Comments on: A Short Musical History http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/ An eclectic mix of technology, news comment, and personal notes. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on A Short Musical History by: Simon http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-331 Sat, 04 Feb 2006 10:27:26 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-331 Anna! Great to see you here! I reckon with Eve on the uke, and Nathan gurgling 3 note melodies, we could launch a baby band. What do you reckon? Talking of busking brings back memories of cold street corners near markets and ten franc pieces. -Fruey Anna! Great to see you here!

I reckon with Eve on the uke, and Nathan gurgling 3 note melodies, we could launch a baby band. What do you reckon?

Talking of busking brings back memories of cold street corners near markets and ten franc pieces.

-Fruey

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: Anna Park http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-329 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:59:29 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-329 Re: trying Nathan on bar chords - we've tried Eve (5 months) on the Ukelele to much amusement (ours, rather than hers) and she's already a dab hand with the maracas and the tambourine. We'll have her busking to earn her keep before she knows it. A xx Re: trying Nathan on bar chords - we’ve tried Eve (5 months) on the Ukelele to much amusement (ours, rather than hers) and she’s already a dab hand with the maracas and the tambourine. We’ll have her busking to earn her keep before she knows it.
A xx

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: Simon http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-328 Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:18:21 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-328 Hi RC, That is indeed quite a tough question. Each individual manufacturer's site includes some historical information and key musicians that have used their guitars, but no historical sales figures. Comparing one with another might be difficult, but I daresay that the different companies' PR departments would be quite pleased to give ballpark figures on volumes of guitars shipped. -Fruey Hi RC,

That is indeed quite a tough question. Each individual manufacturer’s site includes some historical information and key musicians that have used their guitars, but no historical sales figures. Comparing one with another might be difficult, but I daresay that the different companies’ PR departments would be quite pleased to give ballpark figures on volumes of guitars shipped.

-Fruey

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: RC http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-326 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:32:11 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-326 Part of the reason I ask my question is because a friend of mine is working on a documentary and he wants to link some trends between electric guitar popularity and the music popularity...easy enough, everyone knows electric guitars became popular when more of the popular music had that type of thing going on...but the search for a hardcore percentage or figure is a huge challenge! Part of the reason I ask my question is because a friend of mine is working on a documentary and he wants to link some trends between electric guitar popularity and the music popularity…easy enough, everyone knows electric guitars became popular when more of the popular music had that type of thing going on…but the search for a hardcore percentage or figure is a huge challenge!

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: Simon http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-325 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:24:46 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-325 Dave, Thanks for the nice comment about the song. It's a while since I've been able to have enough time to build up a piece like that, because it's layered together and mixed over a two or three day period, 8 hours each day. I'd love to find time to get back into that kind of stuff, and I have a setup that would make the sound quality way more professional too! I'm not sure I should give up the day job though :-). -Fruey Dave,

Thanks for the nice comment about the song. It’s a while since I’ve been able to have enough time to build up a piece like that, because it’s layered together and mixed over a two or three day period, 8 hours each day. I’d love to find time to get back into that kind of stuff, and I have a setup that would make the sound quality way more professional too!

I’m not sure I should give up the day job though :-) .

-Fruey

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: Simon http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-324 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:23:09 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-324 Hi RC, I'm a bit of a <a href="http://www.caperet.com/2005/12/08/manhattan-25-years-ago/" rel="nofollow">Beatles fan</a>, so the info was pretty much in my head. I did look around for general guitar sales / popularity figures but I don't know that this kind of info exists. It would certainly be interesting to compare the popularity of different brands of guitar over the years. -Fruey Hi RC,

I’m a bit of a Beatles fan, so the info was pretty much in my head. I did look around for general guitar sales / popularity figures but I don’t know that this kind of info exists. It would certainly be interesting to compare the popularity of different brands of guitar over the years.

-Fruey

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: Marinade Dave http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-323 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:14:14 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-323 Very nice song, Simon. You should definitely keep up with your music. Your talent is a gift, and you could end up on a trip to somewhere. Very nice song, Simon. You should definitely keep up with your music. Your talent is a gift, and you could end up on a trip to somewhere.

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: RC http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-322 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 13:59:54 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-322 Thanks for your info...appreciate your help. --RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com Thanks for your info…appreciate your help.

–RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: Simon http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-321 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:43:57 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-321 Hi RC, I don't specifically recall the Beatles using Fender guitars. In fact, I think they used mainly Gretsch (George) and Rickenbacker (John) guitars, and Paul played a Hofner bass. John also played Vox guitars. I believe that it is rather guitarists like Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Mark Knopfler who made the Fender famous. However, according to <a href="http://www.wolfmarshall.com/hl_beatles2.htm" rel="nofollow">this page</a> they did pick up a Fender stratocaster or two for recording of Help! which was around 1965. I am afraid I have no idea how you would find year-by-year sales figures for guitar brands. -Fruey Hi RC,

I don’t specifically recall the Beatles using Fender guitars. In fact, I think they used mainly Gretsch (George) and Rickenbacker (John) guitars, and Paul played a Hofner bass. John also played Vox guitars. I believe that it is rather guitarists like Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Mark Knopfler who made the Fender famous. However, according to this page they did pick up a Fender stratocaster or two for recording of Help! which was around 1965.

I am afraid I have no idea how you would find year-by-year sales figures for guitar brands.

-Fruey

]]> Comment on A Short Musical History by: RC http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-320 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:18:46 +0000 http://www.caperet.com/2006/01/27/a-short-musical-history/#comment-320 Hey, great little story. I had a question, you might be able to answer...I heard that electric guitar sales because really popular in the 1960s (especially in '64 w/ the Beatles playing Fenders) Do you have any idea where I could find a year by year list of sale of electric guitars in the 60s. --RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com Hey, great little story.

I had a question, you might be able to answer…I heard that electric guitar sales because really popular in the 1960s (especially in ‘64 w/ the Beatles playing Fenders)

Do you have any idea where I could find a year by year list of sale of electric guitars in the 60s.

–RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com

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