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tot_Ou_tard
January 21st, 2009, 07:26 PM
tjcurtin1 & I each have one coming so I'm starting a thread on it.


Here is Rachel van Zanten playing hers

http://www.johnsongtr.com/uploads/pics/Rachelle_van_Zanten.jpg

I've never heard of her.

Apparently all of the songs on this album were played on the Johnson through an AC30. She must've installed a pup.

http://cdbaby.com/cd/rvz



http://www.rachellevanzanten.com/

http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/rachelle-van-zanten/Aug-06/22548


What are the screens in the two sound holes for?

To keep the flies out?
tjcurtin1
January 21st, 2009, 08:36 PM
Well, that's certainly encouraging for a $99 purchase! Glad to hear about the cone quality as well...
piebaldpython
January 21st, 2009, 09:22 PM
Good luck with your resos. As to the screens....the screens are purely for decoration as the "openings" are auxiliary soundholes, just like the F-holes in some arch-tops. The idea was that they didn't want to leave just open circular holes in the tops, so they put little screens over them to gussy them up. My reso has a type of copper latticework over the hole, instead of a screen.
tot_Ou_tard
January 21st, 2009, 09:28 PM
Good luck with your resos. As to the screens....the screens are purely for decoration as the "openings" are auxiliary soundholes, just like the F-holes in some arch-tops. The idea was that they didn't want to leave just open circular holes in the tops, so they put little screens over them to gussy them up. My reso has a type of copper latticework over the hole, instead of a screen.
They look like fly eyes to me. ;)
tot_Ou_tard
January 21st, 2009, 09:39 PM
I understand.

The screens are not to keep the flies out, but to keep the spider in.

There's no mojo without the spider.

(see my avatar for a pic of the spider mojo hand at the screen)

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Rachel will be playing on cbc radio on jan 23.

January 23, 2009

CBC Radio Broadcast
Listen to CBC Radio 2 at www.cbc.ca (http://www.cbc.ca/)
8 pm prairie time
tjcurtin1
January 21st, 2009, 10:18 PM
I understand.

The screens are not to keep the flies out, but to keep the spider in.


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