I don’t know how many Nocturnes have been written for solo ukulele - I’ve certainly only managed one so far and it was the final track on my debut album Vetiver.
I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play this…
Read moreJul 7 2023
I don’t know how many Nocturnes have been written for solo ukulele - I’ve certainly only managed one so far and it was the final track on my debut album Vetiver.
I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to play this…
Read moreJun 28 2023
Back to Hawaii now, and one of the most intriguing and inspiring guitars I have played recently.
This is Steve Grimes’ elegant Freehand model with its asymmetrical body, double cutaways and elliptical sound hole. What a thing!
Then there’s the…
Read moreJun 22 2023
The Steve Grimes Beamer model is a fascinating instrument - a double sound hole flat top that has some arch top characteristics and something else going on in there - it’s no exaggeration to say that I haven’t heard anything…
Read moreJun 10 2023
Another video from my life-affirming trip to Hawaii this year. I have lied Steve Grimes’ Jazz Laureate design since I played Steve’s contribution to The Blue Guitar Collection.
This is a very modern and forward thinking archchtop - a…
Read moreJun 2 2023
During my recent visit to Maui I managed to get some time with grammy-award winning musician Garrett Probst for an introduction to the wonderful world of Hawaiian slack key guitar.
Fully equipped with a pair of Grimes Beamer model guitars…
Read moreMay 25 2023
Following on from the Grimes Beamer model I showed you last time, here is another beautiful guitar design - the Grimes Freehand Parlor. This one is made from Brazilian Kingwood and Cedar.
This asymmetrical body with a 14-fret neck makes…
Read moreMay 12 2023
What a way to start my time in Hawaii. The Grimes Beamer model is a twin-soundhole full-voiced instrument originally based on a guitar that Steve Grimes repaired for Hawaiian slack key legend Keola Beamer in the 1980s.
The Beamer is…
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