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We've heard of extreme measures taken to get a Virzi Tone Producer out of a Gibson mandolin. But have you ever seen one that was taken apart in order to get a Virzi into it?
Rather crude butchery here, but an intriguing concept!
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/ms...432508809.html
Beautiful job on the headstock inlay, lol!
Here are a few pics from the ad:
If mandolins were movies, this would be The Exorcist.
But it says on the label that he's an acoustic engineer, so it's okay, right :disbelief:Quote:
Originally Posted by mrmando
Or maybe RoboCop? Or The Island of Dr. Moreau?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Jacobson
Isn't that Virzi rather immense? Most likely a Virzi tone remover. The Virzi brothers would be appalled.
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I've seen a load of basket cases in my time and that puppy really fits the mucho ugly bill man! WoW that Virzi is hideous!
On the bright side, it could be a good project provided it plays and sounds good. What I see is a peghead that could be reshaped into a shakehead, plus it has a truss rod. The "virzi" could be removed if needed (might sound great as is, heh heh..) Anyway I see a 100 year old Gibson with a case for $400 -- maybe they will take even less?
Anyway, if you don't need a pretty one it might be fun, IMHO. Obviously, it would never be original and if you wanted to bring it back to like new condition it would cost too much.
You could try cutting that Virzi down to a more reasonable size. Or take it out and put it into a mandobass.
That's assuming that it actually has a truss rod, and not just a cover...Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Mando
I'm pretty sure that no actual Virzi's were harmed in that installation. This kind if takes your breath away and not in a good way.
For some, it takes their lunch away:disbelief:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton
Well, actually it says he's an "acustic" [sic] engineer. Which seems fitting, somehow . . . ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sue Rieter
He also says he's a GAL member [Guild of American Luthiers], which seems rather unsettling. :confused:
Might have a truss rod from the factory. The replaced tuners are modern spaced.
Well, on the first point, as an MIT grad, I do not associate literacy with engineers of any stripe. In fact, freshman ‘humanities’ was feared by many. On the second point, I checked just now: The GAL is open to anyone, just send money. However, saying something is a guild does have a residual implication of qualification.Quote:
Originally Posted by rcc56
This I would call misleading.
On a similar note, years ago I was trying to buy some freon to charge my car air conditioner. The auto parts store refused to sell it to anyone who was not an ASE certified mechanic. I contacted the local Ford dealership and asked how I could become ASE certified, they gave me their phone number and I called them (keep in mind, this was before the internet.) I got a free form in the mail with a simple 5 minute test and I filled it out and sent it back. I week later I got a wallet card that, indeed, says I am a certified ASE mechanic. I took it to the auto parts store and bought my freon. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard500
I still have that card, but would not consider myself qualified to work on anything more complicated than a lawnmower....:disbelief:
You'll need some of this:
Many years ago I found a tin of Putz Pomade. With no German but familiarity with Yiddish, thought it was a gag! Turns out to be a real product, used in printing, not on jerks or privates. The internet, once again, clearing up an old mystery.Quote:
Originally Posted by j. condino