domingo, 28 de fevereiro de 2010

Hard Rock Cafe Shanghai ( two pins)

domingo, 28 de fevereiro de 2010

Above there is a pin from the Shanghai Hard Rock Cafe and it represents a blue guitar with a red and yellow dragon flying over the cityscape. Its estimated average value is $10.56.



This is other Shanghai Hard Rock Cafe pin (1998) and it represents a yellow and black doubleneck guitar. Its estimated average value is $15.43.
 

The Shanghai Hard Rock Cafe was one of the most important asian HRC, but unfortunately closed on March 2004. Here some photos:






Shanghai is the largest city in the People's Republic of China and it is also the China's largest commercial and financial center. Here there are some photos from this chinese city:





sexta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2010

Hard Rock Cafe Taipei (2)

sexta-feira, 26 de fevereiro de 2010


This is other HRC pin from Taipei. It represents a green large round Yueh-Chin guitar. Its estimated average value is $21.00. Its a rare pin from a two series collection of this traditional asian guitars.



The yueqin (or yueh qin, or yueh chin) is the Chinese "moon-guitar" and looks quite similar to the ruan. For the different yueqin from Taiwan see under.
The body of the yueqin is made from 2 round pieces of soft wood of about 30 cm diameter, for front and back, with a shallow rim of bended hardwood around them (thinner than the ruan). The short neck with the pegbox is made of one piece of wood and joined to the body. The peghead is sickle-shaped and ends in a curl to the front, with usually a special decoration of different woods. 

The (10) frets are small strips of bamboo, glued on the neck and front, in a Chinese scale (7 to an octave). Tuning is g d' g' d''.
The 4 long (grooved) friction pegs (with different coloured slices on the ends) are on both sides of the open pegbox. The 4 silk (or nylon) strings are in 2 courses and fixed to a (half round) hardwood bridge which is glued to the front. There is only one tiny sound hole under the bridge.
The yueqin is played with a plectrum, in mandolin-style.

Hard Rock Cafe Taipei (1)




This is a Hard Rock Cafe Pin from Taipei HRC, closed on February 2002. It represents a golden dragon and an acoustic guitar. Its estimatad average value is $50.00

Here  some Taiwan photos.
 










sexta-feira, 22 de janeiro de 2010

Hard Rock Cafe Atlanta

sexta-feira, 22 de janeiro de 2010


Português:
Pin do Hard Rock Café de Atlanta representa uma Lês Paul branca com um pêssego no topo. O seu valor médio é de $17.07.
English:
This pin is from Atlanta HRC. It is a White Les Paul with Peach. Its average estimated value is $17.07.






If the B-52's song "Love Shack" were to ever find a permanent home, Atlanta's Hard Rock Cafe would be the place. With its southern charm and renowned hospitality, this location truly gives meaning to our "Love All Serve All" motto. Situated in downtown Atlanta's Cornerstone Building, our restaurant could be considered a cornerstone of southern rock. Packed with memorabilia from rock legends with roots south of the Mason-Dixon Line, this cafe serves up delicious delicacies everyday.




quinta-feira, 7 de janeiro de 2010

Hard Rock Cafe Toronto/Skydome

quinta-feira, 7 de janeiro de 2010

Este pin do Hard Rock Cafe de Toronto, no Canadá, é de 2001 e representa um "cool" esqueleto a fumar descontraidamente , vestindo uns jeans e um chapéu à "western" e tocando uma guitarrada à maneira.
O valor deste pin é de aproximadamente $13.66.

Shake your bones with this HRC 2001 Halloween pin featuring a skeleton rockin' his six-string. Dressed in blue bell-bottoms and hat, these bones are smokin'!


Its estimated value is $13.66
Este outro pin de Toronto, mais raro, representa uma guitarra com o Skydome dessa cidade em fundo.Neste local acontecem variadíssimos jogos de baseball, aos quais assistem mais de 60,000 pessoas.

This other HRC pin is a Tan/White Strat with a dark red Toronto Skydome Stadium Guitar.

"Toronto" is an aboriginal word meaning "place of meeting." What an appropriate name for the most culturally diverse city in North America, plus the location of yet another great rockin' meeting place - the Hard Rock Cafe Toronto! Located directly across from the massive Eaton Centre department store mall, our memorabilia-stocked restaurant serves up distinctive meals and refreshing beverages for any rocker with a taste for diversity. So roll on in and get ready to rock the night away at Toronto's bustling Hard Rock Cafe.




About Toronto
Toronto is a great city to live and work in, or just to visit. It has a high quality of life and reliable services, in one of the safest urban environments in the world.
Toronto's population is one of the most diverse in the world. Nearly all of the world's culture groups are represented in Toronto and more than 100 languages and dialects are spoken.






The SKYDOME


sábado, 26 de dezembro de 2009

Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland (2 pins)

sábado, 26 de dezembro de 2009

Português:
Este Pin do Hard Rock Café de Cleveland de 2003 e foi feito para celebrar o Roar to the Shore que acontece todos os anos a 4 de Julho. Este pin tem representado um carro de corrida vermelho, tendo nas laterais um teclado de piano. Foram feitos 500 exemplares do pin e o seu valor médio é de $13.56.
English:
This 2003 pin is for the Roar By The Shore held every July 4th weekend in Cleveland. It is a red race car driving down a piano keyboard (sideways in background) with a standart HRC logo in the upper right corner and CLEVELAND at the bottom of the pin. Cleveland is red on a yellow rectangle. Its average estimated value is $13.56.



Português:
Este outro Pin de 1999 do Hard Rock Café de Cleveland representa uma guitarra e um bulldog cujo osso se encontra no braço do instrumento musical. O seu valor médio é de $12.29.
English:
This 1999 pin is from Cleveland HRC. It is a Bulldog guitar with bone top on orange HRC logo. Its average estimated value is $12.29.




Cleveland, the Nation’s best kept secret in rock n' roll is proudly home to not just the iconic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, but the only Hard Rock located in Ohio. Can you say Cleveland Rocks! 

Think about it! That's twice the rock memorabilia of most medium-sized American cities! Not too shabby. For added amusement you also get the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Great Lakes Science Center, and be sure to visit the Terminal Tower Observation Deck from which you can watch the city's skyline change from 42 floors above street level. 

The Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland is located in Tower City in the heart of downtown, within walking distance of Progressive Field and The Q Arena. Devoted fans of the Indians and Cavaliers rock the house year round, and now you can, too!

Interested in planning your next event at Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland?


 
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