tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25630601296172942002024-02-18T21:05:16.534-08:00Quill or TrillAuthor Kat de Fallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020365234887171460noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563060129617294200.post-78165450637706596162014-06-24T09:35:00.001-07:002014-06-24T09:38:30.635-07:00Why buy a custom built classical guitar?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Interview with Lee:<br />
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1. Why do you believe in hand made guitars over factory produced guitars?<br />
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Lee: They're better. I enjoy being a part of the building process itself, from the wood selection to the tuners. There's something spiritual in the idea that a guitar is being hand crafted for my exclusive use. It's a very personal and deep thing for me to play an instrument that someone put their heart into making.<br />
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2. How do you decide what style of guitar you want built?<br />
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Lee: I prefer the old-school, smaller-bodies guitars like Torres and Hauser. To me, they embody everything I love about classical guitars.<br />
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3. How long are you willing to wait for a handmade instrument and is it worth the extra cost?<br />
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Lee: I am willing to wait indefinitely if I know it's going to be built with love by a skilled master luthier. It is absolutely worth the extra cost. Why? If you heard one, you'd know!<br />
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4. What luthiers have you worked with in the past?<br />
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Lee: <a href="http://www.ganzguitars.com/" target="_blank">Steve Ganz</a> and <a href="http://parachodelnorte.com/" target="_blank">Federicco Sheppard.</a><br />
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5. How many hand made guitars is enough?<br />
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Lee: Never enough! LOL<br />
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Catch the blog post from Steve Ganz on the deluxe Sundog he's building:<br />
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Just thought we'd share the details of Lee's next gig:<br />
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April 13th, 2014<br />
12-2pm during the studio tour<br />
He will be located by local Wisconsin artist: <a href="http://www.maureenfritchen.com/" target="_blank">Maureen Fritchen's</a> booth - spread the word!Author Kat de Fallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020365234887171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563060129617294200.post-45288634837038632652014-02-13T09:21:00.002-08:002014-02-13T09:21:56.033-08:00Original Poetry for your morning reading pleasure :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ritual
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the sun crests the morning hill,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Before
the bird’s song is full and shrill,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Before
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
comfy warmth of skin and fur,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
house still quiet but I feel the lure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Children
and pets still fast asleep,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">But
my groggy brain is stuck on repeat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
cold water runs, the beans are ground,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The
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and cups, sugar and cream,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
shuffle around, still in a dream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Coffee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">He
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Our
morning ritual begins in our lair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Coffee.</span></div>
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Please read this post from guitarist Rene Izquierdo whose handmade classical guitar was damaged by an airline! Wow, what a story!<br />
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<br />Author Kat de Fallahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00020365234887171460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2563060129617294200.post-44151925208915971922013-07-06T08:49:00.000-07:002013-07-06T08:49:19.129-07:00The Greatest Speech Ever Made<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WibmcsEGLKo" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Welcome to the blog of Lee and Kat de Falla. </div>
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Lee is a classical guitarist and Kat is a writer. </div>
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