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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1994 c 0 N T E N T s VOLUME 4 , NUMBER 4 ISSUE 22 F E A T U R E S 52 IN THE DAWG HOUSE A couple of decades after the Grateful Dead's American Beauty and the bluegrass milestone Old and in the Way, David Grisman and Jerry Garcia are teaming up again to celebrate their acoustic roots. Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers catches up with the dynamic duo in Grisman's home studio. 60 HARP OF GLORY Jody Stecher explores the legacy and genius of Bahamian guitarist Joseph Spence. Includes music and lyrics to "Won't That Be a Happy Time," plus reflections on Spence from Taj Mahal, John Renbourn, David Gris man, and Henry Kaiser. 68 DA CAPO The capo may be the most useful accessory a guitar player can buy, and a bewildering variety of brands and styles are now available. Dale Miller checks out 11 contenders to help you choose the right one. 32 74 FREESTYLE FOLK Fingerstyle master Duck Baker plays Irish airs, Appalachian ballads, barrelhouse jazz ... but it's all folk to him. Baker talks with Michael Crane about composing, arranging, and improvising, and introduces his solo "Opening the Eyes of Love." D E P A R T M E N T S A_ CONTRIBUTORS 42 SHOPTALK What's the Buzz: How to diagnose and repair fret wear ...6... LITTERS and buzz. By Harry Fleishman 46 10 MUSIC NOTATION KEY WOOD CHOPS Perpetual Motion: Exercises for developing a killer tremolo. By Muriel Anderson 12 JUMP STREET Jimmie Dale Gilmore, John McLaughlin's Notre 92 Blues biographies and Dame guitar, the Desert-IsleTop REVIEWS guitar rags on record. 100, and Hit List record reviews. 60 97 FOR BEGINNERS Dropped-D Tuning. 20 ACOUSTIC GUITAR LITTER 1n L.A. , Includes music and lyrics to the acoustic underground thrives "Worried Blues." By Happy Traum in the shadow of "the industry." By Paul Zollo 1 OO GEARBOX Equipment picks from this issue's featured artists. 30 MASTER CLASS Sharon lsbin answers questions on choosing the proper scale length and 108 SOLO Beginning the Beguine. embellishing composed music. Includes a Latin-style arrange- ment of "Red River Valley."- By Kent Murdick 32 SONG CRAFT Silent No More: Janis Ian unveils a powerful comeback album and sharp new guitar 112 DEAR A.G. Answers to your chops. Includes music and lyrics questions. to "This Train Still Runs." 122 By Holly Crenshaw 122 GREM ACOUSTICS Joni Mitchell's Custom Klein. By Rick Turner COVER: JERRY GARCIA AND DAVID GRISMAN JAM AT GRISMAN'S HOUSE. INTERVIEW ON PAGE 52. PHOTO BY JAY BLAKESBERG. Jan u ary / F e br u a ry 1 9 9 4 ACOUST I C GU IT A R 5 .

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