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The Acoustic Guitar Wire
From Acoustic Guitar Magazine
www.acousticguitar.com
June 2004 Issue 29
This issue is sponsored by Acoustic Pro Musician
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1. Welcome to the Acoustic Guitar Wire
2. Acoustic Pro Musician
3. Vote and win!
4. Acoustic Guitar Cruise II
5. Win Passage on the AG Cruise
6. New at Acoustic Guitar Central
7. New at Stringletter.com
8. Win 'The Clam' by CaseXtreme
9. News and Notes
10. Koa Considerations
11. On the Web: Artists in Resonance and Songwriter101
12. Highlights from Upcoming Issues of Acoustic Guitar
13. Try a FREE Issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine
14. Back Issues of Acoustic Guitar
15. Win a Free CD!
16. Rhythm Puzzler
17. AG Wire Archives
18. Contact and Unsubscribe Info
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WELCOME TO THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WIRE NO. 29
What do Chet Atkins, Les Paul, Jeff Beck, Nick Drake, and
Prince have in common? There were all born in June, the
month that brings you the 29th edition of AG Wire, full of
the latest acoustic music news, special offers, giveaways,
helpful tips, and information about new releases from String
Letter Publishing, brought to you by the editors of Acoustic
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ACOUSTIC PRO MUSICIAN
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VOTE AND WIN!
Take part in Acoustic Guitar's 2004 Players' Choice Awards
by voting for your favorite guitars, recording and
performance gear, and accessories, and you might win up to
$1,500 worth of great gear. You'll find the official ballot
and giveaway entry form in the new issue of AG and online.
http://www.acousticguitar.com
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2004 ACOUSTIC GUITAR CRUISE
Join the other seafaring guitar aficionados who are signing
up for the second annual Acoustic Guitar Cruise, sailing
the eastern Caribbean Oct. 23-30. Publisher David A.
Lusterman, AG editor Scott Nygaard, fingerstyle ace
Peppino D'Agostino, Taylor Guitars founder Bob Taylor,
guitar wizard Happy Traum, singer-songwriter Wendy Waldman,
and scores of your peers will be aboard the Holland America
Line's luxurious Zuiderdam. Find out more at
http://www.acousticguitarcruise.com
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ENTER TO WIN PASSAGE ON THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR CRUISE
Enter by July 31, and you could be sailing for free! Win
an ocean-view cabin for two in the Acoustic Guitar Cruise
grand prize package worth $3,390. Check out all the prizes,
including guitars, gear, and more, by clicking on the link
under 'Win' at
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To meet some of our previous giveaway winners, go to
http://acousticguitar.com/giveaway2/winners/index.html
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NEW AT ACOUSTIC GUITAR CENTRAL
http://www.acousticguitar.com
Acoustic Guitar sweatshirts, caps, T-shirts, travel
tumblers, duffle bags, and other authentic AG wearables and
accessories are available in the Acoustic Guitar Online
Store. Make a $30 purchase and we'll send you a free
designer key chain/bottle opener. Point, click, and buy at
http://www.acousticguitaronlinestore.com
Check out the huge Summer Gear Showcase of products from
nearly three dozen Acoustic Guitar advertisers.
http://www.acousticguitar.com/sgs.pdf
Learn how to play the power chords that rock the world. Adam
Levy, who records and tours with Norah Jones, shows you how
in the latest Private Lesson newly posted online, with
audio.
http://www.acousticguitar.com/lessons/Power_Chords/1.html
You'll find more great lessons at
http://www.acousticguitar.com/lessons/lessons.shtml
You'll find updated listings for more than 150 guitar-
focused music camps, workshops, and guitar-building courses
in the Acoustic Guitar Summer Study Guide.
http://www.acousticguitar.com/search/summer/index.asp
The July issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine arrived on
newsstands June 1. Read these excerpts online now:
-- Django for a Day: Guitarist John Jorgenson (Desert Rose
Band, the Hellecasters, Elton John) writes about his dream-
come-true experience of playing the part of Django Reinhardt
in the forthcoming film 'Head in the Clouds.'
-- Reviews of new CDs by David Byrne, Peter Mulvey, Kathy
Kallick, Marco Pereira, Marty Grosz, Max Wolf, and others.
-- News about a new Woody Guthrie bio, a new record label
specializing in Brazilian music, a new Jerry Garcia box set,
and more.
The July issue also includes a feature-length review of nine
new pickup systems for acoustic guitars; a look into how
independent musicians market themselves online; profiles of
Matt Nathanson, Cindy Cashdollar, Peter Finger, and Bernie
Leadon; lessons in power chords and harmonics; music by John
Jorgenson and Muriel Anderson; publisher David A.
Lusterman's letter from the first Acoustic Guitar Cruise,
and more.
http://www.acousticguitar.com
Acoustic Guitar magazine subscribers, now you can take care
of all your subscription needs online. Our website has been
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You can pay your bill, renew, give a gift, and change your
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NEW AT STRINGLETTER.COM
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store. In addition to our extensive collection of back
issues, you'll find all of our popular guitar reference and
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CHAT NOW, CLAM-UP LATER: WIN 'THE CLAM' TRAVEL CASE BY
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The online discussion forums in Guitar Talk at Acoustic
Guitar Central churn with lively, opinionated, and
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music. Chat about Gear, Players, Playing Guitar, and more.
Check up on events and post your own in the Gigs,Workshops,
and Gatherings forum.
And when you register to participate, you automatically get
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case comes with detachable wheels, a shoulder strap, and six
special dense foam C-pads.
Get the details when you sign up today at
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NEWS AND NOTES
In 1964 Dick Waterman was pivotal in bringing Delta blues
singer Son House back from obscurity, a move that led him to
form Avalon Productions, a management company that handled
affairs for Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Otis Rush, and
others. Along the way Waterman took photographs, 120 of
which fill the new book 'Between Midnight and Day: The Last
Unpublished Blues Archive' (Thunder's Mouth Press and
Insight Editions). Waterman, a close friend to many of the
artists photographed, provided intimate, memoir-style text
to accompany his shots of John Lee Hooker, Skip James,
Lightnin' Hopkins, Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, B.B. King,
Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, and scores more.
http://www.thundersmouth.com or
http://www.insighteditions.com
Bonnie Raitt, Greg Brown, David Crosby and Graham Nash, Dar
Williams, and Neko Case are among the singer-songwriters who
have contributed tracks to 'ParkinSong, Vol. One: 38 Songs
of Hope.' Proceeds from sales of the double CD, which
includes previously unreleased songs by Steve Forbert, Chuck
Prophet, Dave Alvin, Tom Russell, and others, will benefit
the ParkinSong Foundation, founded to foster awareness of
and support research into new therapies for Parkinson's
disease.
http://www.parkinsong.com
For more news and events, check out our online listings:
http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag138/happs138.html
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KOA CONSIDERATIONS
Michael Dorato of Carmel, Indiana, wanted to find out more
about the advantages and disadvantages of a koa soundboard,
so he asked AG.
After detailing the history of koa's use by luthiers in the
20th century, Richard Johnston explained:
A koa soundboard doesn't respond as quickly as spruce,
because it's much harder and heavier. I'd be surprised if
any hot flatpicker would choose a koa-top guitar, but for a
fingerstyle player, especially one who uses alternate
tunings, and for some rhythm players, the sweetness and
continuity of tone can be enchanting. And there's the
unmistakable visual appeal of the wood itself.
Get more tips, advice, and answers to questions about
guitars, gear, and history by visiting the Q&A section at
http://www.acousticguitar.com
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ON THE WEB
On the website of Denver's Swallow Hill Music Association
you can bid on one or more of the two dozen guitars and
mandolins that have been transformed into art objects (many
still playable) by participants in the fundraising project
called Artists in Resonance. The auction closes June 30. In
the meantime you can view the elaborately painted, sculpted,
and customized instruments online.
http://www.swallowhill.com
Legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier, veteran record
producer Arif Mardin, and producer/songwriter Russ Titelman
offer their music biz expertise to Songwriter101.com, a new
website geared toward young songwriters breaking into the
industry. In addition to articles, commentaries, and FAQs
about everything from composing and copyrights to royalties
and novelty songs, you'll find news updates, video
interviews, and links to other industry websites.
http://www.songwriter101.com
Get more every month when you subscribe to Acoustic Guitar.
Get a FREE preview issue today!
http://www.acousticguitar.com
or call toll-free (800) 827-6837.
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM UPCOMING ISSUES OF ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE
Our August issue, a Custom Guitar Special, on newsstands
July 6, will include:
-- A features on inlay artistry and a survey of small and
large manufacturers' custom shops.
-- An in-depth profile of singer-songwriter Sam Phillips.
-- Our huge guitar maker's directory.
-- Fingerstyle and jazz chord melody lessons.
-- Profiles of Sarah Harmer, the Eden-Stell Guitar Duo,
Chilean singer-songwriter Lichi Fuentes, and more.
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WIN A FREE CD!
Humor us--and win! We're giving away a free CD of acoustic
guitar music to the contributor of the best music joke or
gig story each month. To enter, simply send your favorite
music joke or anecdote about a gig from hell to
mailto:jokes@stringletter.com. Be sure to include a mailing
address in case you win. We'll award a new prize with each
edition.
This month's winning riddle comes from Dr. Thomas Schoeck of
Slingerlands, New York.
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RHYTHM PUZZLER
How do you get a rhythm guitarist to play softer?
Give him some sheet music to read.
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