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I tried, but never could control my drool, especially when I tried using the tongue to make stops. The thing rusted out in about a year ... comical, but true.

Mostly Autumn    "Evergreen"    London, 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUbq-3O03cw

Learned this simple opening riff of "Evergreen" this week ... I have this ongoing love of soulful, slower guitar styles. Bryan Josh has a wonderful touch on the guitar, and can go from soft and moody to full-out rockin' with ease ... as he does in this song. Like Badeye, I'm also a day early ... but gotta get out for a weekend of fishing, so am posting early. Enjoy this, and have a great weekend everyone!

Speaking of PDQ Bach, I watched his "1712 Overture" last evening on YouTube. There was a section where the percussionists were using those whistles that simulate birds singing. On the other side, two people came out, one with a duck call, and the other with something that sounded like a crow. I'm still grinning!

Bill ... don't want to let the cat out of the bag, but it's clear that Dondra loves you! (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)

Hyuk, yuk, yuk, yuk!

Lots of despair in this, Beestie ... I sincerely hope it isn't your own experience. There are a lot of people in this situation, and it's fortunate that there things like music to make life enjoyable. Employment just pays the expenses for living, i.e., it shouldn't become a means to measure one's own importance or self-esteem.

Well written ... as always!

That's great stuff, Bill ... my ears are still grinning!

I expect you'll be adding some P.D.Q. Bach to your entries over time? Badeye started this trend with his "Friday Blues Fix", I jumped on board with "Prog Rock Chill Out", and now we've got "Monday Morning Classics" to look forward to. I hope you start a new thread for this, and keep 'em coming!

Way to go, Bill ... you're a real asset to the Chordie family!

I've been told that I have a face for radio, and a voice for magazines. Oh well ...

Bill ... you win today's prize for your powers of observation!

The 2nd pic above is not a Cordoba, just a pic I found to illustrate the Spanish heel. The Cordoba Acero's do indeed have a dual-action truss rod. Age and humidity factors often require a bit of adjustment to the amount of relief in the neck (regardless of construction method) so their's does have one. If you open the link to Cordoba's website in the first post, and click the Full Specs tag at the bottom, you'll find it mentioned there.

From what I understand, a lot of classical guitars don't have a truss rod. I suppose it's because nylon strings place far less tension on the neck, but I don't know for sure.

You're most welcome, Arkady!

For any other Prog fans who have never listened to Arkady's work, you owe it to yourself to go have a listen:

http://ourstage.com/profile/arkady/songs

Some of my favs of his are Lunar Earthrise, Dawn and High Tide ... awesome music to read to, meditate, relax, etc.

Neither did I, Roger. My main attraction to this thing was the 1.8" nut, and the fact that it is all solid wood for $1,000. It was fun to learn about this construction method, and how it compares to what I was familiar with.

A Spanish heel essentially means the guitar is built as an entire unit, rather than a body with a neck glued/bolted on. The neck is not attached to the body with a mortise & tenon or dovetail joint. Instead, the neck is slotted, fastened to the top, then the sides are inserted, creating a truly "all wood" guitar. This method obviously doesn't lend itself well to "assembly line" construction, which is mainly why high volume manufacturers don't use it. The benefits are lighter weight, increased stability, and especially increased resonance and sustain. Here's a pic of a Spanish heel part way through construction, even though the top isn't on as they're usually done:

It's a common method for European-made classical guitars, but Cordoba is one of the first to use it in a steel-string guitar. Renowned British luthier Andy Manson also builds steel string guitars almost exclusively with a Spanish heel. www.andymanson.com Some express concern with this method by wondering how a neck reset could ever be done, but that's just the point: the neck was never set in the first place, i.e., there is no "joint" to break down with time.

That's a great observation, Bill.

I think we'd agree that radio has changed a lot since The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Neil young, Bread, The Doors, Elvis, etc. were making way for themselves. The "star maker machinery" (Joni Mitchell) captured the potential for this influence, and have been able to commercialize it to where we are 50 years later. The bands mentioned above were a welcome relief, against the backdrop of disco music, Bay City Rollers, and the majority of airplay during the 70's.