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In Reply to: RE: Violin, old vs new posted by slapshot on October 15, 2017 at 18:06:05
What I can't see can't hurt me.
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It's about 12 years ago I was astounded at the sonic quality of a DVD of a Union Station live performance played through economy electronics and speakers compared to nearly any LP played over my then $100,000 system.
Just last night I "attended" one of the most glorious readings of the Mahler Resurrection Symphony I've ever experienced courtesy of Youtube, a Class T amp, and Parts Express B-652 Air speakers, in my living room.
The visual dimension of music making is an essential part of hearing, far more than any multi-speaker, algorithmic thing-a-ma-bob one can invent.
View YouTube Video
Kinda like an nice, old pair of jeans --- some instruments just feel right. They seem to respond to your inputs better than others. I don't know how to play a violin --- however, some old Gibson or Martin guitars (1930s, not 1600s Strads) just feel & sound so good.
But, I digress...
8^)
Nice post! Have you seen some of the videos about Willie Nelson's guitar, "Trigger"? I'll link to one good one below. There are others out there, showing the annual repairs that are done to keep it going. Willie has literally worn a hole through the top, as there was no pick-guard. Quite a story there.
Funny, but I never really read about this particular guitar. And I thought I'd read just about every special guitar's history.But, the "feel" is something you know immediately. Feel and tone. Some ppl say it's like "beauty" --- in general. Immediate recognition. But, often difficult to accurately describe.
Anyhow, there was this 1930s era Gibson 00-sized guitar. Almost as beaten-up as Willie's Martin. The feel and tone! Sustain was so good, you could almost make that thing sound like a violin, using light vibrato. I'd love to find that guitar. My Martin HD-28 is very good (prolly better than me) --- but that Gibson...
I digress, again...
8^)
Edits: 10/16/17
Isn't it weird? Not only how great that particular guitar sounds - and clearly the player is competent but no amazing "guitar hero", so the player is not the "secret" - but also how you can hear the great tone qualities of that instrument on a stinky YouTube video at 126 (not 128) kb/s through a pair of 1" speakers on my laptop with the built-in shitty DAC and amplifiers. Crazy stuff - and lots to learn about how to reproduce high quality sound...
During his mental decline this instrument ended up shattered in pieces. All A list players here but innovating like Jaco, Jimi, or whoever, you end up conceding its in the fingers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp1L-Vw0Ems
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