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Alan Aleksander replied to Sue Thompson's discussion Anyone have any experience with Voyage Air guitars?"I have a VAD 2. Dreadnaught with rosewood back and sides, spruce top, mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard. I would say that the sound and workmanship was pretty good. I like it but have made a number of modifications to it that I felt it needed. I…"
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Blue Chip picks
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Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 2:59pm on September 8, 2008,
Jed C said… - Hello,
I read that you are having some trouble getting ahold of Mr. W. I don't think there is any trick to getting ahold of him. He must not have gotten your e-mail. Try again. He has always responded to my e-mails very promptly. Last time I talked to him, he said he was working alot. He is a one man business still and his picks are used all over the place. Exactly what thickness of pick are you planning on ordering?
- At 4:12pm on September 8, 2008, Alan Aleksander said…
- I've been using the TF 140 picks in black and wanted to order it in a TF 150 thickness. I saw that he had done this probably as a special order on someones website but they were out of stock. What email address do you use for him?
- At 7:26am on October 20, 2008,
Marv Sobolesky said… - Hey thanks Alan. A softer touch is where its at. Good luck on getting the jams organized in Ca. They are a lot of work to get going and to maintain but worth every minute of it. I have met so many great people because of it.
Marv Sobolesky
www.marvsmusic.com
- At 10:26am on October 20, 2008, Marv Sobolesky said…
- The softer touch applies in a sense. You want to keep your right hand pretty relaxed but it takes a bit of tension in the "turkey muscle" Also wider swings will help keep you relaxed but can have an effect on your speed. Steve Kaufman has some great stuff in the "Picking up Speed" DVD
Marv Sobolesky
www.marvsmusic.com
- At 4:12pm on October 20, 2008, Jed C said…
- Yes. Try wegen @ this e-mail. If you can't get ahold of him, I can order them for you.
wegen015@wxs.nl
- At 5:58pm on October 22, 2008, Jed C said…
- Yeah let me know if you get ahold of him. He has always responded to my e-mails w/in 3-4 days. Most of the time sooner.
- At 3:26pm on October 23, 2008, Jed C said…
- Glad I could help!
- At 10:39am on October 31, 2008,
Dan Miller said…
- Alan,
Where are you in California. I think I'm going to start a jam session page on this network soon that will list jams and people looking to jam. That will probably help.
Dan
- At 4:49pm on November 27, 2008,
Eric Lambert said… - Thanks for the friendship Alan:)
- At 9:52pm on November 29, 2008, Eric Lambert said…
- Thanks Alan and happy Holidays to you as well.
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Tom Faux replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"I recently came across a steel string parlor guitar made by P. Benson, in Minneapolis. It's really a nice little instrument--well built, comfortable, very much like an old Martin 00-18 (mahogany, slotted headstock, pyramid bridge, ladder…"
Marc Schlotthauer replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"My gear is much better than my skill - for straight flatpickin', I play a Martin D-18 Authentic 1937. My go-to guitar for just about everything else (and it flatpicks just fine, thank you) is my Huss & Dalton D-RH with a Red Spruce top.…"
Derek commented on Derek's video
Ragtime Annie
"Hey Craig. Thanks for the kind comment. The credit for this version should really go To Steve Kaufman who's arrangement it is. Good luck with your bluegrass studies, it's wonderful music and great fun to play. I look forward to…"
Craig commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Derek: Mike above is teaching me blue grass and showed me this site. Fantastic rendition by you of this great song. Thanks for sharing. I'm off to Mike's to practice!!!!"
Clyde J.Ortego replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"I play a Silvertone Acoustic from back in the Sixties."
Mike FlatPickingBuddy replied to Todd McFarland's discussion What brand do you play?"I have a Guild Bluegrass D40 made in the original factory at Hoboken that has been with me since 1964
I also have a Martin D18 made sometime around 1994 and a 1977 or earlier Yamaha FG336SB"
Derek commented on Derek's videoRagtime Annie
"Thanks Mike. I have to prove to myself that I can play the material as written but once I've done that I start to allow myself some leeway to have fun and drop in my own bits. There's not too much space to do that in SK's version of…"
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