Anthony MD Posted January 17 Author Share #161 Posted January 17 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, DreiPunkte said: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Sometimes it is better to hide your exotic wooden instruments I keep the MD unhidden…📷 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DreiPunkte Posted January 17 Share #162 Posted January 17 (edited) Y 9 minutes ago, Anthony MD said: I keep the MD unhidden…📷 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Yes the MD is a rocked in the pocket. Just waiting for the right moment between the rain showers to free the Ebony Edited January 17 by DreiPunkte 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted January 17 Share #163 Posted January 17 vor 5 Stunden schrieb Anthony MD: For me, playing a classical guitar with BRW back and sides is the pinnacle of sound one can achieve…🎙️ This reminds me of a masterclass the flute player James Gallway gave at my conservatory. He had the most wonderful tone while playing. one student remarked. “ of course, but your play on a golden flute!!” Galway asked if he could lend her flute and she did. His tone on her flute was identical… 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted January 17 Share #164 Posted January 17 vor 6 Stunden schrieb lct: The opposite with my first digital camera, the Leica Digilux 1 of my avatar. De gustibus... 😉 My son being 10 years old really loved my Digilux 1 . He used it to make stop motion films with “lego “puppets , making his first you tube movies. Wonderful memory. I still have and keep this camera. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evikne Posted January 17 Share #165 Posted January 17 12 minutes ago, Paulus said: This reminds me of a masterclass the flute player James Gallway gave at my conservatory. He had the most wonderful tone while playing. one student remarked. “ of course, but your play on a golden flute!!” Galway asked if he could lend her flute and she did. His tone on her flute was identical… A wonderful analogy. And it could apply to many photographers and their equipment too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 17 Share #166 Posted January 17 (edited) 3 hours ago, Homo Faber said: Unfortunately Brazilian Rosewood is still banned. So getting an old guitar from overseas to Europe is still a drag. To paraphrase that chap from 'The Scottish Play'; "Is This a Labyrinthine Rabbit Hole I See Before Me?"...... Tangential Topic off the Starboard Bow!!!......😸...... The situation with Braz. Rosewood has been as it has for over 30 years so folks who have instruments (etc.) of that vintage already knew the score (pun) but what happened in 2017 was that some complete genius (no; not really) within CITIES decided to put all circa 300 species of the 'Dalbergia' genus on their list; almost none of which are in any danger whatsoever of becoming endangered. The 'problem' with rosewoods, they argued, was that it is extremely difficult for an untrained 'inspector / officer' to be able to spot a genuinely endangered species - such as Brazillian Rosewood - from any of the rest so it was simpler(!) to put everything on the list regardless of whether it was a sustainable species (i.e. 99%+ of all Dalbergia timber) or not. Depending on how, exactly, this was to be regulated it was estimated that perhaps half of the entire 'population' of the world's guitars may require CITIES certification to be able to cross international boundaries and Import / Export might become difficult in the extreme. For six months no UK dealer could obtain stock of R/Wood 'necked' guitars from Gibson due to the ridiculous amounts of paperwork and certification. The certification - from CITIES themselves - for every guitar, you will probably not be surprised to hear, had to be paid for. And it wasn't cheap... So dire was the situation that Gibson (and, presumably, other guitar manufacturers who used, as an example, Indian Rosewood for their fingerboards) were desperately seeking alternative woods which would not come under what was, in effect, a trade embargo. 'Torrefied Maple' was one of their more bizarre 'solutions'. Essentally slabs of Maple were roasted - and I mean that quite literally - in an oven in an attempt to make the fibres of the timber 'become more like that found on Rosewood'. Absolute Madness. CITIES' idiocy was, of course, pointed out to them pretty much instantly and in no small measure by the world of music and musicians but, due to the way CITIES 'operates' it took almost three years for them to sort out their stupidity error of judgement. OK; I suppose I should make a semblance of getting back on-track? So; we return to our scheduled programme...... 'Film' or 'Filmic Look'? Snapped somewhere towards the end of the 1950's or on, oooh, I don't know. The 17th August 2020 (perhaps)? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 😸 Philip. Edited January 18 by pippy 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 😸 Philip. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/418225-why-do-photographers-want-to-make-their-digital-images-look-like-film-anyway%E2%80%A6/?do=findComment&comment=5741757'>More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted January 18 Author Share #167 Posted January 18 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, pippy said: To paraphrase that chap from 'The Scottish Play'; "Is This a Labyrinthine Rabbit Hole I See Before Me?"...... Tangential Topic off the Starboard Bow!!!......😸...... The situation with Braz. Rosewood has been as it has for over 30 years so folks who have instruments (etc.) of that vintage already knew the score (pun) but what happened in 2017 was that some complete genius (no; not really) within CITIES decided to put all circa 300 species of the 'Dalbergia' genus on their list; almost none of which are in any danger whatsoever of becoming endangered. The 'problem' with rosewoods, they argued, was that it is extremely difficult for an untrained 'inspector / officer' to be able to spot a genuinely endangered species - such as Brazillian Rosewood - from any of the rest so it was simpler(!) to put everything on the list regardless of whether it was a sustainable species (i.e. 99%+ of all Dalbergia timber) or not. Depending on how, exactly, this was to be regulated it was estimated that perhaps half of the entire 'population' of the world's guitars may require CITIES certification to be able to cross international boundaries and Import / Export might become difficult in the extreme. For six months no UK dealer could obtain stock of R/Wood 'necked' guitars from Gibson due to the ridiculous amounts of paperwork and certification. The certification - from CITIES themselves - for every guitar, you will probably not be surprised to hear, had to be paid for. And it wasn't cheap... So dire was the situation that Gibson (and, presumably, other guitar manufacturers who used, as an example, Indian Rosewood for their fingerboards) were desperately seeking alternative woods which would not come under what was, in effect, a trade embargo. 'Torrefied Maple' was one of their more bizarre 'solutions'. Essentally slabs of Maple were roasted - and I mean that quite literally - in an oven in an attempt to make the fibres of the timber 'become more like that found on Rosewood'. Absolute Madness. CITIES' idiocy was, of course, pointed out to them pretty much instantly and in no small measure by the world of music and musicians but, due to the way CITIES 'operates' it took almost three years for them to sort out their stupidity error of judgement. OK; I suppose I should make a semblance of getting back on-track? So; we return to our scheduled programme...... 'Film' or 'Filmic Look'? Snapped somewhere towards the end of the 1950's or on, oooh, I don't know. The 17th August 2020 (perhaps)? Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 😸 Philip. I was fortunate to acquire a Yamaha GC60, solid BRW back and sides in the states…🎙️ Edited January 18 by Anthony MD 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted January 18 Author Share #168 Posted January 18 There’s a auction site in Japan called Buyee. There're many BRW guitars to bid on but not allowed outside Japan…🇯🇵 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted January 18 Author Share #169 Posted January 18 4 hours ago, Anthony MD said: I keep the MD unhidden…📷 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homo Faber Posted January 18 Share #170 Posted January 18 (edited) To make the last bit of this discussion somewhat legit: Here is a piece of Brazilian Rosewood (attached to 1956 Gibson Les Paul Standard), shot with a Leica Q43 and treated with a Cobalt film profile (Fuji Provia 100F). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 18 by Homo Faber 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/418225-why-do-photographers-want-to-make-their-digital-images-look-like-film-anyway%E2%80%A6/?do=findComment&comment=5742080'>More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted January 18 Author Share #171 Posted January 18 Maybe Leica will use BRW instead of leather on their M series cameras…😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted January 18 Share #172 Posted January 18 vor einer Stunde schrieb Homo Faber: To make the last bit of this discussion somewhat legit: Here is a piece of Brazilian Rosewood (attached to 1956 Gibson Les Paul Standard), shot with a Leica Q43 and treated with a Cobalt film profile (Fuji Provia 100F). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! There is some Rosewood on my Fender Hi Way one Jazz Bass but if it’s Brasilian, I never asked. But with my way of playing , I wouldn’t hear the difference Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homo Faber Posted January 18 Share #173 Posted January 18 vor 2 Minuten schrieb Paulus: There is some Rosewood on my Fender Hi Way one Jazz Bass but if it’s Brasilian, I never asked. But with my way of playing , I wouldn’t hear the difference Fender stopped using it regularly 1966,1967-ish. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 18 Share #174 Posted January 18 (edited) 2 hours ago, Homo Faber said: To make the last bit of this discussion somewhat legit: Here is a piece of Brazilian Rosewood (attached to 1956 Gibson Les Paul Standard), shot with a Leica Q43 and treated with a Cobalt film profile (Fuji Provia 100F). Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Absolutely Stunning! In much the same way that Sunburst 'Standard' Les Pauls from 1959 are considered to be the epitome of when everything came together for the PAF-equipped LPs IMO 1956 was the year in which the Gold Top reached its pinnacle of development; I'd much rather have a '56 than a '57. Is the guitar yours? If so you might be interested to have a look through this thread (and post more photographs of that beauty!); https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/283484-stringed-instruments/#comments I like to keep some guitars 'to hand' so in the room in which I'm sitting there are four Rosewood 'boarded Sunburst Les Paul 'Standards' (ranging from 30 to 35 y-o); one RW Strat from c. 2014; three 'assorted' acoustics and one semi-hollow big-body jazzer all with Ebony 'boards; just one guitar (a Tele) with a Maple 'board and two acoustics whose genus (geni?) are 'Unknown'. One - which I bought in 1980 - might be some sub-species of RW and the other (bought by a friend in the late '70s) might well be Braz. RW but it could also be Ebony; the back and sides most certainly are Braz RW. I should probably give her a good clean-up and have a good look when the sun comes out... There was Brazillian Rosewood on my 1964 'Lake Placid Blue' Strat, of course, but that instrument went away a while ago. I had it for some 24 years and, to this day, it is still the nicest sounding and playing Strat I've ever owned. My current one, however, is the second-best so I'm not too unhappy with it. I suppose, to get this back on-topic, I could dig out some photographs of the '64 shot on film which can be compared with my current Strat (mentioned earlier and which just happens to be the identical twin - LP-Blue / 3-ply Green-ish-Guard - of the '64) that I have taken with a digi-cam? 😸 Philip. Edited January 18 by pippy 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homo Faber Posted January 18 Share #175 Posted January 18 (edited) vor 23 Minuten schrieb pippy: Absolutely Stunning! In much the same way that Sunburst 'Standard' Les Pauls from 1959 are considered to be the epitome of when everything came together for the PAF-equipped LPs IMO 1956 was the year in which the Gold Top reached its pinnacle of development; I'd much rather have a '56 than a '57. Is the guitar yours? If so you might be interested to have a look through this thread (and post more photographs of that beauty!); https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/283484-stringed-instruments/#comments I like to keep some guitars 'to hand' so in the room in which I'm sitting there are four Rosewood 'boarded Les Paul 'Standards' (ranging from 30 to 35 y-o); one RW Strat from c. 2014; three 'assorted' acoustics and one semi-hollow big-body jazzer all with Ebony 'boards; just one guitar (a Tele) with a Maple 'board and two acoustics whose genus (geni?) are 'Unknown'. One - which I bought in 1980 - might be some sub-species of RW and the other (bought by a friend in the late '70s) might well be Braz. RW but it could also be Ebony; the back and sides most certainly are Braz RW. I should probably give her a good clean-up and have a good look when the sun comes out... There was Brazillian Rosewood on my 1964 'Lake Placid Blue' Strat, of course, but that instrument went away a while ago. I had it for some 24 years and, to this day, it is still the nicest sounding and playing Strat I've ever owned. My current one, however, is the second-best so I'm not too unhappy with it. I suppose, to get this back on-topic, I could dig out some photographs of the '64 shot on film which can be compared with my current Strat (mentioned earlier and which just happens to be the identical twin - LP-Blue / 3-ply Green-ish-Guard - of the '64) that I have taken with a digi-cam? 😸 Philip. Yes, the Goldtop is mine. Thank you for the hint to that other thread. Subscribed. And yes, please post pictures of your Braz. Strat. LPB is probably my favourite colour for a RW Strat. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em3sOyTSR88 Edited January 18 by Homo Faber 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em3sOyTSR88 ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/418225-why-do-photographers-want-to-make-their-digital-images-look-like-film-anyway%E2%80%A6/?do=findComment&comment=5742144'>More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted January 18 Author Share #176 Posted January 18 9 minutes ago, Homo Faber said: Yes, the Goldtop is mine. Thank you for the hint to that other thread. Subscribed. And yes, please post pictures of your Braz. Strat. LPB is probably my favourite colour for a RW Strat. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em3sOyTSR88 I want an a la carte MD 262 with BRW instead of the leather…! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony MD Posted January 18 Author Share #177 Posted January 18 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Anthony MD said: I want an a la carte MD 262 with BRW instead of the leather…! My Yamaha GC60…! Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 18 by Anthony MD 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/418225-why-do-photographers-want-to-make-their-digital-images-look-like-film-anyway%E2%80%A6/?do=findComment&comment=5742191'>More sharing options...
Deeetona Posted January 18 Share #178 Posted January 18 Brazilian Rosewood, the Noctilux APOASPH of woods. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted January 18 Share #179 Posted January 18 17 hours ago, Anthony MD said: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I’m never quite sure if what you are showing us is what we are seeing. Is your monitor calibrated? But re-rosewood, Fender are using it again for fretboards but it isn’t Brazilian, but that is both a good and a bad thing, but mostly good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted January 19 Share #180 Posted January 19 On 1/18/2025 at 4:41 PM, Homo Faber said: ...And yes, please post pictures of your Braz. Strat. LPB is probably my favourite colour for a RW Strat... So as not to cause yet more de-railing I'll send a PM with some snaps of the '64 as well as a bit of an explanation(!) plus a few of the newer one. Thanks for the link to Tony Joe White! He's new to me. I haven't had time to listen to the whole album but will go back to it when I've got the chance. Philip. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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