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DEPARTMENTS
JUMP STREET Building
your own guitar, Alejandro Escovedo dramatizes his roots, Americana
songwriter Kim Richey, Happenings,
and more.
REVIEWS
Beck on record, guitar
maintenance DVDs, and Hit
List CDs.
HERE'S
HOW Plugged:
An electric guitar primer for acoustic guitarists. By Karen Hogg
A.G.
LETTER Guitar
maker Harry Fleishman breaks bread with Italian luthiers
in Tuscany.
SONG
CRAFT One-Woman
Show: Aimee Mann has the freedom to pursue her musical vision.
By Paul Zollo
Words and Music to "It's Not"
STAGE
AND STUDIO Bring It on Home: How to host your own house
concert series. By Drew Pearce
MARKETPLACE Browse
the classified ads
with live links to advertiser websites.
GEARBOX
New nylon-strings from C.F. Martin and Taylor Guitars, and new gear.
SHOPTALK
Making Connections: Basic soldering tools and techniques. By
Dave Wendler
Q&A
Answers
to your questions
about alternating picking, micarta fingerboards, and more.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Basics: Triads up the
Neck. By Karen Hogg
Music to "Down in the Valley"
Lead Techniques: Bluegrass
Crosspicking. By Scott Nygaard
Music to "Midnight on the Stormy Deep"
OFF THE RECORD
Ron Forbes-Roberts
studies jazz guitarist Sylvain Luc's take on a traditional Basque
song.
Music to "Xarmegaria"
GREAT ACOUSTICS
Saga DG-250. By Michael
Simmons
Cover: Custom
creations by Judy Threet. Photo by Rhett Demetrick.
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