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HowardR


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Post  Posted 22 Jul 2003 3:34 pm    
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Just received my Sept issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, and lo and behold, none other than "The Lord of the Links", the creator of "Threadzilla", "The Prince of No Peddlers", "The Rajah of the Resophonic", "The Emperor of Open Tunings".......enough or should I continue?

ok, Andy Volk has a very informative feature article and overview of non pedal acoustic and electric steel guitar.

Congrats Andy.....we're all proud of you!
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Rick Aiello


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Berryville, VA USA
Post  Posted 22 Jul 2003 4:17 pm    
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Very !!!
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Jon Light (deceased)


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Saugerties, NY
Post  Posted 22 Jul 2003 4:20 pm    
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Nice going Andy. Hey Howard---are you announcing your candidacy for the position of Don King?
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Jeff Strouse


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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 22 Jul 2003 4:22 pm    
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Awesome!



I can't wait to get a copy!

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Mike D

 

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Phx, Az
Post  Posted 22 Jul 2003 4:47 pm    
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Congrats Andy!

BTW, when does The Book come out?
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Denny Turner

 

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Oahu, Hawaii USA
Post  Posted 22 Jul 2003 5:22 pm    
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RIGHT ON Andy; Full speed ahead !

Aloha,
Denny T~
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David L. Donald


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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 2:17 am    
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Wish I could see it. Congratulations Andy!
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Brad Bechtel


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San Francisco, CA
Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 6:49 am    
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Excellent news! I'm going to have to go get a copy today. Congratulations, Andy!


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Fernando Fernandez

 

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Cadiz,Spain
Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 7:44 am    
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Congratulations Andy!!
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 8:14 am    
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Yep ! Congratulations Andy
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Bill Leff


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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 8:20 am    
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Congratulations Andy!
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Loni Specter


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West Hills, CA, USA
Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 9:02 am    
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Ditto the congrats! and lets not forget it's that VOLKswagon family trust fund that lets Andy SLIDE by. ;-}
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HowardR


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Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 1:34 pm    
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Alright Loni....I'll handle the humor around here..

BTW, I don't have the magazine in front of me, but I believe I saw a pair of Lapdancers pictured in the article?

Ok, I just checked, those Lapdancers are there....looking really sweet!

[This message was edited by HowardR on 29 July 2003 at 03:48 PM.]

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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 23 Jul 2003 2:28 pm    
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Thanks, guys! It was a fun article to write.
The book should be available at Amazon, Barnes & Nobles & Borders by late Fall (if Adobe can ever tell me why InDesign crashes every time I try to generate the index.)
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Dwight Mark

 

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Denver, Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jul 2003 8:15 pm    
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Awesome. I can't wait - I'll go to the bookstore in the morning.

Congrats!

Dwight
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Loni Specter


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West Hills, CA, USA
Post  Posted 24 Jul 2003 11:52 pm    
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Hey Andy, If it's not to late, I think you'd be better off NOT running that topless photo of Martha Stuwart playing your Ricky Frying pan on the cover of the book. Marketing is very important but.....and wearing only a G string? I hope it's flat wound for her sake

also, I just returned from the news stand, and they still don't have the Sept. A.G. issue, so I have not seen the article, or my Lapdancer picture. WHaaaaa :-0
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Bob Stone


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Gainesville, FL, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jul 2003 4:25 am    
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Hi Andy,

Great job. I had just returned from vacation so had been out of the loop for a while. Browsing the mags at Books A Million last night and there's Andy in Acoustic Guitar.

Handsome article. Kudos!

Bob
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Dwight Mark

 

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Denver, Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jul 2003 12:59 pm    
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Has it hit the stores yet?
I have a subscription, but I'm traveling right now. I can't wait 3 more days to see it! I went to the bookstore on Sunday and it wasn't there yet...

Dwight
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Larry Tresnicky

 

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Grapevine, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2003 5:25 pm    
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Andy, Good job & thanks for putting Phyllis' favorite "BENOIT" in the magazine. She's writing you a letter a as I type. She hasn't learned to turn on the computor yet & says she's to old to learn now.
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David Siegler


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Mill Valley, CA USA
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2003 11:42 pm    
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Great article Andy! It's a really nice introduction/summary with a nice sampling of instruments. I can't wait to see the book!

David
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 1 Aug 2003 2:44 am    
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Thanks everybody. Your comments are much appreciated. It was kind tricky to cover all the ground (history, instruments, technique, etc.) AG wanted me to cover in 1500 words. I expected the web URL's after the article instead of being embedded inside. Oh well. I'm pleased with the way it came out and glad people like it.

Larry - Phyllis' guitar is a stunner! How does it sound? The engraved gold hardware reminds me of the gold artifacts that Mel Fisher recovered from the Spanish ship, Atocha, down in Florida about 15 yeas ago.

David - your photos look great. the book is in the final editing phase now.
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HowardR


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Post  Posted 1 Aug 2003 1:50 pm    
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I sat down with Phyllis's guitar this past Dallas show. It's a great, great sounding guitar.

The sound is well balanced and clear. Clear to me is good separation. It has a more mellow and warmer sound (without being muddy) to it as compared to a spruce top.

Maurice Anderson showed us how good it sounds when he played it at the 2002 show.
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Larry Tresnicky

 

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Grapevine, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 1 Aug 2003 7:00 pm    
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Andy, Howard said it precisely - exceptional tone & clarity. It's probably the sweetist mellow "reso" sound that "my" ear has heard in a resonator. We didn't know what to expect from an all Madagascar box when we were putting it together with Carroll. We were looking for beauty & hoping for a good tone - what a surprise to get both.
Reece Anderson is the one that got us hooked on Benoit reso's, so it was a pleasure to hear the Master perform on it at the Dallas Show. He sure made it sound sweet.
As for the gold, Carroll got it from my teeth & old class ring.
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