... If Yepes could do really do that, then why are there so many bad recordings of him (and Segovia, too, for that matter)? I'm not talking about the LPs that...
Wow Viktor that is a beautiful story. You are blessed to be so close to this. If the spirit is good, great always seem to come from it. With respect to the...
... Thank you, Viktor, for your passionate post. I think one could write a book about the subject matter, it is that vast and interesting. I, for one, am not a...
Hi all! I'd like to announce the availability of the KASILAG GUITAR QUARTET's debut CD in the US. You can find out more about the CD and the Quartet on this...
I just posted a photo of my new Alessi 10-string tuning machines to the Photos section for my upcoming 10-string by Lucio Nunez, in case anybody is interested....
... Hi Glen: A funny thing has happened. I originally decided on getting a new 10-string after a friend recommended replacing my 1973 Ramirez because it didn't...
Maybe I can tune one of them to the Yepes tuning after all! ... That is such a great idea, Stephen! That way you could have the best of both worlds. Maybe...
hey all, I've added some pics of the completed 10 string bass to the "Extreme Basses" folder in the gallery. it ships next week and I will give you all a...
Stephen Schmidt just sent me this. Stephen _______ New CD Stephan Schmidt - Mats Scheidegger, Gitarren Helmut Lachenmann - "Salut für Caudwell" (1977) Heinz...
I have added photo of the lattice bracing Lucio Nunez is using for my new 10-string: <http://tinyurl.com/6d9cg> It is a tighter, stronger system than his...
I noticed that Perf has recently posted a photo of a Hauser 10-string: <http://tinyurl.com/6ouxs> This is a discovery for me, because I believed that the first...
From: "Stephen Bright" <sbright@...> ... Hi Stephen, I got it from a David Schramm's post over at the Classical guitar mailing list yahoogroup. It's...
Hi all, Few days ago, I bought a CD of "Scarlatti Sonatas" played by Gergely Sarközy, an hungarian music. He plays lute, an strange 13-string guitar ( seems...
I am going to soon commision a luthier to build a combination 10- string/harp guitar nylon string instrument. Michael Sanden is a builder I have my eye on for...
... Well, at least until someone can come up with an example of an earlier modern 10-string guitar. I'm not sure the history of the 10-string is that well...
... Hi Viktor: We may have a difference in nomenclature here: when I say 'modern 10-string' I mean a modern guitar with 10-strings, as opposed to a 10-string...
Hi Karla, You can try Mike Doolin, he made one 11-string harp guitar for Muriel Anderson, and you can see photos on: http://www.doolinguitars.com I think that...
Thanks Ray. I know Mike Doolin well. I live in his town. :) Mike is primarily a steel string builder and I am told his steel string guitars are some of the...
I just got through listening to the sample tracks from this CD. This guy sure can play well! And what a clean sound he gets from his guitar. Basses and...
Hi Glen, If you are interesting in 11-string altoguitars, you can go to one forum here in yahoo called "altgitarren". There are big guys and some information...
... This ... playing ... Glen: I have been listening intently to some of the dialogue created on this page.What a great forum to share the magic of e-mail...
From Janet here are a few words from my heart on the subject of Yepes and the ten-string. Yepes's work as an innovator stands on its own. What we do with this...
Hi, my name is Perf and I'm a 10 string freak... :-) Personally, I revel in the freakishness of it all, it certainly prevents the player from being a...
Hi, I used to play 10-string for quite a long time, before a RH thumb injury made reaching back to 9 and 10 impossible. Several years of rest seem to have...
... of ... the ... not ... Actually, the altgittaren seems shorter because it *is* shorter. It's scale is about 570mm instead of the usual 650mm of the...
Hi, my name is Dave and I'm also a 10 string freak... :-) I'm also left handed, vegetarian, drive a Citroen DS and have been married to the same woman for...
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