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Near the piano, on a black stand that resembles a bipod, sits a Winchester lever action rifle. On its polished barrel are four hash marks, representing, says Lopez, the four people killed by it.But there's much more to the gun than its history: six metal guitar strings stretch from the mid-point of its wooden stock, across the loading chamber, past the fret board threaded over the weapon's barrel, ending at a guitar neck flaring past the muzzle.
Funnily enough, I've a Winchester Repeater that I desperately need to do something with, and I play guitar... Anyone loan me airfare to Colombia?
memories.
If my memory serves me, he brought (or was still bringing) out that guitar for a song - and a big display of pyrotechnics - during the '81 "Intensities In Ten Cities" tour. But don't hold me to that, cuz...
Is lawman still here?
...that was also the first concert where I was smokin' the green stuff.
So, guitars...
I keep my strings in the coldest part of the freezer, and when I'm ready to re-string, out they come and into a pot of boiling water for a minute. Then it's a short dip in a bowl of ice water. Then boil - chill - boil - chill - dry - re-string. Call it a "poor man's tempering." Strings don't need to be stretched as much to stay in tune, they sound brighter and last longer.
Um, at least I've convinced myself that's the case...
So, anyone else have some luthier/roadie/axemaster tips or tricks?
