Hi, Stephen: Thank you for your post. I'm wondering what you meant by "mute?" Who makes them? Why would you "barre the first 5 strings for Ab minor scale?" I...
Hi, Folks: For those 10-String players who want to amplify with decent sound, the Swiss company by the name of Schertler specializes in transducers for the...
Stephen: Mucho thanks for the extra "umph" to my exercise work. I am feeling very comfy already with the extra strings thanks to this and other peoples help. ...
... Does the Alexander Technique say anything about the guitarists' use of a footstool? I personally feel that they should be avoided, but I'm curious what the...
Hi! ... I enrolled for a summer session or two at the Aspen School of music, I guess you would call this "master class." Concerning ongoing, weekly lessons,...
To my knowlege nobody in the AT field speaks specifically with authority to guitarists and the use of foot stools. The Technique however does specifically and...
I can say with authority that the damage had already been done to me too. I was told that I had to give up my career and have surgery by more than one...
Hi, Folks: When I use the shoulder strap when sitting down, the length is just to where I can play guitar while lightly resting the outward curve of the lower...
Hi Mischa ... Robert Guthrie has a manufactured guitar mute. It is a plastic clip with foam rubber in between to dampen the strings. I did a search for 'guitar...
... I use the Aria Guitar Rest: <http://tinyurl.com/5hzb3> I used to use the Dynarette cushion, but found that it didn't lift the guitar neck high enough with...
I've tried several guitar supports, but nothing beats the ol' footstool in terms of security. I never did like that "detached" feeling that guitar supports...
Thanks, Stephen: Just curious... what is the "Romanitic Tuning?" I went to school at North Texas State University beginning 1966. My major instrument was...
... The Romantic tuning is when you tune while feeling those warm love feelings towards your significant other. Just kidding -- I'm not sure, but perhaps the...
Does anyone know a preferred rasgueado stroke and fingering for the tied notes in the rasgueado section of the piece "Koyunbaba" by Carlo Domeniconi? I'm...
... I went there from 1977-78, and they had a fairly large guitar dept. by then, and Tom Johnson was the head classical guitar prof. I do agree that there are...
Try i a m triplet pattern. It takes a little practice to get the a finger up to speed but it'll benefit not only Koyunbaba but a host other pieces as well. ...
Hi all! I've uploaded a recent arrangement of "The First Noel" to my Soundclick page: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/perfdecastromusic.htm It's my Holiday...
Hi, Folks: Today, I've been reviewing some of the music of Danny Doyle, the balladeer I recently traveled with in Ireland. He has a website, and, on the CD...
Hi Karla, I was visiting the page of luthier Mike Doolin, and I saw something that you ever talk in your posts... a 20-string harp guitar... I knew that?? ...
... I agree, Perf! All my best, Mischa ... http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/perfdecastromusic.htm ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
... Season's Greetings, and thanks for the very nice piece. Can you please indulge us further with some quick answers to these 4 questions: 1) What tuning did...
I just want to remind everyone that all members have access to our 10-string links: <http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/10string/links> It is probably the...
Hi Folks, I found out about this group from Stephen Bright yesterday and thought I should join. I don't own a 10-string anymore -- I sold it to Stephen :) --...
Hi Stephen, ... Here's my current tuning: ebgDAE then 7 - D, 8 - low A, 9 - re-entrant C (3rd fret 5th string), 10 - F (1st fret 6th string) But for this...
... Hi Perf: Is your full name Perfecto? That is a perfect name for a musician! All I got was Bright, and a love for spruce top classical guitars. I did enjoy...
If you're interested to hear a recording I did this morning on my new German Vazquez Rubio 7-string, click on the link for my soundclick site and listen to BWV...
Hi, Folks: Khansahib ("familiar" name for my teacher, Ali Akbar Khan) taught us 3 different ways to make music, stating that each person should experiment and...
