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Seeking a Stick (10-string or Grand)

Canadian seeks Chapman Stick, ten string or Grand. Am a student without a lot of money so want to find one used. Pickups, style, wood unimportant. I don’t know two-handed touchstyle technique yet, but have wanted to learn for many years.
Please contact me at 807 275 8347 or email light_darkness_good_evil /AT\ msn com. Thank [...]

2009 Interlochen Workshop Updates

reported on Stickwire mailing list …
On the updated website, they have posted a detailed daily schedule of all the Stick and guitar classes. Click each of the links below for the detailed Thursday, Friday and Saturday schedules.
http://college.interlochen.org/files/guitar-festival-workshop-chapman-stick-workshop-schedule-day-1/586
http://college.interlochen.org/files/guitar-festival-workshop-chapman-stick-workshop-schedule-day-2/587
http://college.interlochen.org/files/guitar-festival-workshop-chapman-stick-workshop-schedule-day-3/588
There are also more detailed descriptions of each course written by the course instructors at
http://college.interlochen.org/files/chapman-stick-workshop-descriptive-schedule/1945
You can also find detailed [...]

New York Times: Adieu to Les Paul …

Lester William Polfuss, known as Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009) has passed away, leaving a giant’s shadow upon the face of music and the art of the electric guitar …
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/13/arts/AP-US-Obit-LesPaul.html
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Master Tapper Steve Adelson’s Ultimate Stick

Congratulations to Steve Adelson of New Yawk, for the recent publication of ‘Ultimate Stick,’ new instructional material for Chapman Stick, Warr Guitar, Mobius Megatar and other two-handed tapping instruments tuned in the ‘Inverted-Fifths’ tuning popularized by Emmett Chapman in the 1970’s.
This is a further contribution from Steve Adelson, whose Stickology educational books was published last [...]

Brett Bottomley gig at Hermanos, Concort NH

Gig notice. Brett Bottomley playing solo on 8/14/09 at Hermano’s Mexican Restaurant, a popular night-spot for the elite in Concord New Hampshire.
Reperatoire of jazz and progressive rock, both covers and originals, all on the Chapman Stick, with two-handed tapping, New Hampshire style. Show starts at 6:30. Margaritas optional.