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1. Welcome to
the Acoustic Guitar Wire
2. Music news
3. New on the Web at www.acousticguitar.com
4. Tips for holiday travel with your guitar
5. Highlights from upcoming issues of Acoustic Guitar
6. Tenth Anniversary Guitar giveaway
7. New books from String Letter Publishing
8. Win a free CD!
9. Why did the bass player cross the road?
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Welcome to the premier issue of the Acoustic Guitar Wire.
We'll bring you the latest acoustic music news,
information about happenings on-line, advance notice
of special offers and giveaways, previews of new
publications and recordings from String Letter Publishing,
a few jokes, plus tips and advice about guitars, gear, and
playing.
This newsletter is best viewed in 10-point Courier.
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Music News
Bruce Springsteen's classic low-tech acoustic recording
"Nebraska" gets a new lease on life this month. Ben Harper,
Ani DiFranco, Los Lobos, Aimee Mann, Johnny Cash, and Dar
Williams are among the artists participating in "Badlands:
A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's 'Nebraska.'"
Look for it on Sub Pop in music stores this week.
Congratulations to classical guitarist Martha Masters for
winning first place in the annual Guitar Foundation of
America International Solo Guitar Competition in San
Antonio, Texas, the weekend of October 26. Ismo Eskelinen
took second place, Risa Carlson nabbed third, and Tiaraju
Aronovich won fourth. Read more at GFA's Web site:
www.guitarfoundation.org
We were sorry to hear that famed guitar collector Scott
Chinery passed away on October 24. The self-made millionaire
had one of the world's largest collections of new and
vintage guitars. His book "The Chinery Collection" profiled
250 exquisite guitars from the collection. Chinery also
commissioned a number of custom archtops by two dozen of the
world's finest living luthiers for his "Blue Guitar
Collection," a project conceived as a tribute to the
legendary James D'Aquisto. Read more about the Chinery
collection on-line at
www.chinery.com/index3.html
If you live in New York, be sure to drop in on the Django
Reinhardt festival November 29 through December 2 at the
Birdland Jazz Club on West 44th. Headliners include Bucky
Pizzarelli, Mark O'Connor, Bireli Lagrene, and Jimmy
Rosenberg. Get the details at www.stratta-philips.com
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New at Acoustic Guitar Central
There's still a chance to win a free guitar and amp from
Carvin. Enter now at
www.acousticguitar.com/giveaway2/carvin/index.html
Read our interviews with the world's best songwriters and
guitarists in the new Featured Artists section. Get the
inside story on Dave Matthews, Leo Kottke, Joni Mitchell,
Ani DiFranco, Norman Blake, and many more. Stories
about the Everly Brothers and Dave Alvin go on-line today.
Just go to www.acousticguitar.com/artists/index.shtml
Take a free lesson complete with tablature, notation, text,
and Real Audio sound clip examples. A new lesson goes
on-line today, and you can get a jump on your holiday
repertoire with our fingerstyle arrangement of
"Greensleeves." Just go to
www.acousticguitar.com/lessons/dubrock/1.shtml
There's always a good discussion going in the Guitar Talk
forums. Stop by to share your wisdom, ask a question, and
meet other players on-line. When you register you are
automatically entered in our weekly drawing to win an
electronic tuner. Sign up today at
www.acousticguitar.com/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi
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Tips and Advice: Holiday flying with your guitar
During the coming holiday season many of you will be flying
with your guitars to visit relatives and friends around the
country. Whenever possible, carry your guitar on the plane
with you. A standard dreadnought case will easily fit in the
overhead bins of most major aircraft. If you must check your
instrument, try to arrange for a gate check, so that it is
hand-carried to the cargo hold from the jet way and returned
to you on the jet way at your destination.
Some airlines will not do this, and you will need to check
your guitar through the conventional luggage-handling
system.
When that happens, be sure to follow these guidelines for
defending your instrument from the baggage demons. A flight
case is ideal for frequent air travel, but a standard
hardshell case will get the guitar there safe and sound if
you do some extra preparation.
Loosen the strings. This is not for the changes in pressure.
It is to take tension off of the peghead in case the guitar
is dropped or knocked around. The most common airline
disaster is a broken peghead.
Pack the peghead and neck with tee shirts or foam or
crumpled newspaper. This will add further protection to the
instrument's peghead by keeping the instrument from moving
in the case in the event that it is dropped, tossed, or
drop-kicked across the tarmac. Pack the peghead fully and
firmly.
Tape the latches shut. Latches are easily ripped off,
knocked loose, and bumped open during normal baggage
handling, and this will keep the case from sustaining damage
to the latches or flying open.
To read more about safe flying with your guitar, go to
www.acousticguitar.com/Gear/advice/flying.shtml
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Here are some highlights from upcoming issues of
Acoustic Guitar magazine:
-Acoustic-electrics for under $1,000
-Malian guitar (with instructional sidebar)
-Greg Brown interview (with song transcription)
-Alternative tonewoods
-Resources for songwriters on the Web
In the February issue, look for:
-Richard Thompson interview (with song transcription)
-Young flamencos virtuosos (Nuñez, Amigo, and Tomatito)
-Country lead guitar lesson
-Guitar instruction sites on the Web
Other stories in the works: features on the Barenaked
Ladies, bluesman John Cephas, the big world of acoustic
jam bands, our annual summer study guide, plus lots more.
Don't miss out on any of these great features! Subscribe to
Acoustic Guitar today. Sign up on-line at
www.acousticguitar.com/service/service.html#subscribe
or
call toll free (800) 827-6837.
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Tenth Anniversary Guitar Giveaways!
There are still two chances to win one of our exclusive
Tenth Anniversary Guitars. Entry forms are available in the
November and December issues of Acoustic Guitar magazine.
See the collection at
www.acousticguitar.com/giveaway2/anniversary/
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New books and bundles from String Letter Publishing
"Custom Guitars"
This exquisite book highlights the work of more than 200
custom guitar builders with text, hundreds of photos,
and complete contact info for the luthiers.
www.acousticguitar.com/books/guidebooks.html#custom
"Solo Fingerstyle Basics"
Learn the basics of fingerstyle guitar playing with
this excellent introduction to the style.
www.acousticguitar.com/books/Lessonbooks.html#solo
Alternate Tunings Bundle
Get in-depth instruction about alternate (open)
tunings and save money when you buy two of our
expert lesson books.
www.acousticguitar.com/books/lessonbooks.html#alt_bndl
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Win a Free CD!
We're giving away a free CD of acoustic guitar music to the
contributor of the best music joke or gig story. To enter,
simply send your favorite music joke or anecdote about a gig
from hell to jokes@stringletter.com.
We'll give a new prize
with each edition. Here's our first entry.
Apologies to all the bass players out there!
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Music joke No. 372
How many bass players does it take to change a lightbulb?
-One, but the guitarist has to show him first.
-Don't bother. Just leave it out--no one will notice.
-Six: one to change it and the other five to fight off the
lead guitarists who are hogging the light.
-None. They let the keyboard player do it with his left
hand.
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Hot Links to Cool Sites: Guitar Galleries on the Web
If you haven't already visited our new Custom Guitar
Gallery, go to www.acousticguitar.com
and follow
the links.
Check out the lovely on-line gallery of new guitars at
www.guitarnation.com.
Scores of full-color images celebrate
the modern guitar and the art of lutherie.
Acoustic Guitar contributor Bianca Soros has collaborated
with Hank Risan to present the Museum of Musical Instruments
at www.themomi.org.
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