strauzart Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Yes there are other experts on this forum but there is only one David Burgess. (Let's see how many can legitimately disagree with that statement.) ps: time to retire that viola swinging Hulk again. pps: yes I think you could take HIM. ppps: we have lots of sheep near our summer cottage. pppps: this tribute would have been better if you had offered lunch or at least a beer when we came to visit. ppppps: when do maestronetters ever find time to actually make instruments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks Strauzart, but I’m not really into tribute kinds of things very much. If I look for affirmation, it means the most if it can come from my customers. Y’all already know that I don’t myself very seriously. When I first started posting here, there were some enthusiastic welcomes which were a bit much for my comfort zone, so somewhere within the first few posts, I responded by saying, “No leg humping”. That was probably the first time I offended people, and I managed to do it within the first few posts. We could have some fun with it though, like finishing the sentence, "I heard a rumor that Burgess......" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollenbach Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I heard a rumor that Burgess is the head of Gingrich's super PAC in MI... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Catoira Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I saw Mr Burgess playing that game "throw sand bags into hole" whatever is called at Oberlin last year, and he was not so good... Is this a good start for a thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Beard Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Seriously, Thanks for all the great info in your posts. Sometimes it sneaks in amid all the sheep stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlecollector Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Is this another obituary?? Sorry couldnt help it ! Sonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronos Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I heard a rumor that Burgess makes all his fiddles by hand. No hand tools, no power tools; just his hands and teeth. I heard a rumor that Burgess personally fells all the trees he uses to make his violins. I heard a rumor that Burgess likes having his dogs neutered, just like Bob Barker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I saw Mr Burgess playing that game "throw sand bags into hole" whatever is called at Oberlin last year, and he was not so good... Was too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strauzart Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Thanks Strauzart, but I'm not really into tribute kinds of things very much. Ha, I knew it. Read my first line again very carefully and let it sink in. Eventually you'll have a good laugh. Ok, sorry Mr. Holmes, for cluttering up the pegbox like this. Won't happen again. Cheers and happy return to happy tax return season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Catoira Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Was too. Truth is hard to face sometimes, David. It is not that I was any good at it either. But hey, beer was nice and cold so my sorrows swam away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Is this another obituary?? Sorry couldnt help it ! Sonia Wow...just...wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joerobson Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I heard a rumor that Burgess makes all his fiddles by hand. No hand tools, no power tools; just his hands and teeth. /quote] hands teeth and eyes....but he is better at making than he is at throwing a beanbag.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndon Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 duplicate post, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndon Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 i enjoy davids contribution to this forum a lot, i wish everyone had as much sense of humour as he does.... whether you agree with everything he says or not, hes a world class maker, and his advice works for him quite well, and you could do much worse than to follow his directions..... that and he loves sheep!! chronos, though im sure david started out doing everything by hand, theres an increasing body of evidence, even on you tube, that he does almost everything with a sawzall now, correct me if im wrong!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarloBartolini Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 I heard a rumor that Burgess uses a special wood preparation that makes it so the wood only reflects sound in diffuse angles + it never reflects the same way twice + the reflections have a 1.5789 dB increase from the original sound (adding up in logarithmic multiplications while it resonates), if you play one of his violins the right way for long enough you can make a constantly increasing sound capable of generating a tidal wave…..it's possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyndon Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 carlo, are you saying that unfortuanate violinist on the contra concordia cruise ship was playing a burgess?? no wonder he went back for it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Is this another obituary?? Sorry couldnt help it ! Sonia A few of you already know that I'm not really dead. The death was faked to push up the price of my fiddles. But don't tell anyone. Wow...just...wow... That's not my most flattering cross-dressed photo, but thanks, Skywalker. I think you're pretty good-lookin' too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarloBartolini Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 carlo, are you saying that unfortuanate violinist on the contra concordia cruise ship was playing a burgess?? no wonder he went back for it!! Check this out!!! This is a fascinating narrative of Costa Concordia's last moments overlaid on the AIS plot. Worth watching all the way through. Rests to see analysis of flooding damage to find out why it lost power so fast and capsized so quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 duplicate post, sorry Aha, a post with no tribute. We’ll let it slide this once, but if it happens again, it will be obvious that it’s a grab for glory in the ongoing Maestronet power wars, and shall be treated as mutiny against the Sheepmeister of Maestronet. (Edited, because the original version might have teed some people off) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Byrne Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 carlo, are you saying that unfortuanate violinist on the contra concordia cruise ship was playing a burgess?? no wonder he went back for it!! [/quote That's not a very nice joke. Look at this video of that unfortunate violinist and think for a minute about what you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addie Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Ah, a roast.... more my style... So, the question is, is that body oil, or Robson varnish on the biceps? Ann Arbor, where men are men and sheep are nervous! Addie = no bulges in the bicep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Catoira Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Bean bag, that what you call that!!! I am learning so much with this forum!!!! Thanks, guys!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 So, the question is, is that body oil, or Robson varnish on the biceps? Two weeks in the UV box, followed by Robson's balsam ground, then Carmex or Crisco, using the glazing method. Carmex, cherry flavor, gives the best chatoyancy. Avoid the parakeet flavor if there will be cats around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Burgess Posted January 26, 2012 Report Share Posted January 26, 2012 Bean bag, that what you call that!!! I am learning so much with this forum!!!! Thanks, guys!!! Jose, you have disparaged my bean bag skills, so you and I will definitely have a been-bag-throwoff next time. The loser will wear ladies panties on his head for a minimum of five minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Catoira Posted January 27, 2012 Report Share Posted January 27, 2012 Jose, you have disparaged my bean bag skills, so you and I will definitely have a been-bag-throwoff next time. The loser will wear ladies panties on his head for a minimum of five minutes. I realise with this answer that you weren't very impressed when we met. Not that I am scared of the bean bag contest. Any time, pal, you have no chance, anyway... after the contest we could compare top nuts... in case there is a draw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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