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Jad Fair's guitar, he explained some unique features. He shortened the neck, the neck is attached to the body with a system of rubber bands allowing dramatic bends. He explained that his approach to guitar is a rhythm/percussion instrument.

 

Half Japanese is a avaunt rock band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair, rumor had it they were part of the local music scene. I had never met them, I only knew them from a series of wild LPs from the 70's and 80's.

 

As it turned out it is true, though Jad now lives in Texas, and brother David lives in a town just a few miles east of us. Today I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Jad and David Fair, and listening to a couple of sets with Jad, and enjoying his art work at the Library, barely a mile From Camp David, in Thurmont Maryland. Sadly, the President was unable to attend.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Japanese

www.halfjapanese.co.uk/

jadfair.org/

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