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BUILDER's EDITION Sostiene Andy 614CE BUILDER’S EDITION Armonía V-Class, curvas elegantes y un nuevo acabado Wild Honey Burst SERIES 300/400 V-CLASS Cuatro modelos reinventados SLIDE PARA PRINCIPIANTES Aprende a deslizarte con estilo MARTY SCHWARTZ El profesor de guitarra más popular de YouTube 2 www.taylorguitars.com ayudar a pagar facturas. Aquella Taylor El SAGT me da mucho placer, y es círculos Cartas tenía un gran valor sentimental para una gran motivación para tocar estas nosotros, así que nos fue muy difícil guitarras cada vez mejor. Cuéntanos tu historia separarnos de ella... pero tuvimos que Carlo Beusenberg sociales Escríbenos a: [email protected] hacerlo. La puse a la venta en los anun- Países Bajos cios clasificados de Craigslist y, poco Únete a la después, ya tenía a alguien interesado. Nos citamos en un restaurante para La guinda del pastel comunidad Taylor cerrar el trato. El comprador apareció Aún no me creo que mi marido Bill Facebook: @taylorguitars co. Por último, yo siempre necesito un en un Cadillac nuevo con su hija de me haya comprado una K22ce 12-Fret Instagram: @taylorguitars lugar para guardar las púas, cejillas, 7 años. La guitarra iba a ser para ella, en un Road Show de Taylor. Me va Twitter: @taylorguitars púas para los dedos, etcétera. ¿Qué tal que quería ser la nueva Taylor Swift. como anillo al dedo, ¡y es la guitarra una pequeña cajita de ébano? Craigslist es lo que es: el tipo entendió más bonita que jamás haya visto! Youtube: taylorguitars Rich Sternadori que teníamos un bebé y estábamos Nunca me imaginé como propietaria de Google+: taylorguitars desesperados, así que por supuesto una guitarra de koa tan excepcional- Music Aficionado: taylorguitars me hizo una oferta insultantemente mente hermosa, y me encanta tenerla. Chica de oro baja. Pero necesitábamos el dinero, así Hacía tiempo que quería probar una Durante muchos años, he sido que lo cogimos. 12-fret, pero realmente me sorpren- espectadora de las sesiones de mi Dos años después, mi empresa dió comprobar que se adaptaba a mí marido e hijo guitarristas en el salón había conseguido nuevos contratos y mucho mejor que otras guitarras. ¡Es de casa. Si yo cogía un instrumento, nos iba mucho mejor. Un domingo por perfecta! era solo para quitarle el polvo. Cuando la mañana, estaba revisando correos También quiero dar las gracias al cumplí 60 años, de repente me vinieron electrónicos antiguos y encontré el de gerente de ventas local de Taylor, Billy ganas de tocar, y estos dos hombres la persona que me había comprado la Gill, al especialista de producto Wayne se ofrecieron a enseñarme y apoyar- guitarra. Le envié un mensaje pregun- Johnson y a toda la gente de Taylor y Más que guitarras me. Mi primera guitarra fue una Taylor tándole si consideraría la posibilidad Bounty Music en Maui (Hawái). Noté Me siento muy orgulloso de todo Big Baby, aunque fácilmente se podría de vendérmela. Me contestó inmedia- que todos ellos se alegraban sincera- lo que hacéis en Camerún y de la haber rebautizado como Little Lady: se tamente diciendo que le parecía bien, mente cuando me llevé este instrumen- forma en que gestionáis los bosques adaptaba perfectamente a mi pequeña pero pedía 300 dólares más de lo to único. Fue fascinante y muy didác- y cuidáis de la gente del país. La ver- estatura, y era ligera y nada intimidan- que él había pagado por ella. En fin... tico escuchar todas las diferencias dad es que no soy un gran aficionado te. Cinco años después, he avanzado al Me precipité a mi coche y nos encon- que la madera, la forma, el tamaño, el a las guitarras Taylor, pero después nivel Grand Auditorium y me he unido tramos en el mismo restaurante de la varetaje, las cuerdas y demás pueden de leer los artículos del número 91 a la banda familiar, ¡lo cual es una otra vez. Cuando abrí la funda, parecía marcar en manos de un guitarrista de Wood&Steel (verano del 2018), Gran(d) sensación! como si nunca la hubieran tocado. Ni con tanta experiencia y habilidad. Y es estoy pensando en la posibilidad de Con la ayuda de mi familia y de la un rasguño. La guitarra ha vuelto a increíble oír hablar a Bill (que no tiene comprarme una. Sobre todo, lo estoy familia Taylor, estos están siendo literal- casa con mi familia, al lugar al que per- nada de músico) sobre todo lo que considerando como muestra de apoyo mente mis «años dorados», porque en tenece y del que nunca más se moverá. aprendió ese día. Nunca habría imagi- a vuestra concepción ética y moral de cada acorde que rasgueo encuentro Mark Thomas nado que entendiera mi mundo y disfru- la actividad empresarial y a la calidad oro puro. Ahora, yo misma he animado tara con las diferencias entre guitarras. de I+D que reflejan el varetaje V-Class, a mi hermano de 63 años a comprar- Espero asistir a muchos más Road los apoyabrazos, las combinaciones se su primera guitarra, y ha elegido El SAGT ataca de nuevo Shows... aunque no sé si me compraré de maderas y otras innovaciones. Pero una Taylor Serie 700 con la que ha Por favor, gente de Taylor: ¡necesito otra guitarra, porque este modelo de lo que realmente me motiva es el aura comenzado otro «viaje dorado» familiar. ayuda! Después de 30 años tocando koa es la guinda de mi colección. de bondad que percibo en vuestra Y le digo a todo el mundo, indepen- exclusivamente la guitarra eléctrica, en Mahalo nui loa, compañía, una cualidad que lamenta- dientemente de su edad, que cualquier el 2017 me compré mi primera Taylor, Karen Hanisch blemente está en declive en el mundo momento es bueno para empezar con una hermosa Grand Concert persona- de los negocios y la cultura. Aunque el la guitarra y buscar oro en cada ras- lizada. Nunca había tocado la acústica, Diseño de primera tono general de las guitarras Taylor no gueo. o cuando alguna vez lo había intentado, No salgo de mi asombro ante todas me ha acabado de seducir en los 40 Sue Bracewell no había tenido buenas experiencias las innovaciones que Taylor Guitars años que llevo tocando, ha llegado el Huntsville, Texas porque me resultaba más difícil de relata en cada número de Wood&Steel. momento de probar algunos de vues- tocar y no podía hacer mis carreras de Vuestros productos son la prueba de tros nuevos modelos. velocidad por el mástil. que constantemente estáis creando lo En cuanto al ébano, no tengo abso- Feliz retorno Pero la Taylor GC me gustó tanto último y lo mejor, ¡y utilizando algunos lutamente ningún problema con los dia- Mi 414ce del 2009 fue mi primera que tuve que comprarla, y ahora ni de los mejores recursos conocidos pasones, placas de clavijero y puentes guitarra acústica de verdad. La compré siquiera me acerco a mis guitarras eléc- por la humanidad! Personalmente, me que presentan estrías, coloraciones y con el dinero que mis abuelos me deja- tricas: estoy totalmente enganchado a encantaría formar parte de un equipo otros rasgos desviados del tono negro ron en herencia. Antes de que mi hijo la acústica. Peor aún: contraje el SAGT dispuesto a asumir riesgos y a invertir puro tradicional. Bravo por reformular naciera, solía tocarla sobre el vientre (Síndrome de Adquisición de Guitarras en años de desarrollo con el objetivo esta percepción del mercado. Me com- de mi novia cuando, estando emba- Taylor). ¡Acabo de comprarme mi cuar- de ofrecer diseños nuevos y eficientes praré un slide de ébano, y me atrevo a razada, se preocupaba al no sentir el ta Taylor, una de cuerdas de nylon! destinados a unos instrumentos con un sugerir que podríais usar los restos de movimiento del bebé durante un tiem- Por favor, estableced un programa sonido tan hermoso. ¡Seguid así! madera más pequeños para producir po. Yo sacaba la guitarra, me sentaba de prevención del SAGT y ayudadme Thomas Knapp clavijas del puente, enganches traseros detrás de ella apoyando la guitarra en a recuperar el control de la situa- Notre Dame, Indiana y, más específicamente, clavijas de su barriga, rasgueaba unos acordes y ción. Estoy dispuesto a quedarme afinación de repuesto para una gama el niño se avivaba al momento. Poco en el Centro Europeo de Taylor en más amplia de marcas y modelos. Las después de su nacimiento, mi empresa Ámsterdam para luchar contra mi adic- clavijas de ébano de calidad tendrían pasó por problemas financieros que ción. ¡No me importa que me internéis una muy buena acogida entre el públi- me obligaron a vender la guitarra para allí por el tiempo que sea necesario! Índice WOOD&STEEL | NÚMERO 92 | OTOÑO DE 2018 Reportajes Columnas 6 Introducción a la guitarra con slide 4 El rincón de Kurt ¿Estás empezando con el slide? Practica estas técnicas Nuestro vicepresidente de ventas básicas y tus canciones sonarán mucho más expresivas Keith Brawley ocupa el lugar de Kurt y emocionantes en muy poco tiempo. y aclara por qué nunca vamos a comprometer nuestros estándares de calidad para satisfacer la demanda 8 Anatomía de una canción de los clientes. En la primera parte de una serie que se sumerge en el oficio y el negocio de la música, los experimentados compositores Josquin Des Pres y Michael Natter 5 BobSpeak comparten algunos consejos con aquellos que aspiran Para Bob, solo hay una cosa tan a seguir sus pasos en la industria. hermosa como una nueva guitarra, y son las herramientas que fabricamos para construirla. 32 Artesanía Un nudo en un trozo de madera puede parecer un defecto, pero también es un signo de crecimiento.
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