I was in that 1976 Pepe Romero class in Houston with Scott. I remember we all were amazed at how good he was at such a young age. I don't think he knew how good he was, but we all knew he'd be something special. Glad to be right!
It is crazy to me that my teacher Leslie Lyon was also in that masterclass. She told me about La wonderful and it’s weird to hear a story about a guitar as if it is a mythical character in a book but here she is.
scott studied with pepe, and he has the utmost respect for pepe. pepe used to tune his guitar on stage as well, and here, scott only got the guitars in his hand on stage. even if they tuned the guitar just before, it needs to be tuned again as soon as it gets on stage, the temperature changes. it is never disrespectful to tune a guitar, it is disrespectful not to tune it. so, no disrespect was shown, the guitar came from the case, straight to scott's hands. no need to smash it.
This is the best guitar I have ever played, in every sense. It's amazing. Every note feels like it was struck with a velvet hammer. It is very powerful but has other subtle qualities as well.
It is crazy to me that my teacher Leslie Lyon was also in that masterclass. She told me about La wonderful and it’s weird to hear a story about a guitar as if it is a mythical character in a book but here she is.
A slight addition to the story of La Wonderful’s repair. Pepe had taken the broken guitar to Uris (at the Blue Guitar) to repair the guitar. Uris replied that the task was impossible and he declined to work on La Wonderful. Angel Romero told me what happened next. Angel went to Uris, carrying La Wonderful, and said “Uris, you are great at repairing guitars. You CAN fix this guitar. You WILL fix it.” (Paraphrased). The rest is history.
It's so interesting to watch a video like this and hear a name mentioned (Yuris Zeltins) whom I knew for a short time in San Diego when I first started taking lessons from David Cheney at the Blue Guitar on Midway Drive (where it was at the time). Brings back a lot of memories.
Absolutely, and Scott is one hell of a player. People who are (at least) proficient at playing the guitar are usually more respectful towards other players, because they know how difficult it is to play at this level. Its actually quite hard to play a piece perfectly on a guitar that is unfamiliar. Scott captured the spirit of the piece and the guitar quite well. Some mistakes were made, but that's only natural giving the circumstances.
I'm watching this video in 2019, then this guitar is almost 50 years old now. Can old guitar's sound quality be as good as it's prime time? Someone saying classic guitar's sound quality is normally degrading over a time, so the average lifetime is 20~30 years. Anybody has right answer?
Scott Tennant has old school right hand technique that I personally like (I was trained to play similarly). The movements are minimal and you can see the resemblance of the old Spanish masters like Tarrega and his followers. Today's performers are not old school. The finger movements are long and flying all over the place but it does not affect their playing or the interpretation of the piece. I have no problem with any technique. The proof of the pudding is listening to the music with ears open and your eyes closed.
Actually, the idea is that the back of the guitar is not touching your body at all, which allows it to resonate more. I am a chubby guy, and I hold the guitar the same way Scott does, and the back does not touch my belly. The weight of the arm holds the guitar in place on the thigh.
The weight of his right arm holds it to his leg. I play the exact same way, though Scott Tennant uses a small pad on his leg. It is a somewhat common position, though not the "standard".
As Scott wears black shirt, I can't see where he rest the guitar. Does he rest it on his belly? If that the case it so original. I have never seen anyone else doing that.
Hi I just had a question. Please could you tell me what classical guitar I should buy. There are many options like cordoba, Alhambra and many more. I’m indecisive as which to buy. Thanks
Both those you named are excellent. Depends on your budget of course. You can but an excellent Cordoba C-7 for around 500 dollars. Which is a great beginning guitar! Call around and ask guitar stores. Are you taking lessons? Ask your teacher if you are. You can of course spend thousands.....I'd start less expensive and learn as you progress and but up as you go. Good luck!!!
Can anyone help me out here ? How is Scott holding that guitar without support ? He seems to be hold it at an angle in a perfect position to play it but without it slipping ; I was wondering how he was doing that ? Can anyone out there answer this ? Many thanks
James Paterson OK but I don't see how just a mat underneath can just support it from falling neck first on his left side ? I was looking to see if he had an ergoplay or something; lodging the guitar underneath but there seems to be nothing, it's like the guitar is suspended in mid air.
James Paterson That does explain it quite well thanks. This non slip matt must be made of some meshing material or something, similar to what you get on coats and shoes ? (I forget what it's called). I will have to disagree but it's personal taste I suppose, I hate playing off using a foot rest, it feels so awkward. It had been a lot better since I've used ergo play. I am always interested if someone looks so comfortable holding the guitar (as Scott does evidently) how he managed to do it; hence my questions.
I have to say that of all the guitarists I have ever seen play live....no one will ever come close to the tone and utter beauty of sound and tone color production than the great Christopher Parkening. ...I remember taking a Guitar lesson with John Dearman one of the LA guitar quartet and I mentioned that I had never heard anyone's playing coming close to sounding like Parkening and he told me that his sound was all studio reverb and effects.....Well about 2 months later I went to a Parkening concert and was proven right. It sounded better than the records. No one will ever come close to the Parkening sound.
Every guitar that this guy touched and scratched ended up devaluing a lot. This is how valuable collections lose their value in this free and unnecessary handling
You never know what conditions a guitar is coming from - there are many factors and they all affect tuning. That and shut up. It's Scott Tennant. So shut up.
I believe the reason Scott is taking so long to tune an otherwise perfect instrument in a climate controlled environment is because he uses the the wrong set of harmonics to do it. He's still out of tune at 2:39 in...The way he tunes employs non-tempered (perfect) harmonics over tempered placed frets. The only harmonics which correlate with other strings and frets on a tempered-tuned instrument are octaves of one string against open or fingered notes another string. I first get high E in with a tuner. I then shut off the tuner and get low E in by comparing its 5th fret Harm. (2nd octave of open E ) to now-in-tune open high E string. Same law with others on out. But I'll leave the rest to you. You can disagree with this but I will not enter into debate over it, in this thread.. . As far as Mr.Tennant's musicianship goes, it is A-1 masterful as can be... !! Mark
Me choca como limpia el brazo una y otra vez. Sabemos que los hongos son muy indeseables y contagioosos. En tal caso debió haber traído un trapo adecuado. Asi se ve grosero
I was in that 1976 Pepe Romero class in Houston with Scott. I remember we all were amazed at how good he was at such a young age. I don't think he knew how good he was, but we all knew he'd be something special. Glad to be right!
It is crazy to me that my teacher Leslie Lyon was also in that masterclass. She told me about La wonderful and it’s weird to hear a story about a guitar as if it is a mythical character in a book but here she is.
@@chrissinger24 Those were wonderful classes, Pepe came every year or two for a while. Great guy, great sense of humor and quite humble.
Wow Scott’s tonal quality is amazing. The nails and the strings sounds full almost like a grand piano is being played.
Scott seems so down to Earth, which is rare for a lot of classical greats.
scott studied with pepe, and he has the utmost respect for pepe. pepe used to tune his guitar on stage as well, and here, scott only got the guitars in his hand on stage. even if they tuned the guitar just before, it needs to be tuned again as soon as it gets on stage, the temperature changes. it is never disrespectful to tune a guitar, it is disrespectful not to tune it. so, no disrespect was shown, the guitar came from the case, straight to scott's hands. no need to smash it.
A work of art in the hands of a master
Absolutely beautifully executed piece!!! Beast of a guitar, and excellent performance by Scott!!! Way cool......................
This is the best guitar I have ever played, in every sense. It's amazing. Every note feels like it was struck with a velvet hammer. It is very powerful but has other subtle qualities as well.
That was outstanding.
It is crazy to me that my teacher Leslie Lyon was also in that masterclass. She told me about La wonderful and it’s weird to hear a story about a guitar as if it is a mythical character in a book but here she is.
A slight addition to the story of La Wonderful’s repair. Pepe had taken the broken guitar to Uris (at the Blue Guitar) to repair the guitar. Uris replied that the task was impossible and he declined to work on La Wonderful. Angel Romero told me what happened next. Angel went to Uris, carrying La Wonderful, and said “Uris, you are great at repairing guitars. You CAN fix this guitar. You WILL fix it.” (Paraphrased). The rest is history.
One of the all time great guitars. The sound is so full of life!
It's so interesting to watch a video like this and hear a name mentioned (Yuris Zeltins) whom I knew for a short time in San Diego when I first started taking lessons from David Cheney at the Blue Guitar on Midway Drive (where it was at the time). Brings back a lot of memories.
I like the sound and technic on guitar by Scott Tennant, aplausos maestro!! desde México
A paper bag..... That gave me chills!! Would be amazing just to be in the same room as this guitar. Love these vids. Thank You
Amazing.
wonderful sound .....wonderful feelings...a giant bravoooooooooo...!
That was extremely beautiful!!!
Loving the critiques from bedroom players nobody has heard of, never will, and who will never come close to accomplishing anything that Scott has.
양모노들 기타영상마다 이걸로 싸우네
Absolutely, and Scott is one hell of a player. People who are (at least) proficient at playing the guitar are usually more respectful towards other players, because they know how difficult it is to play at this level. Its actually quite hard to play a piece perfectly on a guitar that is unfamiliar. Scott captured the spirit of the piece and the guitar quite well. Some mistakes were made, but that's only natural giving the circumstances.
Great playing Scott; love it!
I'm watching this video in 2019, then this guitar is almost 50 years old now. Can old guitar's sound quality be as good as it's prime time? Someone saying classic guitar's sound quality is normally degrading over a time, so the average lifetime is 20~30 years. Anybody has right answer?
and that guitar sound incredible
That guitar is OOZING TONE!!!!
Scott Tennant has old school right hand technique that I personally like (I was trained to play similarly). The movements are minimal and you can see the resemblance of the old Spanish masters like Tarrega and his followers. Today's performers are not old school. The finger movements are long and flying all over the place but it does not affect their playing or the interpretation of the piece. I have no problem with any technique. The proof of the pudding is listening to the music with ears open and your eyes closed.
La Wonderful, nothing more needs to be said really.
Actually, the idea is that the back of the guitar is not touching your body at all, which allows it to resonate more. I am a chubby guy, and I hold the guitar the same way Scott does, and the back does not touch my belly. The weight of the arm holds the guitar in place on the thigh.
The weight of his right arm holds it to his leg. I play the exact same way, though Scott Tennant uses a small pad on his leg.
It is a somewhat common position, though not the "standard".
As Scott wears black shirt, I can't see where he rest the guitar. Does he rest it on his belly? If that the case it so original. I have never seen anyone else doing that.
He plays great. Plays quite at back of sound hole as well . I suppose it's harder to move about while holding the guitar the way he does. Different
John Williams plays that second movement on a Sky album. Can't remember which - Sky 1 or Sky 2.
This guitar should be part of the UNESCO World Haritage Site
How can I get the "La Wonderful' guitar?
What kind of material does Scott use on his leg to keep the guitar from slipping?
belly🤣🤣🤣
Hot tar, heated in a microwave.
What is the piece that scott plays at4:20 in the video
How is it possible that it's the most "public" guitar, have other artists used it as well?
Hi I just had a question. Please could you tell me what classical guitar I should buy. There are many options like cordoba, Alhambra and many more. I’m indecisive as which to buy. Thanks
Both those you named are excellent. Depends on your budget of course. You can but an excellent Cordoba C-7 for around 500 dollars. Which is a great beginning guitar! Call around and ask guitar stores. Are you taking lessons? Ask your teacher if you are. You can of course spend thousands.....I'd start less expensive and learn as you progress and but up as you go. Good luck!!!
does anyone know the name of the short piece he played a part of first?
Why does he polish the neck before playing?
Very good performance.tough piece to execute without mistake.Scott couldn't do it either
How does he hold the guitar like that?
Is it a "CHURCH DOOR"?
What was the name of Scott's Rodriguez? Did he say "La Guinaverra"? Please correct my spelling if it is wrong and what does that mean?
primo con esa guitarras hay que toca soleare fandango siguirillas cosas de Andalucia que para eso fueron fabricada
Yuris@ Blue Guitar in San Diego was the best luthier bar none.
What is the name of the luthier that repaired this guitar?
Yuris Zeltins.
MrElfOwl Thank you!
Is this a good guitar?
you can ask scott, i studied with him. it's not any different.
Can anyone please tell me the name of the litlle piece that Scott played first ?
Menuetto from F.Sor :-)
Thank you very much ,cheers.
His belly acts as a cushion! :)
Can anyone help me out here ?
How is Scott holding that guitar without support ? He seems to be hold it at an angle in a perfect position to play it but without it slipping ; I was wondering how he was doing that ?
Can anyone out there answer this ?
Many thanks
James Paterson
OK but I don't see how just a mat underneath can just support it from falling neck first on his left side ?
I was looking to see if he had an ergoplay or something; lodging the guitar underneath but there seems to be nothing, it's like the guitar is suspended in mid air.
James Paterson
That does explain it quite well thanks. This non slip matt must be made of some meshing material or something, similar to what you get on coats and shoes ? (I forget what it's called).
I will have to disagree but it's personal taste I suppose, I hate playing off using a foot rest, it feels so awkward. It had been a lot better since I've used ergo play.
I am always interested if someone looks so comfortable holding the guitar (as Scott does evidently) how he managed to do it; hence my questions.
Held between upper arm and thigh, traditional flamenco technique, places right hand in a good position and it's very comfortable.
I have to say that of all the guitarists I have ever seen play live....no one will ever come close to the tone and utter beauty of sound and tone color production than the great Christopher Parkening. ...I remember taking a Guitar lesson with John Dearman one of the LA guitar quartet and I mentioned that I had never heard anyone's playing coming close to sounding like Parkening and he told me that his sound was all studio reverb and effects.....Well about 2 months later I went to a Parkening concert and was proven right. It sounded better than the records. No one will ever come close to the Parkening sound.
alex ubillus
I agree. Christopher's tone is sublime.
Enough tuning already.
precious much?
His belly hold his guitar
Every guitar that this guy touched and scratched ended up devaluing a lot. This is how valuable collections lose their value in this free and unnecessary handling
You never know what conditions a guitar is coming from - there are many factors and they all affect tuning.
That and shut up. It's Scott Tennant. So shut up.
Great guitarist, flat musician
great guitar - poor guitarist
Great keyboard, poor comment
I believe the reason Scott is taking so long to tune an otherwise perfect instrument in a climate controlled environment is because he uses the the wrong set of harmonics to do it. He's still out of tune at 2:39 in...The way he tunes employs non-tempered (perfect) harmonics over tempered placed frets. The only harmonics which correlate with other strings and frets on a tempered-tuned instrument are octaves of one string against open or fingered notes another string. I first get high E in with a tuner. I then shut off the tuner and get low E in by comparing its 5th fret Harm. (2nd octave of open E ) to now-in-tune open high E string. Same law with others on out. But I'll leave the rest to you. You can disagree with this but I will not enter into debate over it, in this thread.. . As far as Mr.Tennant's musicianship goes, it is A-1 masterful as can be... !! Mark
Me choca como limpia el brazo una y otra vez. Sabemos que los hongos son muy indeseables y contagioosos. En tal caso debió haber traído un trapo adecuado. Asi se ve grosero