On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:42:46 -0500, Swingman wrote:

On 9/2/2011 10:52 PM, Steve wrote:
On 2011-09-02 08:00:53 -0400, Swingman said:

What it boils down to is that US is enforcing India's laws to protect
the woodworking jobs at the expense of American jobs.

And apparently, the Indian woodworker aren't doing their jobs very
well, at least when it comes to "uniform commercial quality".

Granted, Gibson has a lot of things going against it in the current
political climate ... it has actually publicly supported Republican
politicians in a "right to work" state. Heaven forbid.

Bull****. What it boils down to is some prick in Fish and Wildlife
protecting HIS turf. Remember, Harry J. Anslinger, Jr. was the first
commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. He insured his success
by "finding" a huge drug problem: criminalizing marijuana after four
years on the job.


All you did was say "Bull****" and change the subject ... you're going
to have to do better than that.

I'm wondering what U.S. Fish and Game Wardens have to do with Indian
lumber. Where'd he get that?

--
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable
one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore,
all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

On Sep 1, 11:25*pm, Steve wrote:
On 2011-09-01 01:47:02 -0400, Father Haskell said:

Banjo bridges are easy to replace, so that's the
first place someone will try to upgrade the sound.
Practicing might do them better.

"There are no banjos in Heaven/There are some things even Jesus can't forgive"

When banjo players get nasty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ-NhyctOho

On Sep 2, 9:12*am, "m II" wrote:
I guess we will all just buy Fender guitars, from now on, where they are
more honest and not smugglers.

Except Fender has been harassing small-time builders
of cigar box guitars, since cigar box guitars are
square, and Fender, which owns Gretsch, who built
Bo Diddley's signature instruments, owns the patent on
square guitars.

On 9/2/2011 9:12 AM, m II wrote:

I guess we will all just buy Fender guitars, from now on, where they are
more honest and not smugglers.

Or you could buy a Martin. They use the same damned wood but contribute
to the democratic party, so armed hatchet men aren't sent to in force
Indian law.

--
Jack
Got Change: The Individual ======= The Collective!
http://jbstein.com

"Father Haskell" wrote in message
...
When banjo players get nasty:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ-NhyctOho

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Too funny!

I thought that looked like Michael Landon for a bit.

--

Eric

On 2011-09-06 13:08:06 -0400, "Eric" said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ-NhyctOho

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Too funny!

I thought that looked like Michael Landon for a bit.

See? them banjos'll kill you daid!

Then there's this (I can't look):
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...tar+Alive&aq=f

On 2011-09-06 00:00:20 -0400, Father Haskell said:

Except Fender has been harassing small-time builders
of cigar box guitars, since cigar box guitars are
square, and Fender, which owns Gretsch, who built
Bo Diddley's signature instruments, owns the patent on
square guitars.

Technically, Bo's guitars were rectangular. According to some sources
he built the first one, so "prior use" should invalidate any Gretsch
patent claim, as would the famous "log" built by Les Paul. Leo Fender
also seems to have built a "square" prototype.

On Thu, 8 Sep 2011 00:41:28 -0400, Steve wrote:

On 2011-09-06 00:00:20 -0400, Father Haskell said:

Except Fender has been harassing small-time builders
of cigar box guitars, since cigar box guitars are
square, and Fender, which owns Gretsch, who built
Bo Diddley's signature instruments, owns the patent on
square guitars.

Technically, Bo's guitars were rectangular. According to some sources
he built the first one, so "prior use" should invalidate any Gretsch
patent claim, as would the famous "log" built by Les Paul. Leo Fender
also seems to have built a "square" prototype.

I would think any "square guitar" patent would have long ago expired.