tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post4425083823189592130..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Guitar ObsessionsBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-84583863095475445232020-02-21T06:15:33.188-06:002020-02-21T06:15:33.188-06:00it is rather a silly and contrived article, but it...it is rather a silly and contrived article, but it sparked some reminiscences for me. My mother was a fiddler who also played some other instruments so in my house growing up there were instrument cases under and behind every piece of furniture!<br /><br />If you poke around the blog, I'm sure you will find a few guitar stories! In the meantime, have a look at today's miscellanea--a Friday feature.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-8206792827363710442020-02-20T20:47:22.150-06:002020-02-20T20:47:22.150-06:00Questions about the article (sorry I didn't ge...Questions about the article (sorry I didn't get past the WSJ paywall): Guitars on the sofa? Why not take them off the sofa? Hard on their marriage? Doesn't husband play the guitars? Doesn't the wife like the husband's guitar playing? They can't take up that much room, can they? I can see that the guitar cases might take up some room but it can't be all that unmanageable .... do they have an extra tiny house?<br /><br />Anyway, I'm like you, Bryan, in that, I treasure a single classical guitar, made in Seattle, by a friend of mine (Jay Hargreaves; I wonder if he knows your guitar maker; seems like Pacific Northwest luthiers include Vancouver, B.C. in their get togethers). On the other hand, if I had lots of money I might have many guitars around; I would take them off the sofa though, no use making my wife mad ...<br /><br />Great Pepe Romero story. I love that these world-masters of classical guitar are so accessible -- at least in master classes. I remember in the late 1970s, jazz greats like Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel would come to Seattle and play in the most intimate club settings ... tell us more guitar stories...!Dex Quirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06460141401009787503noreply@blogger.com