Hats With Musical Instruments

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Hi Randall, you asked me to post this here. It's as said a fender Paramount all solid mahogony, narrower than a 000, cutaway, no electrics, set up adjusted with a TUSQ saddle, 0.10 (0.25mm) relief, 1mm - 1.5mm E to E action, d'addario nickel bronze strings and brass pegs. Rosewood board

It's pretty, came with a hardcase for about $450 a few years back.

Sounds great, better since I made the adjustments and got some moisture into the wood.

Nice to meet you, I used post a bit more a few years ago

Really like your hats in the western hat thread and the refurbishments, inspiring work.

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Randall Renshaw said:

Hey, Karl, great to meet you, too.
Thanks for the compliment. I enjoy bringing back old things to new life—of all kinds.
Again, fine looking Fender and sure it sounds even finer.
I’m not familiar with their Paramount line, but yours looks well built and blinged out nicely.
Low action makes for a great finger pick guitar.
Mine, on page 11 of this thread, has very high action, since I bang her pretty hard with a thick tri-cornered “BlueChip” plectrum.
Yes, contemporary Bluegrass is my favored music genre. Most of us Grassers ain’t very nice to their wires&wood, but like to think we make up for it by letting our boxes enjoy the vibrations of their full potential.

Ps,
Campdraft looks sharp, too.
Thanks for posting!

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Hurricane Jack said:

DD, after having that left hand & arm surgery 3 yrs ago, & still having Dupuytrens Contracture I don't play anything well enough to deserve a Collings anymore.

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Rmccamey said:

Double trouble; a 1950's 7XCB in Silver Belly and a 1962 Gretsch Tennessean with a Burgundy walnut finish and HiLo'tron pickups. Doesn't this combo just ooze rockabilly!

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Redshoes51 said:

I totally get what you are saying... I wound up with a staph infection on my spine (back surgery gone awry...) which resulted in my having developed Rhabdo in my shoulders... my ability to play is bad... really bad now... plus the fact that I almost died...

There was a guitar or two I had been wanting that I no longer feel that I should invest that kind of money in quality instruments...

I just don't know...

Beautiful instruments and hats...

~shoes~

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Rmccamey said:

Double trouble; a 1950's 7XCB in Silver Belly and a 1962 Gretsch Tennessean with a Burgundy walnut finish and HiLo'tron pickups. Doesn't this combo just ooze rockabilly!
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Desert dog said:

My Resistol Topeka sits next to my Kentucky KM180s. I bought this mandolin new, 40 years ago. It has aged better than me. I have several mandolins and this one doesn't get played much. I keep it because it's like an old friend that I've had a lot of good times with.

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BobHufford said:

Great pics (picks?) both Ed!

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TheGuitarFairy said:

You'd better have flat wounds on that glorious guit-box, Randy, wow.
Oh yeah, nice hat ; )

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Desert dog said:

Thanks Bob! Have you been getting any mando time?

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BobHufford said:

Sadly no. Any spare time I have is spent dealing with a bad hat addiction.

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Hurricane Jack said:

Didn't know you played.

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BobHufford said:

Most would agree.

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Desert dog said:

Have you been getting any mando time?

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BobHufford said:

Sadly no.

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Hurricane Jack said:

Didn't know you played.

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BobHufford said:

Most would agree.

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Rmccamey said:

A new McNally OM cherryburst Sitka over figured Walnut. Built in Ireland. I had to celebrate with the best, my Stetson 7XCB.
McNallyguitars.com

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