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The Acoustic Guitar Wire
From Acoustic Guitar Magazine
www.acousticguitar.com
August 2004 Issue 30
This issue is sponsored by Acoustic Pro Musician
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1. Welcome to the Acoustic Guitar Wire
2. Acoustic Pro Musician
3. Acoustic Guitar Cruise II
4. Enter to win a Martin Guitar
5. New at AcousticGuitar.com
6. New at Stringletter.com
7. Talk it Up!
8. News and Notes
9. Are You Going to Finish That?
10. On the Web: Music Download Resources
11. Highlights from Upcoming Issues of Acoustic Guitar
12. Try a FREE Issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine
13. Back Issues of Acoustic Guitar
14. Win a Free CD!
15. What's New, Pussycat?
16. AG Wire Archives
17. Contact and Unsubscribe Info
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WELCOME TO THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WIRE NO. 30
After a short hiatus, during which the editors of Acoustic
Guitar magazine put together the new Guitar Teacher
supplement and the fourth edition of Play Guitar! (on
newsstands September 4), we're happy to bring you the 30th
edition of AG Wire, full of the latest acoustic music news,
special offers, giveaways, helpful tips, and information
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2004 ACOUSTIC GUITAR CRUISE
The second annual Acoustic Guitar Cruise sets sail for the
eastern Caribbean Oct. 23-30. Join 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 acoustic guitar-playing peers aboard
the Holland America Line's luxurious MS Zuiderdam. Find out
more at
http://www.acousticguitarcruise.com
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ENTER TO WIN A MARTIN GUITAR
Enter by November 30, and you could be the owner of Martin
OM-28JM John Mayer Signature Model acoustic guitar,
courtesty of C.F. Martin & Co. and Acoustic Guitar. The
grand prize package is valued at $4,823. Check it out
and enter the giveaway by clicking on the 'Win' button in
the left-hand menu bar or the 'Win a John Mayer
Signature Model Martin Guitar!' box 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 WWW.ACOUSTICGUITAR.COM
The new and improved Acoustic Guitar website is up and
running! It's easier to navigate, easier to search, and
easier on the eyes. Click around and enjoy at
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Acoustic Guitar sweatshirts, caps, T-shirts, travel
tumblers, duffle bags, and other authentic AG wearables and
accessories are available in the Acoustic Guitar Online
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Looking for a luthier? The Acoustic Guitar Magazine Guitar
Maker Directory is a powerful search engine for locating
guitar makers. Dive in at
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The latest lessons are online--with music! Sue Thompson lays
out the basics of playing chords and melodies up the neck,
and David Hamburger gives a Fingerstyle Techniques tutorial
in hot licks. They're easier than ever to find at
http://www.acousticguitar.com
Find more great lessons at:
http://www.acousticguitar.com/Menubar/GuitarLessons-6.asp
The September issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine is on
newsstands now. Read these excerpts online:
-- Mr. Clapton's Blues: Eric Clapton, the original blues-
rock guitar god, pays tribute to his idol Robert Johnson on
his new CD. Kenny Berkowitz fills in the history.
-- Reviews of new CDs by Jimmy Martin, Mary Chapin
Carpenter, Harry Manx, Eddi Reader, Chuck Brodsky, and
others.
-- News about Dobro ace Jerry Douglas, the Amsterdam
Acoustic Blues and Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop, new reissue
of classic Heart and early Vic Chesnutt albums, and more.
--The September issue also includes a history of the Ramirez
Family of guitar-makers; a feature interview with bluegrass
guitarist Tim Stafford; profiles of guitar-and-koto duo Aki
and Kuniko, singer-songwriter John Wesley Harding, and
folksinger Greg Brown; tips on getting out of ruts in
your playing and preparing for a guitar contest; music by
Robert Johnson and Tim Stafford, and more.
http://www.acousticguitar.com
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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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issues, books, and videos in our online acoustic music
store. In addition to our extensive collection of back
issues, you'll find all of our popular guitar reference and
instruction books, plus songbooks and instructional videos
in many styles from many publishers. Whether you want to
master slide guitar, learn a Beatles tune, or polish a song
by Eric Clapton, John Jorgenson, or John Mayer, let
www.stringletter.com be your source.
http://www.stringletter.com/index.asp
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TALK IT UP!
You can always find lively, opinionated, and informative
discussion about guitars, players, and acoustic music at
Guitar Talk, home of the online discussion forums at
www.acousticguitar.com. Chat about Gear, Players, Playing
Guitar, and more, and check up on events and post your own
in the Gigs, Workshops, and Gatherings forum.
http://www.acousticguitar.com/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi
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NEWS AND NOTES
Canada's first Acoustic Guitar Festival and Fingerstyle
Guitar Championship takes place August 27-29 at the Odessa
Fairgrounds, Odessa, Ontario. Performers will include Don
Ross, Tony McManus, Jason Fowler, Del Vezeau, James Cohen
Caravan,Shane Simpson and Paul Bordeau, John Renbourn, and
others. For information about tickets, camping, workshops,
and the guitar competition, log onto
http://www.canadianguitarfestival.com
Forum Gitarre Wien 2004, the 14th International Guitar
Festival and Competition, will be held August 21-27 in
Vienna, Austria. Ahmed Baluch, Costas Cotsiolis, Zoran
Dukic, Nexus Quartett, Thomas Offermann, Jorgos Panetsos,
Alvaro Pierri, and Flavio Sala are among the invited artists
and contest judges.
http://www.forum-gitarre.at
Plan ahead now for the 33rd Walnut Valley Festival in
Winfield, Kansas, September 15-19. In addition to concert
performances and workshops by Tommy Emmanuel, Pat Flynn,
John Cowan, Mike Cross, Doyle Dykes, Men of Steel, the Hot
Club of Cowtown, Pete Wernick's Live Five, and others,
'Winfield' hosts the annual National Flatpicking and
Fingerstyle Guitar Championships.
http://www.wvfest.com
For more news and events, check out the Happenings in the
Current Issue online
http://www.acousticguitar.com
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ARE YOU GOING TO FINISH THAT?
Acoustic Guitar reader Zach Mullin, from Salt Lake City,
Utah, wrote in for advice on removing the pickguard and
refinishing the top on his Washburn Millennium 2000. 'I want
to sand the spruce top without harming the inlay work, and
put on a clear pickguard. I know I'll need to put on a new
finish, probably some kind of lacquer. How long would a job
like this take me?' he asked.
Frank Ford offered this caveat and advice:
I can't stress enough how big a project you're talking
about. Before you even think of starting, do yourself a big
favor and get a copy of Guitar Finishing Step-by-Step by Dan
Erlewine and Don MacRostie (Stewart-MacDonald). It’s a great
resource--the bible for guitar finishers. I believe the
finish on your Washburn is a catalyzed polymer and extremely
difficult to remove by any means. All in all, I suggest you
entrust this job to a professional. Find Stewart-MacDonald
at
http://www.stewmac.com.
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: MUSIC DOWNLOAD RESOURCES
If you get dizzy trying to keep up with the wheres and hows,
as well as the legal ins and outs, of music digital
downloading, the recently launched Pro-Music website
provides an easily navigated resource for links and
information. Although UK-based and globally oriented, Pro-
Music includes links to more than 20 North American download
retailers, including iTunes, Listen, and Napster.
http://www.pro-music.org
Aiming to round up 'out-of-the-ordinary sounds not being
served by the likes of Apple, Amazon, and Real Networks,'
CalabashMusic.com recently positioned itself as a premier
Internet purveyor of 'independent music from around the
world.' Setting up a big tent for roots and world music,
Calabash recently featured downloads and new CDs by Bebel
Gilberto, Steve Earle, the Paris Combo, Gigi, and Ba
Cissoko.
http://www.calabashmusic.com
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM UPCOMING ISSUES OF ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE
Our October issue, on newsstands August 31, will include:
-- A cover-story interview with former Byrd Roger McGuinn.
-- A feature on achieving great guitar tone, with practical
advice from John Renbourn, Ed Gerhard, Patty Larkin, and
others.
-- A survey of 'Rockin' Young Stringbands,' including the
Mammals, the Duhks, and Foghorn String Band, by Scott
Nygaard.
-- Profiles of Ana Vidovic, Romero Lubambo, and Bozo
Podunavac, lessons by Happy Traum and Karen Hogg, music to
Pat Metheny's version of 'Ferry Cross the Mersey,' and more.
-- November will bring a gear special, and December will
feature fingerstyle star Kaki King and Nick Drake-influenced
acoustic alt-pop musicians like Iron and Wine and Kings of
Convenience.
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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 (and singable) entry comes from Jay
Dunner of Atco, New Jersey.
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WHAT'S NEW, PUSSYCAT?
'Doctor, I can't stop singing 'The Green, Green Grass of
Home.''
'That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome.'
'Is it common?'
'It's not unusual.'
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