| Author | Message | ||
| bob
Intermediate Member Username: bob Post Number: 107 Registered: 11-2002 |
Palembic, behave yourself, or we'll have to get "moder Val" involved <g>. Despite the unfortunate sequence of postings, I believe the correct interpretation is that Edwin was thanking Mica for the photo of his bass under construction. The picture you're referring to is of someone else, quite possibly better known to Edwin but I refuse to speculate about that. | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 30 Registered: 1-2003 |
Dear Joe, I would like to be her gigbag...... | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 31 Registered: 1-2003 |
The logo on my new bass. Where is the right place? Any suggestions?  | ||
| mattheus
Member Username: mattheus Post Number: 92 Registered: 5-2003 |
Mmmmmm, and I would like to be her straplock..... | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 32 Registered: 1-2003 |
Or..  | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 33 Registered: 1-2003 |
Or...  | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 34 Registered: 1-2003 |
Or...  | ||
| mattheus
Member Username: mattheus Post Number: 93 Registered: 5-2003 |
Or in the neck.... Maybe it's me, but I see some similarity.......... Hi Ed, binnenkort kom ik weer leuten.... Mattheus | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 35 Registered: 1-2003 |
Hey Matheus, leuteraar. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 853 Registered: 9-2002 |
Wacht ik leuter mee!!! I propose the fish swimming up from the lower horn??? Paul the bad one PS: can I be the catch??? | ||
| bracheen
Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 91 Registered: 11-2003 |
Edwin, I like the location in the second photo but would be concerned that your arm would cover it while playing. Is that the Superb Walnut? I like that wood more everytime I see it. What a beauty. Sam | ||
| thebass
Member Username: thebass Post Number: 85 Registered: 3-2003 |
Hi, if you want to see the fish better you might want to place it on the upper horn swimming towards the straplock ? Werner P.S.: I want to restring the next set please ;-) (Message edited by thebass on January 08, 2004) | ||
| mdrdvp
Member Username: mdrdvp Post Number: 83 Registered: 7-2002 |
Leuten bij Eddie, de hele dag. Second picture. The same as the other one you have with your name on it. Why a fish? Manfred | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 856 Registered: 9-2002 |
The Fish? If I remember well Ed's nickname with the Alembicians has always been "the fish". Why? Beats me? when under the spotlights his head glimmer as a fish in the water??? Or is he difficult to catch? Ot does he taste very well with a dry white wine?? Or he is a hell of a swimmer?? Or is he making funny movements with his mouth in the morning before the bathroom mirror??? I dunno. Paul the bad one | ||
| adriaan
Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 95 Registered: 6-2002 |
To be honest, the symbol is very nice, and the bass key is very cleverly done - but it's very gristelijk as well. Of course that's not exactly in tune with the multi-string lady ... and I can't believe nobody is interested in a position as the endpin. Other than that, I think the fish looks best on the peghead - but where would you put the logo? (Message edited by Adriaan on January 08, 2004) | ||
| adriaan
Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 96 Registered: 6-2002 |
To be honest again, I prefer the classic Man Ray photograph:  Not as sexy, agreed. | ||
| mdrdvp
Member Username: mdrdvp Post Number: 84 Registered: 7-2002 |
So it has nothing to do with the smell? Ok. Why not use the fish as the truss rod cover? Manfred | ||
| edwin_van_huik
Junior Username: edwin_van_huik Post Number: 36 Registered: 1-2003 |
Jij Manny, grrrrrrrrr. Alles goed? Alembic used to have a goldfish called Edwin, when that fish passed away, they start calling me The Fish.......... Dear Sam, it is Walnut Burl. Dear Werner, all strings at the same time? | ||
| thebass
Member Username: thebass Post Number: 86 Registered: 3-2003 |
Dunno, have to try with different gauges to find the appropiate gauge first ;-) | ||
| thebass
Member Username: thebass Post Number: 87 Registered: 3-2003 |
(Message edited by thebass on January 08, 2004) | ||
| the_schwartz
Junior Username: the_schwartz Post Number: 40 Registered: 1-2003 |
Dear Edwin: I vote for the headstock (for the logo that is, not for the part of the sexy painted-on bass) Joe | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 1382 Registered: 6-2000 |
Too late for votes - Mike followed your emailed instructions already, Edwin, so it looks like your photo #1 (was number 4 from the pics I sent to you). Of all the photos, I thought #4 and #7 were best. Help me adriaan, what's "gristelijk?" | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 862 Registered: 9-2002 |
Moder Mica, "gristelijk" is a funny way to spell "christelijk". The fish itself but surely the design of the one on Ed's bass reminds of a symbol lots use in the christian church. That fish is a symbol of the Lord Jesus. Paul the bad one Adriaan??? | ||
| bracheen
Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 100 Registered: 11-2003 |
I didn't even catch the bass clef. I just now saw it after rereading Adriaan's post. Very clever. Sam | ||
| adriaan
Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 97 Registered: 6-2002 |
Mica, We're speaking Dutch here, as you might have guessed. Gristelijk is a wordplay on christelijk, which simply means christian, and it is used when referring to protestants, whether they belong to the 'black stockings' church (think Amish) or to an 'EO' type of community (think a praise type of public broadcasting company). It's not a rude reference, but not very sympathetic either. The fish is of course an early christian emblem: the Greek word for fish ICHTOS (sometimes spelled ICHTHUS) is an akrostichon of 'Jesus Christ Son of God' in Greek - perhaps not exactly that phrase, but you get the idea. Not sure if it's the same in the US, but here in the Netherlands there's lots of people driving around with that sort of an outline of a fish on the back of their car. I must say Edwin's fish is drawn a bit more in freehand style than those emblems. Also, most people have the fish facing to the right, and I think you're right in making it face to the left. It's a rule of the thumb for portraits: the model should never have the face turned to the right (for the viewer). Adriaan | ||
| adriaan
Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 98 Registered: 6-2002 |
For those who wonder what the wordplay is in "gristelijk" ... and don't laugh! #1 The word christelijk, like the word christian in English, starts with a K sound in 'official' Dutch. #2 Protestants typically try to distinguish themselves from denomination to denomination by pronouncing biblical names differently. In the Netherlands, some imitate jewish, others pronounce each letter as if the name was in Dutch. #3 The letters "ch" are used in regular Dutch spelling for a sound that is at the same time an R and an aspirated H. There is also another spelling for the same sound, "g", and this is nearly always used when the word starts with this sound. #4 The southern Dutch regions, plus the neighbouring Flemish Dutch speaking Belgian regions, pronounce this sound softly, with less of the R in it. (It's easier on the throat.) #5 The 'soft G' regions are traditionally Roman Catholic. So once you've connected all the dots, you know how to pronounce "christelijk" properly, and everybody laughs. Yes, you too can understand Dutch humour. Or you can check out the funny pictures on Edwin's website. Last but not least, I wonder why someone archived so many messages on this thread today?! Adriaan | ||
| bob
Intermediate Member Username: bob Post Number: 109 Registered: 11-2002 |
And to think I sometimes have trouble with British humor... As long as we're exchanging cultural stuff, yes, you also see people driving around the US with the fish symbol on the back of their car (frequently with additional bumper stickers in varying degrees of fervor). However, at least here in California (probably banned in Kansas...), you also see a pretty fair number of people countering with a variation. It has the same basic outline of the fish, but a couple of small legs/feet have been added, and the body of the fish is filled in with "Darwin". -Bob | ||
| kenbass4
Junior Username: kenbass4 Post Number: 34 Registered: 10-2003 |
...and then the response from the fish people (no offense, I'm christian) with the above upside down and the words "Darwin is Dead" next to it... Or the one with no tail on the right side that says "ALIEN" inside. Yeah, we have all kinds here in California! | ||
| the_schwartz
Junior Username: the_schwartz Post Number: 41 Registered: 1-2003 |
...or the Jewish version, where the body of the fish contains the word "LOX". | ||
| bob
Intermediate Member Username: bob Post Number: 110 Registered: 11-2002 |
(This is supposed to be Edwin's topic, right? Oh well, happens all the time.) I know I've seen the dead Darwin a few times, and maybe the LOX (most likely while visiting in New Jersey), but never the ALIEN. So mostly because I was too tired to do anything useful (like going to sleep), I plugged in a Google search on "darwin jesus lox alien cars symbol fish" and came up with this one: http://www.evolvefish.com/fish/emblems.html A little something for almost anyone here, other than the original (presented for your amusement only). But none of them incorporate the bass clef, like Edwin's - I also didn't see that until it was pointed out, very nice touch. |
