big bob Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I was changing strings on my 170 custom today. Just by chance I pulled the neck pup because I wanted to get the pickup # and look what I found.. Kate's a pistol.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 That's why they call them custom and hand made! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoNameBand Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thats pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Cool, but I don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 Cool, but I don't get it. I asked her if she would put that on the label, it's a long running joke between me and some friends, and the artist Sol Lewitt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I love a story with a happy ending.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitArtMan Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Cool find. PS I too always remove my pickups when I change my strings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Wait a minute... what's under the other pickups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted April 22, 2011 Author Share Posted April 22, 2011 A long, long, time ago in Chicago, I worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art as a preparator. Me and several other people helped Sol Lewitt install a show of his art. If you know about Sol Lewitt you know that he does not make his own art, rather he writes up plans and has other people execute those plans. His drawing are made directly on the wall so if a person decides to buy a work they are actually buying the plans and the legal right to reproduce the work. We worked 12 to 14 hour days with Sol for around a week to get his show up. Suffice it to say we became very close. At the opening of a show it's customary for the crew to ask the artist to sign a copy of the catalog for them. We waited in line and eventually it was my friend/fellow worker Jim's turn to get a catalog signed and he asked Sol if he would sing it "to Jim thanks for saving my dog from that fire." Sol looked him in the eye and said "why would I do that?" Jim said" because it would be funny, and I would like that".. Sol said "No,.. next" .. Well all the crew were pissed off at his reaction /responce so we all in unison left the line, giving Sol the "you'r asshat" look. Ever since then the request to "save my dog from the fire" has been the litmus test for a cool artists. and well Kate passed. With flying colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg32 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 That is too funny. Says a lot about the folks at Heritage. If I had owned that guitar, I would probably have never found it, so glad you did Lance. That is special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 No big deal. I found a similar message in my new R9 and my PRS. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and I don't own a R9, LOL) That is TOO COOL, Lance!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 that is a great story...nice lil surprise inside your Heritage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golferwave Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 No big deal. I found a similar message in my new R9 and my PRS. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (and I don't own a R9, LOL) That is TOO COOL, Lance!!!!! What! No R9??!! But you told me last April 1st that you bought one! ... I was actually waiting for the other shoe to drop, saved the dog but left the R9 & PRS "firewood" behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 A long, long, time ago in Chicago, I worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art as a preparator. Me and several other people helped Sol Lewitt install a show of his art. If you know about Sol Lewitt you know that he does not make his own art, rather he writes up plans and has other people execute those plans. His drawing are made directly on the wall so if a person decides to buy a work they are actually buying the plans and the legal right to reproduce the work. We worked 12 to 14 hour days with Sol for around a week to get his show up. Suffice it to say we became very close. At the opening of a show it's customary for the crew to ask the artist to sign a copy of the catalog for them. We waited in line and eventually it was my friend/fellow worker Jim's turn to get a catalog signed and he asked Sol if he would sing it "to Jim thanks for saving my dog from that fire." Sol looked him in the eye and said "why would I do that?" Jim said" because it would be funny, and I would like that".. Sol said "No,.. next" .. Well all the crew were pissed off at his reaction /responce so we all in unison left the line, giving Sol the "you'r asshat" look. Ever since then the request to "save my dog from the fire" has been the litmus test for a cool artists. and well Kate passed. With flying colors. Man, when I saw that the first thing I though was, "this dude Lance is awesome, he saved Kate's dog from the plant fire at Heritage a few years ago." Then I read your story about you being a perpetrator in Chicago (hmmmmm) and what a total let down!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hfan Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 A long, long, time ago in Chicago, I worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art as a preparator. Me and several other people helped Sol Lewitt install a show of his art. If you know about Sol Lewitt you know that he does not make his own art, rather he writes up plans and has other people execute those plans. His drawing are made directly on the wall so if a person decides to buy a work they are actually buying the plans and the legal right to reproduce the work. We worked 12 to 14 hour days with Sol for around a week to get his show up. Suffice it to say we became very close. At the opening of a show it's customary for the crew to ask the artist to sign a copy of the catalog for them. We waited in line and eventually it was my friend/fellow worker Jim's turn to get a catalog signed and he asked Sol if he would sing it "to Jim thanks for saving my dog from that fire." Sol looked him in the eye and said "why would I do that?" Jim said" because it would be funny, and I would like that".. Sol said "No,.. next" .. Well all the crew were pissed off at his reaction /responce so we all in unison left the line, giving Sol the "you'r asshat" look. Ever since then the request to "save my dog from the fire" has been the litmus test for a cool artists. and well Kate passed. With flying colors. Very cool story. I like the fact that everyone on line stuck together. This trait is hard to come by sometimes. In my experience especially in the corporate world. So the guys at Heritage did the note or was it Koula? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Very cool story. I like the fact that everyone on line stuck together. This trait is hard to come by sometimes. In my experience especially in the corporate world. So the guys at Heritage did the note or was it Koula? Ha ha, that would be a different Kate Hfan. Koula is Katie, Kate works at Heritage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 That's what it is all about! What about the message you found in the Popsicle 150? This thread caused me to pull the neck pup off my 357. I found a sticker under there that just said, "Dumbass." It was signed by all of the people there and even Brent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Lance - great story! Kate's a cool chick. Bird -you are too funny! Hfan there's a woman who works at Heritage, named Kate, she's called 'The Girl'. I'm Katy. (the other girl, I guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm gonna rip my Heritage apart to see what's inside! Great story, love stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 That kind of funny. I have a 335 I bought new over ten years ago. It played good, but it had this weird, off key buzz to it. The buzz was there acoustically and in the electronic sound. Had it worked on several times under warranty, got responses from, "its fixed. No really, we got it is fixed this time. No really, I know we said that the last 3 times" then finally got a "they all do that." and they refused to work on it anymore. I got bummed out by it, and left it in the case for several years. Recently, dug it back out and decided that I should just sell it. Was cleaning it up, changing the strings and decided to pull a pickup because I didn't know what the G***** put in at the factory. (57 classics if you're curious). Pulled the bridge p'up out and found a shiny, brand new, 1/2" toothed lockwasher magnetized, the kind used on the pots, to the back of the bridge p'up. Sonnofa-you-know-what. Put it all back together, sans loose, spare, washer, and no more weird off-note buzzing sound. None at all. Would have much rather have found a note like that inside. Still have a half a mind to sell it and get a 535. I've been so happy with my H150 that I think I'd be happier with the 535 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Still have a half a mind to sell it and get a 535. I've been so happy with my H150 that I think I'd be happier with the 535 too. Great story Get that 535 and spend what you have left on something nice too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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