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Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:48 pm
by opticnerve
Had a hard time figuring out where to post this...
WOW!!!!! If there was ever a "museum piece", this is it!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT
Complete with clothspin HS's! Ha-Ha!
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 7:45 pm
by cjj
Cool! I've seen an upright bass version from about the same time, but not a violin...
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:59 pm
by jingle_jangle
There's one in the RIC museum. This one looks terrific. Wonder where the price will go?
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:43 am
by BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS
violin...richard smith book pg. 54 and upright pg. 55
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:25 pm
by jps
These are from the MOMM display during RIC's 75th Anniversary weekend extravaganza!
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:42 pm
by doctorwho
Odd but cool!
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:16 pm
by IHeartRics
Pretty cool. It almost looks like some kind of crossbow. And some of the photos on e-bay make me think of some type of weedwacker or powered garden tool!
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:23 pm
by jimk
Now wouldn't it be something to hear some good ol' western swing played on one of these, and an early model (1930s) Rick lap steel.
JimK
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:57 pm
by opticnerve
jimk wrote:Now wouldn't it be something to hear some good ol' western swing played on one of these, and an early model (1930s) Rick lap steel.
JimK
Indeed!
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:40 pm
by jps
IHeartRics wrote:Pretty cool. It almost looks like some kind of crossbow.
Funny you should mention crossbow. We were at the art museum yesterday, and of course went to The Armor Court.
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:34 pm
by leftybass
I can't play it, but I'd have it in my collection in a snap....if I had the coins.
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:01 pm
by paologregorio
Another example of RIC being ahead of its time. There were a few of these on display at Deke Dickerson's "Guitar Geek Fest" during NAMM `09; IIRC, there was a whole string group in the 30s that played these, including the bass. Most people probably think the first time this sort of thing showed up was in the 80s. The first time I ever saw anyone play anything like this was Sting playing a bass version in a Police video, but these predate that by about 50 years.
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:47 pm
by apossibleworld
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:05 am
by jps
Awesome!
Re: Now, here's something you DON'T see every day...
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:06 am
by beatles beatnik
Wow, who would have thought?