Luigi Legnani - 9 caprices on 9 guitars
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Full disclosure, this is not meant to be any sort of scientific comparisons between the guitars, just a fun project I had during the lockdowns. However, you do get a sense of the tone and a good look at the craftsmanship. I just kept whatever strings were on them.
1) Caprice #1 (0:12): Joshia de Jonge (Canada), spruce/nomex/cedar double-top. Rodgers tuners, African Blackwood back and sides, Augustine Imperial strings. What a lovely instrument, it was difficult to give back! These are the types of guitars I love, with a very rich sound that can be pushed without the tone thinning out. Beautiful design in the rosette and bindings. There is also a tornavoz (the cylinder under the rosette) which you can see in one of the shots, which is supposed to lower the resonant frequency of the body.
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2) Caprice #4 (2:24): Jeff Sigurdson (Canada), cedar top, Dominique Field inspired, D'addario EJ45. Jeff always impresses me with improvements and experiments he constantly pursues. I was surprised this guitar wasn't a double-top because of how responsive it was. The tone is very sweet, and Jeff's neck profiles are amazing. This guitar is just easy to play, and does what you want it to. Jeff's new polishing technique is mirror like, and perfectly even.
sigurdsonguitars.com
3) Caprice #3 (3:35): Mark Usherovich (Canada), Lacôte inspired Romantic guitar, spruce top, maple back and sides, Aquilla Nylguy strings, 630mm. When I asked Mark about this guitar he said "I didn't copy any particular instrument, but created my own version of a Romantic instrument inspired by Lacote's style and look". I played an original Lacôte (as you can see in a couple of my earlier videos), and it was actually more difficult to play than one may suspect because the strings are quite close together. This guitar has a refreshing mixture of traditional and modern building techniques which are for the better. I would love to own one of these guitars one day, as music from this era sounds and feels just right.
usherovichguitar.com
4) Caprice #2 (5:14): Marcus Dominelli (Canada). Cedar/nomex/spruce double-top, D'addario Carbon strings. This guitar is courtesy of Bahar Ossareh. When a guitar is described as a "cannon" that would be this guitar. It's incredibly responsive, easy to play and has lots of colour. Speaking of colour, check out the rosette and headstock, I don't think I've ever seen such a striking colour palette. I would personally love to try it again with nylon strings, as it was almost too alive with the carbons!
dominelliguitars.com
5) Caprice #33 (6:21): Mark Usherovich, Cedar, carbon lattice braced (aka "Active"), koa back and sides, 645mm, D'addario EJ45. Check out that fretboard, it's actually white ebony. I love how you can see a little of the typical black in the figuring. Another instrument with a perfect mixture of volume and tone. His guitars are on my short list!
6) Caprice #15 (7:45): Roberto de Miranda (Milan, Italy), cedar top, traditional fan bracing, Alessi tuners, Savarez Crystal strings. This guitar is courtesy of Michael Kolk. I actually owned the sister of this guitar which we recorded our 'Ravel, Bach, Tedesco, Lhoyer' album. It was the only guitar I regret selling. Admittedly, this guitar still needed to be "woken up" a bit more before I recorded (especially for this piece), as we both play our Blackwells mainly now, so the old "DeMi" was a little closed sounding. These guitars are very light, responsive, and colourful, often described as a Ferrari. Perhaps for a better demonstration, check out Emanuele Buono, Lorenzo Micheli, or Michael Kolk! Roberto is very elusive, and has no website.
7) Caprice #7 (9:05): Martin Blackwell, spruce/balsa/cedar double-top, Augustine Imperial strings. This was a 40th birthday present to myself. I had always wanted a Blackwell, they are so resonant, rich and beautiful to look at. I'm very happy with this one, and happy I waited until he starting incorporating balsa into his design. One little alteration I asked from him was to make the neck a little thinner for me, as I found some of the older models a bit thick. This is a forever guitar. There was no label shot at the end because it unfortunately sustained a little water damage from a defective humidifier. blackwellguitars.com/
8) Caprice #29 (10:50): Paulino Bernabe (Spain). Cedar top, fan bracing, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, D'addario DynaCore strings. I used to own a Bernabe formerly owned by Norbert Kraft, actually a lot of players here in Toronto played Bernabes! It was nice to reacquaint myself with these guitars after so many years.
paulinobernabe.com
9) Caprice #36 (11:43): Jeff Sigurdson, Cedar/balsa/cedar double-top. This was actually a prototype that Jeff sent to a mutual friend who told me I needed to try it. He was right! I bought it and never looked back. It is extremely powerful with a very "woody" tone as most cedar double-tops have. This guitar just works for me.
This guy doesn’t mess around
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Thank you! It was hard work cutting off all those rosettes! The luthiers weren't happy.
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@@DrewHendersonGuitar no worries! , we are fine.!!
As a musician and a craftsman, I like this video a lot. Seeing the details of the fine construction and the masterful playing at the same time is such a great idea.
1. Caprice no. 1, de Jonge (0:12). 2. Caprice no. 4, Sigurdson (2:25). 3. Caprice no. 3, Usherovich (3:35). 4. Caprice no. 2, Dominelli (5:14). 5. Caprice no. 33, Usherovich (6:21). 6. Caprice no. 15 De Miranda (7:45). 7. Caprice no. 7, Blackwell (9:05). 8. Caprice no. 29, Bernabe (10:51). 9. Caprice no. 36, Sigurdson (11:43)
thank you maestro 🙏
A beautiful presentation all around -- the music, playing, guitars, audio, videography, everything.
Virtuoso performance. Exquisite in all respects. Superb sound engineering and lighting set a new standard of excellence. IMO this is among the finest classical guitar videos on CZcams.
You are correct in saying the Sigurdson has a nice woody sound to it. Very nice guitar!
thanks for doing this! i've always wanted to hear the impressions guitarists have of the guitars they demonstrate on the vids from guitarsalon, siccas, etc. Great playing as always!
drew you're god damn fantastic, you and david russell are imo the best guitarrists alive and I look FOWARD to see your carrer! thank you
All guitars sound great in the hands of an excellent player. Congratulations Mr. Henderson for the idea and your playing on all your videos.
Roberto de Miranda is my favorite. It sounds more traditional to me which is the sound I appreciate. Very well filmed and performed!
Thank you. DeMiranda is a great builder, very mysterious, and hard to get a hold of! The craftsmanship, aesthetic and sound are all top notch.
@@DrewHendersonGuitar, yes, indeed. Drew, we have a nice guitar department down here in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. If you ever come down to South America, let us know and maybe we can arrange a concert for you. Keep showering us with your great musicianship and technique! Saudações Brasileiras!
Stunning! What a way to start my day! All the better for having experienced this amazing musician! Thank you 🙏
P.S. I just listened to the selections again and I really enjoyed the sounds of the Marcus Dominelli guitar. Deep and strong!
The playing is truly inspiring. I am fascinated with tonal colors produced here, the guitars are great too.
Great video! My ears liked guitars #1 and #7 best, but they all have one important thing in common: the INCREDIBLE playing of Mr Henderson. Bravo!
Dear Sir, it’s wonderful ! Maraviloso
Loved what you did here playing 9 caprices on 9 incredible guitars along with the brief commentary on each guitar! It was fun reading about each instrument while listening to their unique sound incredibly demonstrated to perfection! Bravo!
Thank you very much! It was a fun little project, and gave me a chance to do a little something different.
What a panorama of fantastic guitars wonderfully played and described. Thanks a lot, Genius Drew
Wonder and masterful. Thank you.
Перша, потім остання та зі світлим грифом посередині, з темною смужкою. Дякую за задоволення. )
Awesome player.
Lovely music, masterfully played on superb instruments [especially that of Roberto de Miranda]. Thank you.
I can't help it, a cedar top guitar always gets my preference. I would take the second guitar (Jeff Sigurdson ). I also like the romantic guitar (Mark Usherovich) very much. Maple is another very attractive tonewood. Apparently, Canada has many good luthiers ... .
Fantastic! Love the sound of the Blackwell
Every one of those guitars is stunning.
Great Guitars, Great Player.....Beautilful Videos ! Once again, Thank you , Mr Henderson !!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your generosity!! I really appreciate it! It helps to fund the future videos.
Todas las guitarras suenan maravillosamente bien en sus manos. Es un placer volver a escucharlo, como siempre.
Luigi Legnani is a special composer I do appreciate his works... thanks a lot for playing. Your performance of Legnani is absolutely on the highest level.
So much great music and playing in this video. Those guitars are truly beautifcal creations.
Excelent!!! Fantastic
Yes please!!! Can't wait!
love this music! Legnani was such a great storyteller
Stunningly brilliant. So refined. Than you for posting.
is there a word in English to describe how amazingly clean his guitar sound is?
Filthy good
Really enjoyed this Drew!
Stunning on so many levels. Congrats, Drew!
The intro is super!! Beautiful!!
What a treat! Thank you Drew. Beautiful playing as usual. Love all the guitars; though I have to go with Martin Blackwell as my favorite!🙏
Meraviglia! Bravissimo che suono!
Wonderful
absolutely wonderful, I like the first one best
Gorgeous!! Love this idea 💡 👏 ❤
Your presentation is always stunning, really nice camera work and recording.
Beautiful playing and a fantastic presentation of guitars ranging from very good to fantastic... I would have hard time to tell which one I liked best, but I think Blackwell would lead the list followed by both Usherovichs (the small one a bit outside the game) and Miranda as third; but in truth it's almost not possible to arrange these three or four (including Jeff Sigirdson) into a linear good to better scale... They are all great and a bit different. One could be easily very happy with any of them...
Beautiful playing and guitars, for me the second guitar is the best, rich sonorities🤩
Cool!!!💋💋💋🥰🥰🥰🥰👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Bravissimo!!!
What a fun video, beautiful playing and work! My favorites were the Blackwell and the last Sigurdson, then right after maybe Mark’s guitar and Joshia’s. What was experimental about Sigurdson in the design, by the way? Maybe balsa instead of nomex?
The last Sigurdson is Cedar/balsa/cedar double-top. I ordered that same guitar a couple years ago, it is finally ready, Jeff will be shipping it this week! So excited about it! If you want to hear other skilled guitarists playing it, check out Yeram Yoon on CZcams. He is also playing Sigurdson's cedar/balsa/cedar. Sounds fantastic!
Hi Evan! Thanks, you liked my own guitars the best. The last guitar was the first balsa core Sigurdson had made. He didn’t put much effort into the looks, but man the first time I heard it I knew it was a winner. I have an balsa core 8 string now by him with all the bells and whistles, will post something with that guitar soon.
@@DrewHendersonGuitar we’re looking forward to it!
@@AndreiPuhach there is a two year wait on his guitars?
@@tony89718 I requested mine in February 2019 and got it in June 2022.
Nice thumbnail concept.
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Bravo!
Awesome vid! I can't help but mention that it should be a G natural in the bass at 4:15. Shouldn't it? The G# drove me crazy LOL! Love all the caprices brother!
tous les caprices que tu nous as présentés, wahou !!! maestro Drew nous a fait une magnifique petite démonstration. vous êtes des sources d'inspiration et d'admiration.
Great video Drew! A love letter to guitars. Great production. All the guitars sounded great.
One thing that comes through: The player makes a huge difference compared to the guitar. I say this as a luthier who recognizes differences in the guitars. Bravo, really.
Wow. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏
Bellisima!!
I like most the 7 blackwell, then the 5 usherovich, then the 9 sigurdson, then the 4 dominelli, the 8 bernabe, the 2 sigurdson, the 6 de miranda. The 1 de jonge more potential but not yet at the top, the 3 usherovich romantic is another style of guitar.
4:17 The little motif on the top strings sounds just like a harpsichord, or is it just me?
I thought this too. This guitar stood out for me on many levels.
Отлично!!!
👍👍👍👏👏👏
36👍bas fantastic
😱😱😱
Tune 448hz
А разве можно так формально играть, а где ИСКУССТВО концертного исполнительства? 😮Техника ЭТО ТОЛЬКО СРЕДСТВО ПЕРЕДАЧИ ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННОГО ЗАМЫСЛА. Это же музыка, ЧАСТЬ ИСКУССТВА. А где здесь искусство? Ради чего все эти технические потуги? Гитары рекламировать, или типа подарить эстетическое наслаждение? Смешно😂. Воистину невежество не знает ни границ, ни меры, ни вкуса, ни такта, ни успокоения. И так будет бесконечно, это типа караоке клуба...
Thanks!