My experience as a musical artisan spans over 25 years in study, performance, education, and recording. As a University of Lowell alum circa 1992, the school's advanced and intense music curriculum catapaulted my skills in order to expand my own abilities as a professional performer and educator, and share my knowledge and musical wisdom with many satisfied and concurrent students. Past and present professional performances and sessions include work with:
Blue Man Group / Iggy Pop band / Chuck Berry keyboardist Vic Lane / Vinnie Moore band member Michael Bean / Count Basie Orchestra / Mass. Lions All-State Concert Band / B Street Blues / Bandalobo / Mill City Revival Band
Repairing and cleaning is done with a passion that is truly a labor of love.
The Gift: Music, like any other natural talent, is a gift from God. I take no credit for what has been given to me. Music is a human outlet to free expression of the soul. It has proven to have shown healing effects of the mind and body, and it's just plain cool.
The Gretsch Project
I received a request to 'overhaul' a client's Gretsch Electromatic Jet Club electric guitar. The guitar was played for several years, and then hung on a wall for months. This project took 5 and 1/2 hours. Following is a list of the work I performed on this guitar:
* Remove old strings
* Remove all screws, bridge, tail piece, pick guard
* Clean the daylights out of the rosewood fretboard!
* Clean and polish everything that was metal, up to &
including all screw heads
The images help, but don't do as much justice as I had hoped. Take a look for yourself at some of the BEFORE and AFTER shots on this project.
I'm happy to say this return customer was elated!