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February 28, 2010
Making a great guitar takes healthy doses of patience, analysis, musical knowledge and woodcrafting skills — someone with a nose for engineering, . . . a reputation as one of the country’s finer guitar makers, selling 10 or 12 custom acoustic guitars a year for prices ranging upwards of $20,000.
http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/article.php?ID=74127 . . .
February 27, 2010
Garry Chaffin bought his first Gibson guitar when he was 13 years old. He worked all summer for his father before striding into a Cookeville store . . . has faced them from many directions in the past year — from the tough economy to scrutiny by federal authorities to accusations of price rigging.
http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/03/01/story3.h . . .
February 26, 2010
Now that you have determined you would like to learn and master guitar, the next question will be what's the best way to go about it. You can pay a . . . decide on which method would work better for you. A lot of guitar courses contain a handful of back up tracks you are able to engage in along with.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/live-guitar-teacher-or-online-lessons.h . . .
February 19, 2010
In this dynamic technique, we are exploring what we can do in the classic rapid-fire flatpick style of the great Doc Watson. This is acoustic . . . picking hand style and the “free” picking style, depending on the degree of accuracy we need. Have fun with this classic sound and technique!
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Lessons/Lesson-Of-The-Day/Doc-Wa . . .
January 28, 2010
I have always envied those who grew up in musical households, where instrumental ability was second nature, like slowing down when you spot a cop on . . . and scope out a level playing field on which to flourish. Or is America's story now one in which we drive prospective CF Martins away?
http://spectator.org/archives/2010/01/28/martin-and-me . . .
January 22, 2010
Explore the essential songs of bluegrass and country guitar as played by Maybelle Carter and Jimmie Rodgers, and carried on by masters like Tony Rice, Norman Blake and Bryan Sutton. These ten lessons teach the basics of . . .
read more! http://www.bluegrassuncut.com/blog/flatpicking-guitar-basics/ . . .
January 13, 2010
It is hard to believe Del McCoury just celebrated 50 years of playing bluegrass. The legend of traditional bluegrass with his Del McCoury Band . . . Custom Edition features exceptional premium tonewoods. The Adirondack spruce top and scalloped braces are crafted with early '40s-era placement ...
http://namm.harmony-central.com/WNAMM10/article/Martin/Martin-Guitar-I . . .
January 13, 2010
The Gibson Flat-Top is more than just an acoustic guitar. Its birth and evolution is entangled with close to 90 years of political, social, and . . . measured, and if you doubt that just ask one of the many legends who brandish one. It is no wonder the adage goes “Only a Gibson is good enough.”
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=126309 . . .
January 6, 2010
In 1972 I decided to buy a better guitar. I'd been learning to play for two years, and that seemed like quite a while then. I don't remember the . . . in the family isn't inclined to play it on a fairly regular basis, sell it, or give it away. An old Martin shouldn't set forever in its case.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2558181/phunques_desk_the_gui . . .
January 4, 2010
“East Virginia Blues” is a traditional bluegrass song that is played in bluegrass jams and festivals all over the world. A couple of the more popular recorded versions are those of The Carter Family, and The Stanley Brothers. – I’ll go back to East Virginia – North Carolina ain’t my home – I’ll go back to East Virginia – Leave them North Carolinean’s alone
http://www.bluegrassuncut.com/blog/east-virginia-blues-chords-and-lyri . . .
