tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post3600225639880294333..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: HandmadeSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-107782300498402902009-04-29T15:48:00.000-07:002009-04-29T15:48:00.000-07:00Hi Steve,
I'm the builder of most of those ukes. F...Hi Steve,<br />I'm the builder of most of those ukes. Four on the left.<br />Two on the right are by a great friend Abe Su'a from Spokane.<br />Yea, the playing by Craig Alden Dell on MIke Elwell's 10 string was really great. Craig gave a small group of us a sample of his flamenco later in a hallway.<br />Mike does incredible work.Mark Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12541684219256348885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-72571633874521765712009-04-28T16:59:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:59:00.000-07:00It's contextual, you Nazi-beer swilling buffoon --...It's contextual, you Nazi-beer swilling buffoon -- this guy marketing to the classical folks is calling his wares "violins;" across from him, the bluegrass guy calls his "fiddles." Perfectly valid for me to point this out, since that was, in fact, the case.<br /><br />That they are identical doesn't matter. Like calling "automobiles" "cars," or a knife a "shiv." It all depends on the context.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-8305926121393417882009-04-28T16:38:00.000-07:002009-04-28T16:38:00.000-07:00My seven Gods, those looked mouth-watering. There'...My seven Gods, those looked mouth-watering. There's no other way to say that about musical instruments and not sound fabulously gay, but I'm willing to do so for some of those violins.<br /><br />By the by, Steve: There's no difference between a violin and a fiddle. None. It's the approach of the player.<br /><br />Stick that in your redundancy pipe and smoke it.Bobbe Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346040017021718774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-58770128683979049672009-04-27T21:00:00.000-07:002009-04-27T21:00:00.000-07:00I sent this to my friend who builds some really ni...I sent this to my friend who builds some really nice Uke'sDojo Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057645566330892415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-90638908556298307272009-04-27T17:02:00.000-07:002009-04-27T17:02:00.000-07:00Oh, yeah. Actually been there, long ago and far aw...Oh, yeah. Actually been there, long ago and far away. Guy once fixed a snapped-off peg head on my cheapo guitar somebody had stepped on. Charged me ten bucks because he knew I was broke ...<br /><br />I went to pick it up, nobody was in the shop -- it was on Sunset, east of Echo Park back then. So I wandered around into the back and there were all these letters on the wall from guys like Jose Feleciano and such thanking them for the wonderful instruments. <br /><br />Must have been about 1968 or maybe 1969.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-44338454471136589202009-04-27T15:56:00.000-07:002009-04-27T15:56:00.000-07:00Hi Steve,
Years ago, there was a store in L.A. ca...Hi Steve,<br /><br />Years ago, there was a store in L.A. called Candelas Guitars. They made beautiful one-piece rosewood instruments, among others. It was a lovely place.<br /><br />Geri J.Geri Jeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697986655069268220noreply@blogger.com