The instruments built by Antionio Stradivari are world famous. Most of those instruments are found today in museums or collections, others are played by some of the best musicians today. Today I would like to present two of Stradivaris instruments – the Sabionari guitar and the Tuscan violin. The Sabionari Guitar The guitar name Sabionari …
On April 20, 2012 Bert Weedon has passed away. Weedon was a very influetial guitarist in Great Britain, his instructional book Play in a Day has served many important guitarists including Paul McCarney and Eric Clapton to learn to play their instrument. Wikipedia: Herbert Maurice William ‘Bert’ Weedon, OBE (10 May 1920 – 20 April 2012) …
Bert Weedon – The Guitar Sound of the Sixties – Play in a Day Read More »
Electric guitars were first used during the 1930s, today an electric guitar can be found in almost every rock band. A great online feature about the invention of the electric guitar can be found at the site of the Lemelson Center: Sometimes, but typically it is a far more complex process. Amplifying the sound of …
The Invention of the Electric Guitar – Great Online Feature of the Lemelson Center Read More »
Three videos with the guitarist Rogério Caetano from Brazil from the Talentos series of the Brazilian TV. Rogério Caetano is one of the younger Brazilian guitarists, he has played together with Hamilton de Holanda. In those videos he plays with Luís Barcelos (bandolim) and Amoy Ribas (percussion) Enjoy the videos with Rogério Caetano! Talentos – …