Hard maple cue shafts and Stratocasters with maple necks and ash bodies.
Just mho, but...
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Wish I could've seen him play. I would've loved to have picked his brain a bit over a hamburger or a hotdog or two. But I would've sure settled for just sweating 15 or 20 of his matches or *especially* if he was in action.
There are a few videos on YouTube.
No sir...I use carbon fiber for pen bodies, dash kits, wife has lightweight CF walker. It rocks baby.
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I was a bit harsh, I admit. CF has its place. Just not on a cue... :thumbup:
Ohhh yeah. And I've seen ( I think ) every single one of them, including the schmaltzy "Champions" gig from tv that had Fatty and U.J and a bunch of others. I love the way he went about things. Just so casual... what a player. But when I said I'd have loved to see him play, I meant in person. I saw just about every world beater you can name, circa 73 to mid 80s. But never Lastier or Mosconi or Crane, et al. My loss, for sure.
old story about wooden fiddle
I knew an old boy that played a fiddle in a big band, one of those with monkey suits and chairs and such. In the early eighties he paid $30,000 to have a fiddle built. He figured it would help him move from fourth to third chair or third to second, I don't remember just what. I just remember that he was dropping thirty grand on this violin and at that didn't think it could get him to first chair. He was only expecting one chair improvement at best. I suspect a little grease would have gotten him first chair for a lot less investment!
Anyway, what I found interesting was the builder talking about the quality of his instruments. While they were all mighty fine in that price range, one out of twenty or thirty would be great. He said he was never able to tell which were the great ones until the stringed instrument was completed and tested. I found it interesting that this master craftsman had no more idea of which would be great than anyone else with a little knowledge.
Hu
I knew an old boy that played a fiddle in a big band, one of those with monkey suits and chairs and such. In the early eighties he paid $30,000 to have a fiddle built. He figured it would help him move from fourth to third chair or third to second, I don't remember just what. I just remember that he was dropping thirty grand on this violin and at that didn't think it could get him to first chair. He was only expecting one chair improvement at best. I suspect a little grease would have gotten him first chair for a lot less investment!
Anyway, what I found interesting was the builder talking about the quality of his instruments. While they were all mighty fine in that price range, one out of twenty or thirty would be great. He said he was never able to tell which were the great ones until the stringed instrument was completed and tested. I found it interesting that this master craftsman had no more idea of which would be great than anyone else with a little knowledge.
Hu
It was like nothing you've ever seen. In 1966, I saw Wide World of Sports, where Luther won the straight pool tournament, US Open, whatever it would have been.
One year later, Luther beat Eddie Taylor twice in an exhibition match at Oxon Hill High School, Oxon Hill, Maryland, organized by Bill (Weenie Beanie) Staton and Red Jones, working at the White House. You may not remember Red Jones, he was a pool enthusiast, and manned the Air Force Desk in the White House.
Luther ran pretty much everything, gave Eddie a chance or two to run some balls, but Eddie had no chance against Luther. At the end of the exhibition, Luther had his 125th ball in an upper corner pocket with a bit of an angle, and said, "Now I can put some juice on the ball!" He rocketed the ball in, and drew the cue ball something like a dozen rails. Drove the crowd mad, but Luther knew he could do it. At that time, there was nobody better.
Doesn't matter to the contemporary crowd, but as a 9th graider, about to enter high school, this was what got me into pool. Seeing Luther Lassiter at his best.
All the best,
WW
Yep, pretty much like two witnesses who tell the same story. They're both lying.
All the best,
WW
The only answer i know to that question.....
...a fiddle and a violin are the same instrument....
...the difference is the manner in which they are played.
pt....prepared to learn more answers
And, since I detect a bit of doubt, here is an article that might convince you on what I said about Lassiter, and Red Jones and Staton organizing an event. It's pretty much in the right hand side. I can show the whole article, if you like. And, I was there, watching Lassiter and Taylor, as a kid. By the way, Weenie Beanie did trick shots in the middle of it. Fall, late 60s. What do you recall?
All the best,
WW
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That would be the most accurate answer.
Another answer is a little more technical. A fiddle typically has a flatter bridge, making it easier to ride multiple strings.
And many fiddle players prefer steel strings to synthetic.
But the best answer IMO, as to the difference between a fiddle and a violin is nobody cries if you spill beer on a fiddle.