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Guitarist and Just Intonation specialist John Schneider shows host John Schaefer around the tuneable fretboard of this guitar (Haber/WNYC)Just Intonation
Guitarist John Schneider and percussionist TJ Troy perform live works that draw on Asian and Near Eastern music, and on alternate forms of tuning. Schneider (also a Los Angeles radio personality) uses a guitar that features a tuneable fretboard for various types of Just Intonation. Incidentally, Lou Harrison (1917-2003) wrote his last guitar piece for a National Steel guitar, custom fretted in Just Intonation. For this New Sounds, we'll hear Schneider and Troy perform some music by Lou Harrison, and more.
PROGRAM #2742, “Just Guitars” with John Schneider (First aired on Friday, 12/7/07)
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John Schneider & T.J. Troy |
Live |
Lou Harrison: Us ul [4:00] |
Not commercially available. Due out as part of “Por Gitaro” in March 2008 on Mode Records. |
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Lou Harrison |
Por Gitaro |
In Honor of the Divine Mr. Handel [6:30] |
Mode Records, due in March 2008 www.moderecords.com |
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John Schneider, w/ T.J. Troy |
Live |
L. Harrison: Jahla, Suite #2 [3:00] |
Not commercially available. See above. |
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Harry Partch |
Live recording Mills College 2007 |
Pollux, from “Castor & Pollux” [2:00] |
Not yet commercially available. |
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tuneable fretboard? how does that work? i want that
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