Archive for December, 2006
Make sure you stop by JB’s Ukulele Hut, the island’s first uke emporium. It looks like an excellent store.-MJS
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December 18th, 2006
If they do, then these skateboards designed by Evan Hecox for Chocolate Skateboards are completely radical. If they’re using some other word for cool these days, then you can describe these decks using that term.-MJS (via Retro To Go!) UPDATE: In the comments, Jaimie points out that snowboarders got there first with the guitar motif.
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December 18th, 2006
Here’s yet another article about the Great Ukulele Revival of ‘06, but unlike all the other ones I’ve read, this one includes quotes by FJ publisher Jason Verlinde.-MJS
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December 17th, 2006
Today is Beethoven’s birthday. To celebrate, you might want to watch this clip of the first movement of the 5th Symphony on YouTube, read this essay by Marilyn Mair on Beethoven’s mandolin and/or look at this classic Peanuts comic.-MJS
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December 16th, 2006
Romane, the great French guitarist, will be opening a school devoted to teaching Gypsy jazz in January, 2007. The site is in French, but it’s pretty easy figure out what’s going on. They say that when learning Gypsy jazz, the first 30 years are the hardest, but I bet this school will cut the time in half.-MJS (via Djangology!)
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December 15th, 2006
Dave Gould looks at the 13 different versions Django Reinhardt recorded of his most famous composition, “Nuages.”-MJS
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December 15th, 2006
Here’s an interesting use of what would otherwise be trash. The architectural firm of Fung and Blatt take the material left over from the manufacture of felt picks, treat it to make it stain and heat resistant and turn it into a very nice trivet.-MJS
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December 15th, 2006
It doesn’t look like it’s been updated in a while, but this site about the guitars made by the Japanese company Teisco Del Rey looks to be very comprehensive. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it agin, I love sites like this, where an obsessed guy shares the info he’s found. I’ve known too many folks who hoard info, so this kind of thing is so refreshing.-MJS
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December 15th, 2006
Greg Hansen takes inexpensive, recently built guitar amps and makes wonderful new cabinets for them. Make sure you check out his Museum of Amps, which features loads of photos of his past creations.-MJS UPDATE: I was curious to see what models Greg makes so I checked in with him and it turns out they’re pretty much one of kind. Here’s what he says: “Each amp is different. I’ve actually tried to make production runs of the same idea, but the darn things seem to always insist on a life of their own. It’s really some kind of therapy. I truly enjoy it. Again, thank you very much and please keep checking back since I am always tinkering.” So, if you see one you like, you’d better grab it becausde there may not be another one.
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December 14th, 2006
The fine folks over at PCL LinkDump have rounded up and posted a gazillion links to sites with Christmas music. -MJS
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December 13th, 2006
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