... Perf, I agree 100%, and I have always not liked the traditional way of attaching strings to the tie block because it actually RAISES the break angle. My...
... I thought your guitar was a modern reproduction of the historical Lavigne, and that you were of the opinion that modern reproductions sound better than ...
... Nestor, you are right. I switched from La Bella to the Hannabach 815 Medium-Tension set, and the basses are more even, and the low B and A are much...
... Welcome to the list, Stephen. From one Stephen to another, I'm very glad you are here. I would like very much to know what specific exercises you did to ...
Hello Stephen, I am glad that the change has been you from strings, in any case A and B naturally will have less power since to obtain the eighth cords they...
Nowadays many luthiers are double-drilling holes to the tie block to improve volume due to break angle. I had my Contreras modified accordingly. Len Verrett ...
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Hi Stephen I have several guitars, the Lavigne is an original Paris circa 1805-1810. Direct link to my collection: ...
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... No, was talking about nylon-stringed classical guitars. I guess this is why the topic can be regarded as 'mystical', as there is not a generally accepted...
... Welcome to the group, Donn. I had an original Panormo for the past 7 years that I just recently eBayed to a collector in Germany. It was a great sounding...
... How much is practically free? As a commercial publisher who pays printers through the nose, I am always looking for a better deal... ... Appropriate is...
... One difficulty in determining whether a guitar is played out or not, is that you cannot compare it to the way it sounded at an earlier time. The only...
... about ... capo for ... Tuning. ... don't ... Perhaps a word should be said here about this Romantic tuning. It does not exist. 10-sting guitars in the 19th...
... Because for the last 48 years that I have been involved with guitars, they were not necessary. The way I learned right at the beginning, is to subject the...
... Because for the last 48 years that I have been involved with guitars, they were not necessary. The way I learned right at the beginning, is to subject the...
... about ... capo for ... Tuning. ... don't ... Perhaps a word should be said here about this Romantic tuning. It does not exist. 10-sting guitars in the 19th...
Dear Mr. Ophee, First of all, it is truly a delight to have the benefit of your wisdom to share with the group as I'm truly amazed at the encyclopedia of...
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Dear Mr. Ophee, I am very pleased to hear your favorable opinion of the romantic guitars. Every day I fight the unjustified bias against these instruments, by...
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... Thank you for these kind words. As much as I know, the one thing I do know for sure, is that I do not know everything there is to know... ... As a...
... Well, almost, but not quite. I have a very favorable opinion of my own Scherzer guitars, both of them. But I also own 19th century guitars that are not all...
... Basic copyright question: had you decided to publish this music AS WRITTEN, i.e., for the 10-string guitar, would you have to get permission, or would that...
... The main advantage of this arrangement (according to Scott Horton) is that the 640 scale is really not a suitable string length for any note lower than ...
... My pet projects, i.e., music for the 10-string, I can get printed for the wholesale cost of the paper, which is next to nothing. We are very nationally...
... On the free-floating system, if you encountered a piece with a low Bb, you would have to tune the A string up or the B string down a 1/2 step. On the ...
... It may interest you to know that our own Janet Marlow has promised us a method book, to be published by Mel Bay. Her description to me of the forthcoming...
... It seems like every place I see mention made of Carulli's Decacord, I also see a different tuning attributed to it, like this from Len's website: According...
... Two different issues: 1. The music is in the public domain. Period. 2. You still have to comply with whatever restrictions the library imposed on...
... Thanks. I'll take a look. ... The only thing that is relevant here is the Moscow Weiss Manuscript. There are two parallel volumes. One is a guitar...
... I understand all of that. My question was more specific. Which pieces, by which composers? Matanya Ophee Editions Orphe'e, Inc., 1240 Clubview Blvd. N. ...
... May be so. I am simply quoting directly from the facsimile. It cannot be any clearer than that. On page 2 it gives this tuning: C', D', E, F, G, A, d, g,...
Dear Group, Thanks to Mr. Ophee for pointing out this fact. My web site apparently had incorrect information concerning Decacorde tuning given to me from Dr....
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