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16th March 2011 at Queen Elizabeth Hall (Front Room), London SE1 (Tommaso Starace gig).
Archtop Electric Guitars have a relatively broad hollow soundbox, with a violin style arched top and back. The first Archtop was the Gibson L5 introduced in 1922, and the first Electric Archtop the Gibson ES150 introduced in 1935. The latter was the model for many of the Jazz Guitars which followed.
The instrument in the photo was made by the Chinese company Eastman (I believe an AR910).
Guitars are assigned the number 321.322-5 in the Hornbostel Sachs classification of musical instruments indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonators surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.32 = Necked Lutes. Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck
321.322 = Necked Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.322-5 = Instruments where the strings are vibrated by bare hands and fingers.
10th July 2013 at the Village Underground, London EC2 (Shuggy Otis gig).
Effects Pedals modify the sound of a musical instrument such as an Electric Guitar by means of changes like distortion, modulation, and feedback. They are often found on the floor on a pedalboard, and are operated with the feet.
The photo includes (left to right) TC electronic flashback (delay effect); Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-5 (chorus effect), Boss Flanger BF-3 (flanging effect); MXR Phase 90 (phaser effect) and Roger Mayer Octavia (sound an octave higher).
22nd March 2013 at Jazz Café Posk, London W6 (Maria Muldaur gig).
Electric Guitars were introduced in the United States in the 1930s. The vibrations of strings are converted into an electric signal, and directed through an amplifier to a loudspeaker.
The guitar in the photo is a Gibson Les Paul Standard, which was first produced in 1958 (the first Les Paul Guitar was the Goldtop launched in 1952). Les Pauls were solid bodied guitars introduced by Gibson following the success of the Fender Telecaster.
Electric Guitars are assigned the number 321.322-5 in the Hornbostel Sachs classification of musical instruments indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonators surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.32 = Necked Lutes. Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck
321.322 = Necked Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.322-5 = Instruments where the strings are vibrated by bare hands and fingers.
18th July 2012 at Under the Bridge, London SW6.
The first Hammond Organ was invented by Laurens Hammond in the 1930s. Until the 1970s they were electro-mechanical instruments. They contained tonewheels which rotated beneath electromagnetic pickups. More recently they have been replaced by Clonewheel Organs, electronic instruments which emulate the sound of the electromechanical tonewheel-based organs.
This is a Hammond B-3 (first introduced in 1955 and produced until 1974). One of the most portable Hammond organs, it can be heard on many notable recordings from R and B to Gospel to Jazz.
Electronic Organs are assigned the number 5 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
5 = Electrophones. Sound is generated by electrical means.
15th October 2020 at Horniman Museum, London SE23.
The Flageolet is a member of the same fipple flute family as the Recorder with a different number of tone holes and a different scale. The instrument was popular in Europe between the 16th and 19th centuries. There are two main forms of the instrument: the French with four finger holes on the front and two thumb holes on the back; and the English with six finger holes on the front and sometimes a single thumb hole on the back.
The Side-blown Double Flageolet (or Double Flute Flageolet) is a type of English Flageolet developed by William Bainbridge of London in 1819, bringing together two of his earlier inventions - the Double Flageolet and the Side-blown Flageolet. A beak was attached to the one of the two pipes, that on the left-hand side.
This instrument was made by Bainbridge in 1821-31.
Double Flageolets are assigned the number 421.222.12 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
4 = Aerophones. Sound is primarily produced by vibrating air. The instrument itself does not vibrate, and there are no vibrating strings or membranes.
42 = Non-Free Aerophones. The vibrating air is contained within the instrument.
421 = Edge-Blown Flutes. A narrow stream of air is directed against an edge.
421.2 = Flutes with a Duct. A narrow duct directs the air-stream against the sharp edge of a lateral orifice.
421.22 = Flutes with an Internal Duct. The duct is inside the tube.
421.222 = Sets of flutes with internal duct.
421.222.1 = Sets of open flutes with internal duct.
421.222.12 = With fingerholes.
24 Nov 1969, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USa --- Musicians Wilson Pickett (left) and Duane Allman --- Image by © Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis
Duane Allman, later of Allman Brothers Band fame, once pitched a tent and camped out in the parking lot of FAME studios in an effort to be near the recording sessions occurring there. He soon befriended the studio's owner, Rick Hall, and Wilson Pickett (who was recording at FAME at the time). During a lunch break, Allman taught Pickett The Beatles' song "Hey Jude". Duane and Wilson's version of the song was eventually recorded with Allman on lead guitar. On hearing the session, people at Pickett's label (Atlantic Records) asked who had played the guitar solos. Hall responded with a hand-written note that read "some hippie cat who's been living in our parking lot." Shortly afterward, Allman was offered a recording contract. Auditions for the Allman Brothers Band were later held at FAME Studios. Duane Allman loved the area, and frequently returned to The Shoals for session work throughout his life.
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1st April 2012 the Slaughtered Lamb, London EC1 (Joy Dunlop & Twelfth Day gig).
The Pedal (or Concert) Harp is a relatively modern development. The pedals are operated by the feet and allow chromatic alterations and key changes. Pedal Harps are larger than most other varieties of harp. They are most frequently played in Classical Music, although some Folk performers use a Pedal Harp rather than a Lever one.
Pedal Harps are assigned the number 322-222 in the Hornbostel-Sachs classification of musical instruments ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbostel-Sachs ), indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid-body electric chordophones.
322 = Instruments where the plane of the strings lies perpendicular to the resonator's surface.
322.2 = Frame Harp. The harp has a pillar.
322.22 = with tuning action.
322.222 = with pedal action.
28th June 2013 at Ain't Nothing but the Blues Bar, London W1.
Archtop Electric Guitars have a relatively broad hollow soundbox, with a violin style arched top and back. The first Archtop was the Gibson L5 introduced in 1922, and the first Electric Archtop the Gibson ES150 introduced in 1935. The latter was the model for many of the Jazz Guitars which followed.
The guitar in the photo is an Epiphone BB King Lucille, a cheaper version of the Gibson Lucille. The latter was first produced by Gibson in 1980. B.B. King had for a long time played Gibson Guitars (most notably the ES355) and called all his various Guitars by the name Lucille. The main differences from an ES355 were the maple neck, and the lack of f holes on the top.
Electric Guitars are assigned the number 321.322-5 in the Hornbostel Sachs classification of musical instruments indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonators surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.32 = Necked Lutes. Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck
321.322 = Necked Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.322-5 = Instruments where the strings are vibrated by bare hands and fingers.