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BIT 8 December
09, 2006
Well, sorry for the delay. To
say I've been busy lately would not cover it, plus our computer decided
it wanted to crash, so that didn't help any! The good news is I've got plenty to
fill you in on!
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My guitar is
still in progress......I got a little creative, so it'll take a lot
longer to complete than the guitar I would have built.
Searching out the perfect pieces of wood here is a bit challenging, but
rewarding, when I find a piece that's perfect for what I'm looking for that
is!
I decided to save my Rosewood set for a different guitar project later on.
The back that I'll be using instead has Cocobolo & Nispero with Maple lines.
Nispero is similar to mahogany in color and hardness. I'll fill you in on
that in a later Bit!
The Master Class I told you about in the last Bit went off super well! Every
one who participated really enjoyed themselves...I was asked a lot of great
questions!! After the Master Class, Pablo Ortiz invited my parents and me to
his home for dinner. And after many hours of visiting and playing different
songs together, we invited him and his family to our house for a big
spaghetti feed and a day of guitar playing! They showed up with 9 family
members including his brother who plays bass guitar, so we had a real jam
session going on from about 1pm to midnight! Now that was a really great
time!
I also did a
private concert for a good friend of mine, who invited all of his friends. I
played one of my new pieces called, "Mustang Roundup". Afterwards, when I was
autographing CDs, one of the men at the party told me that he had actually
been on a mustang roundup, and when I was playing it, he felt like he was back
in the saddle! That was a nice compliment!
While in Panama I also got to play at a local University for the student body
in a really nice amphitheater setting…Afterwards, the Professor of Music
invited me to play in two other programs that were held in two different
towns! Both of the programs went well, and I met some new folks that will be
helping me to get other gigs to play at as well! |
I also got to play for the Mayor of the town, and afterwards he invited me to
play at Panama's Independence Day parade and during that all day event, I met
the Governor as well.
Well, I guess I'll close down for
now…I'll try to be more prompt for the next Bit…God willing!
J
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Buddy
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