42-String Guitar played by a Master...

[Corno Dolce]

Br. Colin,

Thank you for your very charitable view - You are a gent of the first order. Its not so much frustration in re to your persistence but rather frustration about my own shortcomings. I am unsatisfied with myself, simply...There is so much that I lack words for and I can't express that which I want to say. And to my colleague GB let me say that I enjoy animated conversations, especially when I perceive that all parties can receive benefit from it. I perceive that we are family here and that Truth spoken in Love creates situations in which growth can occur.

Now, Back on topic: What, again, is it Br. Colin, that flabbergasts you about the Pikasso? Besides that which you share in your 2,351st posting? You wish to arrive at the Truth, Being and Rationale in re to the Pikasso, n'est-ce pas?

In re to the choker collar: Yes, I stopped struggling long ago........

[methodistgirl]

What an instrument! With my knowledge of the guitar, I'd do well just
playing the typical six string flat top.
judy jennings

[JHC]

Br. Colin,

Back on topic: What, again, is it Br. Colin, that flabbergasts you about the Pikasso? Besides that which you share in your 2,351st posting? You wish to arrive at the Truth, Being and Rationale in re to the Pikasso, n'est-ce pas?

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Comrade My flabergastiation is purely or should that be poorly ?? in the method of playing the fingerboards other than the main conventional one(if indeed they are fingered) and not the sound produced + now I come to think of it why is a mic required when it is amplified or is it in fact a cooling fan?

[GoneBaroque]

And to my colleague GB let me say that I enjoy animated conversations, especially when I perceive that all parties can receive benefit from it. I perceive that we are family here and that Truth spoken in Love creates situations in which growth can occur.

I agree CD, animated conversations make the Forum interesting and we can all learn from the opinions of others. We are all friends and can respect and enjoy each others opinions. I do not accept the reputed thoughts of Tomas d'Torquemada when he said (according to legend) "If you believe you are right you have the moral duty to convince others, by force if necessary".

[Corno Dolce]

Br. Colin,

Excellent question! Again, I have to revisit my thought that it is the flexibility that is offered by the instrument in re to tunings - How one can set-up the instrument before a concert in order to achieve certain sound palettes. Yep, there seems to be amplification and mic-ing going on - Maybe he is also running the instrument through a guitar synth patch - Yes, it is a most unconventional instrument and the way he uses it is unconventional.

Hi GB,

Torquemada you say? That evil spawn...Glory to God he was but a blip on the radar screen of human history. That he is still remembered today is surprising...Maybe because of his evil nature he is remembered as an example of how radically evil human nature can become i.e. Caligula, Caracalla, Hitler, Pol Pot and so on.

I think of the quote: "Man's capacity for the utter and complete abnegation of Truth knows no bottom."

[JHC]

Well after doing a bit of searching on the interweb thingy I discovered that the Piccasso Guitar is allegedly acoustic?? which raises the question “what are those 5 knobs and 4 toggle switches on side or is this an electric version, I have not been able to find out much else but here are a couple of links, it would be a bugger to tune and as you know at a performance you are constantly re-tuning.
http://guitar-collector.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5

http://www.musicradar.com/totalguita...-guitar-248387

[Corno Dolce]

Adaptation of "electronic enhancements" to existing acoustic instrument.

[JHC]

"electronic enhancements" no oo ooo oooo not in my book CD, tools of the devil unfit for the human Ear. lol


Hey where has my sigy gone????????????? oh this is ridiculous everything is frozen so if it posts OK if not tough..................

[Corno Dolce]

Agreed! But without some form of "amping" no acoustic guitar will be heard in todays Concert Halls.

[JHC]

So it is not much of an instrument then? a solo Violin can fill a Hall without amplification at least the Halls that I we have here, but they are very good acoustic venues and the audiences very well behaved.

[teddy]

New Zealand????? Are they Hobbit Halls Colin?

teddy

[JHC]

Ah I see ytka tyt .......