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estebanana -> RE: A little pinch of my latest guitar courtesy of Mr. Jason (Nov. 14 2012 0:24:54)
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Ricardo said he liked it because it was not a hippie-dippie fancy mess. [:D]
Just say NO to Burl
- Nancy Reagan
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To be serious for 30 seconds, I looked at what Manuel Ramirez did 100 years ago and thought if I can do half as good I will be ok. In my opinion rosette making has gotten out of hand and more people try to be too complicated without really ever grappling with the basic elements. I'm always trying to distill things down visually to bare bones and make that interesting. There will always be those buyers who think more complicated is better, but I will keep to my path.
I find it humbling to try to extend the tradition of the Spanish like Santos and Manuel R. instead of inventing something American- I'm looking for a way to be in that tradition, but not be a direct copier. Manuel Ramirez made some of the best rosettes with concentric circles, but mine are not as good, yet. I might get it in ten more years. I still believe in the sublime, as stupid as that sounds.
What tickled me the other day is a painter friend visited me and looked at the tie block cover on the bridge. He said right away, that is a landscape! Yup.
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