I will add - about 5 years ago, I saw her Martin at the Smithsonian; while that was cool and all, it looked a lot better in her hands........


Peter

Like Paul, I didn't know she was not just a lefty, but played a right-handed strung guitar upside down!  I've only seen one other person play this way, a guy in a local country band about 30 years ago.   I watch her fingers and it's like watching someone play an instrument that I have no idea how to play!

Bill, tgo

Quote from: lbpesq on October 07, 2020, 07:01:06 AM
I watch her fingers and it's like watching someone play an instrument that I have no idea how to play!

Bill, tgo

Me, too.  But then, I get that watching just about anybody........

Peter

It's funny you guys mentioned it... she was on the cover of Sept./Oct. Acoustic Guitar Magazine; I had the same thought path... never noticed before, she is left-handed, and playing a right-handed guitar. My old '50 D-18 is a right-handed guitar that was played by (at least one) left-handed player during its life. It also has some right-handed play-wear from two other players, not counting me. I'm not sure in what order it accumulated the scars, but the left-handed player had it for a long time, played with a very full swing, with a heavy hand. There is nearly a hole played through the top in one place. I have to assume they had it strung for left-handed play to have worn it like this.

Elizabeth Cotten's guitar looks nice by comparison.   

Kinda' makes me want to go home and play my old Martin guitar this evening... who's in?   

Yeah - I'm thinking that southpaw didn't a lot of finger-picking......

My dear friend the late Chicago folk legend Mick Scott was a superb finger-picker, but flatpicked & strummed just as much - and he was not gentle with his instruments; he played his '53 D-28 quite literally until it fell apart.  His last acoustic was a 0000 custom by a gentleman named David Dollack (and the finest guitar I've ever played); see attached pic; he's in the middle.  Note the oversized pickguard: Mick played a hole right through the upper treble bout; took it back to David for a new top - and instead (I think fearing a new top wouldn't sound as spectacular) he made that pickguard to cover the hole.





And to get the thread back on track, here he is with Mickey Clark; lousy sound quality, and nowhere near showing his ability - but you can see how the hole got there:


Peter

Haven't had time to listen to the entire thing, but today marks 41 years since Fleetwood Mac released the Tusk album. Following up the torrential success of Rumours, it was somewhat doomed, but there was some pretty good music in between the weirdness. This Stevie Nicks' is one of my favorites that never got much attention. As usual, J. McVie's melodic style steals the show. (for me, anyway)

These two young'uns are havin' waaay too much fun!





(especially posted for our buddy Peter [Cozmik Cowboy], who has some new Titanium hardware today... don't be a-dancin' 'round with Missus Cowboy just yet!) 

DAY-um!!

Quote from: growlypants on October 14, 2020, 07:08:40 AM
DAY-um!!

Yea...
It led to this...


Double DAY-um!!

I'm not even going to listen to that. Too much!

I only have laptop speakers, so I may hold off on these (but may not be able to control myself).
As to what I'm listening to - nothing from 10/12 until yesterday.
They gave me a new wheelchair, and the leg supports were too short - and there were no tools in the rehab gym.  So my PT rolled me to another room, put me on what was basically a horizontal Stairmaster, & said "I'm going to my car to get my tools to adjust this; do you want some music?"  Yes, I did indeed light up!  "Whatcha got??"  "Anything on YT."  And I spent the next 23 minutes pumping my legs (if 3.5" range can be called "pumping" to the Beat Club, 4/21/72! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbdpBgAnKhM&list=OLAK5uy_nCc_clgjHRDUtSsTwvec0gK7gO_dBB3ns

Peter

Louie Prima & Keely Smith!  A Sunday evening of nonsense in the Hot Tub!  Louie to counteract the pandemic....good medicine.

Dusted off Pastels at work yesterday...

In memorium:

As a sad side note, lead guitar here is his son Eddy, who lost an argument with a dose of smack 12/31/00.

Peter

This goes well with coffee.
Happy Friday.