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Hot Club Jazz Guitar Strings

February 22, 2016 by eastsideAdmin Leave a Comment

Hot Club Jazz Guitar Strings

savarez-1510-1.gif“The original Argentine strings were those used by Django during the years when he wielded his Selmer Maccaferri guitar. These strings although giving excellent tone were prone to early wear and breakage. These were still available until only a few years ago. The New Concept” strings now available incorporate modern winding technology, though not giving way to quality of tone. Providing a harder wearing, smoother string that delivers that elusive Hot Club Jazz tone that other strings just cannot live up to. Used by many of the great current Hot Club Jazz artists today they are without doubt the most popular. Once used most do not go back to earlier varieties.” – HotClub Trading

I use these strings on my D hole and petit bouche (oval hole) guitars. I use the heavier gauge on the D hole and the lighter gauge on the  petit bouche. The because the oval hole has a 26 5/8″ scale the lighter gauge works. This longer scale has more tension giving these strings more snap.

cart-logoI get my strings form Strings and Beyond by mail. They are hard to find locally. Below are the gauges they have

Gauge:
1610 Extra Light Ball End – 10 14 22 28 36 45
1610MF Light Ball End – 11 15 23 29 37 46
1510 Extra Light Loop End 10 14 22 28 36 45
1510MF Light Loop End – 11 15 23 29 37 46

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February 8, 2015 by eastsideAdmin Leave a Comment

Hot Club Jazz

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Artwork by Megan Olezcak

 

A true world music born of Rromani (gypsys) on the roads from Western India, through the Middle East and Eastern Europe picking up the music where ever they went. Mix in the musette of Paris and American jazz, which was a world music of its own. All brought out in the music of Django Reinhardt whose repertoire is Hot Club Jazz.

https://keithwatling.com/hot-club-jazz/

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George Prichett’s GibsonL4C

February 8, 2015 by eastsideAdmin 11 Comments

gibson-l4cGeorge Prichett's Gibson L4C

From the fifties to the mid eighties George Pritchett was Milwaukee's premier jazz guitarist. I am fortunate to be able to perform with GeorgePritchett's old Gibson L4C. A vintage instrument that sounds better every year. It has been restored from it's original tattered condition having been left and forgotten in an attic where the roof leaked. It's sweet voice now rekindled and ready to sing.
Learn more about George Pritchett here

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