I'm of the opinion that there is no one magic ingredient to a Strad. He got lucky. He had a stock of great wood and knew what he was doing as a builder. I remember back in the early 80's when the price...
Dick: Forget about sharpness. I was talking about the lighting. It's even, with no harsh highlights—the way one sees many guitars photographed for the Web. I shot mostly black-and-white in my heyday...
QUOTE: ----- Originally posted by Gary Hall: I didn't mean to slight you Howard. Your "Wow" is much appreciated. It simply hadn't appeared yet when I started typing my last post. Thanks indeed. Gary...
My issue with this instrument is with the tailpiece. Obviously this has been added later and its my contention that it can't be doing anything constructive for the tone. Its been refinished too. However...
The Sony probly has a built in compression to the audio, hence the louder/warmer audio (plus more hiss) If you compress the Q3 audio you'll probly bring up the lows of the guitar more. Also, bring up...
As usual, I think there are points on both sides. Yes, certainly the authorities look at public opinion when they plan their actions. They've got to get funding through congress, and if they're not clamping...
I once made an 11-course 'arch-guitar' that had eight courses over the neck, and the rest as drones. We made the two lowest fretted strings two frets longer than the others, and had a sort of capo setup...
Here's two more recordings: Bach http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/bach-prelude / and Sor http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/divertisseme nt-sor/ All are made with the new carbon strings. The...
This is the case my Goodall CJC came in, and I'm almost certain it was for a Goodall Traditional dreadnaught. It's in near perfect condition if not for some minor tarnishing of the latches. The dimensions...
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