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Ruby50

Post subject: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 12:33 pm

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First name: Ed
Last Name: Minch
City: Chestertown
State: MD
Zip/Postal Code: 21620
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

A year and a half ago I posted about a Nick Lucas Special that I made for my daughter who plays blues in Brooklyn NY. She always plays a 1937 National Duolian on stage, but last weekend she travelled to our little Eastern Shore community in MD and did a show and she brought along the Nick. This is the first time I have seen her play it on stage. She sang a few songs, including Creole Belle by John Hurt, the first song she asked me to teach here when she was 13:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSR0kSIIuxY

She also has a repair shop (brooklynlutherie.com) and I had a chance to hear it next to a real Nick and it performed reasonably well. This small mahogany/sitka guitar sounded very similar but did not have as much volume.

Here is the build story on that guitar:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/9538400539/in/album-72157635130471994/

I am so glad I finally got to see it in real action

Ed Minch

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Clinchriver

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 1:47 pm

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Joined: Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:44 pm
Posts: 1225
Location: Andersonville
State: Tennessee
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Professional

That's really good stuff,
I also have a daughter who sings and plays a 13 fret Nick Lucas I built, go girls!

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SteveSmith

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:46 pm

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Posts: 7473
Location: Southeast US
City: Lenoir City
State: TN
Zip/Postal Code: 37772
Country: US
Focus: Repair

Pretty cool to see your daughter perform and with one of your guitars. I have a son so if I built a Nick Luca I suppose it would be safe but it's already too late for my D28 - dang kids think if you have it then it's theirs too gaah

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John Lewis

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 2:54 pm

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Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:50 pm
Posts: 729
Location: United States
First name: John
Last Name: Lewis
City: Newnan
State: Georgia
Zip/Postal Code: 30265
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Mamie is the bomb! I like her Stewmac video she did too.

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Wannabe builder owned by 2 crazy dachshunds

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toddb

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:39 pm

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Joined: Thu Oct 14, 2010 3:10 pm
Posts: 42
First name: Todd
Country: us
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Loved the performance by your daughter, and loved all the background info just as much.

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Colin North

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 3:54 pm

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First name: colin
Last Name: north
Country: Scotland.
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro

Excellent!

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Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.

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Ruby50

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:56 pm

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Thanks all

I am still high 2 weeks later

Ed

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Haans

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:15 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:34 am
Posts: 3081

Very nice Ed, and some of my favorite music. No frills, no flash and no bang. Just honest tunes.

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Pat Foster

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:52 am

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Joined: Sat May 17, 2008 1:11 pm
Posts: 2390
Location: Spokane, Washington
First name: Pat
Last Name: Foster
Country: USA
Focus: Build

Love it. You nailed that gutsy old Gibson sound! John Hurt is one of my favorites.

Pat

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George L

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:04 am

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Joined: Fri May 09, 2008 2:25 pm
Posts: 1958
First name: George
City: Seattle
State: WA
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Ruby50 wrote:

Thanks all

I am still high 2 weeks later

Ed

As you should be. Excellent work by both of you. What a wonderful thing!

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Michael Lloyd

Post subject: Re: Nick Lucas on stage

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:41 am

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Joined: Mon Sep 25, 2006 12:46 pm
Posts: 413
Location: Toronto, Canada
First name: Michael
Last Name: Lloyd
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

Very nicely done indeed! [clap]

Thanks for sharing.

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I was born to privilege that I did not see ... I didn’t know it, but my way was paved” – John Gorka

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