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Warren was asked to parade his cowboy boots, which he did with enthusiasm;
Thanks to dementia collectors – thanks to Ross for his efforts in this respect – over $500 was raised.
Steve tells us that in future, Committee chairs will be given a speaking slot.
Bryan Winters spoke about his Surf Therapy launch 22 Sept at Classic Flyers – 80-odd registrations – women who will have their lives changed from having been through the course. We are invited to attend in support.
Michele introduced our speaker, some bloke called Simon Beaton, who then introduced us to his guitars – Martin Gibson being one….Simon says what makes a GOOD guitar is the wood used – he also explains the term luthier which is the name given to anyone who makes a stringed instrument. Heexplains the difference between a good guitar and a cheap one – the cheap ones being usually made of plywood. Simon says that in 1833, CF Martin, a German immigrant to Pennsylvania made the first guitar with steel strings to give the instrument more volume. Martin guitars these days cost about $11k Martin D28 MD . Simon explained the mechanics of the instrument including resonation etc. Top wood gives you different tone. Adirondack was the most popular - or red spruce is a high end timber used for this. It is very stiff with a high acoustic ceiling/headroom – has a loud aggressive tone and is highly resonant – requires heavy playing to open up. Grown in plantations now. Martin guitar can be played more robustly – constructions use animal glue – which affects guitar sound/tone . He explains the difference between Indian and Brazilian rosewood… Mahogony from Honduras… and shows one of his guitars with a body made from swamp kauri… different sizes – bigger more “bassey” smaller more “trebley”. Simon concludes with a fine rendition of a song The Man Who Couldn’t Cry.
After a generous round of applause for Simon’s efforts, the morning concludes with an enthusiastic singing of the national anthem and we all scatter to a Friday morning which isn’t raining.
Sergeant at Arms
No sergeant at Arms due to the complexity and technical nature of Simon's presentation which took longer than normally required.
Next week's duties
AGM
Yes, it's that time again. Turn up for one of the quickest AGMs you will ever attend. Every attendee will receive a FREE raffle ticket in a beautiful bottle of wine.
