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Here is a low fi video of Howard playing my little Oak ladder bracd guitar last night at a house concert in El Doroado Hills, Ca.
Thanks again Howard for the honor.
Phelps Flats

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John, WOW thank you very much, just what i needed for a more beautiful day, i definitely will buy this CD! What an artist and what a talent!



Serge

John,

That guitar really growls! You must be very proud. Congrats

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Dave White
De Faoite Stringed Instruments
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Sorry John, i forgot to mention how beautiful the sound of your guitar was, thanks also for sharing these great moments with us!

Serge

Love the playing, love the guitar! Must have been a heck of good time.

Thanks for sharing.

Jeff

Wow! That was great John, thanks for sharing the moment with us! That guitar sounds soooo cool. Have you thought of making the plans available to the OLF?

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Congratulations, John!!! That's a lot of sound out of such a small box. Very impressive

Congratulations also to Howard! Not every day one gets a chance to play a Johnny Cool-Stella Your playing is just fantactic!

I'm interested in both of you discussing more about the guitar and the concert.

Thanks for sharing.

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

Awesome simply awesome. Great playing by Howard and great souding geetar. Kinda dispells the myth on Oak.

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Great player, great instrument - you put a smile on my face for the afternoon.

                  Thank, Paul

Thanks all, for the kind words.
Bob, Ya lookin for some more of that stuff? Let me know if you find any.
JJ, the gathering was great fun although it's pretty hard to draw a crowd on a weeknight like wednesday so unfortunately there were only about a dozen or so people in attendance. I did meet some local musicians though including one from Cool, Ca so that was great.

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Wow...that certainly put a huge grin on my face. Very cool. Great looking and sounding guitar John. And Howard, that playing is awesome.

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Joe Breault
Merrimack, NH
Perpetual novice

cool John,Thanks man! That oaker sounded great and what a player ,Howard Emerson is !

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

Makes me want to go out to the shop and start resawing oak.
Great guitar,great guitarist.

Al

Thanks John,

Howard is a great player and your little oak guitar sounds awsome, well done to you both.

Cheers

Kim

Big fun! The guitar is excellent, and Howard's music is just the kind of thing I like the most! Thanks for the post!

John, that is very cool! Would you mind of we added it to the video library? Maybe check with Howard?

Thanks!

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John
    We kill the tree so we can make it sing. You did that tree proud.
john hall

I have a big plank of that white oak stuff and I was thinking of making an electric, which I'm not in the mood to do.

Huhm! An oak acoustic? I'll have to think about it.

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Billy Dean Thomas
Covina, CA

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John - That guitar soiunds fantastic!
What are the dimensions of that little beauty? Is the lower bout more than 13 3/4" (prolly not)? hmmmmmmmmmmmm 3 piece back?

Im thinking now, so if you smell wood burning dont run to your zoot stash!
Cheers
Charkliewoodcharliewood38851.9032407407

Hi all,
Sorry for the late reply. I'm still on the road, and not being near my own computer with my favorites saved, I don't always remember what forums to read....

I really enjoyed the gig in El Dorado Hills and playing John's oak guitar! It still sounds good despite the recording shortcomings, so it's even better than what you hear.

Pretty amazing that people summarily dismiss woods like maple and oak the way they do.

Maybe they should learn how to adjust their building techniques and their playing techniques first:-\

Thanks for all the wonderful comments and thanks again, John, for coming by!!

Best regards,
Howard Emerson