This is incredibly similar to Monk's "Straight, No Chaser." Is it possible that this is a trick he picked up from Charlie Christian, that one could make new...
"Kevin Centlivre" <erviltnec1@...> wrote: Then why the funny trapeze? All the 250's have heavier trapezes. ALL the 250's do not have 'heavier trapezes,' it's...
I have done quite a bit of inquiry into vintage Gibson, and must disagree with both of your findings. So, now, you retract Kessel's statements? Why read your...
I don't mean to be an arse - it seems that too often Pb's world is too convenient, if it doesn't fit he'll make it fit - often I have referred to things found...
Very good. It also has 20 frets, which put in a later version. I stick to my guns on the book. ... with ... must ... Kessel's ... <bopgtrist@> ... trapezes. ...
"Kevin Centlivre" <erviltnec1@...> wrote: So, now, you retract Kessel's statements? Why read your book if it is full of errors? I haven't retracted Kessel's...
"Kevin Centlivre" <erviltnec1@...> wrote: I don't mean to be an arse - it seems that too often Pb's world is too convenient, if it doesn't fit he'll make it...
Garry, I have done my best to provide honest answers to Mr Centlivre. You have recently issued a warning on this site (#2842) with which I have complied. I...
... Omigod, I'm so sick of this crap. I feel like a ref at a Harlem Globetrotters game. What, are you guys six years old? I've changed the message settings...
On 11/22/2003 I opened a site for the express purpose of encouraging researchers and writers interested in the most important guitarist in the history of...
Those were sent to me by a collector in California. His collection specializes in Billie and Lester memorabilia, especially autograghs. Note the spelling of...
After close examination, what I thought was the pickup is the bridge. The pickup appears to be covered by paper, which I'm putting my dime on is sheet music -...
Hey Garry , Thanks for the tip on the CC dvd I just last week bought a dvd player for my computer and the next step was to buy a guitar instructional dvd of...
... itemid=320367&order=3&catcode=00&refer=search&type=product&keywords=cha ... I don't know of any DVD, Garry. I tried your link but it didn't work. That...
... with ... Nope. It's a DVD, Leo: CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Guitar Signature Licks DVD Series: DVD Medium: DVD Author: Andy Aledort Artist: Charlie Christian ...
"garry_hansen" <garry_hansen@...> wrote: Nope. It's a DVD, Leo: Just looked at my copy and it says 2003 Hal Leonrad Corporation, but I think I bought it in...
PS - Even more possible they were attempting to reproduce the hits of the quartet with the electric guitar as the "novely instrument," replacing the...
"Kevin Centlivre" <erviltnec@...> wrote: PS - Even more possible they were attempting to reproduce the hits of the quartet with the electric guitar as the...
I intended to make this one post, but forgot what I was doing... If I paraphrase Clarence Christian: "Edward and Charles could read (music), but I could only...
I am also of the belief that Charles soloed over chord shapes: You can superimpose the first 16 bars of CC's "Honeysuckle Rose" (big band version over the...
I have a vinyl lp album released in the UK on the Society label, catalogue number SOC996 which has Dizzie Gillespie, Thelonius Monk and CHARLIE CHRISTIAN and...
I never had guitar lessons and never learned to sight-read music. What I learned was by immersion (drowning) in a family of musicians. When I first ...