Guild sunbursts
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jp said:
Actually I don't know Swedish at all. I looked it up in an online translator. I did take Norwegian in college, though. (What else are you going to take at a school called St. Olaf?) The only phrase I remember from those days: "No, thanks. I prefer to smoke a pipe."
Nei, takk. Jeg rökker helst pipe.
I actually had occassion to use it once, which stunned those particular visitors. Got Christmas cards from them for years after that.
SmithfieldFair
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Hi, lads -- You know, my long-standing favorite Guild is a 1976 G37 and it has a dark sunburst. There may be some confusion here among us, and I believe this echoes confusion caused by Guild over the years in not differentiating types of sunburst. Hans can feel free to correct me here, but I don't remember ever seeing any "official" naming of sunbursts as anything BUT 'sunburst'.
That being the case, I always understood that the term 'tobacco sunburst' referred to the darker brown-to-black finish. Later on, Guild put out the amber-to-brown sunburst. While I don't remember any change of name, they also offered a cherry-to-blackish brown sunburst. I've always been a fan of the brown-to-black. I have a 1979 B-50 that is also in that finish. However, by brother Bob's first B50 was the more amber(or yellow)-to-black/brown and it was a 1978 model. (Alas, yet another chicken-or-egg quandry.)
I've seen some really nice finishes in the amber variety, but could never bring myself to own one. I also never cottoned (that's a southern term, there, lads) to the red or orange centered bursts, though I have seen both on Guilds. I've looked for sometime for a GF25 in sunburst - only every actually seeing one.
Personally, I just can't help myself...I love a good sunburst - especially the darker tobacco sunbursts...somehow, for me, it makes the magic come out better in an old Westerly Guild. dbs
Hi, lads -- You know, my long-standing favorite Guild is a 1976 G37 and it has a dark sunburst. There may be some confusion here among us, and I believe this echoes confusion caused by Guild over the years in not differentiating types of sunburst. Hans can feel free to correct me here, but I don't remember ever seeing any "official" naming of sunbursts as anything BUT 'sunburst'.
That being the case, I always understood that the term 'tobacco sunburst' referred to the darker brown-to-black finish. Later on, Guild put out the amber-to-brown sunburst. While I don't remember any change of name, they also offered a cherry-to-blackish brown sunburst. I've always been a fan of the brown-to-black. I have a 1979 B-50 that is also in that finish. However, by brother Bob's first B50 was the more amber(or yellow)-to-black/brown and it was a 1978 model. (Alas, yet another chicken-or-egg quandry.)
I've seen some really nice finishes in the amber variety, but could never bring myself to own one. I also never cottoned (that's a southern term, there, lads) to the red or orange centered bursts, though I have seen both on Guilds. I've looked for sometime for a GF25 in sunburst - only every actually seeing one.
Personally, I just can't help myself...I love a good sunburst - especially the darker tobacco sunbursts...somehow, for me, it makes the magic come out better in an old Westerly Guild. dbs
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Hey guys... :wink:
There seems to be a confusion on this thread what is Swedish and what is Norwegian. "Nei takk, jeg röiker helst pipe" is the phrase in Norwegian. The phrase should have been "Nej tack, jag röker helst pipa" - as you can see very close (and quite intelligable) but not the same thing.
I'm rather relaxed about our Norwegian brothers but of course there is this brotherly love and brotherly envy between our two people. Then one might ask oneself: are they really two languages or are they merely dialects, but being so much prestige in speaking one of the two... you can imagine it does have the potency of blowing right in your face.
Anyway, it gladens me to read so much in my native language (and in that of our Norwegian brothers) on this forum. As joyful as that might be let's not forget about the topics and subjects at hand and that this is meant as a forum in English. I'm sure we won't be expelled for a little Scandinavian influence every once in a while, but that's it said.
Speaking of Swedish I've always been curious to know why a saddle [Eng] is at the lower end of the strings and a sadel [Swe] can be found at the upper end of the strings.
There seems to be a confusion on this thread what is Swedish and what is Norwegian. "Nei takk, jeg röiker helst pipe" is the phrase in Norwegian. The phrase should have been "Nej tack, jag röker helst pipa" - as you can see very close (and quite intelligable) but not the same thing.
I'm rather relaxed about our Norwegian brothers but of course there is this brotherly love and brotherly envy between our two people. Then one might ask oneself: are they really two languages or are they merely dialects, but being so much prestige in speaking one of the two... you can imagine it does have the potency of blowing right in your face.
Anyway, it gladens me to read so much in my native language (and in that of our Norwegian brothers) on this forum. As joyful as that might be let's not forget about the topics and subjects at hand and that this is meant as a forum in English. I'm sure we won't be expelled for a little Scandinavian influence every once in a while, but that's it said.
Speaking of Swedish I've always been curious to know why a saddle [Eng] is at the lower end of the strings and a sadel [Swe] can be found at the upper end of the strings.
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One must remember sitka, English is a bastardized language from the start, and we will continue to bastardize all languages until we all consider ourselves multi-lingual.
Nei, takk. Jeg rökker helst lax (laks). :wink:
Nei, takk. Jeg rökker helst lax (laks). :wink:
Graham said:
Q: What is a person called who speaks two languages.
A: Bilingual
Q What is a person called who speaks three languages.
A: Trilingual
Q: What is a person called who speaks one language.
A: American
:lol: ...from a European writer on our local newspaper.
jp
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Yes, Magnus. I'm actually pretty fluent in Swedish. My wife is a Swede as are my two boys. We try to speak only Swedish at home. We lived on the West Coast for about five years, and my boys were born there. I miss it a lot.
While we're off topic and discussing Norwegian and Swedish, I feel the need to debunk a stereotype and stick up for my Swedish brethren. Here's the bomb dropping:
I can confidently claim that the stereotype sing-song sound of the Swedish language is most probably based upon the sound of Norwegian. Yes, the Swedish Chef from the Muppets sounds more like a Norwegian. Swedes don't speak like that at all! Swedes sound more German, but much smoother. It's the Norwegians that have that up-an- down, quick-stop speech pattern. And no one understands the Danes.
There I've said it. The Swedish Chef is actually a Norwegian :!:
And Jonas, it confuses me too. Well how about this? In English, that piece on the other end of the neck is called the nut. Also, the bike seat is also called a sadel in Swedish and a saddle in English. And on an American bicycle, one's nuts rest on the saddle. :?
Okay, sorry I should sleep now.
While we're off topic and discussing Norwegian and Swedish, I feel the need to debunk a stereotype and stick up for my Swedish brethren. Here's the bomb dropping:
I can confidently claim that the stereotype sing-song sound of the Swedish language is most probably based upon the sound of Norwegian. Yes, the Swedish Chef from the Muppets sounds more like a Norwegian. Swedes don't speak like that at all! Swedes sound more German, but much smoother. It's the Norwegians that have that up-an- down, quick-stop speech pattern. And no one understands the Danes.
There I've said it. The Swedish Chef is actually a Norwegian :!:
And Jonas, it confuses me too. Well how about this? In English, that piece on the other end of the neck is called the nut. Also, the bike seat is also called a sadel in Swedish and a saddle in English. And on an American bicycle, one's nuts rest on the saddle. :?
Okay, sorry I should sleep now.
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Yes, what would the English language be without Swedish additions such as Smörgåsbord and Ombudsman? Not much of a language at all, wouldn't you say? And then all the Viking age influences such as Neigbour and Window in times when the Danes and the Norse used to drop by northern England and say hi enforced by swords.Graham said:
Then of course English is originally a Germanic language and being that we share plenty of vocab fundamentals. That's way before the Brits thought French was so hype they actually prefered using French words instead of their English ones.
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jp said:
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Doesn't he just go "hum-eh-hum-eh-hum!"?Graham said:
Graham
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sitka_spruce said:Doesn't he just go "hum-eh-hum-eh-hum!"?Graham said:jp said:Va?
And a bork, bork, bork!
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Now, let's get back to what Guild has got cooking in their pot of nitrocellulouse, shall we?