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But here is the interesting thing, and one that I have chewed on since I got my first guitar just one year ago. I play the same, solitary, clarinet I got 50 years ago, and have never pined for another. Same with my alto sax I got two years later, and my tenor sax about 7 years after that, which I purchased from my teacher's family when he passed away. Here is the point: I have never hankered after any woodwind instrument the way I do with guitars which I find so lust-worthy. Surely, spending time with you all gives that lust a place to roost. But, I occasionally visit clarinet and sax sites and come away totally GAS-free. I know this is wildly off-topic, but it is my thread after all.... Guitars, to my eye and ear, are art. And I am an visual artist (photography), as well as a musician. And I collect art and fine wood furniture. The guitar, for good or ill, ticks all the boxes of my heart's desire. My FB H12 is right next to me, a this very moment. Like a faithful dog, though one trimmed in curly maple, just waiting to be scratched. I glance over and admire it for what it is - an object of great visual beauty and the love child of extraordinarily skilled hands that put it into mine. It speaks to me silently, at rest. And when I awaken it with my clumsy fingers, it gives me back exactly what I merit. There is, perhaps, nothing so honest than a human-powered musical instrument. You get exactly what you are entitled to. Figuring out what it wants from me is truly an exciting new journey, though at 63, I do wish I had set out a bit sooner. But I believe all things come in their time. And I am working hard to be the player my guitars deserve. Anyways, again, I am most grateful for this generous community of artists and kind souls. I hope, in time, I can begin to give back some of what I have taken from it. David |
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Thank you for your kind note and links. I will surely look into the events you mention. In return, I can offer a fledgling one here in Maine: https://hallowell.org/luthiers/. We are a small state, but have a deep bench - Bourgeois, Circa (John Slobod), Laurent Brondel, etc. Best to you as well. David |
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I was just gonna say the same ... I have a Blackwood/hog 322 12 and if anything, I've gotta pay attention to not getting too loud on it.
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Lol. I haven’t heard it called that in ages.
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@dneal, congratulations on getting that Rein 00. I had checked that one out several times when it was being offered for sale.
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Me too. I didn't buy it when it was available at Fazio's, but as fortune would have it a poster had it for sale when I was selling a Brook Taw. He offered it as a trade, and I couldn't be happier with it. |