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World's most expensive guitar goes on sale The electric guitar is named "Midnight Opulence" and is encrusted with different types of jewels. They include diamonds, citrine, blue topaz, peridot and emeralds. A celebrity master builder handmade the guitar from scratch, which explains its |
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Beaverbrook man creates one-of-a-kind guitars A Beaverbrook man's passion for handmade guitars started in high school with a teacher who owned a handcrafted instrument. Patrick Hawley, who took classical guitar lessons during his teenage years, became enthralled with the idea that the instrument |
Sacramento area music stores say ukuleles ride new wave of popularity
And 35-year-old ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has led the charge on YouTube, with his rendition of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" tallying 9 million views. The uke's status has climbed so high that future generations likely will
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Artisan crafts guitars to musicians' specifications
By Steve Block, Staff writer, TTi One wall in Bruce Clay's workspace has several dozen of his handmade demo guitars on display, while another wall features some of his paintings. This man of many facets has sold guitars to many famous performing
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Hand-made music: Waynesville woman hopes to pass on dulcimer-making craft It is played like a guitar or banjo but laid across one's lap. The body of a dulcimer is either teardrop- or hourglass-shaped. Its sound holes offer exponentially more variety. McCurdy makes dulcimers and has carved bears, dogwood flowers, dolphins and |
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Wood choice and joinery take precedence over showy ornamentation, as he combines traditional New England Shaker craftsmanship with his guitar making skills. “There's nothing artificial about a beautiful handmade Shaker rocker,” Davis says.
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Planet Gear: Pulled Apart By Horses on making Tough Love
James was particularly frond of hand made Fuzz pedal, an EHX Memory Man, a Holy Grail and Tom used a POG to drop down and Octave on Night Of The Living. We also amassed a decent collection of different guitars to try, including a Stratocaster,
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Audience Calendar
Curtis on Tour: Celebration of the Classical Guitar, Roberto Diaz and Jason Vieaux play Paganini and Piazzolla in celebration of classical guitar at the Curtis Institute, Rockport Opera House, $30-$40, $8 for ages 18 and under. 236-2823. 2:30 pm Feb.
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Grand re-opening of the Cigar Box Guitar Museum near Pittsburgh, PA
By Mark Frauenfelder at 2:02 pm Tuesday, Feb 14 The Speal's Tavern Cigar Box Guitar Museum near Pittsburgh, PA has been expanded and improved for 2012. The museum now sports over 40 handmade instruments, cigar box amplifiers, antique photos and artwork
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Craftsman hopes to hit right note in Far East AN ARTISAN guitar maker, who has toured with some of the country's most famous bands, is set to become big in Japan. Fintry-based Michael Ritchie secured an order for his hand made classical guitars from a dealership in Tokyo in December and approached |

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And 35-year-old ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro has led the charge on YouTube, with his rendition of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" tallying 9 million views. The uke's status has climbed so high that future generations likely will
By Steve Block, Staff writer, TTi One wall in Bruce Clay's workspace has several dozen of his handmade demo guitars on display, while another wall features some of his paintings. This man of many facets has sold guitars to many famous performing
Wood choice and joinery take precedence over showy ornamentation, as he combines traditional New England Shaker craftsmanship with his guitar making skills. “There's nothing artificial about a beautiful handmade Shaker rocker,” Davis says.
James was particularly frond of hand made Fuzz pedal, an EHX Memory Man, a Holy Grail and Tom used a POG to drop down and Octave on Night Of The Living. We also amassed a decent collection of different guitars to try, including a Stratocaster,
Curtis on Tour: Celebration of the Classical Guitar, Roberto Diaz and Jason Vieaux play Paganini and Piazzolla in celebration of classical guitar at the Curtis Institute, Rockport Opera House, $30-$40, $8 for ages 18 and under. 236-2823. 2:30 pm Feb.
By Mark Frauenfelder at 2:02 pm Tuesday, Feb 14 The Speal's Tavern Cigar Box Guitar Museum near Pittsburgh, PA has been expanded and improved for 2012. The museum now sports over 40 handmade instruments, cigar box amplifiers, antique photos and artwork














