Another Political Quiz

This, of course, surprises no one . . .

Your result for Are You a True Texas Republican? The Quiz...

Rotten Commie Pinko Socialist

You scored -30 Republican-ness!

The Texas Republican Party probably thinks you're Barack Obama, the way you answered this quiz. You are quite definitely NOT what the Republican Party considers itself as representing... and you probably already knew that. Even so, I hope that what you saw in this poll opened your eyes about what the Republicans really stand for... and that you take action based on this knowledge.

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Another Political Quiz

This, of course, surprises no one . . .

Your result for Are You a True Texas Republican? The Quiz...

Rotten Commie Pinko Socialist

You scored -30 Republican-ness!

The Texas Republican Party probably thinks you're Barack Obama, the way you answered this quiz. You are quite definitely NOT what the Republican Party considers itself as representing... and you probably already knew that. Even so, I hope that what you saw in this poll opened your eyes about what the Republicans really stand for... and that you take action based on this knowledge.

Take Are You a True Texas Republican? The Quiz at OkCupid

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Okay, so I have a bit of mad money (yay, UIL stipend!) and a birthday coming up, and I'm going to get myself an electric autoharp.

Stop laughing. Really, now. Was that necessary? Harrumph.

So there seem to be three off-the-rack 21-chord options (I don't have enough mad money to get a custom-made one, and I don't know what I'd ask for if I did):

Option 1: The Acoustic-Electric Appalachian Model OS45CE. Pluses: can be played without plugging it in just fine. Has the fine tuning system. Has several recommendations from other autoharp players. Not terribly expensive. Minuses: Not thrilled about the light wood front. Oh, gods, that soundhole! *cringes*

Option 2: The Electric Model OS150FCE. Pluses: looks kind of cool. Does not have a goddamn flower-shaped soundhole. Not a whole lot more expensive than Option 1. Minuses: Not sure how it'll sound when not plugged in. Not many reviews from other players.

Option 3: The Acoustic-Electric Adriondack Model OS11021FNE. Pluses: Playable without amplification, like the Appalachian. Has the fine tuning system, although possibly not the built-in tuner. Soundhole is a sane and reasonable shape. Minuses: About $100 more expensive than the other models. Not available through Amazon, which means paying for shipping, too. Still that dull blond color. Few reviews I can find suggest it's finicky about feedback when amplified. Possibly a discontinued model, as I can't find it on Oscar Schmidt's site.

And then there's things like, oh, an amp for the darn thing. Anyone got any suggestions? You guys who actually play things with strings (*glances at icon*), do y'all see any obvious issues with these that I'm not getting because I'm a silly brass?

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Okay, so I have a bit of mad money (yay, UIL stipend!) and a birthday coming up, and I'm going to get myself an electric autoharp.

Stop laughing. Really, now. Was that necessary? Harrumph.

So there seem to be three off-the-rack 21-chord options (I don't have enough mad money to get a custom-made one, and I don't know what I'd ask for if I did):

Option 1: The Acoustic-Electric Appalachian Model OS45CE. Pluses: can be played without plugging it in just fine. Has the fine tuning system. Has several recommendations from other autoharp players. Not terribly expensive. Minuses: Not thrilled about the light wood front. Oh, gods, that soundhole! *cringes*

Option 2: The Electric Model OS150FCE. Pluses: looks kind of cool. Does not have a goddamn flower-shaped soundhole. Not a whole lot more expensive than Option 1. Minuses: Not sure how it'll sound when not plugged in. Not many reviews from other players.

Option 3: The Acoustic-Electric Adriondack Model OS11021FNE. Pluses: Playable without amplification, like the Appalachian. Has the fine tuning system, although possibly not the built-in tuner. Soundhole is a sane and reasonable shape. Minuses: About $100 more expensive than the other models. Not available through Amazon, which means paying for shipping, too. Still that dull blond color. Few reviews I can find suggest it's finicky about feedback when amplified. Possibly a discontinued model, as I can't find it on Oscar Schmidt's site.

And then there's things like, oh, an amp for the darn thing. Anyone got any suggestions? You guys who actually play things with strings (*glances at icon*), do y'all see any obvious issues with these that I'm not getting because I'm a silly brass?