Willie G. Moseley

August 22 and 23 (load-in = August 21) Acworth Community Center--Logan Farms 4361 Cherokee St. Acworth GA 30101

This one is happening in three weeks, and I'm planning on attending and working a booth. Most likely, it will be e last official signing for THUNDER OUT OF TEXAS: The Authorized History of Robin Guitars, which is still selling well., so maybe it's an 'evergreen' tome. Bringing a few of the debut printing, which was a limited edition and has a embossed cover I'm bringing along my daughter to help out at the booth, since she had such a good time and worked hard in the VG booth at the Franklin, TN a few months ago. The venue for the Atlanta Guitar Show is just outside the Perimeter in Acworth (near Kennesaw and Marietta;, a bit northwest of the actual I-285 circle. Atlanta deserves a strong annual guitar show. Hope to see you there. W.G.M.

Showed the images to a knowledgeable guitar friend who worked at Peavey in the '80s and he said that the cap was "...definitely from a car."

^^^Excellent postulation. Its flat wide profile does make manipulation a lot easier, and I can visual that shape as something on the dashboard. Thanks

Prelims: During the most recent respite vacation coordinated with the local hospice folks, the Princess and I went to south central Kentucky to my mother's hometown. Elizabeth had never been there and I wanted her to know about her paternal grandmother's family (my Mom died when Elizabeth was 17 months old), so there was a visit to the home where my mother was born, the cemetery, etc. Plus we stopped by Cumberland Falls. We were a little ahead of schedule, so naturally I hit some pawn shops, and picked this '83 Peavey T-27. I had always been intrigued by this model, as it was of the few production model S/S/HB hardtails made (the only other ones I can recall off the top of my head were Gibson's short-lived US-1 later in the '80s (didn't Gary Richrath endorse that model?) and the Robin Medley. Seemed like almost all S/S/HB guitars had high-tech vibratos. And Robin made a S/S/HB Medley bass. The T-27 had Peavey's patented coil-rolloff circuitry but it's set up differently from the T-60 (I'm still figuring it out). But I'm wondering what the replacement toggle switch cap is, and the intrigue is admittedly the main reason I bought it. Its wide-and-flat configuration is easy to locale (by feel) and easy to manipulate. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Seems like most folks who purchase a Hofner Beatle Bass or Club, etc.( at all price levels) have been talking about using flat-wound strings, but is there something i should know if I want to use round-wounds? How would the sound differ, considering the body construction, scale, etc. Thanks in advance; I just got a present-day cheapo Club that's a lot of fun to play but it came with flatwounds.

Anderson is as much of a "humbler" as Danny Gatton, Roy Clark and Roy Buchanan were. Highlight of the first guitar show I ever worked for VG Magazine (Atlanta 1990) was a jam session with Steve Morse, Jeff Berlin and Anderson. He's one of Kentucky's best kept secrets

Couple of tunes from a San Diego club on 7 MAY 26

Maybe I oughta blow it away with a shotgun, on camera like Ted Nugent done to that Casio keyboard back in the '90s (somebody ought to post the link to that episode). Seriously. This thing feels "tainted" and I can rationalize the $ amount as "lesson learned."

Maybe I could send it to Gibson and let them run a steamroller over it. Hasn't that been a publicized event for the company in times past?

I think maybe I'll grab a Sharpie, write "COPY" on the back of the headstock, and donate it to a thrift store. Would that be acceptable?

In my neck of the woods "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" was a mandatory song for bar bands. It was a "learn it or get your ass klcked by the patrons

No, the title wasn't inspired by my first marriage. Per a March 6th thread here called "Pawn Shop Revenge" I jumped on what appeared to be a Gibson Dave Grohl DG-335. Turns out it's a "Chibson" but it's fine instrument---plays well, sounds good, is well made, balance nicely.And it's in mint condition. I acted quickly because I simply didn't it to let it get away. The Gibson authority I contacted afterwards (and sent jpegs to) cited the following "telltale signs": (1) The bridge has large-diameter height adjustment posts with a slotted screwdriver head, (2) the frets are over the binding (without nibs), (3) the tuners don't say "Grover" on them, and they look like Grover copies. I suppose it could hang onto it for personal use but this episode feels "tainted" for lack of a better term. Donate it to a charity? It would be hard to establish the tax write-off amount. Any other suggestions? Anybody else ever been thru a situation like this?

At least it's got the handrest. Contemporary version of the 4003 doesn't. If I was still gigging thart piece of hardware would be mandatory.

I just checked out that video and it's very informative. There aren't any historical photos of personnel, the plant or of famous players gigging with the instrument; just pictures of assorted models that don't coordinate with the narration. Still, it appears did an appropriate job researching the brand's history.