From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017051411033494964-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Older member of the family, an inlaw, has been stricken with altzheimers.   
   > Got a call yesterday, do I want her music ?   Sure.   
      
   I thought keeping active with Music was supposed to keep the faculties   
   sharp!   
   I've heard it said by doctors that playing Music, particularly as a   
   musician, was supposed to prevent Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and dementia.   
      
   > Better me take it than it end up in a landfill.  Well, I wasn't expecting   
   > there to be so much of it.  Six boxes of piano music, books, sheet music,   
   > theory stuff.  She taught organ and piano.   
      
   Did that mean she gave up Music?   
      
   > Being primarily a guitar player, I don't sight read piano stuff music. I   
   > can read it and convert to guitar, but it's not an instantainous process.   
   > Kinda wish I could tho, there is so much in this collection. I'll be   
   > passing on the heavy classical things, exercises and such.   
      
   I'd much rather use my ears ;)   
      
   > In other exciting news, I was comparing the Steinberger SpiritGT Pro to a   
   > Fender Squire Classic Vibe Thinline Telecaster. Same basic price, $400 for   
   > either.  Back in, oh, about 1972, I owned one of the Fender F Hole Tele's.   
   > Wore the frets out, got rid of it.  Always kinda wanted another. MIne had   
   > the two Fender humbuckers. These New ones, the Squires, have normal tele   
   > single coils.  Yeah, Fender makes ( sometimes, on an off ) reissues of the   
   > one I had, but they typically go in the $600 to $800 range. I don't want   
   > to relive my memories that badly :-)   
      
   They can make all kinds of that stuff, even 'battle damaged' finishes for   
   LOTS of money.   
      
   I wonder when Martin is going to make a copy of Willie Nelson's beat up old   
   guitar "Trigger" ;)   
      
   > Was looking up the weight of those two, the Spirit and the Squire. Both   
   > are in the 7 lb range. Humm.    So other than the size, what's to gain   
   > from the travel guitar ?   It's smaller. Do I really care that much about   
   > size ?   I was going for that, yes, but also a lighter guitar.  The Spirit   
   > uses double ball ( $$$ ) strings ( a minus). And some say it's a love or   
   > hate thing with the tiny body.   
      
   It's always about personal preference.   
      
   > I'm not hating the color as much as before.  It really isn't beyond me to   
   > just repaint a black one.  That would kill the resale, but what do I care.   
   > I'm 63 ... let someone else deal with that once I keel over :-)   
      
   Why should it? It'll be a custom finish!   
      
   > Band rehearsal tomm.  Lots to do there. We're adding a Shania Twain song,   
   > Man I feel like a Woman. Thinking of playing my electric violin on that   
   > one. It's always fun to do two or three fiddle songs out.   
      
   That's kind of a silly tune too ;)   
      
   > Have desk in my band room to get rid of today. Clean it off, put it in the   
   > yard with a Free sign maybe.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   You must really need space ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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