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Parlor Guitar

Theres something brilliantly haunting about playing Brazilian jazz on

a 160-ye ar old French guitar. Originally these smaller body instruments

were designed and produced during the mid-nineteenth century, bright in

tone and often surprisingly loud. I found this 1840 Nicolas Henry guitar,

which was made in Mirecourt, France, in a shop in Paris. After all these

years, it still plays beautifully and has amazing intonation.

1840 Nicolas Henry Original,

made in Mirecourt, France

An alleyway just off the Plaza in

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis

of Assisi in downtown Santa Fe


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James Taylors Back

Scratches

James Olson has been making his own brilliant acoustic attop

guitars in Minnesota since the late 1970s. This is number ve of ten

in a limited e dition signed jointly by James Taylor and Olson himself. Jim

Olson told me that James Taylor actually played two or three concerts

with this exact guitar and he was concerned because it had belt-buckle

scratches on the back. As a lifelong JT fan, I said rather innocently,

Oh, just leave the scratches on the back, Jim. OK? Please?

2002 Handmade Olson SJ

The Maroon Bells in Aspen, Coloradothe most

photographed peaks in North America


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Remember the Alamo

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or musicians, there is nothing quite like your rst band. Mine was

The Westminsters in the sixth grade. I had already outgrown a SearsSilvertone when my Dad took me to McCords music store in Dallas,

where we bought this 1964 Alamo Fiesta. The rst tune I played on it

was a coffeehouse standard turned bubbling rocker by The Animals

called House of t he Rising Sun. The basic single pickup didnt give

a lot of variety, but it was perfect for cranking out radio hits by The

Kinks, Yardbirds, and of course, the Beatles.

1964 Alamo Fiesta

The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas

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