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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?

Just keep in mind, you'll need a small table below it to hold the incense and candles that must always be lit.

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.

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.

Oh, absolutely! A thing worth doing is worth doing right, after all.

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.....

Prairie Hunter wrote:Ah well.....just received the definitive "negative" from Missus on the display case.

Gotta agree with her on this one. It's a GUITAR. It won't collect dust if you play it!

And don't forget to genuflect in the direction of Santa Ana three times a day...

sloop_john_b wrote:

Prairie Hunter wrote:Ah well.....just received the definitive "negative" from Missus on the display case.

Gotta agree with her on this one. It's a GUITAR. It won't collect dust if you play it!

Obviously, you've never been to my house!

jfine wrote:And don't forget to genuflect in the direction of Santa Ana three times a day...

LOL--I've been doing that daily for the past 30 years!

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

This too much.........the men in white coats are coming to take you away..............

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

The guitar is beautiful, but there is something decidedly funerial about it.

Halbert wrote:

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

The guitar is beautiful, but there is something decidedly funerial about it.

Sure doesn't seem that way in person!

I just realized I posted the samepicture twice. Here's another:

I'm afraid I'm with Hal on this one. It's well done and attractive but it makes me think of Sleeping Beauty.

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.