Allen Wesley Root
08-07-2003, 01:17 PM
January 2002
Allen Root wrote:
Dear Tim,
I had been meaning to write this note long ago but was caught up with the holiday obbigatos and, of course, playing that terrific guitar I sometimes can't beleive is my good fortune to own. But now, after receiving your most generous gift of the guitar stand, I can no longer put the writing of this aside. Thank you for that gift. You have class I can't begin to comprehend.
Even if I had gone away from the Salon empty handed (I can't imagine that ever taking place) the trip would have been worth it. Those two days with you in that room of guitars were a highlight of my year. I learned so much, under your tutelage, about fine guitars and about my own playing style. I have met a rare few people whose business it is to sell something who not only instruct in a pleasant and engaging way but also enlighten. You top the list.
The Kohno has radically changed my approach to playing. Whereas it was a struggle to get through an hour and a half of practice with my old guitar (torture is a better word and I would most times quit after an hour) I now find myself so ensconced in the playing and the music produced that I'm hitting my stride after two hours...every day! You were absolutely right about the wider neck. Difficult passages are less so and I have remarkably reduced my string buzzing routine. And I'm learning the joys of dynamics that were never possible with my old cigar box. In short, I think I might actually become a decent guitar player someday. Maybe then I'll be ready for that $15,000 guitar, at which time we'll talk again.
Give my thanks to Duk for his patience with the credit card snafu and for shipping the guitar such that I received it at exactly the given hour.
Again, thank you for all your time and talents in guilding me toward my goal of owning a truly fine instrument.
Yours sincerely,
Allen Wesley Root
Maryland, New York
Allen Root wrote:
Dear Tim,
I had been meaning to write this note long ago but was caught up with the holiday obbigatos and, of course, playing that terrific guitar I sometimes can't beleive is my good fortune to own. But now, after receiving your most generous gift of the guitar stand, I can no longer put the writing of this aside. Thank you for that gift. You have class I can't begin to comprehend.
Even if I had gone away from the Salon empty handed (I can't imagine that ever taking place) the trip would have been worth it. Those two days with you in that room of guitars were a highlight of my year. I learned so much, under your tutelage, about fine guitars and about my own playing style. I have met a rare few people whose business it is to sell something who not only instruct in a pleasant and engaging way but also enlighten. You top the list.
The Kohno has radically changed my approach to playing. Whereas it was a struggle to get through an hour and a half of practice with my old guitar (torture is a better word and I would most times quit after an hour) I now find myself so ensconced in the playing and the music produced that I'm hitting my stride after two hours...every day! You were absolutely right about the wider neck. Difficult passages are less so and I have remarkably reduced my string buzzing routine. And I'm learning the joys of dynamics that were never possible with my old cigar box. In short, I think I might actually become a decent guitar player someday. Maybe then I'll be ready for that $15,000 guitar, at which time we'll talk again.
Give my thanks to Duk for his patience with the credit card snafu and for shipping the guitar such that I received it at exactly the given hour.
Again, thank you for all your time and talents in guilding me toward my goal of owning a truly fine instrument.
Yours sincerely,
Allen Wesley Root
Maryland, New York