The Cats Cd's contain all the LP material plus lots more. There are several other Grimes CD's besides the highlanders, all are good. I've been re-listening to...
This is very interesting. I have some material with Grimes from the Bluenote Swingtettes album which is a culmination of material from the 1940's nad is really...
Steve,<br><br>Thanks for the informative response. <br><br>It's unfortunate that talented individuals in any field are at the mercy of trends. But I suppose it...
Steve,<br><br>Thanks for the informative response. <br><br>It's unfortunate that talented individuals in any field are at the mercy of trends. But I suppose it...
Mike,<br><br>You make some excellent and considered points about trends and racism which are very hard to disagree with and your own first hand background and...
I was 24 years old when I worked in 1974 for four years....'74 thru '78 with the Lew London Trio. We had the pleasure of opening up for John Hartford at...
Thanks Steve, definitely not too basic, and Joel too for the advice on tunings and strings. My tenor has the standard Harmony gear tuner plates, I think it was...
Dewi,<br><br>Glad to be of help and might I suggest your trusty old amazon.com for these more unusual CDs - they seem to have most things and I definitely ...
**DISCLAIMER - I don't feel this way, I just want to see if everyone else is thinking the same things that I am.**<br><br>Hi Everyone,<br><br>I was thinking ...
I don't know about everyone else but I can definitely tell the difference when I hear the Tenor Guitar as apposed to a six string. It seams to have a brighter...
Ted,<br><br>I really enjoyed the images of the Eddie Freeman Special. I was surprised at how far the bridge sits along the body but then I checked the one made...
Hi Steve,<br><br>Thanks! I love the way this guitar looks, especially the headstock. Aesthetically it's a very exciting guitar to look at.<br><br>Also, I think...
Some of you might be interested to know that there are two very nice 1960s Gibson archtop tenors on eBay at the moment. One is an electric model - the ETG-150...
Steve,<br>I agree wholeheartedly with your comment/opinion concerning the lack of expertise in modern bands. The main thing I hear lacking is the rhythmic feel...
Mike, <br><br>Although I very much appreciate being considered to wax as lyrical as Mark, our esteemed Founder, and to have his expert views on this type of...
It's very interested how some people will try and get obscene amounts of money for guitars. I just did an eBay search on tenor guitars and came of with one ...
The Harmony Tenors listed on ebay are pretty reasonable- but I guess you get what you pay for- even the beat up Gibsons go for alot. The Harmony tenors all...
Steve,<br><br>Well alright then. 'Scuse me. I have to jump over here when I get a minute and see what's going on on this list. There's a lot of interesting...
Too much. I purchased an archtop Gibson from about 1935 that's in comparable shape to the 50's -60's? on Ebay for $700, and that was with some set up/clean up...
Mike,<br><br>Please forgive if I caused you any offence - it was completely unintended. I just didn't want anyone to think I was taking any credit for someone...
I was fortunate to get back stage passes last night to the first concert on Natalie Merchant's summer tour, which has a traditional/folk theme along with some...
I've just been looking at my new copy of the Bob Brozman book on National resonators and there is a fascinating section on the McKendricks - both called 'Mike'...
Hi Steve,<br><br>Oh yes, the McKendrick brothers were all over the place during the hot era. One suggestion for you in tracking down specific tracks would be ...
Ted,<br><br>Many thanks for that - it's very interesting stuff. I've been looking them up in my jazz books. Gunther Schuller (Early Jazz) says that Big Mike ...
Man, nice gibson tenor- didn't sell at over $400 but probably worth more, looks to be in v. nice condition. Whata you make of the pickup and volume/tone...
