A work of art should be displayed, right?
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- Prairie Hunter
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A work of art should be displayed, right?
A little over 2 weeks from now, I will finally be able to lay eyes and hands on my new 330/6. "Stoked" doesn't begin to cover it....
Anyway, I got to thinking....a work of art such as this SHOULD be displayed (when not being played), shouldn't it?
Leaving it out in the open on a stand isn't a great idea--the western edge of the South Dakota prairie can be a dusty place (2 cats and a dog just add to it), and Missus' biggest complaint about my budding collection of guitars is that she doesn't want to have to dust them. Fair enough.
So, what about one of those lighted, glass-fronted, lockable wall-mount "shadow box" display cases? Hang my blue beauty in the living room, where it can be admired (if not worshipped) constantly.
Is that a bit much?
Anyway, I got to thinking....a work of art such as this SHOULD be displayed (when not being played), shouldn't it?
Leaving it out in the open on a stand isn't a great idea--the western edge of the South Dakota prairie can be a dusty place (2 cats and a dog just add to it), and Missus' biggest complaint about my budding collection of guitars is that she doesn't want to have to dust them. Fair enough.
So, what about one of those lighted, glass-fronted, lockable wall-mount "shadow box" display cases? Hang my blue beauty in the living room, where it can be admired (if not worshipped) constantly.
Is that a bit much?
Fender (MIM) Stratocaster--"Afghanicaster"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
Just keep in mind, you'll need a small table below it to hold the incense and candles that must always be lit.
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
jps wrote:Just keep in mind, you'll need a small table below it to hold the incense and candles that must always be lit.
- Prairie Hunter
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
Oh, absolutely! A thing worth doing is worth doing right, after all.jps wrote:Just keep in mind, you'll need a small table below it to hold the incense and candles that must always be lit.
Fender (MIM) Stratocaster--"Afghanicaster"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
Ah well.....just received the definitive "negative" from Missus on the display case.
She's been quite understanding through this whole thing, so I can live with that.
I'm not sure how she's going to handle waking up mornings to find the guitar nestled between us in bed, but she's got a good sense of humor (usually), so we'll see.....

She's been quite understanding through this whole thing, so I can live with that.
I'm not sure how she's going to handle waking up mornings to find the guitar nestled between us in bed, but she's got a good sense of humor (usually), so we'll see.....
Fender (MIM) Stratocaster--"Afghanicaster"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
Gotta agree with her on this one. It's a GUITAR. It won't collect dust if you play it!Prairie Hunter wrote:Ah well.....just received the definitive "negative" from Missus on the display case.
Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
And don't forget to genuflect in the direction of Santa Ana three times a day... 
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
Obviously, you've never been to my house!sloop_john_b wrote:Gotta agree with her on this one. It's a GUITAR. It won't collect dust if you play it!Prairie Hunter wrote:Ah well.....just received the definitive "negative" from Missus on the display case.
Fender (MIM) Stratocaster--"Afghanicaster"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
LOL--I've been doing that daily for the past 30 years!jfine wrote:And don't forget to genuflect in the direction of Santa Ana three times a day...
Fender (MIM) Stratocaster--"Afghanicaster"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
Just take another approach!
Here was my coffee table awhile a few years ago:
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
Had a thread about it too: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=387301
Here was my coffee table awhile a few years ago:
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
Had a thread about it too: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=387301
Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
This too much.........the men in white coats are coming to take you away.............. 
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
The guitar is beautiful, but there is something decidedly funerial about it.collin wrote:Just take another approach!
Here was my coffee table awhile a few years ago:
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
Had a thread about it too: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=387301
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
Halbert wrote:The guitar is beautiful, but there is something decidedly funerial about it.collin wrote:Just take another approach!
Here was my coffee table awhile a few years ago:
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
Had a thread about it too: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=387301
I just realized I posted the samepicture twice. Here's another:

Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
I'm afraid I'm with Hal on this one. It's well done and attractive but it makes me think of Sleeping Beauty. 
All I wanna do is rock!
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Re: A work of art should be displayed, right?
collin wrote:Just take another approach!
Here was my coffee table awhile a few years ago:
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
http://i329.photobucket.com/albums/l390 ... 04b127.jpg
Had a thread about it too: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=387301
Wouldn't work in my house--horizontal surfaces tend to collect junk (and spills) rather quickly in my house--we are a cluttered and clumsy family.
Fender (MIM) Stratocaster--"Afghanicaster"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
Squier Affinity Telecaster (heavily modified)--"Sandcaster"
Rickenbacker 330/6 (MID)--"The Grail"
