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He brought me a fantastic copy of Gene Bianco’s LP “Music for a Summer Evening.” No one records music like that anymore!
I used black pipe cleaners wrapped around the string pins, then had the cord go behind my shoulder with an extension cord. The garland part was wrapped around the lights to become
Difficult for guys to get dressed up for the holidays? Balderdash! As I’ve written before, pull out the sequined tuxedo! I also have a gold one with black satin accents. For a more classsic look, I
I agree– if it’s not too bad, just live with it– but I have had the rare occasion where there has been a freakish change in temperature or barometric pressure at outdoor weddings where I had to do something. You just pluck as quietly as you can and do your best to take care of it in 5 seconds or less.
Salvi Apollo hands down. I love mine– it is a mahogany that is so dark it’s almost a cherry color. The design is great because it looks classic, yet doesn’t seem out of place when you play jazz. The tension is perfect for “man hands”– when I use my L&H 15 for outdoor gigs, I’ve got to be careful because it seems that I’m going to rip the strings off it! The sound on the Apollo has gotten me into trouble many times (I’m a rebel at heart). Once a mink-wearing socialite asked a waitress to tell me to “turn that thing down,” and when playing for the president of Toyota and his entourage I wound up having to basically swish my fingers on the string to get the volume to their liking. APOLLOS ROCK!
Thanks for looking! From the TV introduction of the broadcast of Amahl, Menotti seeemed like a wonderful person. I performed the part of Toby in “The Medium” in my younger days– I loved telling people I was a mute in an opera!
