My friend Paul Yandell recently reviewed several of my guitars and was gracious enough to write and let me post his most valuable opinion. In case your not familiar with Paul Yandell, he was Chet Atkins’ right hand man since 1975 and played with Chet for 25 years all over the world. Paul is a very accomplished fingerstyle guitar player in his own right and has several of his own CDs available on his website. We encourage you to check out Paul’s comment on the home page of the Sullivan Handmade Guitars website and follow the link to the Tribute to Paul Yandell page.
My focus is dedicated to building the acoustic guitar community and to support all styles of acoustic guitar players. I am also a strong supporter of the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CASS) Convention that is held each year in Nashville. I have recently added some links to guitarist around the world on my websites www.sullivanguitars.com and www.acousticguitarcorner.com. You can request to be added to our links page by following the instructions on Acoustic Guitar Directory or the Acoustic Directory Pages. Our goal is to continue to build the rich heritage of acoustic guitar playing around the world. Join us and continue to bring great music to the the world with acoustic guitars and acoustic guitar accessories. Hopefully will see all of you at the CAAS Convention this year July 9 – 12.
A new video featuring a serie of still shot of the the making of a Sullivan custom handmade guitar was just posted on Youtube.com and can be view here as well. This video features a series of still shots showing some of the steps in the making of a guitar as well as some of the styles and options available in the finished custom handmade guitars from Sullivan Guitars.
If you have an annoying guitar you can’t seem to get in tune, watch this video it may help you find the solution. You’ll find a short video of this procedure on YouTube. This procedure is one you can perform at home with some tools and a little super glue.
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Having quality acoustic guitar instruments and quality acoustic guitar accessories available to you can be inspiring. When you pick up your axe and start to play or compose and the music sounds so good, it can inspire you to be more prolific in your music and lyric writing. Often people will collaborate on a song where one person maybe more talented in the lyric writing while the other can simply make his or her handmade acoustic guitar sing to the written words.
Serious song writers usually keep a note book with them so when they think of an idea they can jot it down and not forget those little tidbits of inspiration. Later when they sit down they pull out their little note book of inspired thoughts that then come together into bigger thoughts and songs. On Sullivan Guitars, I posted and article about the writing of “I’m in Pretty Good Shape, for the Shape I’m In”, and have the resulting song there for you to download also. I’ve also recently put sound bytes demonstrating the quality of Sullivan Guitars to help you hear the difference that comes from a Sullivan handmade guitar.
If you have a story to share, we welcome it here on our blog site to inspire others to bring the music inside them to life for everyone to enjoy. Thanks in advance for sharing your ideas and experiences.
When you are ready for a top of the line custom handmade guitar then you’ll want to come back and see the difference that a quality Sullivan custom handmade guitar can make. Jim has resources spread throughout his websites to help you understand the technologies and information to make your next guitar purchase a real informed investment in quality.
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