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Hello my dearest AMers ♥️ 💖
Here I am with something totally different in my repertoire!On my own on the acoustic 🤩🤩🤩🤩and what a guitar!!!Manolis (our school colleague who I sometimes post videos with)made it especially for me,using rare wood and great expertise!!!He is a great luthier!The best gift I could ever get!!!So I went out of my comfort zone and not only learned a ragtime blues piece but even dared to compose my own in the second part💞❤️❣️
Thanks for watching!
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So good to have you back Helen. 😁.
Very well played! Ragtime blues stuff is not easy to play and you nailed it pretty well especially with your own part.
That guitar is a really beautiful instrument and custom built too. Hang onto that one , well made instruments are precious 💙.
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What a beautiful guitar Helen, I loved the ragtime piece and your composition, I thought brought the bass and middle tones out really well.
Your recorded sound was very natural, just how did you mic it up?Richard
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A beautiful, well-crafted one-of-a-kind instrument, played to perfection. The tone is wonderful, and your technique, as always, is spot-on. Your improvisation was impressive and I could have listened to more. Well done, on many levels. Congratulations on your wonderful new guitar! I look forward to hearing much more on it in the future!
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Just fantastic, Helen! Your incredible guitar chops transfer to the acoustic very nicely, your playing here was flawless! Especially that you didn’t exactly choose an easy piece to play but a ragtime with so many chord changes! Excellent work on both, your musical talents shine through as always!
The custom made guitar is an absolute stunner, it sounds very nice on the recording, you’re lucky to have your own luthier, wow! 😍
🎸JoLa
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Ah Yola!!!!Where were you in our last Zoom meeting when I asked everyone which lesson I should start from on the acoustic???🤩🤩🤩And everyone replied,even Brian:ah!Yola should be here to answer this question 🤣
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That was beautifully played Helen. Your improv piece was spectacular too. And what a beautiful guitar which sounds great! Congrats on the guitar and playing a pretty difficult tune.
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
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Great choice of a lesson to introduce your new guitar, Helen. I love ragtime music and you played it very well. How cool to have a luthier friend to make you a lovely instrument. Play us another one soon.
James
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Congrats on your new luthier’s acoustic guitar, wonderful! I immediately noticed that is a 12 fret guitar, uncommon for a steel string guitar and very special with a great sound. And your playing for this great and not easy lesson is absolutely brilliant! Loved to listen to it and very inspiring!
Guido
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Wow Helen I want one,lol
Awesome playing my dear.
That guitar sound very nice.
Seemed to have a good action too.AndréM
AndréM
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Wow Helen, a guitar made specifically for you. What a privilege! Looks and sounds fantastic and it’s really great to hear you on acoustic. Specially loved the bends around the 2.08 mark. All the best! 😎🎸😎
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Helen
Wonderfully played! Congrats on the guitar and playing outside of your comfort level. You must be really excited. I love acoustic-its more earthy, simple, authentic and on and on. I love the reverb on the second go around. Nicely composed. Can’t wait to hear more.JH
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That was simply brilliant Helen.
The timing and execution was spot on and the sound from that acoustic – superb.
Ragtime is pretty difficult but you nailed that no doubt and you can tell on your improv that lesson inspired you.
And what a gift having a local luthier build that for you. It must have been like Xmas!
Liam.
“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. “
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Beautifully played, Helen! I know this lesson very well (but still working on it) so I can tell that you did a great job! Steady rhythm groove and lead lines, bends etc. I liked your own version, especially these nice bass walks.
Bravo.And that guitar sounds so crisp clear. I also like the shape and colour.
From which wood is it made of?
DeniseMore Blues!
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Very well played Helen. You navigated the chords very well, and kept a nice solid bass going while keeping everything balanced and musical.
Very nice OOO size, 12 fret geetar! Perfect for Blues playing, and very attractive looking guitar. I’m sure you’ll have a lot of fun with it. Probably great for fingerstyle too.
Stay Well Helen,
Ralph
Ralph P.
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Very well played, Helen !
You always make the effort to offer your own version of Brian’s songs and I find that is always very succesful.
I’m like you, when I press the recording button…I stress and lose my means…
LOLjean luc G
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Outstanding guitar and playing. Loved it!!!
"I hear you talkin' son, but you 'aint sayin' nothin'" - Will McFarlane quoting Muddy Waters hearing a really fast guitar player
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Hi Helen , nice work with this lesson you’ve got it down a treat , and your own additional part fits in perfectly,
Such a full tone from your new acoustic it sounds fab !and cool that you had it built by a friend which makes it even more special.Martin
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Beautiful looking and sounding guitar Helen, and you really brought it to life. All those changes and played so well. Congrats, really enjoyed your composition.
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Wow, Helen, you did it! This beautiful guitar must have inspired and motivated you. I love this lesson, and it’s also part of my repertoire. I can justifiably say that you played it wonderfully and added a part that fits perfectly. How do you do that?
I remember when we talked at the Zoom meeting about your desire to try it. Now You’ve done such a wonderful and great job!
Helen, you are a gem!Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
The next Meetup will be on February 28, 2026For more information click here
I look forward to meet you.
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