside, a vintage roadmap lining and felt over foam padding. Chrome trunk corners and pull latches plus a salvaged suitcase handle seal the deal.
Lay it down in Nashville, Linda, lay it down.
July 5, 2017
A female painted turtle is in the process of finding a place in our yard to lay her eggs. We have at least one show up every year. I'm not sure if she is the same mom that is returning each summer.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
No use without permission.
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September 23, 2018
Clamming on Brewster Flats
This week is one of two weeks in the year that a certain section of Brewster is open to clamming. The catch here is small quahogs, called "little necks," and everyone can take up to 5-quarts.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2018
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
This year's almonds are almost ready for harvest. The husks are already splitting.
The hardshell is visible and inside is the actual almond.
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Die Mandeln sind schon bald reif. Die Schalen öffnen sich schon (wie bei Baumnüssen). Die Mandel ist in der harten Schale die man jetzt schon sehen kann.
The goal was to build a stained glass window into a Backpacker guitar case. So I took a spare Book of Kells, cut it up and lined the case with it. The image at the bottom of the case is the first verse of John: In principio erat verbum, which the monks turned into a swirling maze of celestial Celtic color with John himself looking on in amazement.
C.Y. of Austin owns it now, as close to a singing nun as one can be without actually taking vows.
Paul travels. A lot. He set me a challenge - build a case that can be checked as baggage, because, road warrior though he be, he cannot always carry his Backpacker guitar on board.
I might have done it - a case that is Thrower-proof. Tool box handle, extra layers of plywood layered for strong joints, fully furry on the inside.
Time will tell how well I did. Paul says he will send me a photo in six months.
Valmorel, France, 2180 meter from sea level, Colle de Madeleine in the background for those who like the "Tour de France". This is a famous passage for the cyclists in the summer.
Snowboarding:
Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is either partially or fully covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the United States in the 1960s and the 1970s and became a Winter Olympic Sport in 1998.
Since snowboarding's inception as an established winter sport, it has developed various styles, each with its own specialized equipment and technique. The most common styles today are: freeride, freestyle, and freecarve/race. These styles are used for both recreational and professional snowboarding. While each style is unique, there is overlap between them. See also List of snowboard tricks.
Freeride:
The freeride style is the most common and easily accessible style of snowboarding. It involves riding down any terrain available. Freeriding may include aerial tricks and jib (any type of fixture which can be ridden with the board/skis) tricks borrowed from freestyle, or deep carve turns more common in alpine snowboarding, utilizing whatever natural terrain the rider may encounter.
Freeriding equipment is usually a stiff soft shell boot with a directional twin snowboard. Since the freeride style may encounter many different types of snow conditions, from ice to deep pow down powder slopes. very fast
Dry Slope:
Dry slopes are man-made slopes which provide an alternative terrain for snowboarders wanting to snowboard during the summer or for those who live too far away from a snowy mountain. They are constructed with a solid cross-hatched metal base which hold plastic bristles for riding on. Dry slopes are commonly found in England and parts of Europe but are rare in the United States. Equipment used is usually old or retired snowboards because of the wear caused by the metal base and plastic bristles over time.
Freestyle:
In freestyle, the rider uses manmade terrain features such as rails, boxes, handrails, jumps, half pipes, quarter pipes, mailboxes, tabletops, and a number of other features. The intent of freestyle is to use these terrain features to perform a number of aerial or jib tricks.
The equipment used in freestyle is usually a soft boot with a twin tipped board for better balance, though freeride equipment is often used successfully. The most common binding stance used in freestyle is called "duck foot", in which the trailing foot has a negative degree of arc setup while the leading foot is in the positive range i.e. -9°/+12°. Freestyle riders who specialize in jibbing often use boards that are shorter than usual, with additional flex and filed down edges. Shorter length enables the board to be rotated faster and requires less energy on the rider's part.
Freestyle also includes halfpipe tricks. A halfpipe (or "pipe") is a trench-like half-tube made of snow. Tricks performed may be rotations such as a 360° (a full turn) in the air, or an off-axis spin like a "McTwist". Tricks can be modified while hitting different features. Some riders enjoy jibbing, which involves sliding a rail, a box, or even a tree trunk, or simply boarding on anything that is not snow.
Freecarve:
Similar to skiing, this race and slalom focused style is still practiced, though infrequently. Sometimes called alpine snowboarding, or the 'euro-carve', freecarving takes place on hard packed snow or groomed runs and focuses on the ultimate carving turn, much like traditional skiing. Little or no jumping takes place in this discipline. Freecarve equipment is a ski-like hardshell boot and plate binding system with a true directional snowboard that is usually very stiff and narrow to facilitate fast and responsive turns. Shaped-skis can thank these "freecarve" snowboards for the cutting-edge technology leading to their creation.
Slope Style:
Competitors perform tricks while descending a course, moving around, over, across, or down terrain features. The course is full of obstacles including boxes, rails, jumps, jibs (includes anything the board or rider can slide across).
Big Air:
Big Air competitions are contests where riders perform tricks after launching off a man made jump built specifically for the event. Competitors perform tricks in the air, aiming to attain sizable height and distance, all while securing a clean landing. Many competitions also require the rider to do a trick to win the prize. Not all competitions call for a trick to win the gold; some intermittent competitions are based solely on height and distance of the launch of the snowboarder.
Half-pipe
The half-pipe is a semi-circular ditch or purpose built ramp (that is usually on a downward slope), between 12 and 30 feet (9.1 m) deep. Competitors perform tricks while going from one side to the other and while in the air above the sides of the pipe.
Boardercross:
In Boardercross (also known as "Boarder X"), several riders (usually 4, but sometimes 6) race down a course similar to a motorcycle motocross track (with jumps, berms and other obstacles constructed out of snow on a downhill course). Unlike traditional head-to-head races, competitors use the same terrain, sometimes resulting in accidental collisions.
Competitions involve a series of heats, traditionally with the first 2 riders in each heat advancing to the next round. The overall winner is the rider that finishes first in the final round. (Conner Cassaday is the best knowen rider at this time.)
Indycross:
Much like Boardercross (above), but instead with single-competitor runs, so as to remove 'pole positioning' from competitive equation; the rider has to skid and turn down the course.
Rail Jam:
A rail jam is a jib contest. Riders perform tricks on rails, boxes, pipes, wall rides, and several other creative features. Rail jams are done in a small area, usually with two or three choices of features for the rider to hit on a run. They are sometimes done in an urban setting, due to the relatively small amount of snow required. Scoring is done in the "jam" format, where every rider can take as many runs as time allows, usually around an hour; prizes are typically awarded for best overall male and female, and best trick male and female.
Racing:
The racing events are slalom, giant slalom, and super G. In slalom, boarders race downhill through sets of gates that force extremely tight turns, requiring plenty of technical skill as well as speed.
Giant slalom uses a much longer course with gates set further apart, resulting in even higher speeds. Super G is the fastest of all, with speeds of up to 45 mph (72 km/h).
June 23, 2017
An Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) hunting on the hydrangeas.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Best friends Jen and Susan both bought cases for their Backpacker guitars. I was given a bit of latitude in the decoration - I ended up with one rich red case and one playful butterfly-and-leaf washi paper-covered case (real butterflies and leaves - some very old washi from my father's stash) .
Jen and Susan did not specify who gets which case. They said they will figure that out once they get them (the cases are en route now).
Both cases are pretty scrumptious. Will their friendship be strained by the choice? Will they take turns, one month with one case, the next month with the other? Will the cases hold up to Vancouver weather? Stay tuned...
A Jazzmaster? Don’t know my guitars well enough to ID this model hanging in a window in Toronto
American Professional Telecaster Deluxe Shawbucker
In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s guitarists wanted hum-free tone based on the sound of an amp about to blow up. You asked—so we listened and created the Telecaster Deluxe in 1973. Today’s version, the American Professional Telecaster Deluxe ShawBucker, brings modern, player-oriented features to the stage and studio, and can still make an amp sizzle without breaking a sweat.
FEATURES
Two Tim Shaw-designed ShawBucker humbucking pickups
String-through-body Telecaster bridge with bent steel saddles
New modern "Deep C”-shaped neck profile
Bone nut; 22 narrow-tall frets for easier bending
Treble bleed circuit maintains highs when reducing volume
Includes Elite Molded hardshell case
For LifeHacker:
This is my City workspace at home, which is in my bedroom. Since I'm only in high-school, I don't have my own office. My desk was created with 3 tiers so that it can have as much storage space as possible. The middle tier has all my computer stuff, and the two tiers to the sides are mainly storage. Since I do a lot of video editing for my school, the 24" monitor is very handy. Plus, it's good for movies.
I just received the Henge Dock yesterday, so I still have to decide weather it's going to be useful in the future. I do, however, already have some complaints. Firstly, I need to use my brother's charger, because it doesn't support the new Apple chargers originally found on the MacBook Air. Secondly, I completely use the functionality of my webcam, which sucks. Thirdly, I lose the ability to use the display as a secondary screen. Finally, it's really aggravating that it doesn't support hardshell cases, because most people have them on their Mac's.
I got my iPad in May, because back then, I was using a Dell Latitude D630, which was given to me by my school, and seriously sucked. The iPad was a good alternative for non-school stuff. This year, however, we upgraded to Mac's.
The rest of the stuff is stuff that I got for my birthday, or stuff that I bought this summer to make the ultimate desk.
September 23, 2018
Clamming on Brewster Flats
This week is one of two weeks in the year that a certain section of Brewster is open to clamming. The catch here is small quahogs, called "little necks," and everyone can take up to 5-quarts.
This is our "half basket" catch. A full 5-quarts.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2018
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
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sometimes you just get lucky.
in the midst of the pandemic i braved the local second hand shop and found this abandoned beauty - a lonesome dove as it were. to be precise, a classic vintage japanese pre-lawsuit dove in fine condition apart from what looks like a knife stab wound in the waist (the upper bout roughly above the sound hole.) otherwise, she's almost mint. 3 blackened ancient strings were all that adorned her ... however, a bit of tlc and new strings and away we went: fantastic tone, stays in tune and has a vibe that grabs attention. a bit stiff action-wise for a mostly electric player these days, but some actually like it that way.
there is a long and mysterious history to guitars made in japan during this era. they are difficult to track - taro was a canadian-bound version of this model that shipped to other countries under different names - and some rivaled the originals to the point of legal action, hence the general term 'law suit era' japanese copies.
this one is okay, good even, the top is excellent, tone is sweet but the playability is a bit tighter than what might be expected from a real usa built gibson dove from, say, the early 1960s. of course, if it was an american dove from that era, she'd ring in north of $10 000 usd, a far dove's cry from the $27.99 cad i paid.
ps. 3 weeks later i scored a mint hardshell case for it at the same store for $12.
2020 is a year that will look better in hindsight for sure, but it has had its moments.
This is a very tiny, 'micro' 8 transistor, AM radio. Standard manufactured a long and successful line of these Micronic Ruby radios beginning in 1965. (I believe there were 13 different models)
Most, if not all micro radios were sold with these hardshell (jewelry box) cases.
Most of these Micronic Rubys do not work today and due to their small size they are very difficult to repair. The radio takes two very small and odd sized 1.5 volt batteries. Finding replacements will be challenging and expensive.
Below are a few other variant of the Micronic Ruby,
My father squirreled a lot of materials away for later use. I found this Japanese washi paper in one of his portfolios, purchased a long time ago on one of his trips there.
It's hard to picture exactly how the real dried and pressed butterflies and leaves were deckled into the paper - some truly remarkable paper making skills on display here.
Turns out that saving washi in old portfolios is a genetic trait. I've got many many sheets, saved for that special project. I don't know if it will be me or a future generation that will use them.
July 5, 2017
A female painted turtle is in the process of finding a place in our yard to lay her eggs. We have at least one show up every year. I'm not sure if she is the same mom that is returning each summer.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
June 23, 2017
An Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) hunting on the hydrangeas. The adult and larva were out and about at the same time, in different places on the plant.
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Toshiba made some very attractive smaller radios that seemed to be geared towards the female demographic based on the magazine ads I've seen.
Click on these link to see examples.
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These 7TP-30's are small but pack a lot of punch in design and performance. The entire front (and the thumbwheel tuning knob) is chrome plated and the tuning dial sports a nautical motif with the port hole window.
Even the hardshell case it came in was flashy. Gold plated and fake alligator skin. (see pic below
All ready for a night on the town!
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Fender Limited Edition Relic Andy Summers Telecaster
Fender couldn't be more proud and excited to unveil a very special 250-instrument Limited Edition run of the Fender Custom Shop Andy Summers Tribute Telecaster as part of the Fender Custom Shop's legendary Tribute Series. It's a note-perfect replica of the 1961 Tele® that Summers used to help propel the Police to untold heights of worldwide pop superstardom.
Andy Summers was just out of college in Southern California in the early 1970s when one of his guitar students offered to sell him a beat-up 1961 Fender Telecaster that had obviously been modified by a previous owner. Summers had already had some modest music business success in the late '60s in Britain. Lately though, he'd stuck mainly to his classical guitar studies, and hadn't played an electric in quite a while. Strangely, however, something about this particular Telecaster grabbed him. As he put it himself in his 2006 memoir, One Train Later:
When I start to play it, something stirs within me ... it shakes me ... I find that I can't stop playing it; this guitar sparks something in me and I have to have it.
Summers bought the guitar for $200, and you and the whole world know the rest. Back in London a few years later, he joined a noisy so-called punk outfit called the Police that rose to become the biggest band in the world, thanks in no small part to the deftly innovative and influential sounds Summers conjured from that beat-up Telecaster. Hit after hit was recorded and performed on it— "Roxanne," "So Lonely," "Walking On the Moon," the breathtaking "Message In a Bottle," "Don't Stand So Close to Me," "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," "Every Breath You Take," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," "Synchronicity II" and "King of Pain."
The prototype, built by Fender Custom Shop Master Builder Dennis Galuszka over the course of a year, is currently in use with Andy now. The guitar features the same "eccentric" modifications that the original had when Summers first bought it, most of which were unchanged throughout the nonstop work and excitement of the Police years:
* Ferocious humbucking neck pickup.
* Bridge pickup mounted in the body rather than in the broken brass (not chrome) bridge plate.
* Control plate-mounted mini-toggle phase switch.
* Body-mounted preamp on/off mini-toggle switch (the original preamp "died," Galuszka said; the Custom Shop has recreated the Police-era preamp).
* Rear-mounted overdrive unit controlled by a third knob below the two traditional Telecaster volume and tone controls.
* "Soft" brass bridge pieces.
* Schaller® tuners.
Summers played number one of the 250 replicas when the Police once again electrified the music world by reuniting on Feb. 11, 2007, to open the 49th annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Even more exciting, Summers will play the replica during the momentous 2007 30th anniversary worldwide Police reunion tour, one of the most hoped-for and eagerly awaited events in pop music history. It promises to be a thrilling musical event featuring one of rock's most innovative guitarists playing a spot-on replica of one rock's most distinctive guitars.
Includes: Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case (Orange Interior), Strap, Cable, Limited Edition Certificate, Signed Copy of Andy’s Book “One Train Later”, DVD Interview with Andy, “Message In A Box” CD Box Set.
KC of Alabama now owns these two hardshell cases for his Martin Backpackers, one blonde and one brunette. While the Backpacker guitar is meant to take rough handling, the soft gig bag it comes with does not hold up to actual travel - witness all the photos of broken pegheads on Flickr.
These cases are based on my original design. They are improved by the addition of hinges, a latch and a better shoulder strap.
Update as of May 2016 - I am not producing the cases for sale anymore - sorry.
Nothing wrong with a good traditional walnut stain. I am obliged to finish the outside of the cases before I fit everything else - stain and varnish just don't mix well with plush fabric and final touches. The trick will be keeping them pristine as I attach the latches, corners, handle, and the innards. To that end, I have locked the shop and walked away so that the varnish may cure in peace.
My Taylor 12-string has such lovely photogenic lines and angles and color tone. I like to look at it almost as much as I enjoy the way it sounds! Think I might just have to put the camera down and pick up the guitar for a little bit...
This guitar in its hardshell case is surprisingly heavy.... it's great protection! But makes me wish I had 'people'. =)
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Wood and steel... larger on white.
Lightly applied textures provided by leschick...
www.flickr.com/photos/leschick/
and Playingwithbrushes...
www.flickr.com/photos/playingwithpsp/2559201932/in/set-72...
I am at heart a sculptor, not a painter; use of color does not come naturally to me. So it feels like a bold move to stain four of the five cases I am building. The cherry veneer took the stain well and kept the beautiful grain visible, even amplified it.
Shot with urethane varnish, each case is on a little turntable, something sculptors often have a few of. Once the varnish is built up and completely cured, I will cut the cases open; the thought is that I will not deform the top and bottom of the case by applying varnish to them separately (the inside of the case is unfinished and finishing only one side of woodwork is a sure way to warp it). Hopefully, the stresses from the varnish will even out as the urethane cures and the cut open case halves will remain flat and fit one another.
CMMG AR15 with Surefire Mini Scout Light laying on a Triple Aught Design Hardshell Spectre Jacket. Rifle has Troy flip up battle sights and Elcan Specter 1-4X Scope
A bespoke hardcase for the Martin Backpacker guitar, Thing One is made from various plywoods, veneers and solid stock. The lid is hinged with 10mm SOSS hidden hinges. Vintage leather handle, metal trunk corners, rubber feet, and shoelace ties at three points for positive closure give Thing One a retro vibe. One of a matching pair, Thing One and Thing Two. They will give you some fun, Thing Two and Thing One.
Thing One fits both the old and the newer
Style of Martin Backpacker headstock tuner.
Felt over foam and a neck brace or two
keeps your six stringed plucker looking like new.
Thing One Likes to travel. But you should be told
Thing One does not travel in the plane's dirty hold,
not as Checked Baggage in the dark and the cold.
And then there's the awful Baggage Breakers
who smash, bash and stomp on all kinds of guiters.
Never check a guiter if you want to keep yers.
Thing One will fit in overhead bins
on a plane with pilot, wheels and wings,
and maybe it's waterproof - OK, water resistant
- lots of varnish and wax, because I'm persistent.
Update July 2nd, 2:45 PM: As of about an hour ago, John O. is the proud owner of Thing One.
Thanks, John! Keep on pluckin' like the Doo-dah Man.