Made in Detroit: Guitars crafted from city ruins cbsnews.com DETROIT — Detroit has more than 70,000 abandoned buildings. Among them is an old Cadillac plant that houses piles of wood. Where others see trash, Mark Wallace sees buried treasure. Wallace started making guitars out of Detroit’s reclaimed wood a year and a half ago. He […]
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Jazz Cafe Open Mic
Jazz Cafe Open Mic Want to share your musical talent and gain exposure? This event gives local musicians and performers an opportunity to perform in front of a live audience and band. DETEVENTS PRESENTS: SPOTLIGHT The Quarterly Series Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 Spotlight is a Quarterly open mic night event for all ages held at […]
Guitar maker to restore Elvis collection
Guitar maker to restore Elvis collection by Andre Gallant Online Athens Athens guitar maker Scott Baxendale will begin in February making trips to Memphis to repair, restore and document Elvis Presley’s guitar collection. Most of the maintenance on the collection, which Baxendale estimates is less than 25 guitars, is “general,” he said. Baxendale will set up a workstation […]
Guitar Classes for Guitar Ensemble
CALLING ALL GUITAR PLAYERS! Ensemble guitar classes now offered at GPMA! Students in guitar classes need an outlet to perform. Guitar Ensemble is perfect for guitar students of all levels! What is Guitar Ensemble? The guitar ensemble class consists of a group of guitar players playing songs and jamming. Ensemble classes provide a necessary balance […]
Adult Music Lessons
Many people consider learning an instrument as an adult. If you’re thinking about it then just do it. Some may say this and some may say that but if you want to learn music then learn. You don’t have to be the best at something to become well educated […]
What are scalloped frets?
Scalloped frets are most commonly used by “shred guitarists.” The concept is that by “scooping out” a portion of the fingerboard wood between the frets, the players fingers then never make contact with the wood, thus eliminating friction between the guitarist’s finger tips and the wood. This allows the player to run scales with more […]