WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[cozmik_cowboy]

Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford:

Peter

[David Houck]

First album by Swedish guitarist Johan Borgh: 

Peter

Nice!

[David Houck]

Wes Corbett: 

Peter (who will add that Mr. Corbett has some fairly talented friends.....)

... and an interesting banjo.

[cozmik_cowboy]

In memorium:

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

Wes Corbett: 

Peter (who will add that Mr. Corbett has some fairly talented friends.....)

... and an interesting banjo.

Wes is one of a few talented pitch-folks (see what I done there?) for Jamie Deering, daughter of Greg and Janet Deering. They are semi-retired and Jamie runs Deering these days, just celebrating 50 years of banjo-making this year. Here was a very special one Wes demo'd for them.

*I meant to send Mica the article about this thing the other day... and some stuff happened. 😔

[cozmik_cowboy]

Wes Corbett: 

Peter (who will add that Mr. Corbett has some fairly talented friends.....)

... and an interesting banjo.

Yeah.  It's a Deering John Hartford sig model - but that multi-detuner-lever contraption on the headstock ain't quite factory.  Any thoughts on that, Greg?

Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

My recollection is that is actually one of John's banjos. He used all kinds of low tunings and alternate tunings, this mechanism employs a type of levers that bend the strings behind the nut rather than inside a sealed planetary gear like Bill Keith developed. There are several different types and makes. I don't recognize this one. It's entirely possible he made it himself or had it made for that banjo. I wouldn't be surprised.

[edwardofhuncote]

Cute, funny, brilliant, and seasonally appropriate all at one go.

[cozmik_cowboy]

. It's entirely possible he made it himself or had it made for that banjo. I wouldn't be surprised.

Given how perfectly it follows the intricate lines of the headstock, that seems the most logical explanation.

Peter

[cozmik_cowboy]

JGB:

Peter

[DistillaMatto]

What about the Booster DSP? Hmmm. Maybe it's time for a few Alembic plugins.

[cozmik_cowboy]

World Café with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings: 

Peter

[DistillaMatto]

I didn't realize Chick Corea and Keith Jarret played together with Miles.

[David Houck]

I think at some of his early fusion sessions Chick, Keith, and Herbie were all there.  And if I recall, Keith didn't really want to play electric piano initially but warmed to it; then after he left, he went back to acoustic piano.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Robert Hunter & Tom Constantin, 11/10/90: 

Peter