A link to Djangobooks.com,
which I think is the best single place to get
information about the burgeoning gypsy jazz scene,
with forums,
ads, reviews, you name it.
Some
semi-connected and possibly useful remnants of the
expired Dupont site:
How
to make your own flatpicks and the wonders of garish plastic
picks Questions? I often receive
inquiries from folks wondering where they can learn
guitarmaking, violinmaking and so on. When I began,
there was virtually nothing available, so it was often
a case of the blind leading the blind. Now we have an
embarrassment of riches, in terms of books, videos,
journals, luthier's guilds, schools, seminars and so
forth. Probably the most significant advance in
information is the internet.
Online Forums which really work: Organizations you should know about There are three
luthier's organizations I belong to and heartily
endorse. One is approximately west coast, a
non-profit, tax-exempt educational organization,
another is approximately east coast and touts itself
as a "Professional Luthier Organization," though many
people - professional and otherwise - belong to both.
The third one focuses entirely on bowed instruments,
and now encloses the Catgut Acoustical Society. Each
has summer conventions, and produces journals.
The GAL site has a
great list of schools and resources for
These are a few of my
favorite luthiers, including some shops Fun Stuff The smallest guitar in the world, the nano-guitar! And an update, too.Would Steve
Martin miss the chance to take great advantage of A one-man band photo (from Detroit) I found From George Gruhn's site, a piece on a rosewood Gibson Nick Lucas with a Brazilian rosewood top (honest).
Insane Brazilian rosewood in
an old guitar. All about picks (picky2 | picky3) Fender made a whole Strat covered in clownbarf. It's so beautiful. Found on eBay, of course: a weird Asian banjo. Pay close attention to the frets!
Tony Flores, my
friend and playing partner for many years, passed away
on the 12th of September 2004, less than a month shy
of his 90th birthday party. China with the Blue Mountain Ramblers:
Lots of load time because of lots of pictures. Worth it.
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