Twas a good day for Chollieand ALL OF US

[BCRGreg]

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Look close.......

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It took me 5 years, but we now have reverse headstock Robins! Chollie gets the first one, because he's a good guy.

[Chollie]

Looks great... can't wait to break it in

[Smitty]

Just do like I did with the koa Ranger, take it to a jam and let other people play it first...

[BCRGreg]

I have a charity gig next Friday.........

(bats eyes at Chollie...)

[Chollie]

since you asked nicely

[BCRGreg]

I wuv woo.

[Chuck's Guitar Shop]

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I LIKE IT!

Way to go guys!

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[Kizanski]

Good for you, Chollie!
Reverse headstocks at last!

[John Dubeski]

That is a fine looking guitar, Chollie. Good luck prying that out of Greg's hands. It never ceases to amaze me the quality maple that gets used on these guitars. The figuring on the necks is far beyond most builders. Hell, the maple cap under my gold top avalon has nice figuring that you can see on the scrape binding. Nice to see the return of the reverse headstock...Yipee!

[Chollie]

Robin guitars once again has raised the bar with the help of proactive dealers like BCRGreg and Randy from Infinity, further proof to support the little guys. :Golf Clap: I'm interested to see what another 5 years brings us..... http://robinlovers.com/discus/clipart/happy.gif

[Ken Jones]

I've played a few Robins over the years... (cough, cough) and I really do prefer the reverse headstock. I'm stoked that it is finally an option on the Rangers.

To top it all off, IMHO Dave and his crew are at this time making the best guitars they have ever made. The new guitars coming out of the factory kick ass! Every one I pick up plays and sounds great.

[The Shark]

Beautiful guitar, Chollie. You aren't lucky. You're patient. And you have been rewarded.

I'm dreaming of one with a reverse headstock and a trem. Hmm.

[Chollie]

This one isn't patience.... This was a last minute decision, Greg has a good idea of what type of bait to use to get me to bite.

I have a matching Epi Sparkle Top that used to be hanging in his shop (Yeah I know it's an epi but it was a gift and after some mods the thing sounds great now) I'm sure if you look at some older posts I kept mentioning 'Needs to be blue w/Pearl' well I got it. http://robinlovers.com/discus/clipart/happy.gif

[Chuck's Guitar Shop]

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Hey Chollie...

This is A LOT like the Texas Rawhide Hollow that I have on order...

Mine's Translucent Royal Blue over Swamp Ash with the Cream Pearloid Guard & Bobbins...

Also a Flame neck & Flame board ... much influenced by playing your E Type at the reunion ... (Freakin' Awesome)

I also got the headstock logo & one Dolphin inlay in select Blue Green Abalone.

Blue & Cream Pearloid it is!

What a Beauty ... Congratulations!

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[Chollie]

Inlaid logos.... NICE!!!!!!!!! The Etype is the definition of simplicity and is still my No. 1.

[Chuck's Guitar Shop]

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Man Chollie...

I can't wait for my guitar or the reunion ...

I've been looking at real estate down in Texas all year so I'm going to be there for a week+ around the reunion as soon as Dave sets a date.

It's Exciting when one of these baby's finally lands in your hands eh?

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[bford]

That guitar screams " Look at me! I'm awesome"
VERY NICE!

rock

bford

[Chollie]

ha only 1/2 of that is right... and it's not the later

[Jimbo]

Looks GREAT Chollie !

[bford]

Silly Chollie, it's the guitar saying IT'S awesome.... even when it's just on a stand or a pallet....

[Paul Stone]

Hey Chollie do you realize you got the 1st Etype & 1st reverse head!?Naa,i've never heard you mention blue w/pearl before!

[Quickervicar]

Chollie, I've seen that guitar and it is a sweet one. You're right about Greg's bait, too.

[Chollie]

The first robin I've ever played was greg's ranger. It was the day it arrived and he threw it at me so i could play it, and at that moment i was sold on Robins. Then he mentioned doing the Etypes and I was going through a single pickup phase coz I love jrs, so needless to say it was a perfect time to jump on board the Robin boat.

At first i wasn't exactly quite sold on the reverse headstock but playing it feels a lot better then a standard headstock. It will be a great addition to the option list Robin has.

[James Kundinger]

GAH!
Sparkle AND a reverse headstock?!
I'm extremely jealous.

[Chollie]

Greg played it for the benefit show and it's fricken awesome.

[Jimbo]

Was GREG awsome ?

[BCRGreg]

Chollie, show him the video.

[Chollie]

don't have enough time to resize it tonight... I'm leaving on vacation in the morning...as of 10:45pm i started uploading here's the link

http://www.grumpyoldmenband.com/movies/MVI_0465.AVI


the file is huge and when i say huge i mean HU-U-UGE. broad band users only please.

[Jimbo]

Shit, couldn't get it Chollie. Hey Greg, were you like Frank Marino ?

[Chollie]

1. net crashed... they're doing construction near me and the net has been very intermittent.

2. you didn't wait till it was done.

3. it's h-u-uge 200+ meg

i'm trying to let it run while i sleep but with having connection issues it may or may not be up.

check in the morning

[Smitty]

...wouldn't it be faster to let the video convert to smaller size overnight and upload it in the morning???

[Chollie]

not when i shut everything off when i wake up.

[Chollie]

initially i was gonna take everything with me and work on it in what free time i may or may not have up there, but there's no internet connection and no power, so i have a 2 hr window to work on stuff. problem is you wouldn't get it until i got back and that'll be around july 4th.

[Chollie]

lets try this... video quality sucks now but oh well nmfp.... www.grumpyoldmenband.com/movies/GOMB_COMFORTABLY_NUMB_SOLO.wmv (http://www.grumpyoldmenband.com/movies/GOMB_COMFORTABLY_NUMB_SOLO.wmv)

[RandyS]

Yeah, boyee! Good job, Greg! You not only sound cool, you look cool too! That's cool! And good call to take the price tag off the Ranger before you played it. One question: how did you choreograph the the runners to pass behind the stage just before you take off?? -- really adds to the excitement! There ought to be a spot on this forum to post Robins specifically in action, no?

[BCRGreg]

First off, I not only look cool, I SMELL cool.

Second, Chollie owns that one. Bless him for letting me break it in.

Third, the event was the annual Relay For Life for the American Cancer society.

Fourth, a video section would be cool.

[The Shark]

The Grumpy Old Men are my kind of band. Good harmonies, good playin', and good sound. Those years of experience pay off.

Greg needs to put on a little weight (20lbs), if he wants to "sell" the Grumpy and Old deal. And a skin head wig wouldn't hurt either.

The blue sparkle Robin Ranger doesn't detract from the overall package either, if you know what I mean.

Kudos, fellas. Makes us "seasoned" veterans proud.

[BCRGreg]

I weigh more than I look and the hair's getting thin on top.

[Chollie]

So what happens when my blue sparkle top Ranger meets Ken Jone's Rawhide Hollow?!?!??!?!?!
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