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The Seventh String: May 2010
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Sunday, May 16, 2010. George Jetson- Bluesman or Shredder? I was a young boy in the late 1950's and early '60's. I remember Sputnik orbiting our planet, the advent of NASA and true space exploration, and the wide-eyed wonder with which my pals and I looked to the future. I don't recall cartoon dad George Jetson. Thanks to J. Backlund Designs. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Click photo to return to Seventh String Guitar Straps. Premium leather guitar straps. George Jetson- Bluesman or Shredder? Makers of fin...
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The Seventh String: Don't Mess With the Guitarist
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Don't Mess With the Guitarist. Some of Cousin Dennis' stories from his earlier club-playing days lead me to think that the bottle-throwing, redneck bar scene from The Blues Brothers. Is not entirely fictional. For playing in the roughest of roadhouses, perhaps this offering from Goldbug Guitars. Is the way to go. This is a very limited-edition model, and one of the most unique and imaginative guitars I've seen. Though I do make custom leather guitar straps,.
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The Seventh String: The Job I Wanted to Turn Away
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009. The Job I Wanted to Turn Away. You want to do this? I asked our customer. I was the gunslinger, the lead custom shop guy, for the leather goods shop I worked for in Doraville, (Cue Atlanta Rhythm Section), Georgia. The customer was a really nice guy, and he said so little about his music that I figured he was a good enough guitarist to let his playing speak for itself. The only way I could see to add the leather panel was to cement it to the face, and that meant (I can feel you ...
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The Seventh String: September 2009
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Monday, September 7, 2009. From the visually complex Goldbug Hombre, I turn here to a guitar that I think is beautiful because of its flawlessly-executed minimalism. Obviously, the primary objective for any serious guitar maker must be "playability", the physical properties of the instrument which allow it to effectively translate the intentions and skills of the musician into music. Only within the confines of playability can form be fruitfully wedded to function. Some of the guitar straps. Master leath...
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The Seventh String: I don't get it.
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Monday, April 26, 2010. I don't get it. Okay, so I'm not selling enough Seventh String Guitar Straps. Yet to afford a new hot rod. And if I was, I'd be waxing it twice a week, not trying to make it look abused. So I'm missing the point of master-built, custom-crafted guitars with expensive lacquer sanded down to bare wood in key areas, nicks and gouges in others, and the best available hardware corroded with carefully-applied acid. April 26, 2010 at 2:41 PM. May 5, 2010 at 10:21 AM. I hear ya Michael!
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The Seventh String: Cool, but will it play?
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Friday, April 30, 2010. Cool, but will it play? Turning the discussion back to the meeting of guitars and art, two weeks ago I was invited by Ft. Lauderdale luthier John Dell'Isola. To attend the Newport Guitar Festival. The occasion for us was the debut of a new model for John, which I had covered in hand-stained cowhide. Rowand's face when he test-played our creation at the show said more than any written gear review could ever express. May 11, 2010 at 7:18 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Seventh String: December 2011
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011. To turn a great line from literature on its head, "It is the worst of times. It is the best of times.". It's been a year and a half since my last post. To say the least, it's been an eventful time. Some of it I'll write about, some of it I shall not. I said in the beginning that this is to be a blog about the intersection of art and guitars, and that is still my intention. Stay tuned. But first, please indulge me as I write about something more wonderful than art. I came home t...
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The Seventh String: Family
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011. To turn a great line from literature on its head, "It is the worst of times. It is the best of times.". It's been a year and a half since my last post. To say the least, it's been an eventful time. Some of it I'll write about, some of it I shall not. I said in the beginning that this is to be a blog about the intersection of art and guitars, and that is still my intention. Stay tuned. But first, please indulge me as I write about something more wonderful than art. I came home t...
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The Seventh String: George Jetson- Bluesman or Shredder?
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Sunday, May 16, 2010. George Jetson- Bluesman or Shredder? I was a young boy in the late 1950's and early '60's. I remember Sputnik orbiting our planet, the advent of NASA and true space exploration, and the wide-eyed wonder with which my pals and I looked to the future. I don't recall cartoon dad George Jetson. Thanks to J. Backlund Designs. May 16, 2010 at 10:34 AM. That is one cool axe. All it needs now is a GJetson strap! May 16, 2010 at 3:09 PM. Were working on that. Stay tuned. Master leathersmith,...